Motion Picture News (Jan - Feb 1926)

January 16, 1926 299' Stern Brothers Announce Four Comedies Stern Brother.s, producers of Buster Brown and other comedies for release through Universal, have four regular releases for the month of January, but have decided to augment the program for Laugli Month by other pre-release showings. The four regular releases are "Buster's Bust-Uj), " "A Honeymoon Squabble," starring p]dna Marian ; "Her Lucky Leap,'" starring Wanda Wiley, and "Helpful Al," featuring Al Alt. "Buster's Bu.st-Up," fifth of the Buster Brown series, was directed by Gus Meins and features Arthur Trimble as Buster, Dorothy Turner as Mary Jane and Pete, the dog, as Tige. "A Honejinon Squabble" is Edna Mari an's tirst comedy for 1926. It was directed by William Watson and has in the supporting cast Jack Singleton, Victor Rottman and Valerie Lavella. Wanda Wiley's first 1926 comedy, "Her Lucky Leap," was directed by Edward I. Luddy. Whitney Raymond plays the chief supporting role. "Helpful Al," the Al Alt vehicle, was directed by Charles Lamont and has in the cast Charles King, Lilian Worth, Tony Hayes and Ouida Hill. The pre-release pictures offered for Laugh Month include two-reel comedies as far ahead as the April releases. Among them are three more Buster Browns, several with Wanda Wiley and Edna Marian, and an assortment of other two-reelers. Some of the comedy action in "Hot Cakes for Two," among the newest of the Pathe releases. Many Subjects on Pathe List Alice Day, Clyde Cook Featured in Comedies for Third Laugh Month Week A from the Mack Sennett two-reeler distributed by Pathe titled "Widle Open Faces." MACK SENNETT comedy featuring Alice Day, and a Hal Roach comedy featuring Clyde Cook top the list of Pathe short subject releases for the third week of Laugh Month there are the usual other features, including onereelers, a chapter of the Pathe serial, "The (rreen Archer," Topics of the Day and I'athe Review. The Clyde Cook comedy is titled, "W^hat's I he World Coming To." Katherine Grant IS the wife, while others in the cast are Martha Sleeper, Laura De Cardi and Jimmie Finlayson. Richard Wallace directed. "Hot Cakes for Two" is the Alice Day two-reeler. She is supported by George A. P>eranger, Marvin Lobach and Joseph Young. Alf Goulding directed. "Don't Butt In" is the Roach single reel contribution with Paul PaiTott featured. "Bellamy Baits a Trap" is the title of tiie seventh chapter of the serial, "The Green Archer," in which Allene Ray and Walter Nfiller are the featured players. In the sii]i)iorfing cast are Fi'ank Lackteen, Buit ^[(•Tntosh and Walter P. Lewis. Spencer Hennet directed. Pathe Review Xo. 3 features another installment of the polar experiences of l\nud Rassmussen in crossing Arctic .Vmerica amid endless ice wastes. Other subjects of this issue are "Makers of Men," showing how West Point prepares America's military manhood for the nation's defense; and "The Sea Rover," a study of seagulls in Pathecolor. "Lighter Than Air" is one of Paul Terry's animated cartoons of the "Aesop's Film' Fables" series. "Topics of the Day" contains special "Laugh Month" features in addition to the usual selection of fun, clipjjed from the press of the world. Two issues of Pathe News, the pioneer newsfilni, complete the Pathe release schedule for the week of January 17th. Alice Day Completes New Sennett Comedy One comedy has been completed and a number of others started for Pathe release. Alice Day has finished a two-reel comedy vehicle under the direction of. Eddie Cline. The supporting cast includes Danny O'Shea,. Ruth Taylor, Joe Young, Eddie Quillan and Sunshine Hart. Del Lord has started directing a Sennett comedy with a -cast that includes Billy Bevan, Madeline Hurlock, Vernon Dent and Andy Clyde, and Gil Pratt is dii'ecting Raymond McKee and Ruth Hiatt in a new Smith Family comedy. Mary Ann Jackson, Sunshine Hart and "Cap," the canine, are in the cast. Ralph Graves has started a two-reeler under the direction of Lloyd Bacon. The star is supported by Tlielma Parr and Marvin Lobach. "KO-KO STEPS OUT" Out Of Inkwell Cartoon Plays N.Y. STRAND this week 729 7th Ave. f^^^Sflj N. Y. C. Edwin Miles Fadman, Pres.