The Film Renter and Moving Picture News (Apr-Jun 1922)

June 17, 1922. THE QUEEN THE FILM RENTER & MOVING PICTURE NEWS. 15 IN WARDOUR STREET. Her Majesty Visits the Offices of Pathe Freres to See the Film of Princess Mary’s Wedding Presents. N exceptional honour was conferred upon the film industry last week, when H.M. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Marie Louise, Lady Bertha Dawkins, Sir Derek Kepple, the Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor, and others, drove tu the Pathé offices. in Wardour Street. to witness the film record of Princess Mary's Wedding Presents. Arriving in closed cars at 38 p.m., the party were met by Mr. Hedley Smith and other members of the Pathé staff, Her Majesty being __ pre sented with a bouquet of roses by Miss Doris Stouvenaut, daughter of Mr. Henri Stouvenaut, one of the joint general managers, A vast crowd had collected and the party was heartily cheered. Pathé had converted their studio on the fifth floor into a tastefully decorated theatre, a large screen and special projectors having been installed. The studio was decorated with royal purple draperies and huge masses of flowers, The Queen was delighted with the Pathé film record Tue Queen Leavine THE Pati OFFICES. of the wedding presents, and expressed her admiration at the way in which it had been prepared, being particularly interested in the close-ups of prominent donors. Following this — exhibition the party were shown copies of the Pathé Pictorial, Eve's Film Review, and the Derby. © Her Majesty appeared intensely interested in the. pictures, and was particularly impressed by the “Slow Motion ’’ finish of — the big Epsom race, some doll manequins, and the Pathécolour Fashions shown in Eve's) Film Review. She was heard to remark, ‘* How lovely,” and inquired how the process was carried out. Before leaving a picture of the arrival of the party was projected on the screen. Her Majesty was genuinely astonished at the speed with which the film had been prepared —a period of less than 40 minutes. After partaking of a cup of tea the Royal party drove away through the cheering crowd, the Queen graciously remarking that she had spent a most pleasant hour, PATHE CONFERENCE. Another Jackie Coogan Picture Secured. Pathé Fréres held a conicrenee of their district Inanagers in London on Tuesday, which was of great value and was well attended, Luncheon was served at the Trocadero Restaurant, and presided over by Mr. Hedley Sinith, after which the party adjourned to the New Oxford to the trade show of ‘‘ Hail the Woman.”’ At the conclusion of the luncheon Mr, Hedley Smith spoke bricfly upon the activities of the firm, mentioning the purchase of another Jackic Coogan picture, entitled ‘* Trouble,” for which Mr. Hedley Smith prophesied as successful a reception as had attended the other Coogan pictures. He claimed for the Pathé organisation that it was so efficient that at headquarterse Pathé organisation that it was so efficient that at headquarters territories, Digitized by Go gle KILNER’S MILLION DOLLAR DEAL Completes Big Deal in U.S.A. KF. OW. Wilner, managing director of Kilner’s Exclusive Films, Ltd., returned from America upon the Olympic on Saturday last. Before leaving, we understand, he announced that he had made arrangements to purchase close upon one million dollars’ worth of pictures from American companies. The contracts, we are told, are now in Mr. Kilner’s hands, and they will probably Le completed in the course of the present week. Until this happens Mr. Kilner prefers to withhold the name of the organisation with which he has been dealing, but he states that his program for the next year or two will include subjects from most of the world’s film producing countries, and will embrace many larve features, serials, comedies, travel, interest and short subMr. Kilner left on Thursday for the Continent and hopes on his return to make a more complete announcement of his future plans, jects. Original from NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY