The Film Daily (1924)

ITHE 7Ao BRADSTREET f/' FILMDOM :9^^re(0ckizeii Authority 'ol. XXX No. 4 Sunday, October 5, 1924 —prf Price 25 Cents Watch This Column 'The boy'a will ia the wind's witlt And thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts." -LONOFELLO^V WILLIAM DUNCAN Come on, you American boys everywherewrite me a personal letter and tell me what you like in serial moving pictures. I have a high regard for your opinion. Do you prefer stories founded on historical incidents and heroic characters, or would you rather see well known fiction dramatized and brought to the screen? Have you any suggestions to offer — any stories you can recall that can be produced in serial form? Long ago, boys, I realized that the old style of serial stuff wasn't wanted. So I produced such serials as "In the Days of Buffalo Bill." "Winners of the West." "Robinson Crusoe," "The Fast Express," "The Iron Man" and '^Wolves of the North," starring WILLIAM DUNCAN and now being shown at leading theatres everywhere. These have all been received with much enthusiasm. UNIVERSAL is the greatest producer of<. this form of entertainment and I want the opinion of you American boys, and your parents, so I can give you what you want. I personally have seen " The Hunchback of Notre Dame" six times and always find something new to wonder at. I honestly believe it is the greatest picture that has ever been produced and I have thousands of letters, most of which agree with me. You must see it. You will remember it always. Once more let me remind you to see "Merry Go Round, " Universal's great dramatic love-story; "The Signal Tower," a fine railroad romance, starring VIRGINIA VALLI; "The Reckless Age," a stirring romance of youth, with REGINALD DENNY in'the leading role; "Hit and Run," a combination baseball and cowboy story, starring HOOT GIBSON, and the "Fight and Win " pictures, starring JACK DEMPSEY, champion of the world. (^ar/ jTaemm/e 'President m (To be continued next week) UNIVERSAL PICTURES 1600 Broadway, New York City Weskly Column is selling pickets for you!' WEEK after week — 52 weeks in the year — this column is working for you in the Saturday Evening Post. Under the heading "Watch This Column" Carl Laemmle reaches millions of picture fans. His simple and direct style has gone home to the people and aroused an interest in Universal Pictures unparalleled in the business field today. This public interest is evidenced by the thousands of letters received by him daily. His correspondence quickly grew to such magnitude that it became necessary to organize an adequate department to facilitate its handling, to make sure that every correspondent received a personal reply. The column is creating thousands upon thousands of new friends for Universal Pictures and thousands upon thousands of patrons for theatres playingUniversal Pictures. UNIVERSAL the best buy in sight Watch This Column ' The light of love— the purity of grace. The mind, the music breathing from her face." —BYRON Early in November theatres will be showing "The Rose of Paris," a tender romance, with Paris as the background, starring MARY PHILBIN, assisted by JOHN SAINPOLIS, DOROTHY REVIER, ROBERT CAIN, GINO GARRADO and others. This is an Irving Cummings production and a Universal Jewel. The story is from the celebrated French novel, "Mitsi." Please be sure to see it and write me your opinion. MARY PHILBIN Later on, you will be able to see "K—The Unknown," starring VIRGINIA VALLI, with an excellent cast headed by PERCY MARMONT. and including MARGUERITA FISHER, MAURICE RYAN, FRANCIS FEENEY and others. This picture is founded on Mary Roberts Rinehart's best known novel, "K." It is a Universal Jewel. "Film Progress," official publication of the National Committee for Better Films, mentions "Wine, Universal's fine romance founded on the bootlegging traffic, as "a strong story with entirely legitimate propaganda which is successfully carried out." This is a very unusual picture — is full of thrills and entertaining and proper for the whole family. Watch for HOOT GIBSON in "The Ridin' Kid from Powder River, ' ' a clean, fast-riding, open-air picture full of laughs and thrilling scenes. Have you seen any of the Champion JACK DEMPSEY pictures— or VIRGINIA VALLI in "The Signal Tower," or "The Hunchbach of Notre Dame," or REGINALD DENNY in "The Fast Worker," or "Merry Go Round."? They are all successes. Don't miss them. And write me your opinion. Univertal Pictures booklet sent you on request (^ar/ jTaemm/e TreslJenl (To be continued next week) UNIVERSAL PICTURES 1600 Broadway, New York City 77ii.» adzt'iliscmciit ii/'/'Cui.s in I Iw Satiir