Motion Picture Magazine (Aug 1928-Jan 1929)

in the soothing sun, and dived into the turquoise depths' of the slumbering sea. It was great. And then some native casually told them that this little boat was none other than the one used for the transportation of lepers. He chuckled at the prompt despatch with which the gang left that ship. " But, " he adds, "we were back again in a couple of weeks. You get used to those things!" Woody packs a gat when he's on these strange locations which come his way. " You may never need it," he drawls, "but if you do, you need it damned bad, and damned quick." There was, for instance, the time when he and his cameraman were lowered down a precipitous cliff to a ledge scarce wide enough for them and the camera. And almost from under his feet came the warning br-r-r of a coiled rattler. That was one of the times when a revolver " came in handy. " "Blew him right off the rock," says Woody in describing what happened to the rattler. Lots more stories, too. But it's like blasting a safe to get them from him, when he has played an important part in the action. HIS PERIL, THEN PLEASURE HE'LL tell you the rather indelicate manner in which the Esquimaux prepare their "native cured" hides. Stories of the Polynesian chieftains who become severely miffed at a stranger's hesitancy in sharing a wife or two during his visit. Yarns of the treacherous Yaquis, and what happened the time when Bill Leeds, the millionaire, gave a hundred francs to every leper on a South Sea Island. Soldier of fortune that Woody is, he has little regard and little respect for those who are more or less the arbiters of that fortune. The big men with little heads and the little men with big heads who clutter up the executive works of any industry get scant reverence from Van Dyke. The brains, he calls 'em. And the way he says it you know just what he means. He's a man of action. A man after the heart of a D'Artagnan. Think of him when you see "Trader Horn," and hear it, too. Think of this hundred and sixty pounds of steely bone and muscle stretched over six feet of American. Think of the heart-breaking hardship, the soul-searing grief, the nerve-wracking, brain-blistering task which he has accomplished. So that you may ease your soft, civilized flesh into comfortable, upholstered divans, and have the panorama of the Dark Continent woven into a background against which a picture is painted for your entertainment. Perhaps you'll realize a little more clearly the mighty potentialities of motion pictures. And erect a shrine in your heart to the dauntless courage of the men in the movies. Men like Woodbridge S. Van Dyke, who signs it W. S., and is called Woody for short. Bebe Daniels's Confession This is one of the big features of the January Motion Picture Classic. Watch for it. On the Newsstands December 12 Win $3,500.00 Here's news for puzzle fans! C. W. Francis, A. F. Holt, Miss Leola Markus won from $1,800.00 to $3,500.00 each in our last puzzles. Here's the new one. Here are twelve pictures of Charlie Chaplin, the world famous United Artists' star. No, they're not all alike, even though they look alike. Eleven of them are exactly alike, but one and only one is different from all the others. That's the real Charlie Chaplin. The difference may be in the tie, shirt or hat. Find the "Different" Picture 300 prizes totaling over $7,900.00. $3, B00. 00 to winner of first prize and duplicate prizes in case of ties. If you can find the "different" figure you may be the one to get this great prize. Certificate for $1,000.00 to apply on great prize sent immediately, as below if you find the "different" figure If you find the real Charlie Chaplin we will send as soon as correct answer is received certificate for $1,000.00 to add to the lirst prize of $2,500, if you win, and directions for getting largest prize. 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You don't need to walk up Fifth Avenue or past the corner drug store to see what So-and-So is offering in the way of silk stockings, or refrigerators, or toothpaste, or automobiles, or schools for young George, or vacations for the whole family. The advertisements picture, describe, explain the merchandise and the new ideas that are displayed and talked about from Maine to California. Read the advertisements because it pays you to do so For Someone s Christmas: Read Page 99 119