Motion Picture News (Aug-Oct 1920)

3058 (Equipment Service) Motion Picture News Making Film Fans in the Navy THE Navy has become a splendid field for the development of film fans, and just what is being done for the sailor-boys will be of interest to producers and exhibitors. The Navy's motion picture activities are more immediately important to producers because this department of our Government has already become a large purchaser of motion pictures. The exhibitor will be interested from a business standpoint because the Navy is developing a taste for the right kind of pictures which will some day make the sailor laddie a profitable patron. The Xavy has bought a large number of projectors and conducts a school for the instruction of projectionists. Commander Walter S. Anderson, in charge of the United States Navy Recruiting Bureau, New York City, has furnished some details regarding motion pictures in the Navy, and speaks enthusiastically of films for everybody abroad ship while at sea. Hardly a night goes by without films being shown and every man off duty goes to see them. Admiral H. B. Wilson, Commander-in-Chief of the Atlantic Fleet, indicates the attitude of the Navy toward motion pictures by the interest he personally takes in the selection of films for the fleet. Few films get by without his inspection, and he sees 'to it that the pictures are. the kind that the men like. Pictures that keep the men laughing are the kind he prefers. He said recently, " While we draw the line at vulgar and obscene pictures, we certainly don't want any namby-pamby ones. The men on board ship want to see the same films that the public see. In my opinion, we are getting very high-class movies these days. " In the past, we have not been able to get Rigging a screen on the U. S. S. Pennsylvania. (U. S. Navy Official photo) the best films on account of the expense, but now the Sixth Division is organized to supply the demand, and we have also established a Navy Motion Picture Exchange. At the Exchange, all the films which can be obtained within our appropriation are shown before experts ; their first consideration is based on whether or not the film will interest the man. The Navy Recruiting Bureau has widely distributed a poster showing some of the activities for the entertainment of the men aboard ship, and one of the pictures used shows the Power's Projector on board the United States Battleship Pennsylvania, Flagship of the Atlantic Division. It is needless to say that this is one of the largest, finest and newest battleships in the American, or any other navy. The picture shows a type of Power's Projectors which is used by the Navy, and thousands of these posters are being shown in public places all over the United States. s p SPEER E R DIRECTO HOLD-ARK * and A L T E R N O Projector Carbons Place an order with your nearest dealer at once and learn why projectionists all over the country are so satisfied with the results produced by SPEER PROJECTOR CARBONS. SPEER CARBON COMPANY St. Marys, Penna. Everything For The Theatre Except The Films ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS By the quality of your Projection. Nothing is as good as the Best, and the Best can only be obtained by an up to date machine. We will take in your old machine on part payment on a New Machine or sell you a New Machine on the MONTHLY PAYMENT PLAN. OUR POLICY Our policy is to serve and to satisfy our patrons. We deal in courtesy, service, and confidence as well as in merchandise. We endeavor to handle only goods of the highest quality and such goods as are made by responsible manufacturers. AMUSEMENT SUPPLY COMPANY We are the Oldest Supply House In the Motion Picture Trade 2d Floor, Consumers Bldg. 220 So. State St. Chicago, Illinois MINU/A Gold Fibre Screens No screen as restful to the eyes as the Minusa Gold Fibre has ever been produced, either in Europe or America. There's a distributor near you Samples and Literature upon request MINUSA CINE SCREEN CO. St. Louis, U. S. A.