Motion Picture News (Oct 1913 - Jan 1914)

THE MOTION PICTURE NEWS In All the HubbubJust Get This: Shouting doesn't make a service good. General Film would be just as desirable if we didn't advertise. The only reason we advertise is to tell you about certain things which otherwise, you might have difficulty in finding out. We don't want to shout. We simply want to sit down with you quietly and call your attention to the pictures themselves. They tell a story of excellence — consistent excellence —that is self-evident. In other words, the goods that we are selling, sell themselves to you and to your patrons — if you give them a chance. This advertising is only to persuade you not to overlook this chance. "THE PENDULUM OF FATE" Selig. Two Reels. Released Oct. 27 Lord Philip had to keep his marriage secret for twenty-five years. And when his father, the old Earl, finally died, his younger brother sought the title. Intrigue of the deepest character follows the thread of this picturesque production, until the family of the rightful heir comes into its own. Dramatic and impelling action. "THE RAJAH'S DIAMOND ROSE" Cines-Kleine. Two Reels. Released Oct. 28 The unscrupulous Count had a way of showing his friends his beautiful diamond rose and then leaving them alone with it. If they touched it, an automatic camera caught them red-handed and the Count asked big black-mail. The sister of a youth thus dishonored exposed -the fraud — the diamond was bogus. Lubin. 'THE RATTLESNAKE" Two Reels. Released Oct. 30 A weird story of a man's gratitude to a snake for saving his life. He takes the serpent home to live with him, and then conceives the idea of having the snake kill the man who won his sweetheart. He places it in the other man's bed. But when the little daughter of the girl he loved creeps into the bed, it is too much even for this half demented creature. He saves her. Action" Whew! "THE TOLL OF THE MARSHES" Essanay. Two Reels. Released Oct. 31 An interesting presentation of the land swindler evil. The company goes on selling swampland in place of farms until the president takes his family to the scene of his operations where his little daughter is lost in the marshes. Then one of the victims proves his worth by risking his life to return the girl and restitution is made. MOTION PICTURE DANCING LESSONS Kalem. Three Parts. Released Oct. 29 Something brand new — the tango and the turkey-trot and the waltz taught by the screen. Wallace McCutcheon and Miss Joan Sawyer, whose dancing has been the feature of the New York Roof Garden this summer, appear in these interesting steps in Mr. McCutcheon's studio, his "Ecole du Danse." Special music with each film. A genuine sensation. "WHEN CHILDHOOD WINS" Patheplay. Two Reels. Released Oct. 29 Against her father's will a girl marries an artist. The angry father cuts her off. They are separated for years until her little daughter meets an old gentleman on the street and unknowingly captures her grandfather's heart. The reconciliation comes when the little girl falls ill. A wonderfully human, sympathetic story. "JANET OF THE DUNES" Edison. Two Reels. Released Oct. 31 Another brilliant feature by the author of "Joyce of the North Woods." This time the heroine is a girl of the surf-pounded beaches and the wind-swept dunes. She is reared by old Capt. Billy who loved her mother. The girl delights in rummaging through the library of one of the wealthy summer residents. He finds her, and his friend, an artist, loves her. They find that the wealthy man is the girl's own father. "THE WAR MAKERS" Vitagraph. Two Reels. Released Nov. 1 Here is diplomacy at its most exciting angle. The ambassador tricks the Secretary of War to bring the new war plans to a great dinner at the Embassy. Then all the guests receive a wine that contains "the sleeping death." The beautiful spy sails for Europe with the plans, but is caught by the cleverness of the Secretary's wife. GENERAL FILM COMPANY, (Inc.) 200 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK CITY H In writing to advertisers please mention "THE MOTION PICTURE NEWS'