Motion Picture News (Jan - Feb 1926)

January 2 , 1926 75 Sterns Offer Prizes for "Laugh Month'' Contest THE Stern Brothers, producers of Century Comedies and the Buster Brown comedies for Universal release, have announced three prizes of S25 each, one of Sl5 and one of §10, for exploitation stunts used on their product during "Laugh Month." The contest is open to exhibitors, the following rules governing the awards: For the best exploitation of a Buster Brown Production during Laugh Month, the Stern Brothers will write the exhibitor a check for S25. The next best Buster Brown exploitation will get S15 and the third best, SlO. For the best exploitation stunt on a Wanda Wiley-Century Comedy, the Sterns will award S25. A similar prize will be given for the best stunt on an Edna Marian-Century Comedy. Warner Novelizations to Be Printed Warner Brothers and the Jacobson-Hodgkinson Corporation, publishers of New York, have arranged a tieujj whereby the latter wOl publish novelizations of a number of Warner features. These novelizations will appear in "Popular Plays and Screen Library" series, pajjer bound books having a wide circulation. The first stoiy to appear will be "Other Women's Husbands," by E. T. Lowe, Jr. The picture is now in production with Erie Kenton directing, and Monte Blue, Marie Prevost, Huntly Gordon, Phyllis Haver and Marjorie Gay in the cast. Scenes from the Glenn Tryon starring comedy for Pathe release titled "Flaming Flappers" Century's "Laugh Month" List Eight ^'Buster Brown'' and Ten Other Comedies Available in Addition to January Releases IN addition to the Januai*y releases of comedies from Century, there will be eight "Buster Brown" and ten other short features available for exhibitors during "Laugh Month" from this company, Stern Brothers, producers of the pictures, have announced. The pictures which will be . available for booking under this arrangement for the National drive in January, include three of the series which ordinarily would not be released until later in the winter and spring. The producers have notified Universal exchanges, distributors of the product, to prerelease all Centurj' Comedies now on hand in addition to the "Buster Brown" series. Comedies set for release up to April, a total of eleven two reelers, will be made available for presentation during "Laugh Month" as a resut of this move in support of the Laugh Month campaign. The Buster Brown Productions offered for pre-release are "Buster's Nose Dive," "Buster's Hunting Party" and "Buster's Sky Rocket." The regular January release, Stop Cheating Yourself Out of Real Profits- "Buster's Bust-up," has just completed a week in the Capitol Theatre, New York City. Including the January releases, the following Century Comedies ai*e included in the pre-release two-reelers for Laugh Month: "Her Lucky Leap," "Flying Wheels," "Yearning For Love" and "Painless Pain," all starring Wanda Wiley; "A Honeymoon Squabble," "The Big City," "Say It With Love," all starring Edna Marian, one of the New Wampas Baby Stars; "Helpful Al," "Accidents Can Happen," and "Al's Troubles," all starring Al Alt; "Crowning the Count," and "A Flivver Vacation" starring Eddie Gordon, and "Too Many Babies," featuring Charles King and Constance Darling. The four Buster Brown Productions which already have been released, are "Educating Buster," "Buster Be Good," "Oh Buster" and "Buster's Nightmare." BOOK Highlights from the Fox Imperial comedy "The Flying Fool." MADE MGHT PRICE RICHT PROFITS RIGHT BOOK THEM TODAY! Philly Exhibitors Praise "Laugh Month'' Exhibitors in the Philadelphia territory have launched a campaign to make January "Laugh Month," a banner one for comedies and short subjects. At a meeting of theatremen held in the Aldine Theatre on December 11th, exhibitors, branch managers and assistants of all the local exchanges were in attendance and addresses were made by A'arious men prominent in the industry. An effort wUl be made to induce exhibitors to devote an unusual amount of advertising and exploitation to comedies. The M. P. T. 0. has endorsed the movement and its members will co-operate in every possible