Exhibitors Herald (Sep-Dec 1924)

72 EXHIBITORS HERALD November 8, 1924 by Eltraban Film Company. First Graphic Exchanges of Buffalo and Albany have bought the rights for Upper New York State. Fox THE BUCK JONES picture now in production has been retitled, “The Arizona Outlaw.” It is an adaptation of Charles Kenyon’s “The Man Who Knew Women.” Edmund Mortimer is directing and Lucy Fox has the leading feminine role. Others in the supporting cast are Maine Geary, Thomas R. Mills, Hardee Kirkland, Marcella Daly, Lydia Yeamans Titus, Harvey Clark and Hank Mann. + + + FOX WARNS that a foreign production of the “Inferno” is being placed on the market and might be confused with the company’s successful “Dante’s Inferno” Fox announces exclusive action pictures of the civil war in China. These are presented in Fox News. A Fox News cameraman, according to the company faced death to record the colorful battles. + + + OCTOBER 26, will bring to the screen from the Fox plant, “Darwin Was Right,” the eleventh special for the year, “Who’s Who,” an Imperial comedy, “The Bull Fight,” an Educational entertainment, and two issues of Fox News. “Darwin Was Right” is from an original story by Edwin Moran, and Lewis Seiler directed the company’s three clever monkey actors in the attraction. This picture will appear in six reels. Century FOUR COMEDIES are announced by Century for release through Universal in November. Wanda Wiley will be seen in “Sweet Dreams” on November 5; “Don’t Fall,” a Buddy Messinger vehicle, is scheduled for Novmber 19; On November 26, “Dancing Daisies” will appear with A1 Alt and the Century Follies Girls, and on November 12, “Speed Boys,” with the Century Kids, will go into the theatres. + + + JULIUS STERN, president of Century, since his return from abroad, has placed four units in production. Jess Robins is directing “Up in the Air,” by George Fouret, with Wanda Wiley in the stellar role; Edward 1. Luddy has started “Broadway Beauties” with the Follies Girls and Hilliard Karr; Charles Lamont is making an untitled picture with Buddy Messinger, and a fourth company is at work on what Mr. Stern calls a “surprise.” Educational NOVEMBER brings Ruth Hiatt to the screen in a stellar role in “Poor Butterfly,” a Mermaid comedy for release the second week in the month. “Go Easy,” a Cameo single reeler, also will be released that week. Larry Semons second special comedy, “Kid Speed,” is scheduled for November 16, as is “Earth’s Oddities,” a Lyman H. Howe Hodge-Podge. On November 23, Lloyd Hamilton’s “Crushed” will be released. The last week of the month will find Walter Hiers in “Fat Chance” and Lige Conley in “What a Night” being distributed. + + + LEE MORAN has been signed by Mermaid comedies. He will be seen under the direction of Arvid Gillstrom Joan Meredith, formerly with Century, has also joined the Mermaid company Lloyd Hamilton will be seen as a cop in a forthcoming picture now in production at Fine Arts Studio Dorothy Seastrom is again working with Hamilton as leading woman. Associated Exhibitors MADGE KENNEDY has been signed by St. Regis Productions to co-star with Conwa3" Tearle in its initial attraction for Associated Exhibitors, “The Ultimate Good,” by J. C. Brownell. Lucille Le Stewart and Charles Mack also are members of the cast “The Million Dollar Doll,” by Mrs. A. N. Williamson, will be the second St. Regis picture. + + + 5,000 THEATRES have played “Going Up,” the Douglas McLean feature comedy. It is believed that a record of 7,500 houses will be reached by this attraction England is receiving the MacLean pictures with the same enthusiasm as America, according to Harrj^ Rowson of Ideal Films, Ltd., London, which controls the comedian’s product in the United Kingdom. Christie JAMES E. PAGE has arrived from England to play the role of Spettigue in “Charley’s Aunt” in which Syd Chaplin will have the stellar role of Babs. Others selected for the cast are Phillips Smalley, Eulalie Jensen, Ethel Shannon, Priscilla Bonner, Mary Aiken, Lucien Littlefield, James Harrison and David James, Page, who had been playing in the stage attraction, closed in York, England on Saturday night and two weeks later he was in makeup on the Christie lot. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer IRVING G. THALBERG, production executive for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, announces that he is in receipt of scores of letters from fans suggesting players for the leading male role in “The Merry Widow,” in which Mae Murray will star under the direction of Von Stroheim. Norman Kerry, John Gilbert, Ronald Coleman and Allan Forrest have been mentioned for the part In two days, Buster Keaton’s “The Navigator” played to $27,981.55 gross at the Captiol theatre in New York. + + + COLLAPSIBLE Roman galleys were built by Director Fred Niblo for the naval battle scenes in “Ben Hur” A Pullman car has been moved to the MG-M lot for the filming of Rupert Hughes comedy, “Excuse Me.” Most of the scenes of this play take place on a transcontinental train Harry Rapf is recovering rapidly from a minor operation necessary to releive throat trouble. + + + BUSTER KEATON has acquired from David Belasco the screen rights to “Seven Chances,” which will be the comedian’s next vehicle. T. Roy Barnes and Snitz Edwards will play with the star.. .... Rex Ingram, Antonio Moreno and technical staff have arrived in Paris for the filming of “Mare Nostrum,” by Blasco Ibanez “Janice Meredith,” the Cos mopolitan special starring Marion Davies which is still running at the Cosmopolitan theatre in New York, will reach the ’exhibitors on October 27. Issues ^^The Air Hawk** (Specml to Exhibitors Herald) NEW YORK, Oct. 28. — Film Booking Offices of America will issue “The Air Hawk,” starring A1 Wilson, famous stunt aviator. The production was directed by Bruce Mitchell for the Van Pelt-Wilson Productions. Ben Warner in N. Y. NEW YORK— Ben Warner, father of the Warner Brothers, and himself widely known in the motion picture industry, has been visiting in New York for the past few days. Mr. Warner now operates a theatre in Niles, O., which is still the home of the Warner family. For Release in December — Now Booking <4 *■ PRODUCERS DISTRIBUTING CORPORATION PrisciDa Dean '9) PrMMlaJ >A fcr Vi HUNT ‘A STROM fJ BERGud CHARUS R. M ROGERS ijSi i Directed by CHET WITHEY Adapted by HARVEY CATES -from the novel ^IZOLA FORRESTER^ ^HUNT STROMBERG K PRODUCTION ^ vr. Season 1924-25 Thirty First Run Pictures