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■THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY
LION COMEDIES MORE POPULAR
INCREASING
popularity on the part of theatregoers in all sections of the country is reported for the Century Comedies featuring Harry Sweet, the Century Lions and "Brownie," the Wonder Dog. Letters are being received from exhibitors telling of the laughs their audiences enjoyed while watching these comedies.
The latest come d y featuring the Century Lions released through the Universal exchanges is called "Harem Scarem" and is said to be the best lion comedy ever produced. New and logical stunts are performed by the beasts in this comedy, with humorous angles which combine to make the picture a riot of laughter throughout. ■ ,.
Harry Sweet's latest comedy, "The Country Heir," promises to be the best yet enacted by that clever comedian. It
Feet don't fail me.'
Many thrills are Century Comedy,
was directed by William Watson and contains a continual sequence of laughs and humor of the highest type.
Sweet, in this picture, is supported by Florence Lee, the blond comedienne, recently seen in many of h i s two-reelers. The comedy is expected to be released in a few weeks. In the meanwhile a n other of Sweet's two-reelers has just been released. Its title is "Tough Luck," and it is well up to the comedian's standard.
His next picture, upon which he is now working, is "A Dollar's Worth" and was written by William Watson, the director.
"The Kid's Pal," featuring 'Brownie," the Century Wonder Dog, is nearing completion at the
Hollywood studio of the Century Film Corporation, and will shortly be ready to release.
■received by the Rajah's guards in the "Harem-Skarem"
Cleveland Ohio, Feb. 11, 1921.
Consolidated Film & Supply Co., Atlanta, Ga.
I have used every make of comedies on the market, but I find that the Century Comedy is the most consistently good comedy, one-a-week proposition on the screen to-day. It's my best bet.
Yours very truly,
W. H. Stevenson, Mgr.,
Moneta Theatre.
Iris Theatre, Hutchinson, Kansas, home of Universal serials.
Universal Film Exchanges, Inc., Kansas City, Mo.
I congratulate you upon the splendid service you are now giving. Your service is the best it has ever been and it is better than that of any other Kansas City Exchange of which we have knowledge.
Very sincerely,
I. E. Runyan,
Hutchinson, Kan.