The Film Daily (1926)

THE unday, August 22, 1925 III I— ——II ^E^ DABLY 11 mbraced in New Short Subjects "Jewels of Venus"— Ufa Undersea Study pe of production .... 1 reel undersea picture. Ufa offers a one-reel subject dealj with ocean vegetation and preiits a series of interesting close-ups. ignified, which give detailed views certain underwater growths unmiliar to the eye. Reptiles of the a resembling large blossoms are agnified to show the life which ght not otherwise be obvious. Nolle in this reel are the effective titles lich add considerable to the value the offering both for explantory rposes and general interest. Suitle number with which to vary your ogram. Vnother Kick Coming"— Red Seal Good Comedy Novelty ype of production. ... 1 reel novelty A boy's affection for his dog is ed to good advantage in this lite one-reel comedy novelty. A small iwn dog catcher captures a stray Dnkey and hitches him to the cart hich he uses to gather in unlicensed bgs of the town. The local butcher's elivery boy is heartbroken when he nds his pet headed for the pound. he dog catcher reckons without the itervention of the donkey who kicks le cart to pieces when he finds the lan has picked up the kid's dog who appened to be the donkey's pal. Lmusing novelty number. Pathe Review No. 34 Interesting Subjects ype of production....! reel review This number of the Pathe Review pens with scenes showing Eric Hagtilacker, billiard champion, doing 3me of his trick shots. Amateurs tid would-be professionals should nd this particularly interesting. This followed by a Pathecolor sequence lowing views of Brown CoHege and le final subject of the review con;,ins pictures of the American exedition led by Count De Prorok in ;arch of Africa's lost empire. "Venus in Venice" — Aesop Pathe Mice and Gondolas ype of production..! reel animated The Canals of Venice form the ickground for this cartoon advenire of the Mouse. He is in love with ^arie Mouse, but Salvatore, a bad :tor. appears and kidnaps her in his jndola. Hero Antonio gives chase id with the help of an octopus over)mes the villain and rescues his dy love. Clever cartoon work, that ill score with the kiddies. "Pack Up Your Troubles" Co-Ko Song Car-Tune— Red Seal Song Cartoon yne of production. . . .1 reel cartoon Theaters indulging in the "join ir e chorus" stunt will find this adntageous. The song, "Pack Up Dur Troubles" is cleverly handled Xh. the Ko-Ko and his quartette rforming comedy antics over the 3rds of the song. Good number. "The Thirteenth Man"— Blue Bird Universal The Unlucky Dinner Guest Type of production . . 1 reel comedy The fact that there are only thirteen women at a little dinner party, as one guest fails to arrive, forces the superstitious hostess to dig up another individual. The butler is told to bring in the first person he finds, and drags in Charles Puffy, the fat man, who is out looking for eats. But just as Charlie starts to fill in on the rich food, the missing guest arrives and he is thrown out. This gag is repeated several times by having the fat man dragged in and thrown out again as various guests suddenly depart and return again. It loses its novelty. Finally an unexpected guest arrives in the person of Puffy's wife, and then the fun begins. The comedian works hard, and extracts his quota of laughs. Pat Sullivan — Educational "Felix the Cat Rings the Ringer" Good^ Cartoon Type of production . . 1 reel animated Felix the Cat is hungry. Every time he starts something to get food, his jinx appears and he loses out — still hungry. At last he runs into a circus. He steals a frankfurter from a stand, and the owner chases him into the big top where the big performance is in progress. Felix jumps into the rmg to escape from his pursuer. The stunts they do as the frankfurter man chases Felix all over the place, and up and down the trapeze and flying rings is taken by the audience as part of the show. The applause is tremendous when they both go flying out of the circus. The manager hands them a contract for their "act." A novel idea for a cartoon, and one of the best of the Sullivan series. "Scrambled Eggs"— Aesop Fable Pathe Great Cartoon Type of production....! reel cartoon Aesop Fables continue to provide a varied and distinctive line of comedy cartoons. Each is original and up to the minute in laughs and clever cartooning. "Scrambled Eggs"is especially funny. In it Thomas, the cat, is in the egg business. The first laugh is where Thomas is awakened by the alarm clock. The cat throws the clock on the floor in disgust and the pieces fly out. The hands stretch out, picks up the pieces, put them back in the clock and the timepiece goes right on with its work. Finally Thomas cycles down to the egg factory where he works. There is a time clock that keeps tabs on the hens' laying schedule. Another clever bit. And the cat's method of collecting and packing the eggs for shipment is another fine laugh "Scrambled Eggs" is a mighty fino cartoon comedy. "When East Meets West" — Mustang Universal The Magic Carpet Type of production. .2 reel western A gypsy queen hypnotizes Dirtyshirt Jones and Magpei Simpkins and they take a ride on a magic carpet to Bagdad. Here they do some chivalrous work trying to rescue a fair maiden from a harem. They become rulers of the harem for a short space, and have some gorgeous adventures. But the sultan appears, and they are chased wildly all over the city. The settings are good, and lend fine atmosphere to the production. It is very much out of the ordinary run of this series, and will certainly entertain with its Oriental adventures. Finally the two cowboys are awakened from their trance by the gypsy, to find the whole town laughing at them as they lie on the ground struggling with each other. Good number with its original slant. "Buster's Orphan Party"— Buster Brovra — Universal Orphan Party Type of production. .2 reel comedy Buster has a big heart, so on Orphan's Day he gathers a bunch of kids and carts them back to he house for a feast. Tige is there also, with a little pickaninny. A riot is in progress when Buster appoints Tige to keep order. The clever dog is used in a stunt whereby a hole is sawed in the table and Tige steals the chicken. He does some great work in dodging the kids till he has had time to finish the chicken. The colored bo}^ does a fine Charleston on the table, but the arrival of Buster's mother into the wrecked house means that Buster is ready for a licking. He plays safe by placing a plate in the seat of his pants. As usual, all the principal honors go to Tige. The dog is a wonder. "The Merry Widower"— Hal Roach Pathe Diversified Comedy Type of production. . . .2 reel comedy This two-reeler is distinguished by the work of Jimniie Finlayson in some very original gags and comedy slants, ably assisted by Ethel Clay'on and Tyler Brooke. Jinimie has neglected his wife for duck hunting, so she gets chummy with the sheik who lives next door. Jimmie comes home to discover the shiek, and then the fun begins. The neighbors come in to help the row, and advise Jimmy to leave home for good, as the sheik is the better man. So he takes their advice, and goes out to drown himself, as they also advise. But Jimmie changes his mind and becomes a cabby. The second reel carries the best comedy. He drives a fortune teller to visit his wife, an d takes the Hindoo's place. A novel and funny sequence occurs when he drives his wife and the sheik through a graveyard and scares them almost to death by appearing before them when they thought he was dead. The comedy throughout has an original slant, and Finlayson gets the most out of every situation. "Solid Gold"— Mermaid Educational Fun in a Mining Camp Type of production. .. .2 reel comedy A lot of hilarious fun is centered a and around a gold mine, which has a foreman who is a regular gorilla in handling his men. Lige Conley as a flivver salesman comes along and gets mixed up in the wild doings, principally for love of the superintendent's daughter. The gold is being mysteriusly stolen, and everyone is on the lookout for the thief, including the foreman, who is the real culprit. There is not much story to if, being mostly a series of gags that follow each other at a lively clip. A good stunt is worked with laborers who topple from a high scaffolding rom different elevations as a crowbar falls, and crashes on them, one after another. The falls are spectacular and realistic — also very funny. Another good gag is developed with a big boulder crashing down the mountain that chases the comedian all over the landscape as if it was endowed with human intelligence. "A Thrilling Romance" — Stern Bros. Universal Author's Troubles Type of production. .2 reel comedj' Wanda Wiley is the struggling young authoress greeting the postman who fills the room with rejected manuscripts. In a fit of blues she walks out of the boarding house and is knocked down by a chauffeur. He picks her up. It is love at first sight. Then adventures pile upon them thick and fast. They get mixed up with a scoundrel and an adventuress and stolen jewels, wild chases, and hairbreadth escapes make up an exciting story. But finally it transpires that Wanda is at her typewriter, pounding out the story you have just seen. Wanda proves herself a versatile. "Marvels of Motion"— Red Seal Varied and Interesting Type of production....! reel novelty The Novogra'ph slow motion process is used to demonstrate the grace of a rope dancer. It successfully shows movements in each detail. A more interesting subject in slow motion is the illustrations of the billiard champion who performs fancy shots which are more readily discernible in slow motion. Interesting subject and good variation for any program. WASHINGTON, D.C. SEPT. 7th