Moving Picture World (Aug 1920)

874 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD August 14, 1920 Patlie Starts Extensive Sales Drive on Two Big Serials to Be Released in August AN intensive sales drive on two big serials, with which Pathe will inaugurate its fall campaign, is under way. “Pirate Gold,” another George B. Seitz serial, in which Margurite Courtot plays opposite the producer and star, will be released on August 15. Ruth Roland, in her second independent chapter-play, “Ruth of the Rockies,” another western drama, considered by Pathe one of the most thrilling pictures it has ever released, will follow two weeks after “Pirate Gold,” its issue being set for August 29. The Seitz production is in ten episodes, following the example he set with his first success, “Bound and Gagged,” while Miss Roland’s “Ruth of the Rockies” will be distributed in fifteen instalments. Both “Pirate Gold” and “Ruth of the Rockies” represent a big advance in the art of motion picture serials. Each production is designed to have the strongest appeal for patrons of every class of house. Many of the finest theatres in the country which never before played serials until Pathe booked them “Bound and Gagged” and “The Black Secret” have already taken “Pirate Gold” and “Ruth of the Rockies.” Demand Will Be Greater. That the demand for serials this fall will be greater than ever is made apparent by the preliminary bookings recorded on each of Pathe’s fall inaugural productions. Both Seitz and Miss Roland won increased popularity through their work in their last serials, respectively “Bound and Gagged” and “The Adventure of Ruth,” which is responsible for the strong appeal they have in their new productions. “Pirate Gold,” adapted from a story by Frank Leon Smith, was prepared for the screen by Bertram Millhauser. In addition to starring in the picture with Marguerite Courtot, Mr. Seitz also produced and directed it. Several players who helped make “Bound and Gagged” a notable achievement of the last season will be seen with Mr. Seitz again in his new work. In addition to Miss Courtot, who plays the part of Gabrielle Hall, there is in the cast Frank Redmond, who portrays Austin Tuttle, father of Ivanhoe ; Tuttle, the hero, played by Mr. Seitz; William Burt, as Tanner, Joe Guny, as Hardy; Harry Semele, as Siebert, and Harry Stone, as Constable Peabody. Titles of the Episodes. The romance and adventure found in “Pirate Gold” is indicated by the titles of the episodes, which are given by Pathe as : “In Which Hoey Buys a Map,” “Dynamite," “The Dead Man’s Story,” “Treasure at Last,” “Drugged,” “Kidnapped,” “Under Suspicion,” “Knifed,” “The Double Cross” and “Defeat and Victory.” It is a story of a hunt for treasure. Ruth Roland in “Ruth of the Rockies” goes back to the country of her great triumph, “Hands Up,” and in more thrilling .fashion dashes through a series of adventures calculated to keep any audience on edge through every episode of the fifteen. She has a strong plot in the adaptation of Johnston McCulley’s widely read magazine story, “Broadway Bab.” George Marshall is the director, and he has surrounded Miss Roland with a cast of competent players, including Herbert Heyes, Thomas Lingham, Jack Rollens, Edward D. O. Hennes, Norma Bichole and Madeline Fairschilds. The titles of the first six episodes of this serial are “The Mysterious Trunk,” “The Inner Circle,” “The Tower of Danger,” “Between Two Fires,” “Double Crossed” and “The Eagle’s Nest.” THE B. S. Moss Vaudeville and Picture Circuit, which consists of eight theatres in New York, has become associated with the Keith circuit, negotiations just being consummated by which the Keith management secures a half interest in all of Mr. Moss’ holdings. Mr. Moss is a young man, a little over forty, and has made big strides in building up a circuit during the past ten years. He will have his headquarters in the Keith offices in the Palace Theatre Building. His name will remain on some of the houses. This gives the B. F. Keith Vaudeville exchange twenty-four houses in New York City, included in which are the Keith, Proctor and Moss houses, the majority of which houses play vaudeville. The Moss houses included in this deal are the Hamilton, 146th street and Broadway, pictures and vaudeville, which will run high class vaudeville; the Jefferson, Fourteenth street and Third avenue, which will run high class vaudeville at popular prices; the Regent, 116th street and Seventh avenue, which will present pictures and vaudeville. Start Work on MacLean’s Next Filming of the first scenes of the new Paramount-Ince comedy, starring Douglas MacLean under the working title of “When Johnny Came Marching Home,” has been started at the Thomas H. Ince Studios. “When Johnny Came Marching Home,” by Charles Belmont Davis, deals with the fortunes and misfortunes of a young race horse owner who has been counseled by his father to make one big betting coup and forsake the ponies forever. “Johnny” stakes everything he possesses on his best horse, but an unexpected accident makes him a pauper and a hero at the same time. MacLean is supported by Beatrice Burnham, Margaret Livingston, Wade Boetler, Charles Nailes and Nellie McConnell. Agnes Johnston to Return in September Agnes Christine Johnston, popular young authoress of a number of the recent Paramount Ince screen successes, has forsaken honeymooning long enough to write that she will return to the Ince Studios about September 1, to continue her originals. Miss Johnston, who was cast in the role of Mrs. Frank M. Dazey, on Long Island last month, and Mr. Dazey, who is a well known scenario writer, have been spending their honeymoon in the Catskills. Other houses are the Coliseum, 181st street and Broadway, a new house, seating 3,000, one of the finest theatres in New York, which will open in September and present pictures and Keith vaudeville; a new theatre, as yet unnamed, 161st street and Prospect avenue, Bronx, in the course of construction, which will open in October with pictures and vaudeville at popular prices, bill changed weekly. There are also the Broadway, Forty-first street and Broadway, on which the policy is undecided; the Dyckman, 207th street and Sherman avenue, which will run feature pictures during the week, vaudeville on Saturday and Sunday concerts; the Flatbush, Church avenue, near Flatbush avenue, which will present feature pictures and vaudeville. In Correction Moving Picture World wishes to correct the address of Legend Films, given in that company’s advertisement in the issue of August 7 as 47 West Forty-fifth street. The correct address is 47 West Forty-second street. Keith Management Buys Half Interest in the B. S. Moss Circuit of Theatres Yes, It’s May Allison. She’s the Girl That Is “Held in Trust” in This New Metro Production. Scene 3 shows May breaking in on the cooking game because the cook is going on a vacation. Scene 1 gives an idea of how she is wondering whether her hubby will be able to maintain his excellent digestive system.