The Moving Picture Weekly (1916-1917)

Record Details:

Title:
The Moving Picture Weekly
Date:
1916-1917
Author:
Moving Picture Weekly Pub. Co.
Publisher:
New York, The Moving Picture Weekly
Volume:
The Moving Picture Weekly (1916-1917)
Leaf #:
0002191
Language:
English
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System and Early Cinema
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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THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY ■23 Cameraman Ganz "Shooting" a New Mobile AutoTnatic. With the News Weeklies ANIMATED WEEKLY, NO. 81. JN the Universal Animated Weekly No. 81 one of the most interesting pictures is that of a new machine gun, which can be attached and fired from any automobile, truck, carriage, wheel-barrow or autopede. The gun is a special Colt Automatic machine gun designed by Robert Charles Morris, and a demonstration was held for Animated Weekly Cameraman Bill Ganz last week at Parkhill, N. J., which is on the Palisades. In order to demonstrate thoroughly and completely, Ganz took pictures from a moving automobile in front of a Ford armed with this automatic and from another car closely following it. Then he thought it would be a good idea to take a picture of the gun firing directly at the camera — real bullets, too. So he got up on the shed which is shown in our illustration and had the gun trained on an object immediately below, while fearless Bill turned the crank. Now it is possible for any spectator of the Animated Weekly to know exactly how a soldier feels when a machine gun is firing 400 bullets per minute directly at him. It is Mr. Morris' idea to have at least 3,000 automatics of this type made for home defense, and he is advocating it before Congress. They may be easily attached to any kind of vehicle. The recoil of the gun is very slight. It can be operated by one man and can be used as an antiair craft gun and for coast patrol as well as for ordinary military uses. They are effective against airplanes at an altitude of a mile, and carry 10,000 rounds of ammunition. Some of the other subjects in No. 81 are as follows: Notables At Elks' Convention In Boston. — Boston, Mass. Recruiting Stimulated By Lavish Fireworks Display at Riverdale Park. — Chicago, III. UNIVERSAL CURRENT EVENTS, No. 11. Forty Acres and a "lAttle Henry." — Versatile Ford shows new ti-icks. Record Time Marks U. S. Torpedo Boat Building. — Destroyer "Caldwell" is launched with guns mounted. — Mare Island Navy Yard, California. Sub-Title. — Keel for another destroyer is laid five minutes after launching. Will Enjoy "Canned" Music While "Canning" the Kaiser. — Wizard Edison creates Army and Navy model phonograph, waterproof, fireproof, and armored, which can be heard 300 yards. Caruso, Melba, Sousa, Amato Kreisler, John McCormack and other notables are on their way to cheer the boys in the trenches. Thomas A. Edison fixed this up tor our fighters when he created a new phonograph model for the exclusive use of the Army and Navy. — East Orange, N. J. Sub-Title. — Charles Edison, wizard's son, makes presentation. "Daddy of All Wireless Towers," In III Repute, Destroyed by Uncle Sam. — Famous experimental electrical unit, more than one hundred feet high, built by Nikola Tesla in 1904, destroyed to prevent receipt of news of navel moves. Fearing that information was being filtered through the famous Tesla tower, here, long out of use, the United States Government demolished it. Charges of dynamite were planted in the supporting columns and when a switch was thrown the famous tower slowly crashed to the ground. — Shoreham, Long Island. Pershing's Boys Make July 4th One Grand Day for Paris. — United States regulars honored on every hand as hundred thousand throng line up march. For the first time, in the history of Paris, armed American troops were reviewed by the populace. Army (Did Navy Fliers Landing for Baseball Game. Universal Animated Weeiciy Gives the Heart of the News in Picture Form It catches the interesting features of the week's news — the parts that your patrons have read about and wish that they could have seen the actual event. Animated Weekly answers that wish. Fans Say It's ''Just Right" Many folks think Animated Weekly is more interesting tlian the average feature. That's why it is a fine paying proposition for every Exhibitor to book. It gets the money. It helps put a poor program over. It leaves a longing in every patron's mind to see "more of it." When booked for a c«rtain night ea«h week it acts with the same pulling power as an exciting serial. If your Exchange hasn't a print, fill ^ in the coupon. Universal Animated Weekly, 1600 Broadway, N. y. Gentlemen — Send me at once full particulars Weekly Service of Universal Animated Weekly. Name Address Town