Motion Picture News (Nov-Dec 1925)

December 5 , 1925 2681 named by Davis Distributing Division as suitable to the purposes of theatres which will offer special "Laugh Month" programs are the following: "Hey Fellas;" "Saturday," "Fire Flies," "The Tin Hoss," "What Price Orphans," "The Klynick," "Six Faces West," "Ringling's Rivals" and several others, titles of which are not yet ready. The "Sheiks and Shebas" comedies available are, "Peggy The Vamp," "Peggy in a Pinch," "Peggy's Putters," "Peggy's Pests," "Peggy's Heroes," "Peggy's Helpers' and "Peggy's Reward." Additional titles will be announced before January. The Herrick "Fragment of Life" series of two-reelers without sub-titles have an element of comedy although these are dramatic subjects and where exhibitors want to play all short feature bills the Fragments should be considered. They are, "It Might Happen To You," "The Promise," "The Invention," "Crooked," and "The Valiant Skipper." Other short product available are the "Cinema Stars" reels showing the stars at work and at play and the two mystery serials "The Mystery Box" and "The Power God." F.B.O.'s Laugh Month Releases F. B. 0. has seven short subjects listed for release during January, 1926. "Height But Not Handsome," No. 9 of "The Adventures of Mazie," starring Alberta Vaughn, heads the imposing list, being scheduled for January 3rd release. "Mummy Love" a Bliue Ribbon comedy starring Alice Ardell, will be shown on January 10th. Another January 10th release is "The Giraffe's Long Neck," a one reel novelty from the Bray Studios. "Little Andy Looney," No. 10 of "The Adventures of Mazie" will be shown on January 17th, while "In The Air," a two reel Standard Fat Men comedy, featuring "Fat" Karr, Kewpie Ross and "Fatty" Alexander, will be distributed on January 24th. The same day will see the release of "Dinky Doodle At The Studio," a one reel novelty in which Dinky Doodle cavorts merrily with Walter Lantz, his creator. January 31st is set for the release of No. 11 of "The Adventures of Mazie" series, as yet untitled. Fox Supporting Drive Fourteen corking two-reel comedies will be the contribution of Fox Films to National Laugh Month. Included in the list of Fox Films comedy "Flashes of Past" Pathe News Feature 66TT\ LASHES OF THE PAST" will be an added feature of each issue of Pathe News during the fifteenth anniversary period, which began on November 14th. Outstanding world events of past years will be included in each issue. Among the events included will be the following: Theodore Roosevelt's trip into Africa in 1910, the Coronation of King George of England in 1911, the Indian Durbar in 1912, the Dayton Flood in 1913, the Rushing of the Belgian troops to the War Front in 1914, the San Francisco Pan-Pacific Exposition in 1915, the launching of Border Raids by the Mexican Leader, Villa in 1916, the outbreak of the Russian Revolution in 1917, the Armistice Celebration in New York in 1918 and many other similar events. Thematic Cue Sheets for Pathe Comedies THEMATIC cue sheets will be issued by Pathe with its short subject comedy product starting with the releases the week of November 29th. These include the first Harry Langdon three real special comedy made by Mack Sennett, and "Laughing Ladies," a Hal Roach two-reeler. The issuance of the music cue sheets is said to be the result of many requests made by exhibitors. An unusual demand was started for them by the musical tie-up effected with Whitmark and Sons on the special "Our Gang" edition of "Stay in Your Own Back Yard," which was issued coincidentally with the release of "Your Own Back Yard." The Pathe comedies being provided with the cue sheets are produced by the Mack Sennett and Hal Roach studios. releases for November, December and January are three Van Bibbers, "The Wrestler," "A Parisian Knight" and "The Feud"; two of the 0. Henry series, "Failure," and "Cupid a la Carte"; seven Imperials, "Strong For Love," "East Side, West Side," "Control Yourself," "Heavy Swells," and "The Flying Fool" and two untitled tworeelers, two of the Helen and Warren Married Life series, "The Peace makers" and "His Own Lawyer." The Fox Company program presents many exploitation possibilities. Linked with the Van Bibber comedies is the name of Richard Harding Davis, the celebrated American author who wrote the stories on which they are based.. O. Henry has become known as the world's greatest short story writer. Mabel Herbert Urner, author of "The Married Life of Helen and Warren," is now writing stories which are syndicated to eighty-one of the most important newspapers in the country. Each of them runs pictures of Kathryn Perry and Hallam Cooley in scenes from the Helen and Warren comedies. UniversaVs Line Up Sixteen pictures, comprising thirty-six reels, have been listed for release by Universal during the drive period. In these more than a dozen stars will appear and a wide range of subjects will be included in the pictures presented. The feature players include Jack Daugherty, Edna Marian, Wanda Wiley, Arthur Trimble, Al Alt, Joe Murphy, Charles Puffy, Neely Edwards, Arthur Lake, Fred Humes, Josie Sedgwick, Edmund Cobb, Ben Corbett and Pee Wee Holmes. Universal 's publicity, exploitation and advertising departments have effected several sure-fire tieups on these stars, destined to create considerable nation-wide interest in these players' releases. They will appear in the following pictures: "The Scarlet Streak," Adventure Serial; "The Honeymoon Squabble," "Buster's Bust-Up," "Her Lucky Leap" and "Helpful Al," Century Comedies; "Min's House on the Cliff" and "Min Walks in Her Sleep," Gump Comedies; "The Horse Laugh," "The Honeymoon Hotel," "Prep School" and "Ups and Downs," Bluebeard Comedies; "The Call of Hazard," "Montana of the Range," "Hearts of the West," "The Man With a Scar" and "The Hero of Pipe Rock," Mustang Westerns. You ought to play at least one AllComedy Program in Laugh Month. And have an extra comedy on every bill. Book your Laugh Month comedies NOW from these great series of laugh-makers —and tell your patrons about it. 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