Moving Picture Age (Jan-Dec 1921)

22 MOVING PICTURE AGE April, 1921 □: Instructional Films and Where to Get Them New Releases of Travel, Literary, Industrial, Topical and Comedy Subjects Films for the Church, School and Club The following list of approved pictures, reviewed, endorsed and listed by the National Motion Picture League with executive headquarters in New York City, is published for the purpose of stimulating a greater demand for pictures not only suitable for adults, but wholesome for children of all ages. By the aid of these weekly lists the general public may select a high-class show, schools and churches may arrange suitable programs and theatre managers may book the better class of pictures. It is very necessary for the operator to make all cuts suggested below, in order that the films may be wholesome for children and young people. These omissions are suggested in order to save otherwise splendid, wholesome pictures from rejection. Pictures not suitable for this list received no comment. (See addresses of exchanges below) FAMILY FILMS Recommended for young people and adults Chickens.* Reels, 5; producer, Thomas H. Ince; exchange, Famous Players-Lasky Corporation Douglas MacLean. A rich young man buys a chicken farm as a fad; then upon loosing his wealth turns it into a profitable occupation, strong comedy element. In part 3, cut views of pistol. The Snob.* Reels, 5; exchange, Realart Wanda Hawley. A young girl of a wealthy family has been brought up with a belief in class distinction, with the result that her friends in college think her a snob. The film pictures her reformation in an interesting and amusing way. The Old Swimrnin' Hole.* Reels, 6; exchange, First National James Whitcomb Riley's old home poem, featuring Charles Ray. Cut scene of boy signing note with mother's name; stealing watermelon; stretching fingers to nose. What's Worth While.* Reels, 6; producer, Lois Weber; exchange, Famous Players-Lasky Corporation A love story. In parts 1, 3 and 5 cut scenes of woman smoking. Black Beauty.* Reels, 5; exchange, Vitagraph Anna Sewell's story "Black Beauty," to which an "inside" story has been added. The characters in the "inside" story are the same as in the original story. Cut all scenes and subtitles referring to stolen money, scenes of struggle to kiss girl and scene of "Ginger" being carted away. The Scarecrow.* Reels, 2; exchange, Metro Buster Kea ton comedy. Cut scenes of taking quarter out of gasmeter, bottle in hip-pocket and scenes of kicking. The Lion Hunters.* Reel, 1; exchange, Fox Comedy cartoon. The Mistress of Shenstone.* Reels, 6; exchange, Robertson-Cole Pauline Frederick and Roy Stewart. Photoplay based on story written by Florence L. Barclay. Guile of Women.* Reels, 5; exchange, Goldwyn Will Rogers. In part 2, cut sub-title "dam sight" and "Like Hal." In part 4, cut scene of man being shanghaied and sub-title, "dam queer." JUVENILE FILMS The Answered Prayer.* Reel, Yz\ exchange, Beseler Educational Film Company. Tom Thumb.* Reel, 1; exchange, Beseler Educational Film Company. The Dolls.* Reel, H; exchange, Educational Films Corporation National dances given by dolls. In the Jungle.* Reel, Yz; exchange, Educational Film Corporation Motoy mechanical toys. INFORMATIONAL FILMS In Gipsy-Land.* Reel, 1; producer, Kineto Company of America; exchange, National Entering the Tzigane Country by the Kazon Pass, producing a waterfall to entertain visitors, • gipsies that till the soil, town life, the town pump, droves, flocks and herd keep the men busy, following the stream of Carpathians to queer farmsteads, the real Gipsyfolk, Tzigane girls and women of the old Romany dress and speech, Romany chief, women knitting, eating out of the common pot, music and dancing. Charles Urban's Movie Chat No. 27.* Reel, 1; producer, Kineto Company of America; exchange, National Swiss Boy Scouts forming a rescue party, searching a dangerous chasm, crossing Lake Oeshinen by rowboat, discovering the lost herdsman, applying first aid; crossing the North Sea with a scientific expedition, capturing albatross, live specimen is hauled aboard. Urban Science Series. The Praying Mantis, when it detects a prey, the female is larger and stronger than the male mantis, showing enormous strength; the wolf spider; a chameleon. Pathe Review No. 90.* Reel, 1; exchange, Pathe Views of Ausable Chasm, Clinton County, New York, the Ausable River and Falls, down the rapids, the back waters; the lost art of the Roman bronze casting discovered, process of gelatine molds, molten bronze, washing in sulphuric acid, the finished statue; a real Polar bear hunt in Iceland; Pathe Color, Tulip time, varieties of tulips opening and closing. Golf.* Reel, y2; exchange, Educational Films Corporation Cinal Slow-speed. Instructor shows how to hit ball, the slow motion giving an accurate account of how it is done, the bunker shot, the mashe approach, etc., all in slow motion photography. The Slate Industry.* Reel, 1; exchange, Beseler Workers prepare a blast with compressed air drill, blasting, loosening huge slab of slate which derricks raise to cutting yard, expert workers chisel the slate into thin slabs, polishing and framing school slates. Paths of Glory.* Reel, 1; producer, C. L. Chester; exchange, Educational Films Corporation Scenes of Pekin, China, camels as beast of burden, ancient temples and tombstones, the Chinese "White House," the premier, cabinet, President and his family. A Visit to a Bird Shop.* Reel, 1: producer, Kineto Company of America; exchange, National Kineto Review No. 45. Parrot, prize canary and starling, cockatoo, persistant efforts of starling to enter the cage of the door are finally rewarded, owl confronting a plaster replica of itself, rabbits, young ferrets, harmless snakes, monkeys. Aquarium Section, stickleback, bream, bass, etc., fish leaps from bowl and runs over grass, the larvae of tanypus, young water bugs: notonecta and coxica, water-beetle, larvae of the coretha fly, planarians. abdominal plates of libellula (dragonfly), libellula exhibits its physical strength. Palma de Majorca.* Reel, 1; producer, Burton Holmes; exchange, Famous Players-Lasky Corporation A visit to the Balaerick Island owned by Spain, Palma and its lovely bay, old Moorish watch tower, some of the 70,000 inhabitants, daughters of distinguished families showing how head-dresses are (Turn to page 26) Exchanges Mentioned in This List How to Obtain Any Film Mentioned The list gives the exchange distributing the film. Write to the address of the main office given below or look up vour nearest distributing office of that concern in "1001 Films," Moving Picture Age's non-theatrical film directory, which every subscriber has, pages 12 to 19 inclusive. Arrow Film Corp., Times Bldg., New York City. Beseler Educational Film Co.. 71 W. 23 d Street, New York City. Educational Films Corp.. 729 7th Avenue, New York City. Famous Players-Lasky Corp., 729 7th Avenue, New York City. First National Exhibitor*. 6 W. 48th St., New York City. Fox Film Corp.. West 55th Street, New York City Goldwyn Dist. Corp., 469 5th Avenue, New York City. Gaumont Film Company, Flushing, Long Island, New York. Kineto Co. of America, Inc. 71 W. 23d Street, New York City. Metro Pictures Corporation, 1476 Broadway, New York City. National Exchanges, Inc., 398 5th Avenue, New York City. Pathe, Inc., 1600 Broadway, New York City. Realart Pictures Corp.. 729 Seventh Ave., New York City. Robertson-Cole Distributing Corp., 1600 Broadway, New York City. Select Pictures Corp., 126 W. 46th St., New York City. Selznick Pictures Corp., 728 7th Avenue, New York City. States Rights Exchange, (Write to producer.) Universal Film Exchange, Inc., 1600 Broadway, New York City. Vitagraph Exchange, 469 Fifth Ave.. New York City. When you write for a film please say, "As listed in MOVING PICTURE AGE'!