Exhibitor's Trade Review (Aug-Nov 1925)

Page 10 Exhibitors Trade Review 10 From F.B.O. In October Pathe Gets Carey For Western Feature Series PATHE will release a series of Western features starring Harry Carey, according to the terms of a contract just signed between Elmer Pearson of Pathe Exchange, Inc., and Charles R. Rogers, producer of the Carey films. It is announced that the same organization that has been making Harry Carey pictures for Hunt Stromberg during the past two years will continue to produce his pictures. Charles R. Rogers, who has been associated with Stromberg in the previous Carey films, will devote his personal attention to the production activities which will center at Universal City in California. "Buck Up," written by Basil Dickey and Harry Haven, will be Carey's first feature Western for Pathe. Harvey Gates, who has a number of successful Carey pictures to his credit, has written the continuity. Scott Dunlap, who directed Carey in three recent successes, "The Texas Trail," "Silent Anderson," and "Beyond the Border," will continue to guide Carey before the camera. Actual production will start at once. It is expected that the initial release will be readv in the late fall. In his varied and picturesque career, Harry Carey has been cowboy, prospector, actor and playwright, and for a number of years won high honors and a great following on the speaking stage in his own plays, "Montana" and "Heart of Alaska." Like many of the most popular stars of the screen he started his film work with the old Biograph in the days of single and two reel pictures. Then followed a number of series of Westerns for Universal which firmly established him as a Western hero. "Stop, Look and Listen !" the prize comedy story which has evaded the grasp of motion picture producers for a number of years, was purchased by Larry Semon for his first comedy feature under Pathe release. "Stop, Look and Listen !" is said to be one of the greatest comedies of the past twenty years, and Semon plans to make an elaborate screen version of this Charles Dillingham play. Already, the new Pathe comedian has completed the adaptation of the play, and arrangements are being made to shoot the initial scenes of the picture. Dorothy Dwan has been selected to play opposite Mr. Semon, and the comedian will direct himself, as has been his custom in the past. HART CO. ELECTED 'T'HE William S. Hart Company, proJ ducing star pictures for United Artists' release, was elected a member of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (the Hays organization), it was announced from that office. CHANDLER SUCCEEDS KELLOG AT FIRST NAT'L C. F. Chandler, one of the best known and most popular men associated with the publicizing of motion pictures, has been appointed Director of Advertising and Publicity of First National Pictures, Inc., to take effect September 15th. Mr. Chandler succeeds Mark Kellogg, who has resigned after occupying the post since January 1st, 1924. Mr. Kellogg has not yet announced his future plans. Air. Chandler is a newspaper and advertising man of long experience, having been associated with First National Pictures since 1919, when he became a member of the Advertising Department under the direction of C. L. Yearsley. For the past two years he has been m charge of the Exhibitors Service Department. He has been notably successful in this capacity and is directly responsible for the high quality of First National's poster work during the past year. Before his connection with First National, he was for five years advertising manager and director of publicity for the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company in Chicago. Charles Einfeldt takes Air. Chandler's old post. * * * "STREETS OF SIN" FOR FOX H. H. Van Loan has completed an original story, "Streets of Sin," which will go into production at the Fox West Coast Studios within a short time. LIST HEADED BY "THE KEEPER OF THE BEES" The increased activity on the F. B. O. lot in Hollywood during the entire summer resulted in an unusually heavy program for the month of Octoher. The distributing company boasts no less thnn ten releases on its chart for the coming month, four of which are feature productions and the remaining six short subjects. "The Keeper of the Bees," a Gold Bond picture, heads the imposing list of features. "The Keeper of the Bees" was one of the novels written by Gene Stratton-Porter before her tragic death in California last summer. The story ran serially in McCall's Magazine, and was published in book form early in September. James Leo Meehan, Mrs. Porter's son-in-law, transferred the story to the screen. The cast is headed by Robert Frazer in the title role, with Gene Stratton, Clara Bow, Alyce Mills, Martha Mattox and Josef Swickard in support. The sixth Thomson production, tentatively titled "All Around the Frying Pan," based on the well known magazine story by Frank Richardson Pierce, will also be distributed on October 18th. The famous Alturas Rodeo, a cowboy round-up of national reputation in Northern California, was filmed in its entirety by the Thomson troop for the production. The next Texas Ranger production starring Bob Custer, as yet untitled, will also be distributed on October 19th. This is the first Independent Pictures Corporation production under Custer's new contract with the distributing company. Maurice B. "Lefty" Flynn, under the direction of Harry Garson, will complete "Heads Up," a comedy melodrama laid in South America, in time for release on October 25th. The story comes from the pen of A. E. Barranger. The short subjects are headed by "Three Wise Goofs," a one reel novelty from the Bray Studios; "Or What Have You?" the third episode of "The Adventures of Mazie," starring Albert Vaughn; a Blue Ribbon comedy as yet untitled, starring Alice Ardell ; and "Mazies WTon't Tell," the fourth episode of the Mazie series. * * * AN ELEPHANT AND SOME GIN Marshall Neilan, returning to the Culver City studios, has begun work on "The Great Love," his next film for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, in which Viola Dana is to be featured opposite Bobby Agnew. Junior Couglan, Malcolm Waite, Chester Conklin and Frank Currier are in the supporting cast of this film, which deals in hilarious vein with the romantic attachment for a 3'oung doctor conceived by a pet elephant, Norma, who will be played by herself. This story, by Randall McKeever, has been adapted to the screen by Director Neilan and Benjamin Glazer. The elephant is the young doctor's only patient, and becomes attached to him when he supplies her with gin, for which she has an insatiable craving. Laughable and embarassing situations follow. * * * C. Lang Cobb, formerly General Sales Vfanager of Sering D. Wilson, Inc., has resigned and is no longer connected with that company.