Motion Picture News (Sept-Oct 1916)

2020 MOTION PICTURE NEWS Vol. 14. No. 13 Scenes from ihe " Toll of Justice." the next October Release of the Florida Feature Films A Hero by Proxy Is Set for Release by September 25 U in Week of Two Universal Special features and a five-reel Red Feather are released on the Universal program for the week of September 25. Carter De Haven appears in " A Hero by Proxy," a two-reel episode of the "Timothy Dobbs— That's Me" series in which he is supported by Robert Milash, Ruth Clifford, Hayward Mack and C. Casey. During the week of September 25, episode seven of the Universal special feature serial, " Liberty," will be shown. This two-reel episode, " Liberty's Sacrifice," features Marie Walcamp, Eddie Polo and Jack Holt. On Monday, September 25, Dorothy Phillips and Lon Chancy will co-star in the special Red Feather five-reel drama, " If My Country Should Call," which was adapted by Ida May Park from the story by Virginia Terhune Van de Walter, and was produced by Joseph De Grasse. Prominent in the cast besides the principals are Helen Leslie, Adele Farrington, Frank Whitson, Jack Nelson, Albert MacQuarrie, Carl Von Schiller and Gretchen Lederer. On the same day Eddie Lyons, Lee Moran and Priscilla Dean, will be seen in " Model 46," a Nestor comedy in onereel written by Tom Gibson and Charles J. Wilson, Jr., and produced by L. W. Chaudet. Gretchen Lederer and Fred Gamble managed to steal time from another picture in order to appear in " Model 46 " with Lyons, Moran and Miss Dean. On Tuesday, September 26, W. V. Mong and Claire McDowell co-star in " Husks of Love," a three-reel society drama which will be released under the Gold Seal brand. Written and produced by William V. Mong, the cast also includes William Carlock, Nellie Allen, Laura Lyle and Mrs. Bertram Grassby. There will be no release under the Victor brand on this date. The two-reel L-Ko comedy, "A Surgeon's Revenge," in which Dan Russell is featured, will be released on September 27. On the same day, No. 39 of the Universal Animated Weekly will be released. The Animated Weekly obtained some wonderful views this week of the great Quebec bridge disaster in which many lives were lost. Jack Cohn's Animated man caught the hoisting of the bridge and its drop into the depths of the St. Lawrence River with hundreds of workmen clinging to it. On September 28, King Baggot will be featured in " The Lie Sublime," a two-reel heart interest drama in which he is supported by Edna Hunter and Frank Smith. The picture, which was written by Harry Ditmar, and produced by Henry Otto, will be released under the Big U brand. Mrs. Slattery, A. Von Baussen and Joseph Granby also play important roles in it. " Behind the Scenes in Japan," as seen, by Dr. Dorsey, the noted traveler, will be released under the Powers brand on the same date. There will be no Victor release on Thursday of the week of September 25. " The Shadow Sinister," a Big U drama, written by Al Russell and produced by A. W. Rice, is the feature of September 29. Jane Bernoudy, George C. Pearce, Lloyd F. Whitlock and James Farley play the principal roles. There will be no release under the Imp and Nestor brands on this date. On September 30, Rex de Rosselli will play the principal role in " A Jungle Hero," a Bison two-reel animal drama written by L. Hutton and Jay Hunt, and produced by Jay Hunt. Golda Caldwell, Colin Chase and Stafford Pemberton appear in support of Mr. de Rosselli. On the same date, Gale Henry, William Franey, Lillian Peacock, Alilburn Moranti, Charles Conklin and Harry Mann appear in " The Inspector's Double," a Joker comedy written by Harry Wulze and Charles J. Wilson, and produced by W. W. Beaudine. There will be no Laemmle release on this date. " Ashes of Remembrance," a Re.x drama written and produced by Allen Holubar, will be released on October 1 with Allan Holubar and Betty Schade in the principal roles. Paul Byron, Helen Leslie and J. F. Evers appear in support of Holubar and Miss Schade. On the same date the Victor drama, " In the Laps of the Gods," featuring Lee Hill and Madge Kirby will be released. The play was scenarioized by Constance Crawley and Arthur Maude, and produced by Donald MacDonald. E. P. Evers, Alice Hastings and Marguerite Foss appear in the same picture. During the week of September 25, there will also be released four subjects which have just come in from the coast, and for which titles have not yet been chosen. One, a two-reel drama, will be released under the Imp brand, while the other one-reelers will be released under the Big U, Rex and Laemmle brands. MLRDOCK ASSIGJSED TO HAM AND BIDD FORCES The latest step in Kalem's plans to assure " all-star " casts in all of its short length productions was taken last week with the assignment of Henry Murdoch, who has been featured comedian in Sis Hopkins and Ivy Close comedies to the Ham and Bud forces working at the Hollywood, California, studio. Murdoch completed the journey from Jacksonville to Hollywood last week and has already started to work on his first subject in the new ranks, and this will be released immediately on its completion. The acquisition of Murdoch gives the one-reel " Ham Comedies," an unusually strong quartette of stars in Ham, Bud, Ethel Teare and the newcomer. Kalem saw Murdoch's possibilities when he was on the vaudeville stage and induced him to make his screen debut in the popular Sis Hopkins Comedies, where he played principal roles in support of the famous Rose Melville. His work as an acrobatic comedian brought him into quick popularity and in the Ivy Close Comedies which followed the Sis Hopkins subjects, he has been co-starred with the English beauty. Releasing only four productions a week on the General Film program, Kalem officials are proud of the proportions reached by the roster of stars which includes Marin Sais, True Boardman, Helen Gibson, Ivy Close, George Larkin, Ollie Kirkby, Ham, Bud, Ethel Teare and Henry Murdoch. SELIG MAKES BOOKING CHANGE IN ITS PICTURES FOR GENER.4L IN WEEK OF OCTOBER 9 A change has been made in Selig bookings in General Film ser^-ice for the week of October 9. " Converging Patlis," a tworeel drama, will be released on Monday, October 9. This film will take the place of " The Temptation of Adam," formerly announced for October 9. On Saturday, October 14, the Western drama, "A Mistake in Rustlers," will be released. It is an exciting drama of the West with Tom Mix taking the leading role in one of his last characterizations so far.