Motion Picture News (Jan-Feb 1916)

406 MOTION PICTURE NEWS Vol. 13. No. 3. UNIVERSAL PROGRAM "Graft." (Universal Special Feature. Sixth Episode. Two reels. Week of Jan. 17.) — This number suggested by James Oppenheim commences with a rapid-fire chase and continues at the same rapid and effective gait throughout its length. The separate title is "The Railroad Monopoly and in it Harry Carey as Tom Larnigan defeats the head of the notorious Railroad Trust. The big thrill of the number arrives when a railroad car plunges off the end of a drawbridge into the river. For sheer melodrama "Graft" is setting a formidable pace. "The Man Inside." (Broadway Universal Feature. Five reels. Mon., Jan. 17.) — Reviewed at length in the issue of Jan. 15. "Mingling Spirits." (Nestor. Mon., Jan. 17.) — One of Al Christie's real good cnes with Lee Moran in an eccentric comedy part of humorous dimensions. Eddie gets rid of his spiritualistic mother-in-law by bringing in a sandwich man dressed as the devil. Eddie Lyons, Betty Compson and Stella Adams are in the other important parts. "The Reward of Chivalry." (Gold Seal. Three reels. Tues., Jan. 18.)— A drama of political intrigue with a pleasing romance interwoven, by L. V. Jefferson. It was made by William Worthington and his company, including Herbert Rawlinson and Jean Taylor, two very accomplished leads. . . ,. The story builds to an exciting climax that carries with it a creditable amount of suspense. The naturalness of the action is one of the good points of the picture. "The Silent Member." (Laemmle. Tues., Jan. 18 )— An original and most entertaining subject written, produced and starred in by Robert Leonard. Its conclusion comes as a big surprise and presents a moral hooked with a laugh that will be remembered. Kingsley Benedict and Marc Robbins are chief of the support. Leon Kent wrote and produced as well as played the hero, while Edna Maison and Malcolm Blevins furnished quality support. It's a very good Western and will undoubtedly be appreciated by the admirers of this class of picture. "Uncle Sam at Work," No. 5. (Powers. Sat., Jan. 22.) — This number shows in educational form, the Weather Bureau, the Light House Service, the Revenue Cutter Service and scenes from the U. S. S. New Jersey. Interesting scenes of comparatively unknown organizations. "Her Better Self." (Victor. Two reels. Wed Jan 19.) — A rapid moving melodrama that appears sympathetic at times, but hardly convincing enough to fully accomplish its mission. It was written and produced by Grace Cunard who also plays the leading role, supported by Jack Holt and Irving Lippner. "Saving Susie from the Sea." (L-Ko. Wed., jan 19 ) — The story of the rivals in love ending up with a wild chase in automobiles, that crash through fences, houses, barns and the like with exciting comedy as the result. The chase^ incidentally puts "Saving Susie from the Sea m the class of very good knockabout farces. "Just Plain Folks." (Laemmle. Three reels. Thurs., Jan. 20.) — Not yet shown for review. "Building Up the Health of a Nation." (Powers. Lesson No. 2. Split reel. Thurs., Jan. 20.) — Reviewed at length with other numbers ot the series elsewhere in this issue. On the same reel with "Aerial Buds." "Aerial Buds." (Powers. Split reel. Thurs., Jan 20.) — Showing the performances of a boy and girl on the trapeze. On the same reel with "Building Up the Health of a Nation." (Lesson No. 2.) "Vanity, Thy Name Is ." (Imp. Two reels. Fri., Jan. 21.) — With an extravagant wife the poor husband knows not what to do until his mother-in-law comes along and takes the extravagance away. . This is a pleasing comedy-drama with the accent on the comedy, although it waxes rather foolish at times. The subtitles are written in a breezy style that aims at comedy and attains it quite often. Matt Moore "directed himself and Jane Gail in the principal parts. "A Sea Mystery." (Victor. Fri., Jan. 21.) — Mary Fuller in a fanciful romance in which as the wild girl of the seashore she shows to splendid advantage. Paul Panzer, Robert Lee and Ralph Belmont appear m support of the star. "Flivvers Famous Cheese Hound." (Nestor. Fri., Jan. 21.) — Charles Evans the English comedian again in a burlesque on the fiction detective. It is full of wildly exaggerated incidents, laughable in itself, and Evans ludicrous makeup increases its value. "Buck Simmons — Puncher." (Bison. Two reels. Sat., Jan. 22.) — A Western melodrama featuring a realistic gunfight and containing some very good night photography scenes in which there is much shooting. "The Whole Jungle Was After Him." (Joker. Sat., Jan. 22.) — This was made by Paul Bourgeois and introduces animals in a plot of fairly funny variety. The suitor to win his girl speaks of his bravery as a hunter, and she, doubtful, calls his bluff by releasing a beast (more or less wild) in his house. "Mr. Mcldiot's Assassination." (L-Ko. Two reels. Sun., Jan. 23.) — Reviewed at length in the issue of Jan. 8. "Her Dream Man." (Laemmle. Sun., Jan. 23.) — A thoroughly enjoyable romance with a strong vein of comedy, containing new and delightfully pleasing situations. Myrtle Gonzalez, Frank Newburg and Val Paul appeared under Lynn Reynolds direction. INCORPORATIONS By arrangement with the Corporation Trust Company, 15 Exchange Place, Jersey City, N. J., the company has supplied Motion Picture News with the following special incorporation service: In Illinois: WILLIAM T. WARREN FILM COMPANY; Manufacturing moving picture films; $10,000; Chicago, 111. Incorporators: William T. Warren, William A. Tennings and Joseph Rolnick. THE COLONIAL FILM CORPORATION; manufacturing films and slides for moving pictures; $10,000; Chicago, 111. Incorporators: A. M. Gress, R. T. Ray and Sol Rosen. HARRY CULBERTSON COMPANY; operate places of amusement; $25,000; Chicago, 111. Incorporators: Harry Culbertson, Elbert C. Ferguson and Edward L. England. FRANK CALDER AMUSEMENT COMPANY; conduct amusement enterprises; $2,500; Chicago, 111. Incorporators: Charles J. Martin, Edward W. Weiss and Asher J. Goldfine. PARK 'THEATRE COMPANY; theatrical and moving picture business; $10,000; Dexter (Penobscot Co.). Incorporators: Charles A. Haines, Susie M. Haines and Annie M. Wyman, all of Dexter. In New York: INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT, INC.; general theatrical business; $100,000. Incorporators: Gus Hill, 101 7th avenue, New York City; Edw. D. Stair, Detroit, Mich.; Geo. H. Nicolai, 1493 Broadway, New York Citv. THE HAVILAND PRODUCING CORPORATION; theatrical; $3,000. Incorporators: Jas. B. Haviland. Alice T. Haviland and Phil Hunt, all of 1493 Broadwav, New York City. PATRIOT FILM CORPORATION; manufacturing and dealing in moving picture films; $100,000. Incorporators: Patrick Marron, Margaret Ogg and Robert Leslie Moffett, all of 52 William street, New York City. REXFORD PARK AMUSEMENT CO., INC., Clifton Park, N. Y.; theatrical and musical enterprises; $10,000. Incorporators: Jas. J. Dignim, Rex ford, N. Y.; Carl Schaus, 140 Elmer avenue, Schenectady, N. Y. ; Frederick W. Newton, Herkimer, N. Y. THE ROWLAND WEST FILM CORPORATION; film manufacturing, etc.; $1,250. Incorporators: Harry Harris, Leopold Friedman and Ralph Kohn, all of 31 Nassau street, New York Citv. CLINICAL FILM CO., INC.; manufacturing moving picture films, etc.; $500,000. Incorporators: George C. Reid, 36 Marble Hill avenue. New York City; Henry A. Palmer, 537 Ashford street, Brooklyn, N. Y. STUYVESANT PRODUCING COMPANY, INC.; general theatrical business; $40,000. Incorporators: Geo. F. Walter, 93 Cleveland avenue, Rockville Center, L. I.; Percy J. Bone, 163 Willard avenue, W. Brighton, S. I., and William Neeter, 258 W. 55th street, New York City. CLINICAL FILM CO., INC.; manufacturing moving picture films, etc.; $500,000. Incorporators: George C. Reid, 36 Marble Hill avenue. New York City; Dorothy L. Hecthaus, 696 Eagle avenue, and Henry A. Palmer, 536 Ashford street, Brooklyn, N. Y. TOPNOTCH MOTION PICTURES, INC.; manufacturing films and general moving picture business; $20,000. Incorporators: Elsie M. Loeser and Louis K. Ferrv, 165 Broadway, New York City, and Holmes Walton, 1432 Broadway, New York Citv. AUTHENTIC FILM CORPORATION; manufacturing moving picture films and supplies, etc.; $5,000. Incorporators: Edwin V. MacDonald, 1065 E. 18th street, Brooklyn: C. F. Bates, 3505 Broadway, New York City; Paul Falk, 428 W. 22nd street, New York City. CLINTCH AVENUE CASINO, INC., Manhattan. To conduct ice skating rinks and moving pictures. Capital, $1,000. Directors: Hawley T. Webster, Andrew Peters and Frank P. Share, 34 Pine street, New York City. FIFTEENTH STREET AMUSEMENT CO., Brooklyn. To deal in moving picture theatres and films. Capital, $2,500. Directors: Charles Klasky, Regina Ammerman and Rudolph Sanders, 423 Sixteenth street, Brooklyn. THE LESCO PRODUCING CO., INC., New York City. General theatrical and motion picture business. Capital, $10,000. Directors: Helen White, Meyer Klein and Alex Warner, 52 West 119th street, New York City. BLUE BIRD PHOTOPLAYS, INC., New York City. General motion picture business, general photographic printing and publishing. Capital, $1,000. Directors: William B. Saxe, Paul J. DuBois and Edwin H. Collins, 3750 Broadway, New York Citv. SCHENECTADY-HUDSON THEATRE CO., INC., Schenectady. To own and operate theatres and general motion picture business and real estate. Capital, $35,000. Directors: Charles F. Veeder, Charles J. Campbell and John J. McMullen, Schenectady. WALBILTAN PHOTO PLAY CO., INC., New York City. To conduct moving picture shows and theatres. Capital, $10,000. Directors: Toseph Greenbaum. D. S. Phillips and Joseph A. Tanner, 225 West 134th street, New York City. YANKEE AMUSEMENT CORPORATION, Brooklyn. Theatre and moving pictures. Capital, $5,000. Directors: Edmund H. Hoffman, Edmund H. Hoffman, Jr., and Frank C. Chumasero, 62 New York avenue, Brooklvn. CARNIVAL AND FAIR AMUSEMENT CORPORATION, New York City. To conduct shows, theatres, amusements and motion picture houses. Capital, $25,000. Directors: Alfred Cane, David B. Kamisky and Anton Siegel, 233 Broadway, New York Citv. STRATFORD CONTRACTING CO., INC., Long Beach. To operate public amusements and exhibitions. Capital, $5,000. Directors: Robert W. Seaton, Alfred Johnson and Walter Swanson, Riverside Boulevard, Long Beach, N. Y. EXCELLO FILM CO., New York City. To manufacture films, moving pictures and advertising business. Capital. $1,000. Directors: Joseph Hischman, Edwin W. Drucker and Maurice M. Levy, 229 Broadway, New York City. EDGEMERE AMUSEMENT CORPORATION, Queens. To operate moving picture theatres. Capital, $2,000. Directors : Louis Kramer, Edward Kastner and Louis Gordon, Boulevard and Frank avenue, Edgemere, N. Y. THE VANITY FAIR FILM CO., INC. To conduct moving picture and amusement enterprises. Capital, $5,000. Directors: MacDonald Devitt, John T. Sturdevant and Toseph P. Shea, Cold Spring, N. Y. In Virginia: THE VILLAGE AMUSEMENT CORPORATION; to conduct a moving picture business; $5,000; in Hopewell, Va. ; J. M. Luke, L. G. Humphries, Hopewell, Va. ; Paul F. Battinger, Petersburg, Va. GRANBY PICTURE COMPANY, INCORPORATED; manufacture and deal in moving picture machines, films, slides, etc.; $15,000; in Norfolk, Va. ; A. M. Cook, P. C. Dearborn, C. C. Jones, all of Norfolk, Va. ARROW FILM CORPORATION ; to carry on business of taking and producing motion pictures, photographs, scenes, acts, plays, exhibitions ; $350,000 ; in Richmond, Va. ; Wm. M. Crump, R. E. Payton, Jr., W. W. Beverley, all of Richmond, Va. RIALTO AMUSEMENT COMPANY, INCORPORATED ; to promote, operate and conduct a general amusement entertainments, theatre and moving picture business; $350,000; in Fairfax, Va. ; Jerome H. Pennock, 132 Remsen street, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; H. C. Brove, 1210 G street, Washington, D. C. ; V. L. Abbey, Wardman Courts, Washington, D. C. ; F. A. Waldron, East Orange, N. J.; and A. J. Poston, 911 G street, N. W., Washington, D. C. NATIONAL FILM CORPORATION OF AMERICA; to manufacture and deal in motion picture films, photoplays and photoplay films, cameras, motion picture machines, etc.; $1,000,000; Richmond, Va. Incorporators: Cornelius A. Cole, Hackensack, N. J.j Robt. A. Van Voorhis, Tersey City, N. J., and Arthur R. Oakley, Pearl River, N. Y. VICTORIA AMUSEMENT CORPORATION; to conduct a moving picture theatre; $5,000; Richmond, Va. Incorporators: Martha A. Loving, Robert S. Loving, Kenneth E. Doyle and R. Clinton, all of Morrisset, Richmond, Va. In Pennsylvania: THE PENN COUNTIES AMUSEMENT COMPANY, Allentown, Pa. General theatrical and motion picture business. Capital, $5,000. Incorporators : John J. Meily and Margaret E. Meily, of Allentown, and Edward H. Buss and Leon Buss of Emaus.