The Film Daily (1918)

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These men give you their word Editor Moving Picture World" Editor "Wids' ^T&r/ $lcu>/p>> Editor "Motion Picture News" Editor "Exhibitor's Trade Review" after having seen Editor "Exhibitors Herald Motography" /ta/t/s Flaming Front *The First Films of* Whole Battle* that it actually does show Mountain fighting: Bombarding the enemy's trenches with big guns in preparation for infantry charge; men crouching low in trenches, bullets "spatting" on sandbags overhead, they go over the top, advancing in sprints, taking advantage of every cover, the final rush, hand-to-hand bayonet fighting, victory!; bringing back hordes of prisoners. Italian "75" hit by Austrian shell — smithereens! Italian artillery's hot reply — you never saw prettier work. Close-ups of dozen of different types of big guns from 40 centimeter to trench "bombards" in action. Panorama of enemy's trenches and works under fire. These pictures, taken from one side of a mountain valley, give a wonderfully graphic picture of a bombardment. men) ; Austrian drops bombs at fleet, the explosions hurl huge pillars of water and spray skyward; a submarine chaser hit, you see the explosion and the craft capsize from quarter mile distance; Italian planes close in : Austrian in desperation does daredevil tail dive to sea and saves his life but is captured by Italian torpedo boat. Italian monitors and (loafing gun carriages each mounting one great gun in action. First complete air fight ever photographed. Austrian bombing plane attacks fleet; six Italian sea planes give chase (two carrying enlisted camera In general: Fighting on mountain peaks above the clouds, Italy's spider men, on skis; the wonderful aerial cable communications; unbelievable feats of patience and hardihood bridging mountain torrents and dragging great guns by hand to lofty positions where tractors, even mules, are unable to go. The eyes of the night, searchlights make night artillery possible. Shrapnel and barbed wire in night action. And many graphic pictures not listed here because of lack of space. Never has Feature Film had such powerful endorsement from men who know the business. And there is not a newspaper editor in America who will not similarly endorse this ■wonderful Film — and you know what that "will mean. You know and we know it is bound to get big money, because EVERYONE WANTS TO SEE A GREAT BATTLE with the gruesome scenes cut out. Act NOW, TO-DAY Grab this Latest First National Money Maker