Motion Picture News (Sept-Oct 1921)

2178 Motion Picture News Rothacker Printing 60 Reels of Bible Views THERE is no city, mountain, road, river, hill, tomb, rock or battlefield mentioned in the Bible which is not now on celluloid at the Rothacker Chicago Laboratory. J. E. HoUey, general manager of the Geographical Film Company of Cincinnati, has just returned to America after making a motion-picture geographical survey of Palestine, Egypt and other places that afforded setting for Biblical drama. The negative runs to about sixty reels in length. Cameraman E. L. Kenepp accompanied Mr. Holley. An improvised portable " laboratory " was built for developing negatives at different points. Prints are now being made at the Rothacker Chicago plant. Football Stars Make Ray Film Realistic The line-up of football stars who take part in the stadium scenes of Charles Ray's next release, "Two Minutes to Go," reads like a page of "Who's Who in Football." In an effort to bring the real gridiron atijiosphere to his forthcoming production which Arthur S. Kane presents for First National release on October 17th, Mr. Ray engaged more than twenty Western intercollegiate champions of note, one of whom, " Swede " Evans, of the University of Southern California, was a member of the American team at the 1920 Olympic games. See ''Hurricane Hutch" and Lift Serial Ban Battle Creek, Mich., has followed Eau Claire, Wis., into the line of towns and cities that are raising their censorship bans on serials. For a good many months Battle Creek officials have refused to permit a serial to be played, but when they were permitted to see " Hurricane Hutch," they decided to withdraw the restrictions on the exhibition of this serial. Consequently " Hurricane Hutch " will have an honored position three days a week for fifteen weeks, on the program of the Garden Theatre. Norma Talmadge and Eugene O'Brien in the Selzniclc revival of " Poppy " Arrow Announces First Novelty Film Arrow Film Corporation this week announces the first of the Novelty films which they will release during the coming year. The title of this production is "Watching Eyes" and, Arrow states it is a real novelty being the life history of a dog "Kiki" told by herself, for "Kiki" is a lady and so those say who have seen the picture, bids fair to take her place as one of the most accomplished leading "ladies" on the screen. "Kindred of the Dust" Now Being Edited R. A. Walsh has finished the "shooting" of "Kindred of the Dust," which he started about the middle of August. "Kindred of the Dust," adapted from Peter B. Kyne's famous novel. It went to the cutting and editing rooms last week where several weeks will be spent whipping the American and European negatives into shape for printing. This production will be released by Associated First National Pictures, Inc. The cast consists of Miriam Cooper, Ralph Graves, star of D. W. Griffith's " Dream Street" ; Lionel Belmore W. J. Ferguson, little Bruce Geruin, Maryland Mome, Bessie Waters, winner of an R. AWalsh-First National beauty contest ; Pat Rooney, John Herdman and Eugenia Besserer. FOR LEASE THE FOX AUXILIARY STUDIOS At 54th Street and 10th Avenue, New York City SPACE 85 X lOO arranged so that it can be used for two individual companies ; fully equipped with all new apparatus, machinery, remote control on switchboards, dressing rooms, carpenter shop. 3 minutes from Broadway in the heart of New York A. .S. KEMPNER Fox Film Corporation 54th St. and 10th Ave. Tel. 6800 Circle Schedule Provides for All Selznick Stares Exhibitors who play Selznick pictures are assured by the Selznicl< home-office that full provision has licen made for Eugene O'Brien's, Elaine Hammerstein's and Conwa\' Tearle's starring vehicles in the schedule recently announced under the caption "Forty from Selzniclc." The Owen Moore comedies are also provided for. Only last week, at the Selznick studios, in Fort Lee, N. J., one of the pictures in which Conway Tcarle will star went through its concluding scenes and two days later Elaine Hammerstein began filming, under direction of Alan Crosland, one of the six pictures she will be seen in this season. Then, too, Eugene O'Brien is just ready to begin another issue of the series in which he will six times come to the screen within a twelvemonth. ''After Midnight," set for release September 20th, is a Conway Tearle picture that is declared to possess advertising possibilities that attend few program pictures. Shakespearean Scene in "Enchantment" Shakespeare finds a place in the picturization of " Enchantment," which Cosmopolitan Production has made with Marion Davies in the leading role. One of the scenes will portray part of the action of " The Taming of the Shrew," which will be intimately bound up with the main idea in " Enchantment." The action in the photoplay centers largely around a young lady's idea that she wields absolute power over all men. Father conspires with a young fellow to disillusion her, the youngster to take the main part in the " taming of the shrew." Marion Davies plaj-s the indomitable young lady. Forrest Stanley appears opposite. Tom Lewis plays the father. Edith Shayne. Arthur Rankin, Corinne Barker, and Alaude Turner Gordon are also in the cast. Robert G. Vignola directed. Striking Posters for "Never Weaken" Associated Exhibitors has created a splendid array of posters for the n e w Harold Lloyd production "Never Weaken." It is said that every subject was chosen from the viewpoint of its adaptability to the exhibitors' exploitation plans. The 24 sheet in particular shows Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davis sitting upon a huge iron girder swinging in mid air from the chains by which it is being hoisted. Since the figures are larger than life size and the girder is painted a bright red, this poster offers a splendid opportunity to the exhibitor who likes to hang cut-outs in front of his theatre and around his neighborhood. The six-sheet showing Lloyd jumping from a swinging piece of iron work to the skeleton of a half constructed sky scraper admits of similar uses, while the three-sheets carry a romantic as well as a thrilling interest. Alice Lake as she appears in her latest Metro picture, " The Infamous Miss Revell " Broadway Premiere for *' I Defy" "I Defy!" Morris Kashin's first production, is now in the final stages of editing, assembling and titling. The picture will be available for pre-view showings to interested parties on or about the fifteenth of October. While no definite plan of distribution has been outlined by Mr. Kashin and his associates to date, it is known that the picture will be given its American premiere at a big Broadway theatre. The initial presentation of "I Defy !", it is announced will take place within the next three or four weeks. C. B. C. Acquires Series of New Comedies As part of an extensive program of short stuff which is being prepared by the C. B. C. Film Sales Corporation for the coming season, comes the announcement from Jack Cohn of that company of the acquisition of a series of comedies. The series, which is comprised of twenty-six two-reel comedies, to be released at the rate of two a month, will be known as Tip-Top Comedies. "The Mystery Mind" a Popular Serial In their reports to the Home Office, exchange managers of the Pioneer Film Corporation, in all sections of the country-, are manifesting marked enthusiasm with the results up to this time in bookings on " The Mystcr>' Mind," a serial starring J. Robert Pauline and produced by the Supreme Pictures, Inc. The stor>^ of " The Mystery Mind " was written by Arthur B. Reeve. In the New York territory " The Mystery Mind " is plaj'ing in close to 200 theatres. Plan Exploitation for "Discontented Wives" Considerable interest has been created b y Playgoers Pictures' "Discontented Wives," which has made itself felt in the extensive booking of this Herald Pioductions feature, starring J. P. McGowan, states the distributors. Inquiries at the offices of Associated Exhibitors brought forth the information that extensive exploitation is expected in connection with the feature and that the posters, advertisements and lobby suggestions have all been prepared with this end in view. Advance bookings arc ver\ satisfactory.