Exhibitors Herald World (Jan-Mar 1929)

42 EXHIBITORS HERALD-WORLD March 9, 1929 THE SHORT FEATURE Lloyd Hamilton Signs to Make Two-Reel Audiens for New Firm Lloyd Hamilton is the latest of short feature stars to go into audien production. The former star of Educational, who played an important speaking role in "Black Waters," British production made in Hollywood by Herbert Wilcox, has signed with Harry Donald Edwards, former production manager, to make all-talking comedies in two reels for a new company to be known as Lloyd Hamilton Talking Comedies. Production is to start at once. The company already has signed William Watson, who was for many years an outstanding comedy director and editor with Mack Sennett, to direct the first of Hamilton's audiens; and Edwards also has signed Gilbert Pratt, former Paramount writer, to write the stories and assist in editorial supervision for Hamilton. Edwards, who heads the new Lloyd Hamilton producing organization, is a wellknown production manager, and recently signed the Marquis Henry de La Falaise for pictures, the Marquis' pictures being postponed, however, on account of the latter's having to make another trip abroad. Lloyd Hamilton was rated as one of Educational's drawing cards for several years while he was starring in Educational's silent two-reel comedies. He registered an immediate hit in the British production which recently was made in Hollywood, and was signed by Edwards several weeks ago, following his completion of that picture. While in New York, Disney also made the sound synchronization of the first of a new series of novelty pen and ink comedies, on the Powers Cinephone system of sound-onfilm. Grays Harbor Sees Itself in Pictures (Special to the Herald-World) HOQUIAM, WASH., March 5.— For the first time in the history of Grays Harbor moving pictures, made "in this section were shown in the local theatre. The Fox news reel showing young women employees of the Gray Harbor Veneer Company, making and wearing dresses fashioned from spruce veneer was filmed in the Seventh Street theatre and later shown. "Opry House" Completed, Disney Goes to Hollywood (Special to the Herald-World) NEW YORK, March 5.— Walt Disney, creator of the "Micky House" sound cartoons, returned to Hollywood on February 18, after completing the sound synchronization of "The Opry House." Newspictures PATHE NEWS NO. 20— Marcel experts in Philadelphia demonstrate newest device for permanent youth — Sport fans use ash can cover for old fashioned toboggan at Yosemite — Mrs. Coolidge and wife of Secretary Davis enjoy sleigh ride in Washington. PARAMOUNT NEWS NO. 62— Elk Relief Commission feed herd of starving animals driven from mountains in Wyoming — Dirigible T-C5 exchanges mail bags with moving steamer in successful Army test — Dog team breaks derby mark in 120-mile international classic at Canada. FOX NEWS NO. 45— Helen Hicks, 18-year-old Long Island girl beats Virginia Van Wie in golf meet at Long Beach — Old-timers of 80 years or more assemble at a Lake Worth, Florida, party — Snow drives 10,000 elks from Rocky mountains. INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL NO. 17— Annapolis Navy academy trains for spring sport season — Spain's queen mother borne to grave amid scenes of great pomp — Mrs. Calvin Coolidge takes sleigh ride in Washington. M G M NEWS NO. 57— Major John Coolidge and fiance Florence Trumbell attend ball in Bridgeport, Conn. — Stribling-Sharkey fight for chance at Tunney crown — 600 athletics race in relay carnival at Los Angeles, Calif. KINOGRAMS NO. 5478— Florida Speed boats try out for new records — Club in Lake Worth, Florida, does not admit members who are under 80 years old — Sweden's crown prince and princess witness ski jump championship at Stockholm. Educational and Hohner Stage Big Campaigns In Harmonica Contests Two more Juvenile Comedies-Hohner Harmonica Playing contests have gone over with a bang. The contest held at Oneonta, New York, proved so successful that it was followed with a second. These contests were announced with trailers, window displays in a tie up with the Bell Music Company and with hand bills. The Capitol theatre in Jacksonville, Florida, also obtained a large amount of publicity on its first contest and the manager indicated that another may be held. Theatre managers more and more are taking advantage of these contests, arranged the co-operation of Educational Film Exchanges and M. Hohner Inc. Houston Films War Play (Special to the Herald-World) NEW YORK, March 5.— "Two Americans" is the title of the two-reel drama which is Walter Huston's latest vehicle at the Paramount studio in Astoria. This playlet is based upon Civil War material and was written and directed by John Meehan. Barton s Sound Audien (Special to the Herald-World) NEW YORK, March 5.— "It Happened to Him" is the second short talking picture starring James Barton. It includes two of Barton's most popular vaudeville songs and comedy skits, "The Spell of the Blues" and "Annabelle Lee." Releases WEEK OF MARCH 10 EDUCATIONAL— "Whirls and Girls," Mack Sennett Comedy, two; "Her Big Ben," Gene Stone, Cameo, one. M G M— "Untitled," Great Event; "The Holy Ter ror," Our Gang, two. PATHE — "Smitty," comedy, release No. 6. UNIVERSAL — "Just Monkeys," Enappy comedy, one; "She's a Pippin," Stern, Mike and Ike, two; "Kidnaped," Curwood western, two. WEEK OF MARCH 17 EDUCATIONAL — "Summer Saps," Lupino Lane, two. M G M— "Allah 'L Allah," oddity; "Untitled," Chase, two. PATHE— "Foolish Husbands," Sennett, No. 9125. UNIVERSAL— "Suicide Sheiks," Oswald Rabbit, one; "Newlyweds' Holiday," Snookums, two; "Beyond the Smoke," Western, Cobb, two. WEEK OF MARCH 24 EDUCATIONAL— "Untitled," Our World Today, one; "Parlor Pests," Collins Dent, Mermaid, two; "Ginger Snaps," Big Boy, two; "Time to Expire," Stone, Cameo, one. M G M — "Untitled" Laurel-Hardy, two; "Jungle Orphans," Oddity. PATHE— "Rodeo," Sennett de Luxe, No. 9085; "The Fire Detective," serial No. 4; "The Big Town," fable, one; "The Great Ice Age of North America," Science serial, one. UNIVERSAL— "Love and Sand," Arthur Lake, Horace series, one; "At the Night Club," Movietone act, 3 Brox Sisters, one; "Seeing Sights," Stern, two; "Fair Fighting," Art Accord, two. WEEK OF MARCH 31 EDUCATIONAL— "Wise Wimmin," Jerry Drew, Ideal, two; "A Moving Movie Show," Hodge-Podge, one. PATHE— "The Fire Detective," serial, No. 5, two; "Matchmaking Mama," Mack Sennett, two; "Bridle Byways, sportlight, one; "Pathe Review" No. 14, one. UNIVERSAL— "Alpine Antics," Oswald (also with sound) one; "The Diamond Master," serial, No. 9, two; "Tige's Girl Friend," Buster Brown comedy, two; "Riding for Love," Tenderfoot series, two. Yale Students Set Off Alarm Clocks But Worm Turns! Wallace R. Allen, publicity director of the Olympia Theatre in New Haven, turned a prank played by some Yale students into good publicity. One night the students planted six alarm clocks under seats in various parts of the theatre and they rang out during the stageshow. The morning paper ran a story about this on the front page. Allen went to the afternoon papers and made sure they ran the story and inserted an ad as near to the story as he could, reading: FOR SALE: ALARM CLOCKS. APPLY OLYMPIA THEATRE. This caused lots of comment and Will B. Wyse, columnist in the morning paper, devoted almost all his column to the incident and said that was the first time a press agent was called a student. Then one of the afternoon papers was induced to run a story of how the clocks were sold an hour after the ad was inserted and many people came to the theatre disappointed. The story also went over both the A.P. and U.P. wires. Meara Goes with Brown Theatres MILWAUKEE.— John Meara, publicity manager for the Alhambra theatre for the past year, has accepted a position as publicity and advertising manager for the Sherman Brown theatres, Milwaukee, a firm which operates the Davidson and Pabst legitimate drama theatres.