Motion Picture News (May-Jun 1925)

May 2, 19 2 5 1955 Chase and Cook Units Out on Location Two of the Hal Ixoach units producingcomedies for Patlie left this week for location. Charley Chase and a comi)any of tlurty-tive people are at San Diego making scenes on board the Emma Alexander for the current production being directed b\Leo McCarey. Clyde Cook and his supporting comedians ai'e making scenes at Camp Hearn, near San Diego. In the picture Cook will portray an under-dog in the military service. Thomas Buckingham is directing the film, which will be the first release in this star's iSeries for Pa the. The Hal Roach Star Comedies unit have started their second production. The picture, Avhich is being directed by Jay A. Howe* has a cast which includes Al St. John. Jimmy Finlayson, Marjorie Whities, Dot Farley, Hany Lorraine, Lige Conley, Martha Sleeps, Lncien Littlefield, Al Hallett. George Rowe. and W. H. Piatt. Winkler Will Re-Issue 'Telix^' Subjects The M. J. Wiidvler organization, distributors of short subjects, have decided to re-issue the first series of "Felix" subjects, originally placed on the market in 1921. These older subjects will l>e brought out immediately after contracts on the present series liave been fulfilled. The "Felix" re-issues will be included in the Winkler 1925-26 lineup and will keep sixty of these subjects actively at work in all territories. Juvenile Comedy with Jack McHugh. Production stills from "Dragon Alley," Educational Educational Releases For May ''Balto's Race to Nome" Among Eight TwoReelers Picked for the Month's Program A trio o! scenes from "Madame San-Gin," Seventh episode of the "Pacemakers" series offered by F. B. O. ONE of the most pretentious short subject programs assembled for any one month has been announced for May by Educational, which this week stated that eight two-reel productions, seven of which are comedies, and sis single reel comedy and novelty oft'erings would be released next )iionth. Among the two-reel offerings will be "Balto's Race to Nome," the Sol Lesser production, starring Gunnar Kassoii and his famous dog-team, heroes of tlie dash to the Ahiskan city with anti-toxin. The picture will reproduce scenes of the thrilling race against death, which a few months ago was recounted on the first pages of newspapers and which brought fame to Kasson and "Balto," the leader-dog of the team he drove into Nome. The picture will be released May 17. Seven well known comedy stars carry the acting honors in the comedies announced for tlic month. Lloyd Hamilton in "King Cotton,"' a "Way-do\vn-South-in-Dixie" comedy will be released the first week of the month. "Dragon Allej'," a juvenile comedy will accompany the Hamilton picture on the sched\i]e for the week, which will also include "Monkey Business," an Earl Hurd cartoon comedy. "Tender Feet" with Walter Hiers in the starring role, and "Fares Please," with Al St. John will be on the program for the second week of the month. St. John will appear as the conductor of a trolley car equipped witli all the conveniences of a modern hotel. i The third of the "Fables in Color" series; entitled "Only a Country Lass," will also be released on May 10th. In addition to the "Balto" feature, May 17th will bring a Tuxedo Comedy entitled "Curses," and "Earth's Other Half," a Lyman H. Howe Hodge-Podge reel. Lige Conley will be seen in the Mermaid Comedy, "Hello, Goodby" as the two-reel subject for release during the week of May 24th. "Wild Waves" a Cameo Comedy with Cliif Bowes and Virginia Vance will be the single reel comedy for the week. The schedule for the month will be concluded with the Christie Comedy "Sit Tight." with Jimmie Adams and the Earl Hurd cartoon comedy, "Two Poor Fish," of the "Pen and Ink Vaudeville" series as the one reel subject for the week. Kinograms, Educational's news reel will course, be released twice a week in addition to the above subjects. Neufeld Breaks Arm on Set at Century Studio Sig Neufeld, production manager at the Century Film Corporation studio in Hollywood, broke his left arm last week in a fall from an elevated platform from which he was su]iervising the making of a scene for a Wanda Wiley comedy. Neufeld accidentally stepped back off the platform.