The Moving Picture Weekly (1920-1921)

34 ■THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY Current Events. No. 5. Metropolis Hard Hit by Heavy Blizzard. — New York City. Sub-Title. — New Yorkers plow through snow and battle gale in the worst storm of the year. Bucking the wind in Broadway. Snowed in. Surface cars brought to a standstill. But the "line of communication" in Fifth Avenue remains unbroken. Nature's Handiwork in the Valley of Wonders. — Yosemite Valley, Cal. Sub-Titles.— "Ualf Dome" and her mirror — with her night cap of snow. "Sentinel Peak" when the clouds roll by. Demand Surrender of Teuton War Culprits. Sub-Titles. — Former Field Marshal Von Hindenburg, who, in addition to the Kaiser and his sons, is to be placed on trial by the Allies for war atrocities. General Eric Von Ludendorff, former first quartermaster-general, whom the Allies have ordered Germany to surrender for trial. Admiral Von Capelle, former German Minister of Marine, demanded for trial as the instigator of submarine outrages. General Liman Von Sanders, who commanded the Turkish Army, to be tried for the massacres of Armenians by the Sulton's savage hordes. "Sims Biased," is Daniels Charge. — Washington, D. C. Sub-Titles. — Secretary of the Navy and members of the Senate Committee before whom he challenged Admiral Sims' allegations that the Navy did not fight. "If Admiral Sims had told our men their ships were 'motor lorries' he would have had a revolt in his command." "The crews of our destroyers hunting and attacking submarines thought they were fighting." "The crews of the submarine chasers that attacked the stronghold at Durrazzo and sank two submarines thought they were fighting." "Steamer Aground!" — S. S. Kennebec runs on rocks oflF picturesque Morro Costle. — Havana, Cuba. Daring Flyer SkOs Over Mt. Wilson's Summit. Sub-Title. — Captain Bogart Rogers pilots his plane above the famous observatory housing the largest telescope in the world. "Trick stuff." A forced landing would mean almost certain death. Coast City Gives Big Welcome To General Pershing. — Pasadena, Cal. Sub-Titles. — The way to a man's heart is through. A pair of specs and a little speech. Now for some "slum" and a little "canned willie." Havana — Mecca of America's Thirsty. — Havana, Cuba. Sub-Titles. — An oasis indeed is the American Country Club, where the liquor flows as it did on Broadway in the old days. The bars do a rushing business. And the African ivory men tumble over the mahogany as of old. The same old traffic problem makes you feel at home. And the traffic cop "bawls you out" in the same old way. Greatest Dirigible Built To Bomb New York. — Berlin, Germany, Sub-Title. — Giant Zeppelin L-72, work on which was halted by the armistice, is now being finished for Germany's commercial service. The Big Drive Winners \J17ITH an average of over twentj per cent, increase in booking for a three months period, Universal has just announced the results of its recent "Big business drive." The salesmen and the office force of the Universal's Cleveland Exchange have been mailed a check for $2,500 as an award for winning first place in a three months' sales contest which closed on the first of the year. The Cleveland Exchange increased its film sales by 55.5 per cent, over the sales made during the three months immediately preceding the contest. Detroit was second, with an increase of 54.61 per cent. Detroit's check was $1,300. The third Universal Exchange to come in the money was the Buffalo branch, which captured third place, with an increase of 44.7 per cent, and won a check for $700. Besides the main awards in the lively sales contest, the most efficient salesman in each of twenty-five exchanges received a check for $100. J. A. Daly, publicity manager of the Charlotte, N. C, Exchange, received $50 as an award for the best and most consistent publicity during the contest. A second publicity prize, $25, was given to Dean Collins of the Portland, Oregon, Universal branch. These prizes are in addition to the provisions made for publicity men in the big contest. So spirited was the drive that the Universal sales machine, as a whole, averaged an increase of over 25 per cent, during the months of October, November and December, as compared to the months of July, August and September of last year. The contest was known as the $6,000 Prize Contest, that amount of money being set aside to be divided among three leading exchanges and among the twenty-five top salesmen. Other prizes were added during the competition, until the total amount awarded as a result of the drive was more than $7,000. The remarkable increase gained by the various exchanges is all the more unusual due to the fact that the results were compared with months in which a previous sales contest was running at full steam — the Universal Anniversary Contest. Special Attractions From April, 1919 MAE MURRAY in "WHAT AM I BID?" by HARVEY THEW Directed by ROBERT LEONARD RUPERT JULIAN *THE FIReI^UNGERS" story by WM. J. NEIDIG Directed by RUPERT JULIAN PRISCILLA DEAN in "THE EXQUISITE THIEF" by HARVEY GATES Directed by TOD BROWNING HARRY CAREY in "BARE FISTS" by EUGENE LEWIS Directed by JACK FORD MAE MURRAY in "THE DELICIOUS LITTLE DEVIL" by HARVEY THEW Directed by ROBERT LEONARD MONROE SALISBURY in "THE BLINDING TRAIL" by STUART PATON,& JOHN CLYMER Directed by PAUL POWELL MARY MacLAREN in "THE UNPAINTED WOMAN" by SINCLAIR LEWIS Directed by TOD BROWNING MAE MURRAY in *THE BIG MONEY PERSON" by REBECCA HOPPER EASTMAN Directed bv BOB LEONARD