The Moving picture world (November 1926-December 1926)

Record Details:

Something wrong or inaccurate about this page? Let us Know!

Thanks for helping us continually improve the quality of the Lantern search engine for all of our users! We have millions of scanned pages, so user reports are incredibly helpful for us to identify places where we can improve and update the metadata.

Please describe the issue below, and click "Submit" to send your comments to our team! If you'd prefer, you can also send us an email to mhdl@commarts.wisc.edu with your comments.




We use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) during our scanning and processing workflow to make the content of each page searchable. You can view the automatically generated text below as well as copy and paste individual pieces of text to quote in your own work.

Text recognition is never 100% accurate. Many parts of the scanned page may not be reflected in the OCR text output, including: images, page layout, certain fonts or handwriting.

498 MOVING PICTURE WORLD December 18, 1925 Membership Drive For Scouts in S. D. Tie-up Fred Thomson's "Regular Scout" Is Used Sioux Falls, Where Princess Theatre Gets Publicity Aplenty In A CAMPAIGN for extension of activities of the Boy Scouts of America was started in Sioux Falls, S. D. The campaign was inspired by F. B. O.'s picture "A Regular Scout," featuring Fred Thomson and his horse, Silver King, and will terminate with the showing of this feature at the Princess Theatre during Christmas Week. Announcement of the coming of "A Regular Scout" to the Princess Theatre was made simuhaneously with the disclosure of the complete plans for the membership drive at a meeting of Scout Executives and members of Troops 2 and 3 in Calvary Cathedral. Enthusiasm ran high at the mention of Fred Thomson and Silver King, who in the past four years have have become the idols of American boys and girls. Thomson, incidentally, is himself a Scout Commissioner. Scouts Are Actors The height of their enthusiasm, however, was reached when it was announced that they themselves would temporarily become motion picture actors in the production of a local movie called "Me and My Chum." This production is being sponsored by Sam Cornish, owner and manager of the Princess Theatre. The picture will be made during the progress of the membership drive and will be exhibited at the Princess Theatre at the same time as "A Regular Scout." At the meeting word was received from Thomson giving encouragement to the campaign. A telegram from Thomson read: "Glad if my picture 'A Regular Scout' can be of service to you in connection with the membership drive for new recruits in Sioux Falls, and both Silver King and myself send our heartiest congratulations and best wishes for the Boy Scouts of America. Sincerely, FRED THOMSON." M. J. Weisfeldt, Division Manager of Film Booking Offices, cooperated with Sam Cornish In putting the stunt over. Richard Barthelmess aboard the Majestic, on returning from Europe. He went on to Burbank to start work for First National Gorman "The Top" In "A. W. O. L.» Charles Gorman has been added to the cast of "A. W. O. L.," Fox Films feature war comedy, now in production at the West Coast Studios under the direction of Ben Stoloff. Gorman will play the heavy, that of a tough top-sergeant. Fi!m Salesman in Picture Role Climaxing one of the most unusual agreements in the film industry Scott E. Chestnutt, for ten years a film salesman and crack branch manager for Paramount, has completed a thirty-five hundred mile journey from his exchange in Jacksonville, Fla., to Hollywood to play the umpire in "Casey at the Bat. Although Chestnutt has been associated with the films since 1916, this marks the first time he ever entered a studio or witnessed a picture production. .Formerly an umpire in Southem and International baseball leagues and nationally known as a famous character of the diamond, Chestnutt was assigned to the important role of umpire in Hector Tumbull's production by Jesse L. Lasky. His signing: for the role came as a result of a recent banquet during the Paramount convention at French Lick, Ind., when, after Chestnutt had regaled the assembly with some colorful baseball yarns, Mr. Lasky told the ex-umpire he'd give him a Job as film player any time he wished. Chestnutt took him at his word. Extra Shows At Warners And Colony Warner Bros, will give two special performances on New Year's Eve at both B. S. Moss' Colony Theatre and Warner's Theatre, New York City, where Syd Chaplin in "The Better 'Ole" and John Barrymore in "Don Juan" are playing the respective houses. Long Runs Here "Don Juan," now released to all exhibitors through Warner Bros, extended run productions' special sales department, will then be entering its sixth month on Broadway and "The Better 'Ole" will be starting its fourth month. Both pictures are playing to capacity and there is no indication that the productions will be taken off Broadway for months to come. Alberta Vaughn's Next "Fast and Furious," an original story of the race track by Enid Hibbard, will be Alberta Vaughn's next starring vehicle, according to advices from the offices of Edwin King, vicepresident and general manager of F. B. O. studios. New House Opens With A Columbia "The Better Way," Columbia Pictures Corporation's film drama starring Dorothy Revier and Ralph Ince, has been selected by Elmer Daniels as the opening attraction of the Capitol, Worcester, Mass., early this month. The new theatre, one of the finest in New England, cost half a million dollars to erect. Warner Oland Cast In "A Million Bid" The first member of the supporting cast for "A Million Bid," the Warner Bros, picture starring Dolores Costello, which will be started soon, has been signed in the person of Warner Oland. Casting will be completed just as soon as Darryl Francis Zanuck finishes the script of the film, which is based on the play by George Cameron. Crack Cameraman To Warner Bros. Hal Mohr, who was responsible fcr the beautiful photographic effects in "The Third Degree," the Warner Bros, production starring Dolores Costello, has been signed to a long term contract by the Warners as a result of the fine camera work in that film. Mr. Mohr will crank the cameras next on "Bitter Apples" starring Monte Blue. Fred Thompson shows Silver King before the Boy Scouts in his F. B. O. picture, "A Regular Scout." Moreno With Dorothy Gisb Antonio Moreno ham lieen eneajted by DritiMh i\ationiil I'lctnreM, Ltd., to play oppoHlte Dorothy Gink In I<Vanee» 3Iarlon'i« ».cenario for "Mme. PoinnudouT." The picture In the hr»f ♦ o be produced at the «-«nipnny's new HtudiON near London. .Moreno nailM about January 1. Herbert Wilcox will direct.