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MOVING PICTURE WORLD
December 11, 1926
SUCCESS
Chadwick To Distribute Publix Takes
Through Canadian Firm
Eight Features Are Schedule for Release, Headed by "The Wizard Of Oz," the Larry Semon Productions of Baum Classic
CHADWICK PICTURES CORPORATION has thi* week completed negotiations for the distribution of its First Division Picture through Canadian Educational
Films, Ltd.
Eight features, scheduled for early release, are "The Wizard of Oz," Larry Semon's production of the L. Frank Baum classic; two Hunt Stromberg special productions, "Paint and Powder" and "Winning the Futurity"; Charles Ray's "Sweet Adeline"; "The Transcontinental Limited," featuring Johnnie Walker; Lionel Barrymore in "The E'clls" ; Pauline Frederick in "Devil's Island" and "April Fool," the Jewish comedy, with Alexander Carr, Snitz Edwards, Raymond Keane, Mary Alden and Edward Phillips.
It is planned to road show "Devil's Island" in the Dominion. This production, the first attempt to dramatize the French penal settlement in South ^ America, will open in Toronto, ^
Montreal and Quebec simultane Alec B. FrancU as "The ously. Music Master" for Fox.
Two-reel "U" Jewel Series
Ralph B. Wilhams, sales director for Universal's Southern Division, announces that "The Collegians," the two-reel series of college adventure pictures written by Carl Laemmle, Jr., and produced by Universal as a de luxe Short Subject offering, will be shown over the entire Publix Theatre chain.
This is said to be the first short subject series to be signed up for 100 per cent, presentation in Publix houses. There are ten two-reelers in the series, each taking the hero through a different phase of college activity and adventure.
George Lewis, popular juvenile in "His People," is starred in "The Collegians" series, supported by Dorothy Gulliver, Hayden Stevenson and Eddie Phillips. Wesley Ruggles is the director.
Universal reports that advance bookings on the series have broken all records for Short Product in the annals of that organization.
John Ford Improves
His Idle Moments
is the most attractive of all themes.
Everybody desires it, wants to know how it is won.
The public gladly pays to learn its secrets. A photoplay about Success, like its literature, sells itself.
Insure your box-office success by showing
GEORGE
WALSH
IN
"STRIVING FOR
Virginia Valli
in Wells' Story
Virginia ValH has been selected to play the lead in Fox Films screen version of H. G. Wells' story, "Marriage," which will go into production shortly under tlie direction of R. William Neill. Alma Rubens was announced fo-this part a few weeks ago, but Miss Rubens' illness necessitated a change in the cast. The Wells story will be known as "The Wedding Ring" for screen purposes. Allan Durant, French screen actor, has been cast in the male lead as a man of the world.
Gayne Whitman To Act on Stage Again
Gayne Whitman, who has just completed a role in the new Sterling melodrama, "Wolves of the Air," under the direction of Francis Ford, is returning to the stage at Hoyt's Theatre, Long Beach, Calif., under the direction of A. J. Glassmire. The first play in which he will appear is "Applesauce." Mr. Whitman had an important role in another recent Sterling production, "A Woman's Heart'" In "Wolves of the Air," now being edited and titled, he plays the villain to the hero of Johnnie Walker.
While John Ford is waiting for his cameramen who have been sent to Ireland to obtain atmospheric scenes to be used as a background for his picture "Mother Machree," Fox Films executives decided that Mr. Ford should improve his idle moments by starting another production.
The new one is "Upstream,"' adapted from Wallace Smith's newspaper serial, "The Snake's Wife." The cast includes Earlc Foxe in the chief male role, Nancy Nash as the girl.
Among others, Raymond Hitchcock, Grant Withers, Lydia Yeamans Titus, Ralph Sipperly, Tea McNamara, Sammy Cohen, Emile Chautard, Eli Reynolds, Judy King, Lillian Worth and Jacques Rollins.
More Sterlings For Jacobo Glucksmann
George E. Kann, vice-president of Sterling Pictures Distributing Corporation, has closed a third deal in as many weeks for the distribution of Sterling Pictures in Brazil. The latest of the three contracts is with Jacobo Glucksmann and includes three of the new productions, "Men of the Night," the first Sterling picture; "Oh, What a Night!" the latest Sterling to be released, and "Dangerous Friends," a Banner picture.
FORTUNE"
NEW
Y O K.
Foreign distribution by Slmmonds Pictures Corporation: Cable. "Slmfllmco, N. T."
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Georee Lewis, star of Universal's "CoUesians" series, favors tku sort of an academic eflacatioa.