Motography (Apr-Jun 1916)

June 3, 1916. MOTOGRAPHY 1259 Thirty-one Reels in One Week ISSUED BY MUTUAL STUDIOS A GREATER proportion of the thirty-one reels of film released by Mutual for the last period of May is occupied by two Masterpictures : "Nancy's Brithright," and "Reclamation." A three-part feature of the same week is "Armadale," from the Gaumont studios. Four two-reel subjects on the program include "Repaid," an American production; "For Uncle Sam's Navy" from the Thanhouser studio ; "Jack," a Mustang release; and "The Kaffir's Gratitude," a Horsley contribution. A number of single reel comedies are also featured. They represent "Politickters," a Falstaff production ; Vogue contributes "Rival Rogues," and "National Nuts"; Beauty offers "Adjusting His Claim," and "The Pork Plotters"; and Cub-Mutual contributes "Preparedness." Mutual Weekly No. 73, presenting a number of pictures of Gen. Pershing's Mexican Expedition; "See America First," presenting a trip through Savannah, Ga. ; Harry Palmer's cartoon, "The Escapades of Estelle"; and the third issue of "Reel Life," complete the program. For the week of May 29 Mutual starts off with a five-part production from the Thanhouser studios entitled, "Other People's Money." Gladys Hulette enacts the principal part, assisted by Fraunie Fraunholtz, J. H. Gilmour, Kathryn Adams and Yale Benner. "The Man From Manhattan," an American fivereeler, was prepared for the screen by J. Edward Hungerford and directed by Jack Halloway. William Stowell and Rhea Mitchell head the staff which includes also Jack Prescott, Perry Banks, Warren Ellsworth and Charles Wheelock. In "The Trail of the Thief," written by Edward J. Hungerford and screened by Thomas Ricketts, Winnifred Greenwood and Edward Coxen are co-stars, assisted by George Field, Jack Farrell, George Armstrong, Anna Morrison and Marie Van Tassell. The two-reel features includes "The Release of Dan Forbes," with William Stowell and Helene Rosson; "The Nymph," with Barbara Gilroy and Robert Vaughn is Thanhouser's offering; Mustang contributes "A Man's Friend," in which Art Accord, Nita Davis and "Dick," a dog, appear; Centaur releases "Clouds in Sunshine Valley," featuring Margaret Gibson. Falstaff comedies for the week include "Disguisers," featuring Claude Cooper and Frank E. McNish and "Perkins' Pitiful Plight," with Bert Delaney and Gladys Leslie. "The Comet's Come-back," with Carol Halloway and John Sheehan; and "Ima Knutt Gets a Bite," starring Orral Humphrey, are contributed by Beauty. Vogue gives "Shy Thirty Cents," with Rube Miller and Madge Kirby in the principal roles ; and "Nailing the Lie," starring Ben Turpin ; while the Cub comedy for the week is "Sawdust Love," in which Billy Armstrong appears. Mutual Weekly No. 74, "See America First," with Harry Palmer's cartoons will be released May 31, and the fourth edition of "Reel Life" will be issued June 4. American Studios Humming Thomas Ricketts, Edward Sloman, Donald MacDonald, William Bertram, Frank Borzage, William Russell, and Carl M. Le Vinness comprise the crops of directors now at work on a number of feature productions at the American studios in Santa Barbara for release through the Mutual Film Corporation. Among these will be included "A Man's Soul," a five-reel feature with Winnifred Greenwood and Franklin Ritchie in the principal roles, under the direction of Edward Sloan. William Russell is the star as well as the director of "The Guide," a story written by Russell Smith and scenarioized by Edward J. Hungerford. Charlotte Burton appears opposite Mr. Russell and is assisted by Henry Keenana and Nell Franzen. "The Power of Mind," a three-reel feature, under the direction of Thomas Ricketts, was prepared for the screen by Anthony W. Colewey. The cast includes Lizette Thorn, Edward Coxen, George Field and George Gebhart. "Madonna of the Night" is another three-reeler written by Karl Coolidge, directed by William Bertram and enacted by Nita Davis and E. Forrest Taylor as stars. Two-real features comprise "A Man's Friend" ; "The Pilgrim"; "Repaid"; "Jealousy's First Wife"; "The Flickering Flame" ; and "The Gentle Conspiracy." "The Fate of the Dolphin," a story of the fisher-folk, will also be a two-reeler. The cast includes Edward Coxen, Harry Von Meter and Lizette Thorne. Five feature productions, starring Helen Holmes and directed by J. P. McGowan, will be Signal-Mutual releases of the near future. "Whispering Smith," in five acts, will be the first release to be followed by "Medicine Bend," "The Manager of the B. & A.", "Judith of the Cumberlands" and "The Diamond Runners." To secure On cither side, glimpses of the realistic filming of the shipwreck scene in the Ganmont-Mutiial's "Armadale" and in the center a scene from the play.