Exhibitors Herald (Oct-Dec 1920)

EXHIBITORS HERALD December 25, 1920 Read Promising Big Films for Coming Year J PARKER READ, JR., has presented exhibitors, in the last fort* night with a double Christmas gift in two Associated Producers' specials, Louise Glaum in "Love" and Hobart Bosworth in "A Thousand to One." The acknowledged box office pulling power of these attractions recalls the tremendous success of "Sex," which still is going strong, according to reports from \V. W. Hodkinson Corporation, distributing this production. "A Thousand to One," now playing pre-release engagements in the Middle West territory under Sidney J. Goldman's booking arrangements from the Chicago office of Associated Producers, has been delivered to all A. P. exchanges. • • • Incidentally these pictures arc the first two on which appears the phrase "A J. Parker Read, Jr., Production," Producer Read formerly insisting on the too-modest "J. Parker Read, Jr., Presents." With the national publication of "Love" come two important announce ments from the Read headquarters: Louise Glaum has been re-signed for several years, J. Parker Read, Jr., taking advantage of the remarkable appeal she has made to the public in her last six productions under his banner and the world-wide exploitation given this star under Sig Schlager's supervision, to cash in still further on her future popularity with a public that is ever growing larger and more enthusiastic. J. Parker Read, Jr., will produce in 1921 at least two — probably more — specials in every sense of the word, in addition to the Louise Glaum product, which will receive his personal and immediate supervision in every stage of filming. * • • These productions are to be all-star — or non-star — in character and are to be made from powerful dramatic stories. They will show the most artistically commercial and lavish producer of the screen at his best. Hobart Bosworth now is with Thomas H. Ince, having completed three produc 1, P \ KK l it BRA I). JH. Member of Axuurlntrd rrodurrra. Inc. tions under Read's supervisorial management: "The Burtc Master" (Hodkinson); "His Own Law" (Goldwyn), and "A Thousand to One" (A. P.). "My next picture," wires J. Parker Read, Jr., to his representative, Sig Schlager, now in Chicago, "will not be 'The Impossible Mrs. Bellew,' as anticipatorially announced in the trade press, but will be from an original story that will afford me bigger opportunities of production than ever before. I confidently expect it will prove my worthiest effort. "I have engaged Mahlon Hamilton to play the leading male role opposite Mis« Glaum. His popularity is assured and I consider him splendid for the part he will fill. The title I have not yet decided upon." Montagu Love Was Born in Calcutta MONTAGU LOVE acknowledges Calcutta, India, as his native home. He was educated in England. There, too, began his stage career, which overlaps to America. * * * He was under the management of Belasco, Joseph Brooks, the Shuberts, William A. Brady and Cyril Maude. But he forsook the stage, attracted by the gigantic strides motion pictures were taking. Notable among his past achievement* are "The Grouch," "The Roughneck," "The Cross Bearer," in all of which he played the title role, and "Bought aid Paid For." » » * Love's 1920 features number "A Place of Honeymoons," "The World and His Wife," "The Riddle: Woman," "The Wrong Woman" and Satan's Paradise," with Norma Talmadge. Montagu Love is one of the notable actors on the screen today and it is the big, virile roles in which he is chiefly interested. Rumor has it that he will soon be interpreting just this type of story.