Moving Picture World (Nov-Dec 1927)

December 17, 1927 MOVING PICTURE WORLD 19 Little Feature Reviews “Bare Fists” Universal — Two Reels This is a two-reel Western feaurette, with Jack Perrin starred, nd given ample support in one >f Perrin’s best features. Jery masters, of the Northwest Counted, is roped by two outlaws vhom he is pursuing. Believing lim secure, his captors hurry to he cabin of Poiret, the trapper, or a rendezvous with Lemaire, heir outlaw leader. They compel he trapper’s daughter, Marie, vhom Lemaire desires to marry, o hide them. Jerry frees himself ind overtakes the fugitives at 3oiret’s. With the assistance of darie he hides them and Lamaire, vho soon arrives, is thrown off he track. Jerry follows him to a abin where he is again attacked y Lemaire’s accomplices and >ound. Starlight, Jerry’s faithful lorse, breaks his way into the labin and releases Jerry, who ollows Lemaire back to Poiret’s abin, arriving just in time to ave Marie from Lemaire’s unvelcome advances. The $24 Island Pathe — One Reel This novelty short feature photogafed by Robert Flaherty, should rove a great asset on any program, 'he title obviously refers to the sland of Manhattan which the Inian swapped for $24 worth of preyar stuff and some odds and ends ihrown in for good measure by the ig-hearted Dutch. It shows various shots of the stuendous building operations in New 7ork, the tall, new buildings, the ivers, and so on. The Roxy preientation used the picture as a backround for a “sidewalks of New rork” act in which various types rossed the stage, and which ended 1 a dancing ensemble. The tittle suggests various exloitation angles, a school essay conist on New York, the $24 Island, or one. “Fall in” Educational — One Reel I This is a western comedy, given novel touch, with Monte Collins :atured, assisted by Lucille Huton and Jack Lloyd. It goes back !) Covered Wagon days — when man didn’t have to give up his :at (in a bath tub) to a lady, as ne of the titles point out. An ttack by redskins on the party interrupted by castor oil care:ssly spilled in the food, and a :quence in which a bent gunarrel is the slender thread on 'hich the story moves is well one, and has its laughing moments. A good booking, we beeve. I “A Case of Scotch” Universal — Two Reels Andy, Min and Chester Gump do their bit toward making this Scotch story a genuine booking from every angle. They ride to a real estate development, and nobody pays any fare, when the chauffeur of the big bus discovers that it is a Scotch Club on a day’s outing. Andy wrecks the bus, and escapes to the beach, where his antics with the bathing girls is quickly interrupted by Min. The latter tries her hand at numbers, and Chester, with a mirror, reflecting the sun, lights up Min’s numbers, and she wins. The concessionaire believes he has been bilked, and pursues the Gumps, who escape via, a big rubber frog, which, when blown up, acts as a balloon to carry the Gumps home. Lots of quick action stuff, and sizes up like a good booking. Larry Semon in Dummies Educational — Two Reels Larry Semon has the assistance of Marie Astaire, Jimmy Donnelly, Willie and Paul Dennis in putting this funney one over. The action takes place in the portable tent of a patent medicine man who hires Larry and Marie to boost sales in their own various ways. A barrage of eggs lightens the gloom of the theatre for a while, during this showing, and a return, for the second reel, of Larry to a sequence in which he swings from a high platform to other platforms reminds us of some of Larry’s first comedies for Vitagraph. This is an I. E. Chadwick production, and one that merits the attention of every showman. It’s Larry, just as your folks know him and like him. Buster’s Chance Universal — One Reel Buster Brown takes Mary Jane out in his goat cart. Gustave, his rival, beats his time with a shiny baby auto and gets the girl. Buster hangs tin cans in front of the goat for bait, makes better speed, and wins back the girl. Mrs. Brown is giving a seance for her friends. The spirit medium and his supporters are crooks. They turn out the lights and the spirits snatch a string of pearls from one of the women. The kids, who have sneaked in, see the robbery. When the spirits of the departed are called for, the kiddies amaze the medium by impersonating their ancestors. The party is thrown into a furore and the robbers are captured. You’ll like this one. Exhibitors Showing and Shouting for STERN BROTHERS COMEDIES 13 in the series 2 reels each from Rube Goldberg’s famous newspaper cartoon comics syndicated in hundreds of newspapers throughout the country. STERN BROTHERS COMEDIES RELEASED BY UNIVERSAL Young Hollywood YOUNG HOLLYWOOD,” the Pathe comedy enacted by a cast comprising the sons and daughters of famous screen stars, proved an instant “hit” and a complete success from every point, when shown in the Mark Strand on Broadway this week. The picture got away to a good start at the Saturday change, on December 10, and hundreds of women in the audience exclaimed in surprise when they saw little Billy Reid, son of the late Wally Reid, and other clever juveniles, walk into the picture. Rarely does one see an odd bit, of this character, demonstrate the public satisfaction so thoroughly. The players include Newton Hall, Erich Von Stroheim, Jr., Barbara Denny, daughter of Reginald Denny; Mary Desmond, daughter of William Desmond; Tim Holt, son of Jack Holt; George Bosworth, son of Hobart Bos worth; Eileen O’Malley, daughter of Pat O’Malley; Nancy McKee, and Mike McCoy, son of Col. Tim McCoy. Credit for the presentation goes to Madeline Brandeis, and the direction is by Robert T. Hornby. Young Von Stroheim is a striking “copy” of his distinguished daddy, and his work as the director of the picture (within the picture), is an equally striking take-off of his father’s style, at moments. Young McCoy wins “comedy honors” in this comedy, the scenes of which are laid in and about the Film Capital, and breathes the atmosphere of the studios. Most of the “shots” were made in the Metropolitan Studio. Your folks will relish this one. — HAST.