Motion Picture News (Jan-Feb 1922)

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802 Motion Picture News INTERNATIONAL SCORES AMAZING SCOOP Exclusive moving pictures of the greatest news event of the entire world, the outstanding topic of interest in every home of hamlet, village, town or city — that is what International is now offering to exhibitors. Every foot of film ever taken of the late Pope Benedict XV, and interior scenes of the Vatican are exclusively owned by the International and can only be shown by exhibitors showing the International News. HUMAN! INTIMATE! IMPRESSIVE! Those are the adjectives that best express these remarkable pictures of the late Pope amid the glories of the Vatican. They give a vivid idea of the majestic splendor surrounding the Papal ceremonies. They include close-ups of the priceless jewels of the Church as well as the Pope’s tiara; beautiful glimpses of St. Peter’s and parts of the Vatican which have never before been pictured. including the gorgeous Scalia Regia and many other amazing scenes. The climax of the film shows Pope Benedict mounting the Sedia Gestatoria (the great chair of the Popes) and being borne aloft by his attendants — a scene which millions have journeyed to Rome to see, most of them in vain. A 500 FOOT SPECIAL IN REGULAR RELEASE If there ever was a special this is one! Remember, these are the only pictures of the kind in the world, the only pictures of the kind that ever can be obtained, and they deal with an event of world importance that everybody is talking about. They are coming to you in the regular release of the International News No. 7 as just one more instance of this news reel’s progressiveness. TWO DAYS AHEAD OF RELEASE DATE International go-out-and-getiveness plus Universal service — that’s what every International News exhibitor knows he can gamble on. Even though no news reel in the world can possibly show pictures like these, Universal realizes that the quicker an exhibitor gets this reel the quicker he can cash in on it. Therefore Universal exchanges throughout the country are being supplied with advance prints which will be ready for release tzvo days ahead of schedule. Released Through