Canadian Moving Picture Digest (Jun 1921-Apr 1922)

Page Hight CANADIAN MOVING PICTURE DIGEST Famous Players Lasky Release “Bought and Paid For’’ and ‘‘The Devil’s Pawn’’ WO) Paramount pictures, Wil | liam de Mille’s production, “Bought and Paid For,” with Jack Holt and Agnes Ayres, and Pola Negri in the UFA production, “The Devil's Pawn,” are announced for re lease April 16 by Famous PlayersLasky Corporation. George Broadhurst’s play, ‘Bought and Paid For,” generally regarded as the most thrilling of modern melodramas of married life, is said to have been admirably adapted for the screen by Clara Beranger, scenarist of “Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde,” “Miss Lulu Bett” and other highly successful Paramount pictures. The direction was handled with the skill which might be expected from William de Mille, who is a specialist in this type of photoplay. The picture is a literal translation of the stage play, which ran to nearly 500 performances in its original New York engagement and was recently revived with conspicuous success. Miss Ayres as Virginia Blaine, the wife, and Jack Holt as Robert Stafford, her husband, are admirably cast. Walter Iiers, in the role of Virginia’s impoverished brother-in-law, gives a delightful touch of comedy, and Leah Wyant, George Kuwa, Bernice Frank and Ethel Wales complete a most satisfactory cast. In the Pola Negri picture, ‘The Devil’s Pawn,” the famous European star has another modern dramatic role which, Paramount asserts, will establish her more firmly than ever as an emotional actress of first prominence. The story is a screen adaptation of the famous play, “The Yellow Ticket,” by John Brennert and John Kraly. It has been translated into all of the leading languages of the world and has been played on the stage in all parts of the world. In the original American version Florence Reed scored probably the greatest triumph of her stage career. Harry Liedtke appears opposite Miss Negri in the role of a medical student and many of Kurope’s foremost screen artists are seen in the supporting parts. J. P. O’Loghlin, Director Specialty Exchanges, ‘Said to be Forming Canadian Corporation UMORS are widely heard and R general credited in well-in formed film circles in Montreal that J. P. O’Loghlin, Director of Exchanges in the Specialty Film Import here and late general manager of Regal Films Limited, has acquired the Canadian franchise to the productions of the American Releasing Corporation and that he will shortly announce the formation of a new company “The Canadian Releasing Corporation, Limited,” of which he will be Managing Director, with head office in Montreal and branch offices throughout the Dominion. Mr. ’Loghlin has had a varied and_ successful career in the Motion Picture Iexchange world to date. He came into the industry in 1915 with Herbert Lubin and Sawyer now producers of SawyerLubin pictures distributed through Metro. The firm was then the owner of Star Films Limited, the Canadian distributor of Metro productions. He remained with the firm until the spring of 1917 when the Metro franchise was taken over by J. J. Unger. Mr. O’Loghlin stayed with Unger up to 1919 when the business was sold to Regal Films Iatd. and Mr. OY Loghlin was appoint Go ed Montreal manager of that exchange. In May 1919 he was calle: to ‘Toronto by N. 1... Nathanson to assume the duties of General Manager of the Exchange which position. he held until June 1920. At that time he came to Specialty Film Import as Director of Exchanges, a position he has held since then. Moving picture theatres of Hull, Quebec, were closed on Good Friday in deference to the devout of the community. Although closed on Good Friday, the Hull theatres are operated every Sunday in the year. In fact, Sunday is the big day for Hull theatres because of the combined patronage from Ottawa and Hull. Loyd Bacon, son of Frank Bacon the scenario writer for Mermaid Comedies, has put on the grease paint again to support Lloyd Hamilton in his latest picture in the EducationalMermaid series. Mr. Bacon has appeared in several screen comedies, but lately has been devoting all his attention to scenario writing. = Mr. Bacon and Mr. Hamilton played together on the stage about) twelve years ago, gle Charles Stephenson Returns To Toronto; Signs a $27,000 Contract With Circuit in B.C. Charles Stephenson, who has been on a trip as far west as Victoria, B.C., in the interests of Stephenson's Attractions, returned to ‘Toronto on March 29. Ile made a $27,000 contract with one theatre circuit in British Columbia. His picture, “School Days,” had a very successful week at the Lyceum, March 27 April 1. W. P. Nichols Disposes of His Theatre Interests in British Columbia W. P. Nichols, owner of the Rialto theatre, Portage Avenue, one of the hest located houses in Winnipeg, and the president of the Canadian Exhibitors Film Association, has practically disposed of his theatre interests in British Columbia, and will confine his attention to his extensive interests. Mr. Nichols deserves success for his faith in the movement. Ontario Censors Condemn Paramount’s Picture, “Deception,” Shows Hull, Que. An interesting result of the moving picture censorship situation in Canada is the fact that a big Paramount release, “Deception,” which has been condemned by the Ontario Board of Moving Picture Censors, is being advertised for presentation in Hull, Quebec, just across the Ottawa River from Ottawa, Ontario, on April 15 and 16, the picture to be shown at the Eden Theatre, Hull. Advertisements for this run make a special point of the fact that the picture has been condemned in Ontario, but passed by the Quebec Censors at Montreal. Ottawa is practically the second largest city in Ontario, and local fans find it necessary only to cross the river in order to see a feature that has been banned by the Ontario board. O. Marcott Makes Success of Princess, Hull, Quebec, With No Picture Experience The Princess Theatre, Hull, Quebec, has been re-opened by Mr. . Marcotte who, previously, had had no experience in the moving picture business. He has already made a success with the Princess Theatre in spite of the small seating capacity. He is changing programmes three times weekly. Incidentally, Mr. Marcotte is already looking for a second and larger moving picture theatre. The Princess has 325 seats.