The Film Renter and Moving Picture News (Sep-Oct 1922)

12 THE FILM RENTER & MOVING PICTURE NEWS. September 16, 1922. TRADE LUNCHEONS OF THE WEEK. “DICK TURPIN’S RIDE TO YORK.” Good Gathering of Trade and Press. OLLOWING the sereening of the film, ‘ Dick Turpin’s Ride to York,’’ at the Alhambra on Tuesday last, a number of representatives of the trade and Press, at the invitation of the Stoll Film Co., were entertained at luncheon in honour of the event. the company, occupied the chair. Jeffery Bernerd, managing director of Following the usual toast ef ‘' The King.” EB. E. Lyons, who proposed the toast of the film, said that all there felt the importance of showing better kinema art, and if they could Incorporate great actors like Matheson Lang, and leading producers like Maurice Elvey, important work must be built up The riding in the film they had witnessed he considered beat anything done in American films. Jeffery Bernerd, replying to the toast, said that it was their ambition to make greater and better films. On this oceasion he felt they had really made a good one, He wished to emphasise how seriously they were constantly striving toward that end, and was pleased to be able to say that both Matheson Lane and Maurice Elvey were to continue with them—the appear in a series of supers that would feature him. former to He had also to refer to Stuart Blackton, present with them, who had “ The Adventure.’ a picture that, so exhibitors themselves said, was doing better business than any other film in this country. ‘* The Prodigal Son.’ which Mr. Coleby was producing for them, would also, he believed, be one of the film masterpieces of this country. Mr. Bernerd affirmed his faith in wide publicity. © Fight months back, he said, he had hooked the front page of the ‘* Daily Mail’ to boost the film they had witnessed, because he believed that. to tell the public what one had, and to convince them of its quality, was the one way to get the public into the halls. produced Glorious Matheson Lang also spoke. He said he lad just retumed from Sweden, where he had working under Victor Seastrom, sind declared that we could do as fine, and even finer, work than they. He felt ‘ Dick Turpin A. EF. Coleby, speaking, referred to his visit to Ireland, where he has been producing ‘* The Prodigal Son." was among the speakers. heen xe would be a suecess, Maurice Elvey Jeffery Bernerd and Matheson Lang with well-known trade personalities at the Stoll luncheon following the trade show of ‘ Dick ‘“NANOOK OF THE NORTH.’’ Sir John Foster Fraser’s Witty Speech. HERE was a large and representative attendance at the luncheon given to the Press at the Café Royal on Tuesday last, subsequent to the inaugural screening of the picture, ‘ Nanook of the North,’ at the New Gallery Kinema, Regent Street. Sir John Foster Fraser ceenpied the chair. After the usual loyal toast, the Chairman proposed the tonst He described in glowing terms the genuineness or manufactured of the evening. of the picture, and the entire absence of *tfake,’’ scenes, or sensations. He deseribed it as ‘fa most wonderful film.’’ and one that would rejoice the hearts of those who loved pictures, but hated the eternal-triangle dramas and the Wild West cowboy stunts. It was, he said, a film that presented People of this country and other nations were On the other Haw! and the American, on this side, was shawn These were alto A picture like instead of possessing these objectionable features, the real thing. vetting very tired of the ordinary motion picture. side of the water the Enelishman was depicted as a haw! ah! ah! ass,” as ‘Sout to lick the whole damed creation.” gether undesirable and unnecessary creations, = Nanook,"’ would help to a better understanding between the nations of (Hear, hear.) * Nanook,’’ and he knew that its publie suecess was (Hear, hear.) the world, He knew what the Press would say about assured, Newhould, M.P., also spoke. He took a humorous that realism of the Arctic regions had not been carried as far as was suggested by some A. FE. line, remarking that he was elad folk of giving a menu of walrus, seal, lard, and ship’s biscuits, with a liqueur of whale oil. (Laughter.) of Sir John Fraser as to the great edueacional the picture, He felt “Nanook was in for a big run. (Cheers.) He endorsed the views instructive and confident that Foster value of Other speakers followed, after which the toast of the Press Atkinson and I. W. The provecdings then terminated, was proposed, and responded to by G, A. Fredinan,. Turpin’s Ride to York,’? in London. Digitized by Go gle Original from NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY