The Moving picture world (February 1920-March 1920)

1058 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD February 14, 1920 Allgood's "Daredevil" Star Enacts Unusually Thrilling Aeroplane Stunt OTSI January 27 at Pablo Beach, Fla., Charles Hutchison, star of Allgood's big new serial, "The Whirlwind," gave an unusual exhibition of skill, nerve and daring, and one that it is claimed that has never been surpassed by any motion picture star. The script called for a thrilling chase, -with Hutchison on his ninety mile per hour motorcycle pursuing an airplane ■which was ordered to skim close to the ground. All Hutchison was supposed to do was to foil the action of the villainous airplane crew. As the plane neared the ground Hutchison approached, and, instead of merely chasing ofT the maurauders, Hutchison leaped from his speeding motorcycle and by a narrow margin caught a flying rope ladder dangling beneath the plane. Jerked from his motorcycle, he was carried aloft dangling on the rope ladder, while frantic cries of the director, cameramen and the crowds below were of no avail in drawing the attention of the airplane crew to Hutchison's perilous position. With the rope ladder describing a long swinging motion, Hutchison, realizing his dangerous situation, began climbing until he reached the seat of the plane, when he swung himself into the driver's seat with the aid of one of the crew. By this time the airplane had gone for nearly a mile and a half, and had risen over 500 feet. Crowds of people who had witnessed the stunt cheered when Hutchison climbed to safety. On descending, Hutchison was reprimanded by Joseph A. Golden, director of the serial, who, while appreciating what such a scene would mean, let Hutchison also understand that had Hutchison lost his life in attempting such a stunt the serial would have ended then and there, and a wonderful young athlete would have been added to the toll of the over daring. Several aviators who witnessed the stunt are said to have expressed themselves as perfectly agreeable in "letting George do it." The Allgood Company will remain for about two months in Jacksonville, where many of the big scenes are now being filmed. Story of Olive Tell Film to Appear in Newspapers HERMAN F. JANS, president of the Jans Pictures, Inc., announces the novel, "The Abandoned Room," by C. Wadsworth Camp, from which the screen version "Love Without Question'' has been taken, will appear serially in over forty important newspapers m the United States, including the Dallas Evening Journal, Omaha Bee, Atlanta Constitution, New York Evening World, Philadelphia North American and Washington Post. B. A. Rolfe, in producing this feature for the Jans Pictures, together with Mr. Jans and Jans Pictures, Inc., feel that the selection of their initial production to be exploited serially in the daily newspapers, proves their statement as to it's appeal to the public and that it should prove of great interest to exhibitors inasmuch as it gives splendid exploitation possibilities and a valuable amount of advertising. Many Sales on "Alma" and "Crimson Shoals" M AX COHEN, manager of Monopol Pictures Company, reports healthy activity around two of his subjects. Foreign rights to ".\lma. Where Do You Live?" have been sold to the Export and Import Film Corporation, at 729 Seventh avenue; Eastern Pennsylvania to Consolidated Filnj Exchange, Philadelphia; Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky to Co-Partner Attractions, Pittsburgh; New York and Northern New Jersey to H. A. Sam wick, 729 Seventh avenue, New York; Illinois and Indiana to E. E. Gagnon, Chicago; Louisiana,. Mississippi, Florida, Alabama to Pearce Films, New Orleans. Foreign rights to "Crimson Shoals" have been sold to Reginalde Warde, 729Seventh avenue; Illinois and Indiana to Silee Film Company, Chicago; Western I'ennsylvania and West Virginia to Apex Pictures, Pittsburgh; Elastern Pennsylvania to Consolidated Film Exchange, Philadelphia. L. Case Russell Directing Last "Blazed Trail" Films THE last two "Blazed Trail" productions being released by the Arrow Film Corporation are being directed by L. Case Russell, who has replaced Joseph J. Barry, director of the first ten. Mr. Barry left the "Blazed Trail" productions to embark in the producing business at the head of his own company. Mr. Russell is well known to picture playgoers, having written numerous plays for Madame Petrova, Kitty Gordon and other stars. The eleventh feature of "Blazed Trail" productions is now skiing merrily along, and if this fair weather keeps up the twelfth and last of this series will be "shot" before the middle of February. These pictures are stories about the Royal Northwest Mounted Police, and are being filmed in the Adirondacks. They are said to be full of action, and to have met with a splendid reception. Most of the scenes required outdoor locations, and because of the heavy snow storms which have succeeded closely on the heels of each other, the company have found themselves working on ground covered with over five feet of snow. Everything possible was done to make the studio comfortable. It was specially built as headquarters for companies requiring ■ picturesque winter scenery, but in spite of this the members of the company have suffered from severe colds. Pioneer Offices Now Occupy Entire Floor THE Pioneer Film Corporation has taken over, on a long term lease, the entire seventeenth floor of the Leavitt Building, 126 West Forty-sixth street, New York, formerly occupied by Fox Film Corporation. The company has for some time been located on the eleventh floor of the same building, in much smaller quarters, and announces the removal to the new quarters was due to the necessity for much larger quarters, as, within the past year, business has increased six-fold. Several of the departments, such as film, editorial and art, were quartered elsewhere, however, all departments will now be together. A force of carpenters and interior decorators are busy laying out the new headquarters, which U is expected will be completed within a week. There will be two projection rooms and elaborate cutting rooms, while the exchange, it is said, will be one of the best equipped in the city. Bringing a Drowsy Little Kaintuck Village to California. The town of Emeryville, Ky., was duplicated, fronting Sunlands. Cal., by National Film for Its production, "The Kentucky Colonel."