Exhibitor's Trade Review (Nov 1924 - Feb 1925)

December 27. 1924 Page 119 STUNTS FEATURE IN "ONE GLORIOUS NIGHT" The story of "One Glorious Night", the Columbia Picture which features Elaine Hammerstein with Alan Roscoe calls for the wrecking of a roller coaster. This was accomplished by taking over one of the roller coasters at Venice, Cal. It was taken over for the day and an army of mechanics got to work. The simulation of a wreck after a one-hundred-and-fifty foot dive into the Pacific is not an easy task. It was only after a number of test dives had been made that Scott Dunlap who is directing the picture dared to let Miss Hammerstein and Alan Roscoe get in the car for the real scene. The drop and the consequent wetting were at best very severe but the two actors took their nerve in hand and the car started on its dizzy dive. An enormous crowd had gathered during the test dives and it was with the greatest difficulty that it was kept in order so that the actors might not be impeded in their work. After a great roar and crashing of timbers the drop was over and the stars departed to get over the shock. No more work was done that day. :): 4: ^ "GOLD AND GRIT" PRINTS ARRIVE IN N. Y. The first print of "Gold and Grit," the seventh of the popular Buddy Roosevelt series of eight rough riding romances released by Weiss Brothers' Artclass Pictures Corporation, arrived in New York early this week, according to an announcement by Louis Weiss, head of that organization. This five-reeler, which was directed by Richard Thorps from a story by Ned Nye, is said to set a new high mark for this type of high class Western feature. ^ ^ "PLAYTHINGS OF DESIRE" IS COMPLETED The first of the series of six new productions being made by H. F. Jans has been completed. It is "Playthings of Desire" which is now being cut and edited by Direct The Season 's Greetings from Cranfield and Clarke, Inc. to our Many Friends or Burton King and soon will be ready for public presentation. "Playthings of Desire" is an adaptation of the much talked about novel by J. Wesley Putnam which was published by the Macauley Company and has caused discussion through its being based on a particularly well known and famous divorce case in which a well known banker, his wife and an Indian guide were the principals. * * * "LENA RIVERS" FOR ARROW PICTURE Closely following the successful premiere of "The Lost Chord" comes the announcement from Pres. W. E. Shallenberger, that the second of the series of special feature productions to be released by Arrow Pictures Corporation will be "Lena Rivers", Whitman Bennett's screen adaptation of the world famous story by Mary J. Holmes, a novel which probably attained wider circulation than any other American romance of its type. All camera work on "Lena Rivers" is completed and the task of cutting and editing is now in the hands of its producer. The cast, which is an unusually large one, has been announced as including Earle Williams, ALBANY, N. Y. Alb — 1 First Graphic Exchanges, 656 Broadway. ATLANTA, Ga. Atl — 1 Southern States Film Co.. 87 Walton St. Atl — 2 Creole Enterprises, (See New Orleans Add.) BALTIMORE, Md. Bal — 1 Art Film Service, 228 No. Gay Street. BOSTON, Mass. Bos — 1 Independent Films, 10 Piedmont Street. Bos — 2 Cosmopolitan Film Co., 10 Piedmont St. Bos — 3 McConville & Montague, 12 Piedmont St. Bos — 4 American Fea. Film Co., 37 Piedmont St. BUFFALO, N. Y. Buf — 1 First Graphic Exchanges, 257 Franklin St. CHICAGO, 111. Chi — 1 Celebrated Play'rs Corp. 810 S. Wabash Av. Chi — 2 Epic Film Attractions, 808 S. Wabash Ave. Chi — 3 Renown Pictures, Inc., 806 S. Wabash Ave. Chi — 4 Film Classics Ex., 831 So. Wabash Ave. Chi — 5 Greiver Prod., Chicago, 831 So. Wabash. CINCINNATI, Ohio Cin — 1 Standard Film Serv., Broadway Film Bldg. Cin — 2 R. G. Hill Enterprises, (See Pittsburgh Add.) CLEVELAND, Ob'o Cle — 1 Standard Film Service, 617 Film Bldg. Cle — 2 R. G. Hill Ent. (See Pittsburgh Add.) Cle — 3 SkirboU Gold Seal Prods. Film Bldg. Cle — 4 Security Pictures Co., 514 Film Bldg. DALLAS, Tex. Dal — 1 Southern States Film, 302 S. Harwood St. Dal — 2 Creole Enterprises (See New Orleans Add.) Dal — 3 Southwest Film Corp., Film Bldg. Dal-4 Midwest Film Ex., 2111 Moser Av. Dal — 5 All Star Feature Films, Film Exch. Bldg. DENVER, CoL Den — 1 Mountain States Film Att, 2104 Broadway. Den — 2 Arrow Photoplays, 2040 Broadway. Den — 3 De Luxe Feature Film Co., 2020 Stout St., Denver, Colo., for territories of Colo., Utah, Wyo., Ariz., and New Mex. DETROIT, Mich. Det — 1 Standard Film Service, Joseph Mack Bldg. Det — 2 Rex Film Company, Joseph Mack Bldg. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Ind — 1 Celebrated Players Film Corp., 144 W. Vermont Street. Ind — 2 H. Lieber Company, 212 Wimmer Buildiag. KANSAS CITY, Mo. KC — 1 Independent Film Co.. 117 West 17th St. LITTLE POCK, Ark. LR — I Homestate Film Co., 1114 W. Markham St. LOS ANGELES. CaL LA — 1 All-Star Feature Dist., Inc.. 915 S. Olive St. Johnny Walker, Gladys Hulette, £.dna Murphy, Herman Lieb, William P. Hayes, Irma Harrison, Doris Rankin and many other well known screen celebrities. Literally millions of readers have thrilled to the drama of this celebrated novel and Mr. Bennett's picturization is reported to have transferred to the screen a faithful reproduction of the original * * * "BLACK LIGHTNING" ON LOEW CIRCUIT Jack Bellman, manager of Renown Pictures, Inc., reports the sale to the Loew Circuit of theatres of "Black Lightning", a powerful melodrama starring "Thunder", the marvel dog, a newcomer to the ranks of animal actors. Thunder's work in this picture is amazing for the almost impossible stunts that he performs and it was principally on the strength of this work that the Loew Circuit booked it. Featured in the cast is Clara Bow, who is fast coming to the front, not only in flapper roles, but also as a clever character actress. The cast also includes James Mason, Harold Austin, Joe Butterworth and Eddie Phillips. Bellman announces that other pictures featuring Thunder are now in preparation. LOUISVILLE, Ky. Lou — 1 Big Feature Rights Corp., 221 So. Third St. MILWAUKEE. WisMil — 1 Celebrated Players Corp., 713 Wells St. Mil — 2 Epic Film Attractions (See Chicago Add.) Mil — 3 Ludwig Film Ex., FUm Bldg. Mil — 4 Mid-West Distributing Co., Toy Bldg. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. Min — 1 Friedman Film Corp., Film Exchange Bldg. Min — 2 F. & R. Film Co., Loeb Arcade Bldg. Min — 3 Celebrated Film Exchange, 206 Film Exchange Bldg. MONTREAL, CAN. Mon — 1 Film De Luxe Co., 12 Mayor St. NEW ORLEANS, La. NO — 1 Southern States Film Co., 616 Saratoga St. NO — 2 Creole Enterprises, Inc., 1401 Tulana Ave. NO — 3 M. D. Martin Attractions, 405 Dryades St. NEW YORK CITY NY— 1 Commonwealth Film Corp., 7'29-7th Ave. NY — 2 A-1 Film Exchange, 729-7th Ave. NEW YORK STATE NY— 1 Dependable Pict. Corp., 7219 7 Ave., N. Y. C, NY — 3 Capital Film Co., 729 Seventh Ave.. N. Y. OMAHA, Neb. Oma — 1 Liberty Films Inc., 1514 Davenport St. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Phi — 1 Masterpiece Film Att., 1329 Vine Street. Phi — 2 De Luxe Film Co., 1318 Vine Street. Phi — 3 Imperial Pictures, 1302 Vine Street. PITTSBURGH, Pa. Pit — 1 Federated Film Exchange, 1018 Forbes St Pit — 2 R. G. Hill Enterprises, 1010 Forbes St. Pit — 3 Apex Film Service, 1026 Forbes Street. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah SLC — 1 Preferred Pictures Co., 52 Exchange PL SAIJ FRANCISCO. CaL SF — All-Star Fea. Dist., 209 Golden Gate Ave. SF — 2 Progress Film Service, 177 Golden Gate Ave. ST. LOUIS, Mo. SL — 1 Columbia Pictures Corp., 3317 Olive St SEATTLE, Wash. Sea — 1 Western Film Corp., 2014 Third Avenue. Sea — 2 Quality Pictures, 2006 Third Ave. TORONTO, Can. Tor — 1 Prenier Films, Ltd., 15 Richmond St, E. WASHINGTON, D. C. Wash — 1 Trio Produc. 926 N. Jersey Ave., N. W. Wash — 2 Exhibitors Film Exch., 916 G St. N. W. FOREIGN RIGHTS, N. Y. CITY FR — 1 Simmons-Kahn Enterprises, 220 W. 42nd St FR— 2 Inter Ocean Film Corp., 218 W. 47th St Where To Book Them I A Selected Active List of Independent Exchanges Listed alphabetically by key-cities and preseated for abbreviating purposes in the advertising of national distributors so any exhibitor may quickly locate tJte nearest exchange to his town which handles any independent release. For example: When a national distributor advertises "Phi— 2" in bis list of excheuiges, any exhibitor in Western Pennsylvania or Southern New Jersey can readily understand by referring to this Est that the Philadelphia exchange mentioned is the "De Luxe Fihn Co., at 1318 Vine St."