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MOVING PICTURE WORLD Mav 28. 1921 Close-Ups In and Around Central New York Ernest Oapp. the Amsterdam pic- ture house magnate, passed through Syracuse with his wife and their chDd the other dav in Mr. Clapn's new $12,000 Babv" Blue limousine They stopped at the Onondaga for luncheon and during that time a big crowd gathered in leiferson street to admire the car- "Must belong to the president of the U. S.' Steel Corporation." was the comment of one Syracusan. The Qapps were returning from a vacation m Can- ada. * • • Charlie Sesonske. "the sage of Oswego." who recently purchased the Gilmore interests there and now controls four theatres in the city of censorship bill, from the viewpoint of the exhibitor, -he said : "No man can be successful without having critics. As long as certain people thought motion pictures were non- entities they let them alone. Now. seeing that they are highly thought of by the public, these same peop'e are trying to save pictures.' Take it from me. moving pictures are too big to be harmed by anything." Right you are. Charlie. Your words carry value because they come from a showman who has been successful in the game for many years and who has succeeded because he studied his business » » » If you don"t believe something big in the picture line is popping jp around these parts ask Nate Rob- bins, owner of the Robbins-Eckel, of Syracuse, and the Avon. Ma- jestic and De Luxe, of Utica. Ye writer asked him what it was all about the other dav and Nate re- plied -Waif" * * • Sign in a shoe shining parlor pat- ronized by the motion picture crowd in Albany : | Ladies. Watch Your Step '. * » » Fickheisen. manager of Merit Film Corporation's Buffalo office, who is an old-time film salesman, walked into the Onondaga in Syra- cuse the other dav and said to the ilm crowd: "I've just bought a car. It's the biggest feature ever. Great engine Great body. Fifty miles an hour. Most wonderful took Archie Moses, ^elrnick man- ager, to R..chesjer in it and there was a distinct list to port. The voyage was made, however. »ith- thing you ever saw !" Nailed to the out taking in a reef, mast, Fick finally admitted it was a • • • "tin lizzie" of modern type. He A young film salesman met Sol. . 1 SOMETHING DIFFERENT IN SETS All the interiors in "Salvage." a Robertson-Cole film ■u-ith Pauline Frederick and Ralph Lewis, uere built complete, no room ha-ing an epen side Mannheimer. of Goldwyn, in Utica the other day and said: "Mr. Mannheimer. you have a big repu- tation as a salesman. Will yon do me a favor' Tell me the best way to sell pictures." "I'll tell yon, son." replied Sol. taking the youth to one side, "if you'll promise to keep it a secret." "I promise," affirmed the new salesman. "All right," whispered Sol. "There's just oae way. It's this: Sell em!" • • » McCarthy, of Paramount, now holds the all-wool-silk-lined medal for being the best-dressed and most polite film salesman in the central territory. • * • Cook, the smooth-spoken, natty Fox film salesman who has been t^rr.inc things upside down south of Albany for the past couple of >ears. breezed into Syracuse the other day carrying his well-filled case of features and shorts. He has been transferred from Albany to the Buffalo territory. He rolled up a big batting average for his first week. • • • Phil Ryan, in charge of fran- chises for .Associated Exhibitors, was a recent visitor to the central territory. Phil is a "live" wire with unlimited film-selling voltage. He conferred with B. M. Mormn, Pathe's Albany manager, and it is rumored that big doings for Asso- ciated are on the eve of being grren out. To Release Films of Solar System Filming of the solar system, cine- matic reproductions of the sun. moons and stars, as they relate to science, has been accomplished William Park is responsible for this achievement, and the entire series— 30 reels in all—has been turned over tn Harry Levey, president of the National Non - Theatrical Motion Pictures, Inc.. under a contract executed this week. These pictures are now ready for release, which will be through the medium of the "National" system of exchanges that are now being established and placed in commis- sion throughout the United States. The pictures will be known as Pop- ular Science Films. "Yellow Arm" for Week of June 19 The week of June 19 will be a propitious one for Pathe serials, for it will introduce the initial chapter of the novel production. "The Yellow Arm." in which Juan- ita Hansen is starred, with Mar- guerite Courtot and Warner Oland prominent in support. This is Miss Hansen's second appearance on the Pathe serial schedule as star, her previous vehicle being the emin- ent 1 \ successful "The Phantom Foe." Story by Shelley "The Yellow Arm" comes from the George B. Seitz studio. Bert- ram Millhauser directed. The story is by Tames Shelley Hamilton and is about American society and China. In the cast are also Wil- liam Bailey. Thomas Keith and Stephen Carr. PRODUCED ABROAD BY HARLEY KNOLES AND AN AMERICAN STAFF Carnival," nou a special United Artists' feature, has a modern story laid in Venice during carnival time. Shakespearean actor, plays the leading role Mat he son Long, the