Motion Picture News (Mar-Apr 1923)

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1968 Motion Picture News Burr Completes Deal on Two Features The H. Lieber Company, of Indianapolis, Ind., have purchased the territorial rights for the entire State of Indiana, for the two C. C. Burr features, " Luck " and " The Last Hour." Johnny Hines with Violet Merserau, Robert Edeson, Edmund Breese, Charlie Murray, Flora Finch, Polly Moran. Warner Richmond and Harry Fraser appear in " Luck." The all-star cast seen in " The Last Hour " comprises Milton Sills, Carmel Myers, Pat O'Malley, Jack Mower, Alec Francis, Charles Clary, Walter Long and Eric Maine. Polly Vann, who has appeared in many productions, is the latest player to be added to the fast-growing list working in C. C. Burr's' All Star Comedies. Miss Vann is now playing one of the leading roles in a Chinese story, which is about to be completed. Novel News Herald for C. B. C. Feature A novel herald is that which the C. B. C. Film Sales Corporation has issued for the George H. Davis production, " The Passionate Friends" — the picturization of the famous H. G. Wells novel, which C. B. C. is distributing. This takes the form of a miniature newspaper sheet called " The Daily Tatler " and dated today, 1923, intriguing the interest of the reader by its scarehead headlines and stories in news form, based on the content of the picture, and which does not let them know they are reading about, a picture until they are at the very end of the storv. Kane Tells Cubans of Prosperity Associated Exhibitor Chief is Widely Quoted on Pictures in Havana Papers ARTHUR S. KANE, president of the Associated Exhibitors, carried the gospel of motion picture prosperity to Cuba on his recent southern trip. With Arthur S. Kane, Jr., he deserted the beaches and golf courses of Florida long enough to go over to Havana for a few days. Mr. Kane and his son were met at the dock by a party including Rafael Martinez Ybor, Instructor 01 Consuls; Henry Weiner, general manager of United Artists Corporation in Cuba ; Roderick Ross of Chicago, and Paul de Outo, Cuban manager for Universal. A photograph of this group was reproduced on the front page of La Xoche of Havana. Under the heading: "Sport Writer Is Movie Magnate," the Havana Telegram said : "An interesting figure among the recent arrivals in the capital city is Arthur S. Kane, head of the New York film organization which bears his are handled. "In the old days Mr. Kane was sporting editor of the Kansas City Star, but with the advent of moving pictures he felt an inclination toward that field of endeavor, and decided to cast his lot with film producers, the possibilities of the industry, then in its infancy, looming large in his mind. The wisdom of his decision is clearly apparent when consideration is given the fact that he now occupies a place high in the realms of filmdom, controlling the destinies of a host of screen favorites of today. "Mr. Kane is authority for the statement that the motion picture enterprise as a whole enjoyed its most properous year in 1922, with every indication pointing toward even greater success during the present season. Over 700 feature films were released last year — a record for the industry. "Charlie Ray now. has in course of production a film which will Deal Is Concluded for "Broadway Gold" While M. H. Hoffman, general manager of Truart Film Corporation, was in Los Angeles upon a tour of inspection of Truart's producing units, he was visited at the studio by Louis Hyman, general manager of All-Star Features, ,and Mr. Bershon, manager of the West Coast theatres. Mr. Bershon was formerly associated with Mr. Hoffman when the latter was general manager for Universal. While at the studio the rushes of "Broadway Gold," the Edward Dillon production, starring Elaine Hammerstein, scheduled for early ^asc by Truart, were run for Mr. Hyman and Mr. Bershon. Mr. Hyman made an offer for the picture for California, Arizona and Nevada, and the deal was consummated immediately and tentative arrangements made for the handling of the entire Truart product in that territory by AllStar Features exchange. name, and of Associated Exhibi carry the title' 'The Courtship of tors. Through these organizations the release of pictures starring such screen celebrities as Charlie Ray, of rural role fame, and Harold Lloyd, the goggled comedian, Myles Standish.' Over half a million dollars will be spent in making this picture the most elaborate of any in which the master of rural interpretation has appeared." Wild Animal Release Is Ready "For You, My Boy" Is Ready for Market The outstanding comment of the independent exchange managers who have looked at the William L. Roubert production, "For You, My Boy," and who are now negotiating for the New York and New Jersey rights, is that it is an unusual and different picture than is now appearing on the screen, according to the producers. The picture is now entirely finished and ready for the inspection of the state right buyers. Exploitation possibilities have been specially featured in the elaborate sixteen-page press book that has been prepared to so with the picture. MARH HAS ARRIVED Martin Johnson's Wild Animals" Is METRO Pictures Corporation has concluded arrangements to release immediately Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson's " Trailing African Wild Animals." For two years Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, accompanied by a large number of natives who formed the "safari' 'or expedition, braved the dangers of endless deserts and treacherous forests for the purpose of making a photoplay of big game which should not only be instructively entertaining, but at the same time a historical record worthy to be preserved for posterity. Many of the species caught by their watchful cameras are even now verging toward complete extinction. Martin Johnson's efforts as a naturalist have received the commendation of Carl E. Akeley of the American Museum of Natural History, and other eminent authorities, both in the United States and abroad. His contributions to the literature of wild animal life have given him a prestige which explains to a great extent the widespread interest in his photoplay. More than 100,000 feet of film were exposed during the two years spent in British East Africa. Every known kind of wild animal, and many which are familiar only to scientists and naturalists, were photographed. Of this tremendous "Trailing African Due Immediately footage only six reels have been retained. Already Mr. Johnson is making arrangements for his next African expedition, to which he will devote five years. His present plans make provision for his headquarters on Lake Paradise, the district around Lake Rudolf, near the Abyssinian border. This region is called by Mr. Johnson the most perfect spot he has ever visited, and he intends to spend a good deal of time. Nairobi, in British East Africa, was the starting point of the recently completed expedition. Traveling in a northeasterly direction, the party crossed the equator in the slopes of Kenya Mountain, and from there proceeded to the edge of the Lorian swamp region. Finding further invasion into the marshy territory inadvisable, the expedition turned directly west, crossing the Uasa Nyira River north of Kenya, and continuing north to Marsabit. From the latter city, the party traveled over plains, through densely wooded sections, over swamps and deserts for a distance of several hundred miles of land rarely visited by human beings, finally reaching the goal of the trip, Lake Paradise. The return to Nairobi was made around Lake Rudolf, following southwesterly ft the shores of Lake Victoria. Nigh Springs Feature in Sub-Titles A combination of wording and moving illustration will be one of the distinct features in Will Nigh's coming production for L. Lawrence Weber and Bobby North. This departure in sub-titling film will consist of the necessary wording accompanied by a scene in one corner of the film showing the characters referred to in the subtitle expressing the action exemplified in the verbal description. For example, when the conversation between Tom Moore and Ann Forrest is explained by words in the sub-title, the accompanying scene of Tom Moore and Ann Forrest is flashed in the corner of the same film where the wording appears. Will Nigh, who is now busily engaged writing the sub-titles, expects to finish this part of his job in a week. Prison League Approves "You Are Guilty" The Mutual Welfare League of Sing Sing, through their entertainment committee, are the latest body to give their unqualified approval of the latest of C. C. Durr's Big ^>ix features "You Are Guilty." Mr. Durr gave a showing for the members of the Welfare League, after which the following letter was sent to the producer : "The feature picture, ' You Are Guilty,' which we were privileged to see here on Sunday evening, was appreciated by every one of the twelve hundred men who were lortunate enough to be present at the showing and I want to -thank you for your kindness in thus allowing us a pre-release view of this exceptionally fine picture." * HERE SHE 1$ — ^