Motion Picture News (Jan-Feb 1922)

638 Motion Picture News “Reckless Chances’’ to Bet Released Jan. 5 THE next Playgoers Pictures release is J. P. McGowan in “ Reckless Chances,” which is scheduled for January 15th. This is a Herald production, directed by Mr. McGowan, and included in the cast which supports him are Dorothy Wood, Andrew Waldron and Robert Walker. For years, Mr. McGowan was a famous director of railroad pictures and is said to have produced in “ Reckless Chances,” a feature which combines all the best thrills of his experience, and is one of the most actionful productions of this class ever created. It includes a train robbery, many hand-to-hand fights, an exciting chase by engine over the mountains, and works up to a rapid-fire climax in which the hero, who had literally stolen his bride and subsequently was named as a notorious train robber, brings the real culprit to justice and wins back the affection of his young wife. The accessories available on this production include a one sheet, two three-sheets of different styles, a six-sheet, sepia lobby photographs in large and small sizes, one and two column newspaper advertisements in cut or mat form, slide, music cue sheet and campaign book. Herschel Stuart Joins Wid Gunning, Inc. Herschel Stuart, for many years associated with theatrical interests in the Southwest, and widely known in film circles, has just joined Wid Gunning, Inc., according to an announcement from the Gunning home office, to which Mr. Stuart has been assigned. Mr. Stuart’s motion picture and theatre experience includes practically every' post offered in the administration of large film interests. His first job, when a boy, was as usher in the Dallas Opera House. He stayed with that house for a number of years, finally being made treasurer. Rupert Hughes and Bern to Address Students Two members of the Goldwyn organization have been invited to lecture at Columbia University on phases of motion picture production— Rupert Hughes and Paul Bern. Mr. Hughes will address the classes in motion picture production and composition on Tuesday evening, January 10. Paul Bern, editor-in-chief of Goldwyn’s scenario department at the studios in Culver City, Calif., will lecture at Columbia on photoplay composition at the extension course in the Department of Photoplay. Mary Thurman and Niles Welch in Allan Dwan’s “ The Sin of Martha Queed,” released by Associated Exhibitors “R.S.V.P.’’ Scores Hit in Many Cities Newspaper reports and records of house managers coming to the Arthur S. Kane offices this week give an indication of the results being obtained by Charles Ray’s latest release “ R. S. V. P.” in many cities outside of New York. The feature was shown at the Rivoli, Baltimore; the Metropolitan , Atlanta; the Hippodrome, Buffalo ; the Strand, Cincinnati ; the Des Moines, Des Moines, la. ; the New Garrick, Minneapolis; the Monticello and National theatres, Hoboken, N. J., and other first run houses in many sections of the country. Developing Toning Printing Editing Tinting Titling Let us know your needs and we will quote you prices and service details. Ordinary film reduced to American Standard Safety Size. (Absolutely fireproof film, passed by all fire underwriters.) Laboratory capacity one million feet per week. American Film Company Inc. Laboratories 6229 Broadway Chicago, 111. and London, England Samuel S. Hutchinson President Stanley Co. to Exploit “Jane Eyre’’ Enthusiastically received by press and exhibitors alike, the Hugo Baffin production of “Jane Eyre” has added another leaf to its firstrun laurels through its approval at the hands of the Stanley Company. Reported on first by Abe L. Einstein as one of the outstanding artistic and dramatic productions of the screen season, it later ran the gamut of the entire Stanley executive critical body, and word has been received by A. W. Smith, Jr., general sales manager of the W. W. Hodkinson Corporation, that plans have been effected to make “Jane Eyre” one of the most extensively exploited productions ever sponsored by the Stanley Company. The “Jane Eyre’ deal places “Jane Eyre” in the Stanley Company’s downtown Arcadia Theater for first run, immediately to be followed by a showing at the Stanley Savoy, and subsequent runs, according to present indications, throughout the Stanley Circuit. Picturesque Procession Shown in Pathe News In the second issue of Pathe News for the new year is shown a picturesque procession at Kyoto, Japan, in honor of Japan’s representatives at the Washington conference. Huge, hand-carved wagons said to be made 800 years ago are a feature of the parade. 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Mr. Vignola’s only association with “ The Young Diana ” has been to retake several scenes as he did not direct this picture. A huge ice carnival with hundreds of extras is among the retakes just made. “Way Down East’’ Plays Day and Date In spite of the fact that D. W. Griffith’s “ Way Down East,” the United Artists release, was shown for ten weeks at the Cleveland Opera House and later ran for two weeks at the Stillman Theatre, the management of six of the leading neighborhood houses booked the feature for a sevenday simultaneous run, each beginning on Christmas Day last. This, says United Artists, is the first time in the history of picture houses in Cleveland that neighborhood theatres simultaneously played any picture for a week’s run. The six houses showing the feature were the Lucier, the Lincoln, the Haltnorth, the Cozy, the Rivoli and the Manhattan. 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