The Moving picture world (November 1921)

Dacember 3, 1921 MOVTNG PICTURE WORLD 537 "The Battle of Jutland" Has Premiere at Rialto Theatre "The Battle of Jutland," to which the New York World refers as "an invaluable chapter of the great war which every person interested in the great sea conflict should see," had its American premiere at the Rialto Theatre in New York Sunday, November 20. Special musical accompaniment was arranged by Dr. Hugo Riesenfeld, managing director of the Rialto, for this feature. A single print of the picture, which had been in preparation in England since the armistice, was brought to this country recently by E. R. Russell, of Ideal Films of London. After the week's run at the Rialto the picture is to be turned over to Educational Film Exchanges for distribution in America. The negative is on the way to New York, and Educational plans to release the picture as soon as possible after it arrives. This remarkable picture, based on a long study of all records, published or unpublished, of the great naval conflict, has unusual significance at this time, being shown while the Conference on Limitation of Armaments is meeting in Washington. It is said that in addition to being an important picture from a history recording standpoint, it is looked upon as a striking lesson in just how fast millions of dollars of the taxpayers' money can be sent to the bottom of the sea. The widespread public interest in the subject of disarmament at this time, with the meeting of the Wash ington conference; the presence in this country of Lord Beatty, hero of the Battle of Jutland, and the consequent recurrence of discussion about this great fight, all help to provide unusual opportunities for exploitation of this subject, it is stated. Through the courtesy of Dr. Riesenfeld, Captain Carl T. Vogelgesang, commandant of the Third Naval District, with headquarters at the Brooklyn Navy Yard ; his aid, Lieutenant J. D. Pennington, and a group of naval officers designated by them, saw the picture during its run at the Rialto. On the evening of Monday, November 21, the board of governors of the Army and Navy Club, naval officers and representatives of the press went to the Rialto from the Army and Navy Club in a body to see the picture as the guests of Educational. The historical value of "The Battle of Jutland" and its great significance at this time have been recognized by the critics of the news press. James W. Dean, writing for the Newspaper Enterprise Association, whose service is supplied to five hundred newspapers all over the country, says : "The film version of the 'Battle of Jutland' has arrived in America. It presents a nice lesson for the deliberators on armaments who are meeting at Washington. In 45 minutes one sees how millions of dollars of property representing vears of human endeavor went down to the bottom of the sea. One sees, too, how the men who manned those vessels, Germans and English, humans all, died in the hellish blast of war like trapped rats are drowned." The New York World declared the picture "a reproduction . . . effective in that it sets before us the actual maneuvering of the various' craft, of the 'Battle of Jutland,' wherein Admiral Beatty outthought and outfought the Germans in the World War's great sea engagement. Small models of ships have been used in its making. The minutest detail of the attacks is shown — submarine launching, battleships sinking, gun fire from the giant warships, and all. Here is an invaluable animated chapter of the great war which every person interested in the great sea conflict should see." "It is extremely interesting and worth while," declares the New York Morning Telegraph. " 'The Battle of Jutland,' " says the New York Times, "is an ingenious and carefully constructed reproduction of the war's greatest naval encounter, done, for the most part, with models of the ships, painstakingly moved between exposure;, of the camera, so that on the screen the spectator has a birdseye view of the maneuvers and clashes of the battle. For the historical and strategical specialist, the picture probably has unbounded interest, and for the uninitiated layman it is likely to prove more than ordinarily interesting." " 'The Battle of Jutland,' produced under the supervision of Major General Sir George Aston, K. C. B., from official records, shows in a clear cut and engrossing way the whole progress of the fight," declares the New York Herald. Ora Carew Star of New Series With Ora Carew in the stellar role, the Becker-Tullar TruArt Productions has begun filming the first of a series of six dramatic features for independent distribution. 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