Moving Picture World (Jan-Feb 1927)

500 MOVING PICTURE WORLD February 12, 1927 Tiffany Books Colorart Films In Big Circuits The Chicago Theatre booked for the week of January 30th the Tiffany Colorart production, “The Barefoot B03C’ suggested by the famous poem of the same name by John Greenleaf Whittier. The Tiffany Colorart productions have been booked by the foremost first run theatres throughout the United States including the Paramount and Capitol in New York; Ma^k Strand in Brooklyn ; Capitol in Detroit, Metropolitan in Boston and Atlanta and with the Stanley, Schine, Publix and Loew circuits. A series of these Tiffany Colorarts’ include “The Barefoot Boy,’’ “The Isle of June,” “On the Trail of a Ranger,” “Fisherman's Luck,” and the special production, “Clothes Make the Woman,” featuring Sigrid Holmquist and directed by Oscar Lund. Christie Signs Arvid Gillstrom Arvid Gillstrom has been signed by A1 Christie to direct the next Educational-Christie Comedy, “Cash and Carry,” featuring Neal Burns. Edna Marion’s signature also has been obtained to play the leading feminine part. The team of Burns and Marion has proven successful in such Christie comedies this season as “The Daffy Dill” and “Dodging Trouble.” Gillstrom is one of the best known comedy directors of the industry. He will augment the staff of directors at the Christie Studios which now includes Harold Beaudine, William Watson, Walter Graham and Robert Kerr. “Big Boy” Comedy Production work has been completed on the new Educational-Juvenile Comedy featuring “Big Boy,” three-year-old baby star. This comedy, which was directed by Charles Lamont, has been titled “Grandpa’s Boy.” Adams Comedy Production work is nearing completion on the new Educational-Jimmie Adams Comedy, “Here Comes Precious,” which presents this clever comedian in an entirely new characterization. Lewis Sargent Film Lewis Sargent, a new, youthful comedy player, takes the leading role in “Ask Dad,” an Educational Cameo one-reel comedy completed for showing this month. Audrey Ferris is leading lady. ^ BOVE — Peggy Shaw and James Fitzpatrick posed for this Valentine while making Pathe’s “Songs of England.” Below — Monty Banks and Jean Arthur in “Horse Shoes,” for Pathe, create a novel Valentine of their own, too. Veteran Exhibitor Contends That He Started With The World One exhibitor got sore when we told him he was a subscriber to Moving Picture World for only nineteen years. He explained that he bought the earlier issues and was a full timer. Read about some of the boldest inhabitants in Movieland in the Twentieth Anniversary Issue, out March 26. Marjorie Daw In Pathe Releases For February 20 Marjorie Daw and Creighton Hale head the cast in “Why Girls Say No,” a Hal Roach Star Comedy, which divides two-reel honors on the Pathe short feature program for the week of February 20th, with “Pvaches and Plumbers,” a Mack Sennett funfilm featuring Madeline Hurlock and Billy Bevan. Other screen attractions on this program are: “Weather proof;,” one of the Grantland Rice Sportlight Series, the fourth chapter of “On Guard,” current Pathe serial; Topics of the Day No. 8, “The Mail Pilot,” one of Aesop’s Film Fables ; Pathe Review No. 8 and two issues of Pathe News. A Japanese Feature Pathe Review No. 8 presents : “Fighting Fashions”: the Japanese love celebrations and this unit shows the Samurai warriors clad in quaint fighting togs doing their symbolical dances ; “The Bulwarks of Havana,” a Pathecolor unit showing the ancient fortifications protecting Cuba’s capital; “The Somersault Slicker” ; an acrobatic novelty in which a juvenile gymnast shows the old boys some new tricks. This feature, presenting Robert Coleman, nine-year-old acrobat, was made with the new process-camera invented by Alvin V. Knechtel. Lloyd Hamilton’s New Fun Film For Educational Lloyd Hamilton’s next starring vehicle for Educational will see the celebrated screen funster in the role of a rookie electrician. The comedy “Somebody’s Fault,” has been completed for March release. Norman Taurog, who has directed Hamilton in many of his best laugh pictures, wrote the story for this new comedy, and again was at the megaphone. Estelle Bradley, who has alternated between playing feminine roles in Mermaid Comedies and appearing as Hamilton’s leading lady, again will be seen opposite the big comedian.' Bob Kortman and A1 Thompson head the supporting cast. New In Pictures Charles Althoff, known on most all of the leading vaudeville stages in the country as a Yankee fiddler, will make his debut in pictures under the Hal Roach banner. He is contracted for one picture to play opposite Stan Laurel.