Motion Picture News (Jul-Aug 1917)

August 11, 1917 MOTION PICTURE NEWS 983 Scenes in Gail Kane's " Souls in Pawn " (This Is a Mutual-American Production for Release August 6) Jap Screen Play by Wallace Irwin Differs from Letters In the screen version for Paramount of " Hashimura Togo " there has been injected some drama that did not appear in the letters by Wallace Irwin. The part of Togo is to be taken by Sessue Hayakawa. The picture is released August 19. Togo is seen first in Japan as the Baron Katzu, studious and dutiful, just as Hayakawa has always been. He is driven to American when he accepts the blame of his elder brother's crime, and enters the household service of his "moon maiden," whom he worships from afar. The comedy, as displayed in the many Togo letters by Wallace Irwin, is admirably handled by Hayakawa in these household scenes, where his efforts as a servant create highly amusing situations. Kleine Says Conquest Program Takes Well Conquest programs consisting of seven reels, made up of a feature of four reels, and a. number of shorter subjects in two, one and split reels, is released by George Kleine each week. The first week's release was July 14, and Mr. Kleine's publicity department states that interest in Conquest programs among exhibitors has been steadily increasing, and that a great many exhibitors throughout the country have set aside one day each week, known as Conquest day. Preacher's Script Used for Marian Swayne Play Rev. Clarence J. Harris, minister and scenario writer, is author of the Erbograph play in which Marian Swayne is next to be starred, on Art Dramas program. The title is " The Little Samaritan." It was directed by Joseph Levering, who won praise by previous production with Miss Swayne, notably "Little Miss Fortune " and " The Road Between." " The Little Samaritan " will be released on Art Dramas program following "Think it Over," the U. S. Amusement production starring Catherine Calvert and Richard Tucker. Gail Kane in " Souls in Pawn " Heads Mutual Program "OOULS IN PAWN," Gain. Kane's fourth Mutual-American. production, tops the list of Mutual releases for the week of August 6. It is a story of international intrigue laid in the days which immediately preceded the great European war. She is, in the first three reels, a vivacious, gorgeously dressejl society woman. In the last acts of the picture she is a Red Cross nurse, and the uniform of the Red Cross becomes few women as it does Miss Kane. " Pigs and Pearls," a one-reel La Salle, released August 7. George Ovey has built a wide following with his one-reel laugh provokers. Reel Life, Mutual's weekly film magazine, enters a new and novel field in its release of August 9. It shows undersea pictures. The same issue shows a baptizing in Old Virginia; pictures R. E. Madsen, the Nebraska boy giant; shows how the human heart generates electricity and covers a variety of other subjects, including animated cartoons from Life. Mutual tours around the world, released August 7, covers a trip down the Senegal river in French West Africa; Bruges, an old city of Belgium, and a trip through the fishing villages of France along the scenic Seine, Loire and Rhone. Mutual Weekly No. 126, the one-reel topical film carrying current events up to the hour of release, reaches the screen August 8. : Gladys Hulette, Pearl White, Ruth Roland — Pathe's List GLADYS HULETTE, Pearl White and Ruth Roland are the three stars featured on Pathe's program for the week of August 12. Miss Hulette is starred in " The Streets of Illusion," a five-reel Gold Rooster Play, produced by Astra, under the direction of William Parke, and written by Philip Bartholomae. This is described as one of the very best Hulette plays, if not the best. The star is supported by a cast said to be not only of unusual size, but also of noteworthy merit. It includes J. H. Gilmour, William Parke, Jr., Richard Warren Cook, Doris Grey, Kathryn Adams, Gerald Badgle'y, William P. Burt, Logan Caul, William Yearance, William Marion and W. Dudley. Pearl White is seen in the sixth episode of "The Fatal Ring," entitled "The Ray of Death," produced by Astra, under the direction of George B. Seitz, a,nd written by Fred Jackson and Bertram Milhauser. Ruth Roland' is starred in the fourteenth episode, of "The Neglected Wife." The title of this chapter written by Will M. Ritchey is entitled " Desperation." The nineteenth release of the " Know America," combitone scenics, is " Southern Colorado." This release, Colorado, noted for the striking magnificance of its scenery is shown in all its beauty and splendor. International cartoon and scenic, splitreel and Hearst-Pathe News, No. 66 and No. 67 complete the program. "Follow the Girl," Butterfly Film, Has Cattle Ranches Ruth Stonehouse and Roy Stewart are featured players of " Follow the Girl," Butterfly picture, for release August $>. Written by-Fred Myton and directed by L. W. Chaudet, the story deals with the adventures that befall an orphaned Swedish girl, Hilda Swanson, who dreams of the wonderful attractions of America. On the steamer Hilda becomes acquainted with Olaf, a youthful fellow countryman, as well as a beautiful lady who is in reality the secret agent of one of the foreign governments. Before she realizes it she becomes entangled in a web of events that threaten the peace of the entire country. Claire DuBrey and Jack Dill are prominent in the support of Ruth Stonehouse and Roy Stewart. Many striking scenes of the big cattle ranches are shown and the story in its entirety covers many points of intrigue and cajolery, and shows the many predicaments in which poor Hilda finds herself involved.