Moving Picture Age (Jan-Dec 1922)

26 MOVING PICTURE AGE March, 1922 Edison Film Mender Edison Film Mender SPECIAL $2.50 PRICE For Immediate Orders These products are all steel, guaranteed for service, and are not die cast. Acme Film Mender SPECIAL $4.50 PRICE Write for Catalogue of Theatrical and Motion Picture Supplies. C. R. Isaacs Cinema Equipment Co. 1591-7 Broadway, New York Acme No. 2 Mender, Closed the Army Entertainment Committee, with headquarters at Tours. We don't recall making the gentleman's acquaintance during our brief but quite sufficient sojourn in the S. O. S., but he merits at least one crown if he was instrumental in furnishing the excellent motion pictures that were the only highlights of our interminable pause for homeward transportation at St. Nazaire. The Film Service Bureau was established by Mr. Collord in November, 1920, at Kansas City, Missouri. That the growth of this institution has been anything but slow is evidenced by the fact that he now has approximately 2,500 subjects available for school, church, and community service. Mr. Collord also distributes the Zenith projector for Kansas and Missouri. While bemoaning the hard times, just halt a moment to digest this message from Mr. Collord : Business was so good in February we did not know there was a depression ; and business is getting better right along. We're optimistic of the future ; no room for a pessimist in this office. There is plenty for business for those who will go after it, and that is what we are doing, night and day." Bulletin on Visual Instruction BUREAU of Education, U. S. Department of the Interior, has published a bulletin entitled "Organization for Visual Instruction" and compiled by W. H. Dudley, University of Wisconsin, a Contributing Editor of Moving Picture Age. The bulletin discusses in authoritative manner the organization and operation of a visualinstruction bureau, and should be of practical value to the institution that plans to make visual instruction a permanent feature of its service. Copies of this pamphlet — Bulletin, 1921, No. 7 — may be secured from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C, at the rate of five cents per copy. New Agricultural Productions THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture announces the production of two new agricultural films — "An Undesirable Alien" and "Sweet Potatoes from Seed to Storage." The former treats of the European corn-borer, a dangerous insect pest that is threatening the American corn crop. The film portrays the efforts of the Department of Agriculture to combat this evil. "Sweet Potatoes from Seed to Storage" portrays methods of bedding the seed, pulling the plants, transplanting, cultivation, and digging, with emphasis placed upon careful handling as a means of preventing disease. Both of these films may be purchased outright from the Department, or will be loaned for short periods. Approved Films and Their Sources (Continued from page 20) by the mismating of doting parents. The faithful devotion of friends and the sincerity of the love of the young people save the situation. A shift of partners is made at the wedding ceremony, the stern parents relent, and there is great rejoicing in the baronial hall. Southern Exposure.* Reels, 2. Producer, Christie Comedy; exchange, Ed. Film Corp. of Amer. Remarks: Neal Burns and Vera Stedman. Cut scene of child sticking out tongue and entire episode of children throwing ice-cream cones. Struggling young couple prepare to entertain rich uncle who has promised to present them with a new home if he is favorably impressed with the young husband, whom he has never seen. On the way from the station he gets into an altercation with young husband; but husband escapes, and disguises himself as a Kentucky colonel in order to come home unrecognized by uncle. Explanations are made to the family and all goes well until the party proceeds to a cabaret for their evening's 'entertainment. Mistaken for an actor who was to have worn the disguise, the dancers compel the young husband to dance with them, the disguise is taken by the owner, and explanations follow. The uncle forgives and presents them with the house. The Ruling Passion.* Reels, 7. Producer, Distinctive Productions; exchange, United Artists. Remarks: A Saturday Evening Post story entitled "Idle Hands." Featuring George Arliss. Cut sub-titles indicating falsehoods, as follows: "My name is John Grant," and "I am John Grant." Also cut subtitle, "Lord, Mary!" Ill at ease because of having nothing to do, retired business man assumes partnership in garage, beats competition by pitting honest methods against dishonest methods, and regains health and interest in life. Comedyromance. Fishing.* Reels, 1. Producer, Out of the Inkwell Films, Inc.; exchange, Warner. Remarks: Comedy cartoon by Max Fleischer, in which sketch of boy becomes animated, and fishes, dives, and plays pranks upon the artist. His punishment is that he is to be poured back into the inkwell. Desert Blossoms.* Reels, 5. Producer and exchange, Fox. Remarks: Cut all scenes of fighting in parts 3, 4, and 5. Cut (Continued on page 28)