Canadian Moving Picture Digest (May 1924-Apr 1925)

Page Six CANADIAN MOVING PICTURE DIGEST First National Acquires Brilliant Array . Stories and Plays to Produce *‘Sally” New York Record Breaker—“The National’Anthem”’ J. Hartley Manners’ Play—“The Far Cry” and “My Son” Among Recent Purchases. fC OnCIpEN? with the launching of its Eastern producing units at the Biograph studio in New York under Earl Hudson’s supervision, announcement is made by First National Pictures, Inc., of the purchase of some exceptionally interesting story material for production during the coming months. Within the past few weeks screen rights to the following have been obtained: “Sally,” one of the most famous of musical plays, in which Marilyn Miller ‘broke records both in New York and London; “The National Anthem,” J. Hartley Manners’ play for Laurette Taylor which reflects with convincing fidelity the restlessness of American life as indicated in the vogue of jazz; “The Far Cry,” one of the biggest hits of the season, presented at the Cort Theatre, and “My Son,” a play by Martha Stanley about the Portuguese and New Englanders of Cape Cod. Stories purchased for screen production by independent producers releasing through First National include George McCutcheon’s novel, “East of the Setting Sun,” bought by Joseph M. Schenck for Norma Talmadge, . and Olive Higgins Prouty’s “Stella Dallas,” purchased by Samuel Goldwyn. Colleen Moore will have the title role in “Sally,” in which Leon Errol, the famous Ziegfeld star, will also have. an importaint part. ‘The Na tional Anthem” will be a starring vehicle for Corinne Griffith, who, after a brief vacation in New York, returned to California a few days ago Hermant Bldg. WE LEAD when it comes to QUALITY SUPPLIES at POPULAR PRICES to begin production of “Declasse,” adapted from Zoe Akins’ stage hit. At .the recent annual’ meeting of First National officials, held in Atlantic City, a colossal program of production was mapped out, the selection of well-known books and plays for picturization having a most important part in the proceedings. Although the year just passed has been the most successful in First National’s history, the prospects for the 1924-25 entertainment season are bigger and brighter than ever before, for the public as well-as for the company, according to Robert Lieber, President of First National. Canadian Tour Arranged For “In Action” Canada’s Part in War E. L. Scott of Ottawa has arranged a Canadian tour of “In Action,” a special pictorial review of the Canadians’ part in the Great War. This feature, which gives inside information on what the Canadian troops accomplished in France and Flanders, had its first Canadian run at the Franklin Theatre, Ottawa, with ‘considerable success. The picture is now being shown in several cities of Eastern Ontario, Picton, Kingston and Brockville, before going into Massey Hall, Toronto; for a special engagement there. The title. of the Christie Comedy, “Smoked Out,” has been changed to “Step Fast.” WE LEAD Polly Bobble Gives t Mgr. Bishop, Regent Publicity “Forbidden Paradise” Taking advantage of a “shopping department” in the Ottawa Journal of recent date, Manager Leonard Bishop secured some excellent newspaper advertising for the Regent Theatre, Ottawa, for the presentation of “Forbidden Paradise” during the week starting December. This department is headed: “Guide for Shoppers with Polly Pobble” and is written in conversational style. The breezy reader for the Regent was as follows: , “And now it’s time for me to powder my nose and don my best bonnet,” declared Polly Pobble. says that I need some relaxation after my day’s shopping labors, so we are going to make our weekly pilgrimage to the Regent. Are you going? The feature picture for to~night and next week is Pola Negri in “Forbidden ‘Paradise’ and all my pals say it is a per fectly fascinating picture. Pola Negri is such a finished .actress, I think—and I like Rod La Rocque too, don’t you? He’s playing opposite ‘her, you know—and they say this is her best picture. “Pola plays the part of Czarina in a small European Kingdom—stories of that sort are always ever so thrilling—and there are plots against her life, a revolt and an intensely interesting love story running through the whole picture. Why don’t you and Ted come along too? Youll love ‘Forbidden Paradise,’ I’m sure— and the Regent always has the best music in town, too.” U. S. Navy in San Francisco ties up with “Captain Blood.” ARE YOU availing yourself of our QUALIFICATIONS TO SERVE YOU? The Coleman Electric Company 21 Dundas Street East MAIN 3890 COURTESY with SERVICE when the ULTIMATE IN SERVICE is required Toronto, Ont. 1» GOogke Buying Pictures Read The Digest Advertising Pages. “Bob . | —_----e =