Motion Picture News (Jul-Aug 1917)

August 4, 1917 MOTION PICTURE NEWS 873 pillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll^ ! SHORT SUBJECTS CURRENT AND COMING il!llllll!llllllllllllllinil!llllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!llillllllllllli Educational Film Corp. of Amer. SCENICS— Educational July 4. Florida to Louisiana July 11. China and the Chinese, No. 3 July 18. Alaska Wonders in Motion, No. 3. July 25. Among the Senussi Aug. 1. China and the Chinese, No. 4 Aug. 8. Alaska Wonders in Motion, No. 4 DITMARS — " Living Book of Nature " July 2. The Pigmy Circus 2 C July 9. Biography of a Stag 2 C July 16. The Life of a Moth 2 C July 23. Wolves and Their Allies 2 C July 30. Water Fowl 2 C Aug. 6. Mounting Butterflies 2 C Foxfilm Comedies July 9. Bing! Bang! (Charles Conklin) 2 C General Film Company BROADWAY STAR FEATURES The Love Philtre of Ikey Schoenstein (Bernard Siegel, Mildred Manning).. 2 C-D A Departmental Case (Charles Kent, Carlton King) 2 D Strictly Business (J. Frank Glendon, Alice Rodier) 2 C-D " Little Speck in Garnered Fruit " (Carlton King, Nellie Spencer) 2 C-D The Coming Out of Maggie (Nellie Spencer, Carlton King) 2 C-D The Venturers (J. Frank Glendon, Jack Ellis, Agnes Eyre) 2 C-D ESSANAY (" THE BLACK CAT STORIES.") The Quarantined Bridegroom 2 C-D Two Laughs (Ben Turpin) 2 C A Corner in Smiths (Robert Bolder. Rodney LaRock, Hazel Daly) 2 C-D Seventy and Seven (Ellis Paul, Julien Barton) 2 C-D Our Boys (Ellis Paul) 2 C Pete's Pants (Ben Turpin) 2 C Vernon, the Bountiful (Virginia Valli) 2 C-D KALEM (AMERICAN GIRL SERIES WITH MARIN SAIS) The Secret of Lost Valley 2 D The Trapping of Two-Bit Tuttle 2 D The Vanished Line Rider 2 D The Man Hunt at San Remo 2 D The Door in the Mountain 2 D Sagebrush Law 2 D (" THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF STINGAREE" WITH TRUE BOARDMAN An Order of the Court 2 D At the Sign of the Kangaroo 2 D Through Fire and Water 2 D A Bushranger's Strategy 2 D The Stranger at Dumcrieff 25D A Champion of the Law 2 D (HAM AND BUD COMEDIES) Bandits Beware 1 C A Menagerie Mix-Up 1 C A Hobo Raid ■ 1 C A Day Out of Jail 1 C JOHNNY AND EMMA RAY COMEDIES Coughing Higgins 1 C Casey the Bandmaster 1 C Casey the Fireman 1 C KLEINE (GEORGE BICKEL COMEDIES) The Candy Jag 1 C Muggsy in Bad 1 C A Laundry Mix-Up 1 C A Peaceful Flat 1 C Cheating His Wife 1 C "A Bathtub Marriage" 1 C Love, Luck and Loot 1 C A Mixed Color Scheme 1 C A Suit and a Suitor 1 C Nearly a Husband 1 C Some Statue 1 C SELIG The Prodigals Return 2 D The Last of Her Clan 2 M-D The Love of Princess Olga 2 D Won in the Stretch 1 D The Framed Miniature 1 D The Return of Soapweed Scotty 2 D The Friendship of Beaupere 2 D Movie Stunts by Tom Mix 2 D Knight of the Saddle 2 D Romance and Roses 1 C Baseball at Mudville 1 C Rescuing Uncle 1 C Uncle Sam Afloat and Ashore 2 Educ, Inter-Allied Films July 14. Cine Topics 1 Ed. Kleine-Edison-Selig-Essanav CONQUEST-EDISON Saturday, July 14, 1917 Chris and the Wonderful Lamp 4 reels Luck of the Roaring Camp 2 reels Skylarking on Skiis 2 reels He couldn't Get Up in the Morning 1 reel Captains of Tomorrow 1 reel Saturday, July 21, 1917 Knights of the Square Table 4 reels Farmer Alfalfa and His Wayward Pup....l reel Your Flag and My Flag 1 reel The Making of 100-Ton Gune 1 reel What Form Means to an Athlete 1 reel The Story of the Willow Plate 1 reel Saturday, July 28, 1917 Billy and the Bi? Stick 4 reels Two Kentucky Boys 2 reels Climbing Mt. Washington ■ 1 reel Gathering Bananas and Cocoanuts 1 reel Saturday, Aug. 4, 1917 The Half Back 3 reels The Boy Who Cried Wolf 2 reels Playing in Florida 2 reels Crystals in Formation 1 reel Joy Riders of the Ocean 1 reel Love's Laboratory 1 reel ESSANAY-LINDER COMEDIES Max Comes Across 2 C Max Wants a Divorce 2 C Max in a Taxi 2 C ESSANAY SERIES— DO CHILDREN COUNT? (Featuring Little Mary McAlister) Yellow-Umbrella 2 D July 4. A Place in the Sun 2 D July 11. Where Is My Mother? 2 D July 18. When Sorrow Weeps 2 D July 25. The Uneven Road 2 D Aug. 1. The Season of Childhood 2 D Aug. 8. The Little White Girl 2 D SELIG-HOYT COMEDIES A Day and a Night 2 C July 9. A Rag Baby 2 C July 23. A Contented Woman 2 C July 23. A Runaway Colt 2 C Aug. 6. A Midnight Bell 2 C Aug. 6. A Dog in the Manger 2 C SPECIAL TWO-REEL COMEDIES Apr. 15. The Fixer (Harry Watson, Jr.)..Kleine May 13. The Politicians (Harry Watson, Jr.) Kleine Metro Pictures Corporation Monday, July 2, 1917 DREW — The Matchmakers (Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew) 1 C Monday, July 9, 1917 DREW — Lest We Forget (Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew) 1 C Monday, July 16, 1917 ROLMA— Blood Will Tell (Ralph Herz)...l C Monday, July 23, 1917 DREW— Mr. Parker, Hero (Mrs. and Mrs. Sidney Drew) 1 C Mo-Toy Comedies Midnight Frolic. Jimmy Gets the Pennant. Out in the Rain. In Jungle Land. A Kitchen Romance. Mary and Gretel. Dinkling of the Circus. A Trip to the Moon. Goldie Locks and the Three Bears. Dolly Doings. School Days. Mutual Film Corporation Tuesday, August 7, 1917 LA SALLE— Pigs and Pearls, 1 C 05705 GAUMONT — Mutual Tours Around the World, No. 40 ; Down the Senegal River in French West Africa, Bruges, an Old City of Belgium; Fishing Villages of France 05706 Wednesday, August 8, 1917 MUTUAL— Mutual Weekly, No. 136, 1 Top 05707 Thursday, August 9, 1917 CUB — Jerry on the Railroad (George Ovey), 1 C 05708 GAUMONT— Reel Life, No. 67: A Colored Baptizing in Old Virginia, Electricity from the Heart, The Tallest Boy in the World, An Undersea Garden, Making Schools Safe, Not a Shadow of Doubt (An Animated Drawing from " Life," A Bomb — and a Bomb-erang (An Original War Cartoon) Paramount Pictures Corporation Monday, July 23, 1917 BURTON HOLMES— Catching and Canning Oreeon Salmon, 1 Trav. COMEDY— Title not announced. BRAY-PICTOGRAPH— No. 77, 1 Mag. Monday, July 30, 1917 BURTON HOLMES— To the Summit of Mount Hood. ARBUCKLE COMEDIES April 23. The Butcher Boy 2 C May 21. A Reckless Romeo 2 C June 25. The Rought House 2 C Pathe Exchange, Inc. August 5, 1917 Captain Kiddo (Baby Marie Osborne, Philo McCullough, Marion Warner, Harry Van Meter, Roy Clark), Drama 5 R. Lasalida. The Neglected Wife, No. 13 (Revolting Pride) (Ruth Roland, Roland Bottomley, Philo McCullough, Neil Harden and Corene Grant), Drama 2 R. Balboa. The Fatal Ring, No. 5 (Danger Underground) (Pearl White, Henry Gzell, Ruby Hoffman and Warner Oland), Drama, 2 R. Astra. Know America, No. 18 (Stray Shots in the Lone Star State), Scenic 1 R., Combitone Pictures.. Lonesome Luke (Messenger), (Harold Lloyd, Bud Jamison, Bebe Daniels, and Harry Pollard), Comedy 2 R., Rolin Film Co. Wednesday, August 8, 1917 Hearst-Pathe News, No. 64, Topical 1 R. Saturday, August 11, 1917 f Hearst-Pathe News, No. 65, Topical 1 R. August 12, 1917 The Streets of Illusion (Gladys Hulette, J. H. Gilmour, Wm. Parke, Jr., Richard Barthelmess and Wm. Dudley), Drama 5 R. Astra. The Neglected Wife, No. 14 (Desperation), (Ruth Roland, Roland Bottomley, Philo McCullough, Neil Hardin and Corene Grant), Drama 2 R. Balboa. The Fatal Ring, No. 6 (Rays of Death), (Pearl White, Henry Gzell, Ruby Hoffman and Warner Orland), Drama 2 R. Astra. Know America, No. 19 (Southern Colorado), Scenic 1 R. Combitone. Wednesday, August 15, 1917. Hearst-Pathe News, No. 66, Topical 1 R. Saturday, August 18, 1917. Hearst-Pathe News, No. 67, Topical 1 R. Triangle Komedies Sunday, July 22, 1917 His Fatal Move 1 C An Innocent Villain 1 C Sunday, July 29, 1917 Sole Mates 1 C His Widow's Might 1 C SENNETT-KEYSTONES May 6. His Naughty Thought 2 C May 13. Her Torpedoed Love 2 C May 20. A Royal Rogue 2 C May 27. Oriental Love i Z June 3. Cactus Nell ^ Ultra Film Co. A Day at West Point. West Is West. The Rustler's Frameup at Big Horn. A. KAY (TERRY CARTOONS): Twenty Thousand Feats Under the Sea. Golden-Spoon Mary 1 C Some Barrier 1 C His Trial 1 C (TERRY HUMAN INTEREST REEL) No. 1. " Character as Revealed in the Face." Educ. No. 2. " Character as Revealed in the E; , . . . Educ raeU Universal Film Company Week of July 30, 1917 SPECIAL RELEASES BISON— The Soul Herder (3-reel W. D.) Harry Carey NESTOR— The Love Slacker (Comedy) Eddie Lyons, Lee Moran and Edith Roberts L-KO — The Little Fat Rascal (2-reel Comedy), Merta Sterling, Phil Dunham and Lucille Hutton UNIVERSAL ANIMATED WEEKLY— Weekly No. 84 STAR FEATURETTE— The Untamed (2reel Drama), Mary Fuller JOKER — O-My, the Tent Mover (Comedy), Wm. Franey VICTOR— Like Babes in the Wood (2-reel Juv. Comedy), Violet McMillan UNIVERSAL SCREEN MAGAZINE— Issue No. 31 UNIVERSAL CURRENT EVENTS— Issue No. 13 (Shipping date Aug. 4th). JOKER— The Vamp of the Camp (Comedy), Gale Henry POWERS— Seeing Ceylon with Hy. Mayer (Travelaugh) . . . . : eal»