Motion Picture News (Sept-Oct 1918)

September 21, 1918 1879 Many Newspaper Notices for " The Hun Within " There are said to be so many thrills in " The Hun Within," the first ParamountArtcraft Special, released September 8, that one almost wonders why the producers didn't sa\x some of them for future productions. The New York Times said : " It is not often that spectators in a motion picture theatre are held as tensely and stirred as frequently to spontaneous applause." The New York Evening World said: " Hardened screen fans sat up and took notice at the Rialto when the plot of ' The Hun W ithin ' began to unfold. By the time it had reached its climax the least enthusiastic movie-goer had surrendered to the patriotic appeal of the story and the charm of Dorothy Gish." The New York Tribune said : " ' The Hun Within 1 is one of the most beautifully produced pictures seen recently, and it is hard to mention any one, except Griffith, who can make a picture like it." The Evening Moil said : " In ' The Hun Within ' the Rialto theatre has one of the most remarkable pictures ever shown on a New York screen." The Evening Telegram said : " Alive with interest/ in numerous scenes that are genuinely exciting." Coming, 'iProgr&m Offerings* Another Gibson TwoReeler " Under False Pretenses " is the tworeel western drama released by Universal September 28. The story was written by George Hively, and produced by J. J. Davis. Helen Gibson is featured as the heroing, Helen Gray, the telegraph operator and railroad agent of Millvale. Kerry C. Meagher, for fifteen years treasurer of the Ringling Brothers' circus, recently visited Universal City just as J. P. McGowan's circus company was making some of the most exciting scenes for " The Lure of the Circus," in which Eddie Polo is being starred, and highly complimented its realism. Outing-Chester Progress " The revenue from bookings of the Outing-Chester Pictures will exceed any single-reel subject ever released through Mutual," declared Assistant-General Manager A. S. Kirkpatrick. " Saba, the Astonishing," No. 12 in the series, is released by Mutual September 15. An intimate view of an extinct volcano rising 3.000 feet out of the Caribbean Sea, gives glimpses of an old Dutch town and its quaint inhabitants. Pictograph Shows Armenian Invasion The story of the invasion of Armenia, one of the bloodifst pages of the history of the present war, has been filmed and brought to America by the American Commission for Armenian and Syrian Relief and is in the current release of the Paramount-Bray Pictograph " the magazine on the screen." Claire Anderson Is the Indignant Young Lady, and Rae Godfrey and Jack Gilbert Are the Contented Appearing Pair. This Is in the Triangle Picture, " The Mask " Two Current Triangle Offerings Pauline Starke, Belle Bennett and Harry Mestayer in " The Atom," with Jack Richardson and Al Whitman in " Desert Law " IN "The Atom," Triangle's first release 1 for the week of September 15, Pauline Starke, Belle Bennett and Harry Mestayer, whose first appearance under the Triangle regime was in " High Tide," are featured. " The Atom " was written and scenarioized by Catherine Carr, and produced under the direction of William Doland, with Elgin Leslie at the camera — tells of an actor, Montague Booth. Pauline Starke is Jenny, Belle Bennett portrays Belle Hathaway, a sweetheart of Booth's theatrical days, and Harry Mestayer is Montague Booth. In the support ing cast are Ruth Handforth, Gene Burr and Walter Perkins, who offers a characterization of Oldson, the proprietor of a traveling madical show. A play by Louis H. Kilpatrick, " Desert Law," featuring Jack Richardson, is the second release for the week of the 15th. It is described as a drama of the great west in which honesty wins in a battle with lawlessness and despotism. Jack Conway directed this picture. Jack Richardson is Rufe Dorsey, " The Boss of Brazos County " ; Al Witman, a new Triangle player, is Donald McLane, homesteader, and in love with Julia Wharton, the daughter of a wealthy rancher, played by Leotta Lorraine. George Pearce is a member of the supporting cast. George Elwood Jenks scenarioized this story and B. Edmond photographed it. Five Goldwyn Productions for September GOLDYVYX'S Pictures releases five productions in the month of September, as the company's first contribution to its schedule of in excess of fifty productions annually. Following the first Geraldine Farrar production, " The Turn of the Wheel," comes the second Goldwyn production, with Mabel Xonnand as the star. The story is " Peck's Bad Girl." " Peck's Bad Girl " is one of the most successful pictures Miss Xormand has ever made, according to Goldwyn officials, and in it she returns to the field of broad comedy. Charles Giblyn directed her. Tom Moore's first production is "Just for Tonight," said to be a speedy, full-ofaction drama of love and romance. Madge Kennedy in the week of the 23d appears in "The Kingdom of Youth," which is declared to be the best story that this star has had since she deserted the stage for the screen. It was directed by Garence G. Badger. The fifth and last production sponsored by Goldwyn in September is the first of the Rex Beach productions of the new season, "Laughing Bill Hyde," announced as a drama of redemption and bringing to the screen one of the best known of this popular author's characters portrayed by the wit and lariat thrower, Will Rogers. It woll be noted that these scheduled releases by the Goldwyn company contain the first pictures presented by that company with male stars. Heretofore the roster of Goldwyn has set forth only feminine stars : Madge Kennedy, Mabel Xormand, Mae Marsh, Geraldine Farrar and Pauline Frederick.