The Moving picture world (November 1925-December 1925)

66 MOVING PICTURE iVORLD November 7. 1925 New Ones Announced Fox "O. THREE NEW STARS IN EDUCATIONAL COMEDIES.— Left to right, they arc: Lupino Lane, BUI Doolcy and Johnny Arthur. Prominent Comedians Support Roach Stars in New Comedies SUCH well known screen comediennes as Cissy Fitzgerald and Gale Henry are new members of supporting casts in new comedies being produced by Hal Roach for Pathe release. In the current Glenn Tryon comedy, directed by Fred L. Guiol, the cast includes Cissy Fitzgerald, Sue O'Neill, Vivian Oakland and Jack CKfford. Gale Henry has completed a role with Charley Chase in his latest two-reeler directed by Leo McCarej-. Also included in the cast are Katherine Grant and John Cossar. Jimmy Finlayson, the wandering comedian of the Roach forces, who makes an annual pilgrimage in the summer to France and Scotland is again busy at work. DirectorGeneral F. Richard Jones has promised to give Finlayson atmospheric backgrounds in the way of sets representing European countries, so that the comedian will feel at home. "The Wooden Wedding" — not "wooden anniversary"— is the title of Charley Chase's latest completed picture. This comedy is something of a blow to romance for it tells the sad story of a young man who receives a nivsterious note as he goes to the altar Robert McGowan has completed the latest "Our Gang" and is away from the studio preparing a new plot. McGowan gets away by himself for a few days until he gets an "angle" and works it up fairly well. He absolutely refuses to transfer it to paper. He says that no man can direct children and get scenes exactly as they are written on paper without destroying the naturalness of the youngsters. Mary Kornman, leading lady of "Our Gang" is through with dolls now because a little sister has arrived at the Kornman home. Mildred Jean Xornman is the name of the new arrival and Mary has adopted her as her one and only doll. Henry" and "Helen and Warren" Comeclies Fox Films announces the launching of two new comedies, one in the O. Henry series and one in the Helen and Warren married life series, with casts up to the high standard maintained in all the Fox short subjects this season. "The Silent Witness" is the title of the Helen and Warren two reeler based on another of Mabel Herbert Urner's stories. It will be directed by Tom Buckingham, who has just returned to the Fox lot with an enhanced reputation for putting punches into comedies. Kathryn Perry and Hallara Cooley continue in the roles of Helen and Warren, the newlyweds, supported by a cast including David Butler, Grace Goodall, Grace Darmond and Mickey McBan. "Cupid a la Carte" is the new O. Henry being produced under the direction of Daniel Keele. Florence Gilbert, brilliant comedienne who has been carrying the leading feminine role in the Van Bibber comedies has been lent to the O. Henry production unit to play the role of Mame. Carroll Nye has been cast as the hero of the story. Maine Geary and Sidney de Grey have important roles. Pathe Issues Exploitation Aids on Its News Weekly T HE exploitation aids which have been provided for exhibitors by Pathe on short product have now been extended to include the Pathe News and the result has been a noticeable increase in theatre advertising and publicity reading notices. A special series of mat ads are issued for the more important news events covered and these have been featured by showmen in connection with the Scopes "Evolution" trial at Dayton, Tenn., the wreck of the Shenandoah, the rescue work of the navy after the dis aster to the submarine S-Sl off Block Island, the World's Series, the Franco-Riff War, and scenes of the wrecked Hawaiian flight plane. Twenty Pathe News stills, with credit lines, of the Franco-Riff War and the S-Sl disaster were carried in the New York press and many of the illustrations received frontpage space in the daily publications. The lightning speed with which this news material was gathered brought it to the newspaper composing rooms ahead of the photos supplied by picture syndicates. FRANK L. NEWMAN KEEPS OPEN HOUSE FOR "OUR GANG" When Hal Roach's troupe of kiddies in Pathe Comedies made a personal appearance at the Metropolitan, Los Angeles' largest motion picture theatre, they zisited the offices of the Managing Director of the Los Angeles Paramount Houses. CHARLIE CHAPLIN / in "A Dog's Life Released Nov, Z2 Pafhepicture