The Moving Picture Weekly (1920-1921)

Record Details:

Title:
The Moving Picture Weekly
Date:
1920-1921
Author:
Moving Picture Weekly Pub. Co.
Publisher:
New York, The Moving Picture Weekly
Volume:
The Moving Picture Weekly (1920-1921)
Leaf #:
000758
Language:
English
Collection:
Early Cinema and Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
September 21, 2023
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16 -THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY LIKE A PAGE FROM THE FUTURE Will the Wheels of Progress Keep Pace Witt Di rector Jaccard s Scientific Vision? "XTISUALIZING a future in aeronautics, when giant airships will whirl passengers from one ▼ end of the country to the other in a few hours, when meteor-like planes will scuttle through the clouds with their precious consignments of mail, Jacques Jaccard, who wrote and directed "The Great Air Robbery," has not only given in this wonderful picture, an insight into times yet to come, but has produced the most thrilling photodrama of the age. The big scenes of the picture show former Lieutenant Locklear performing his blood-chilling feat, and the incident has been woven into the action in a masterly way. But the plot would have made a sensation in any picture even without the supreme punch of the aviator's daring exploit. One of the most effective scenes in the picture from the spectator's standpoint is the tuning up of the huge mail planes at an aerial station, preparatory to the midnight trip with the mail. The big ships circle and sweep through the ink-black sky, leaving a vivid stream of fire in their wake, while spinning searchlights shoot long shafts of light into the darkness. Carl Ldemmle presents' Univei's-al Jewel Production de luxe