Reel and Slide (Jan-Sep 1919)

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34 REEL and SLIDE National Company Produces for Rogers, Brown Co. THE National Motion Pictures Company of Indianapolis is engaged in the production of another pig iron picture for the Rogers, Brown & Company of Cincinnati. The first Rogers-Brown picture, "From Mine to Molder," was produced by this company. L. R. Seriensky, general manager of the National Company, is busy supervising the production of various educational and industrial reels. "We contemplate the production of a number of valuable educational productions suitable both for school and theater exhibition," said Mr. Seriensky recently. "We believe in the future of the educational and industrial field and are constantly broadening our activities to meet its special demands." Mr. Seriensky is a pioneer in the industrial field. His experience extends over more than a decade of active work. Burke & James Take Over Chicago Camera Firm BURKE & JAMES of Chicago, formerly selling agents for the Universal Moving Picture Camera, have taken over the Universal Camera Company and hereafter will both manufacture and market the Universal Camera. A Government contract has held up production on the Universal Camera, but beginning early the coming year, quantity production will be resumed and the market supplied. The Universal Camera is used in all parts of the world and is the favorite with news weekly photographers and industrial producers, since it is compact though complete as to equipment. J. W. Hanner of the Burke & James Company is of the opinion that the peculiar features of the Universal, together with its moderate price, will make it even more popular in 1919 than it proved to be in former years. "There will be a big demand for motion picture cameras all over the world," said Mr. Hanner, "and it is largely up to the United States to supply the demand. We are preparing for a big year as soon as our Government contracts are out of the way." Rothacker Outdoor Scenics on Mutual Program WHAT has been called the educational scenic has developed a line of out-of-door subjects of infinite variety, ranging from the South Sea Islands to Alaska, from the Alps to the jungles of India. In the Outdoor Pictures which the Rothacker Film Co. is releasing through the Exhibitors' Mutual Distributing Corporation, pictures taken in New Zealand, Yellowstone National Park, Glacier Park, the notorious Jackson Hole in Montana and the Canadian Rockies have been shown. Each of these subjects has a character distinctly its own, and the contrast in the .topography of the country is not more striking than that of the customs and mode of life of the barbarous and semi-barbarous tribes. "Flatheads and Blackfeet" shows the aborigine on his native heath under conditio, -s of more or less restraint, while indulging himself in the amusements and wild antics which for ages have been characteristic of his tribe. The Blackfeet are highly imaginative and their fancy finds play in grotesquerie of every description. Their repertoire of dances is large and varied, ranging from their own version of the "Crazy Dog" and wildly fanatic "War Dance" to the sinuous and graceful "Dance of the Doves." "Bad Men and Good Scenery" picture scenes in and around the famous "Jackson Hole," in the bad lands of Montana, the former rendezvous of the gunmen and outlaws of the primitive west. In the good old days of the "wild and woolly" the sheriff led a hectic existence, and usually departed this life sudden-like and all dressed up, with his anatomy more or less punctured. The reason for this was found in animated walking arsenals who used their guns promiscuous-like and reckless. When the trail of the law became too keen, they took refuge in Jackson Hole, where no sheriff or posse dared venture on account of the impregnable location of this natural fortress. The "Bad Men" are to-day seen in peaceful pursuits, cattle-raising, harvesting and hunting, although they still wear their six-shooters handy. The scenery in this wild region is magnificent and awe-inspiring. The country affords great sport for the hunter of large game, and the camera caught several herd of elk in full tilt across the hills. Rothacker has five more "Outdoor" pictures ready for release through ExhibitorsMutual: "Vacation Land," "Hitting the Pike," "High and Hungry," "TeetotalersTea and Totom-Poles" and "Geezers and Geysers." "Films of Business" Head, Director of Club CAMILLA DONWORTH, president of Films of Business Corporation, New York, has been elected a director of the Salesmanship Club of New York. She was also made chairman of the publicity committee. Miss Donworth writes to Reel and Slide concerning the exploitation of American products by means of moving pictures in foreign countries as follows : "Here is a little news for you. Now that the war is over we are working again on foreign distribution of industrial motion pictures of American industries. Our first shipment leaves for Cuba this week. Included in this shipment is a one-reel version of the four-reel picture the writer did for the Hendee Manufacturing Company. This reel shows the making of the famous Indian Motorcycle. We are rendering this foreign distribution service free to manufacturers, as we only send pictures of educational value and therefore get paid by the foreign exhibitor. "I feel that the time has come for the manufacturer to refuse to have anything but a high-grade picture made of his plant and_ to be therefore in a position to sell copies and not give them away. Where people can get industrial pictures without charge they do not appreciate them as much as if they paid a fee for them, even though it be but a nominal one." Some excellent pictures of Paris were shown Sunday evening at the First Christian Church, South Bend, Ind. The Pathe News was also put upon the screen. The services began at 7:30 p. m. All seats were free. The choir rendered several numbers before the pictures. ANY SUBJECT needed by the pedagogue or lecturer who demands high technical accuracy and photographic quality can be supplied by this stereopticon library. Our standards are recognized by the leading teachers and educational institutions as the highest. We also produce slides from original copy, to your order. Write to us today, THE BESELER LANTERN SLIDE CO. 132 East 23rd St. New York 4KW ELECTRIC GENERATING OUTFIT ESPECIALLY ADAPTED TO OPERATING 'MOVING PICTURE MACHINES. LIGHTING BUILDINGS. ETC. 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