Motion Picture News (Jan - Feb 1926)

1008 Motion Picture News — '-"iiuiuiiimiiiiiuiiutiiuiuuiiiiuiwniHiniiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiHiiii iihiiiiiiihi iiiriiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiimiiiiiniiiiiiiiuiimiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiihiiiiiiii iiiiiiimiiinmiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iii| Resume of Current News Weeklies | iiiuiimjimiaiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiimniiimii nun i iiiiiiiMiimnnnii mm mini iiiii iininiinniiiiniiiiniiuiuiiinminminii ninimmiiniiiiiiumniliiiiiiiliniiiuiniinniiininiiiuuiiinniiuuiiuiiuiiw ATIIE NE^VS, NO. 15: Tampa, Fla.— 1 Bold pirates seize Florida city in annual carnival ! London, England — King opens Parliament! In the Limelight — Senate asks President to intervene in coal strike deadlock! New York City — Mitchell begins public plea for united air force ; New York City — A modern miracle — 18-year-old paralyzed girl shows wonderful patience and skill. Canadian beauties <.Mijoy sights of New York ! Palos, Spain — Span Atlantic Ocean in first Europe-Soutli America flight! Miami Beach. Fla. — British polo stars invade the South! Britain Greets Heroes of S. S. Koosevelt — American liner arrives at Plymouth with gallant U. S. skipper and crew ; Detroit, Mich. — Sets new record in international skating championships I Washington, D. C. — Congressmen pay Homage to Lincoln ! king;" New Orleans— Throng of winter racing fans see Nurmi, of the Greeutree stables, win the .S;30,0(X) Handicap: Chester, 111.— Tlie Illinois wheat croi) of 1925 — a special train ol 75 carloads of flour starts to the Southwest; Chicago, 111. — How six-day bike riders train for the long grind — riding on rollers on the cornice of a skyscraper; New York City — A stirring sight is Chief Kenlon racing through the snowbanked streets to every four-alarm fire ; Charleston Champions Compete for Title — 'Best dancers of 35 cities do their stuff in Chicago to win the national trophy ; St. Moritz— With the snow for turf, horses race in every kind of contest before the winter sojourners. P ATIIE NEWS NO. 10 : Los Angeles Cal.— Amazons invade new field of sport ! Reval, Esthouia — Huge freighters trapped in frozen Gulf of Finland ! Scranton, Pa. — Prepare to reopen mines as h)ngest antliracite tieup ends ! Fort Myers. Fla. — Edison celebrates T'Jth birthday at Florida home ! St. Moritz, Switzerland — Winter sports in full swing at popular Alpine playground ! Welcome Roosevelt's Heroic Crew — Ills jMajesty"s representative greets Cai)tain Fried, prior to the departure from England, to bestow King's gold medals upon rescuers of the Antinoe's men ; St. Paul, Minn. — Camp fire girls enjoy annual winter outing! Albany, N. Y'. — Fire destroys (Calvary Baptist <'hurch 1 New York Cit> — Youngest prima <lonna makes debut in JNIetropolitan Opera; Estes Park. Colo. — Erling Strom wins feature «vent in state ski tourney ! KINOGKAMS NO. 5161: WashingtonGeneral Pershing returns from South America to report on dispute between Chile and Peru; Arica, Chile — First pictures of the Commission headed by Gen. Pershing, in session ; New York — ^Charles Hoff. sensational Norwegian athlete invades the United States as do Brugnon, Borotra and Lacoste. French tenuis charabpions; Washington — Heavy snowfall festoons capital of nation ; Boston, Sea rears ice cliffs on beach during cold snap ; Ithaca. N. Y. — Cornell University introduces a course in blacksmithiug in effort to revive dying art of horseshoeing ; Miami — Society folk take part in pageant at i)icturesque pool : New York — Bluebloods of dogdom on exhibition as Westminster Kennel Club holds golden jidjilee .siiow that is biggest exhibit of its kind during the year : London — Parliament opens with King and Queen in attendance. FOX NEWS CONTINUITY, VOL. 7, NO. 40 : London — Pomp and circumstance attend the formal opening of British Parliament by King George and (jueen ; Brawley, Cal. — Harvest of 2:'>U million heads of lettuce, valued at .1;8.0(X),000, begins in the Imperial valley; Colognt — The I'nion .lack tliat has fioated over Rhine since end of war is lowered as last British troops leave; York. Pa. — Here's an ingenious way to avoid paying rent — build your home in a tree that leans over a river ! Latest Bathing Attiri' for Southern Wear — ("amera glimpses of the modes milady favors on the beaches of Florida ; Revere. Mass — Wintry surf washing up vast ice floi's transforms beach into playground of crystal cliffs and caves: Tyler, Tex. — Mont Adams wins the prize for "more cotton on fewer acres" and is crowned "cotton KINOGRAMS NO. 51U-2 : Philadelphia— Coal strike eds after six months of warfare as miners and operators decide on a five-year pact and anthracite region bustles as mines again are put in working order : Chamonix, France — Mont Blanc clindiers use elevator to climb 12..">(X) feet; Cambridge. Eug. — Masquerading as Cossacks, English collegians have a big time ; Velletri, Italy — Students from Rome college stage annual high jinks ; Noroton. Conn. — Signal Circuit is selected as best dog in the world at great Westnunster show: Miami — New fashions are shown in tl'opical setting ; Metheuen, Mass. — Slow motion camera shows how harness horses race on the ice : New York — New York stages great celebration in welconuug home Captain Fried and crew of the President Roosevelt who risked theii lives in heroic rescue at sea in raging storm. Trio of action stills from "Vanishing Millions," serial made by Sierra Pictures. INTERNATIONAL NEWS NO. 14 : Cologne, Germany — Last British Tommy bids Cologne Good-bye ! New York City — City folks help storm refugees ; Cambridge, Mass. — Crimson runners train for spring meets ; New York City — Blue-blooded doggies hold annual show ; Washington. I). C. — General Pershing home, worn by arduous task : Chicago. 111. — Charleston champs dance for U. S. title : Hollywood, Cal. — Man beats whippet in speed contest! London, England — British rulers ride in royal pomp: Plymouth, England — T'. S. liner Boose\elt makes port with crew of sinking freighter saved in racing gale. INTERNATIONAL NEWS, NO. 15: Atlantic City. N. J. — Mayor Walker recovers health at seashore; Santa Monica. Cal. — Rush giant airplanes for U. S. Mail Service ; -Nit. Rainier, Wash. — New snow motor conquers icy mountain heights ; Washington. U C. — Miss Longworth enjoys her first birthday ; Banff. Canaaa — Cold spell drives elk to haunts of man : Scranton. Pa. — Coal strike ends! International Xewsreel presents an Actual Film Record of S. S. Roosevelt's Great Sea Exploit! 1. Moving pictures made aboard the United States I.,ine Steamship I'resident Roosevelt during her heroic battle to save the crew of the sinking British freighter Antinoe: Southamjiton. England— All Britain Honors Roosevelt Heroes ! Highlights of the Universal comedy production "Her Lucky Leap.' Sennett Producing Five New Comedies Ralph Graves, Ben Turi>in. Alice Day, Kayinond McKoo and Kuth Hiatt, and Billy Bevan are heading: their own units making five two-reel comedies at the JIack Seunett studios in Caliioniia for Pathe release. (iraves started his new i)icture under the .lireetion of JelVerson IMoOitt. Hutli Taylor ])lays opposite the star. Supportin£r Alice Day in her new vehicle are Eddie (Jnillan, Danny O'Shea, Joseph Younsi' and Thelma Parr. Earle h'odnev is directing.