Motion Picture News (Jul - Sep 1926)

226 .1/ ot i o n P i c t u r e X e w s Moments both dangerous and exciting are depicted in these stills of "Snowed In," the Pathe serial Sterns List Four for July Schedule Includes Two Reel Fil'iis From Buster Brown and Edna Maritm Mattv Kemp THE Stern Brothers have selected four two-reel comedies for release through Universal during the month of July. These include one of the "Buster Brown" series, two starring Edna Marian and one from Wanda Wiley. "Buster's Orphan Party" is the title of the fun film starring Arthur Trimble, Doreen Turner and Pete, the dog. The art ion revolves around the pranks and mix-ups incidental to a party which "Buster" throws for a hunch ot orphans during the absence of his parents, tins Meiss directed. "Dare Devil Daisy" and "His Girl Friend" are the titles of the two comedies in which Edna Marian is starred. In the first mentioned Edna is one of a pair of young lovers who are continually getting into trouble with a freckle-faced brother as the troublemaker. Matty Kemp plays the n of the fiance. In "His Girl Friend," Edna has the role of a popular young debutante with a wealthy lather. Karl McCarthy, who appears as Edna's boy friend, is not liked by the father, who forbids him to call on Edna. Most of the action is built around the various means employed by the suitor in gain entrance to Edna's home. Francis Corby directed both comedies. "A Thrilling Romance" is the title of a Wanda Wiley comedy, in which the star plays the role of a penniless young writer alone in a big city. She develops a romance with a taxi driver, played by Kail McCarthy, and from then on they become involved in a series of break-neck escapes in trying to elude motorcycle cops. Christies Start Girl Contest Tie-Up Arranged With "Film Fun" to Get Leading Lady for Billy Dooley THE Augusl issue of Film Fun, a national magazine, carries an announce inent id' ;i contest arranged with the Christie Studios for the purpose of selecting a leading lady lor Billy Dooley to appear ill the new Educational-Billy Dooley series of two-reel comedies. The contest is now under way and will (dose September 1. Any girl, over five years of age is eligible to enter. All that is necessary is a photo graph. Funny features, funny posture and funny costume are the points on which contestants will be judged. The winner of the Film Fun-ny Girl Contest, as it is known, will lie -cut to the Christie Studios, there to appeal in Billy Dooley comedies at a guaranteed salary of $100 per week for four weeks. In addi lion, she will have her expenses paid from her home to the Coast, and transportation win oe provided for her return trip if she should fail to be retained after the trial period. Al Christie and the Editor of Film Fun will select the winner with the aid of an advisory board consisting of Billy Dooley, Milt Gross, cartoonist, Harold T/Webster, K. Y. IForld cartoonist, Percy Crosby, creator of Skippy, Norman Anthony, Editor of Judpe, Don Herold, humorist and comie artist Homer Croy, author and humorist, and Berton Braley, rhymester and humorist. The Christies plan to carry the girl to stardom if she makes good. Madelaine Hurlock Remains in Pathecomedies Rumors to the effect that Madelaine Hurlock was soon to desert comedy for drama were set at naught when the Mack Sennett brunette attached her signature to a long term contract. The present contract will expire in duly. Plans are under way for her next appearance in an Eddie Cline directed comedy with the slapstick artists Billy Bevan, Vernon Dent, Barbara Tennant, Xat Carr, Bud Ross, Sunshine Hart, William S. Blystone, Andy Clyde and Louise Cafver. Larry Semon to Direct Alice Day Comedies for Sennett Mack Sennett has signed Larry Semon, for ten years one of the screen's foremost comedians, to direct Alice Day and Eddie Quillan in a series of romantic comedies. Comedy dribbles from the Educational film farce,. ' Mister Wife"