The Moving picture world (November 1922-December 1922)

426 MOVING PICTURE WORLD December 2, 1922 Delivers Films by Aeroplane Fox Film Corporation, Ltd., of Australasia, has launched a unique exploitation campaign by which its pictures, specials as well as short subjects, will be distributed to exhibitors throughout the Commonweedth by aeroplane carriers. Captain Tracey and Lieut. Butler, of the Australian Aircraft Forces, two airmen who particularly distinguished themselves in France during the World War, have been engaged to distribute Fox productions and conduct a special advertising campaign in New South Wales in the interests of the exhibitors. The two aviators began their exploitation flight during the Fox Anniversary Week, September 10 to 16, leaving Sydney in their Avro planes on a special three weeks' tour of the towns of New South Wales. The new campaign has met with an enthusiastic reception on the part of Australian exhibitors, who are. Fox says, guaranteed bigger and better box-office returns than ever experienced in the history of motion pictures in Australasia. Lincoln Will Have Lead in Arrow Filpa ■j; R K. Lincoln, who recently completed work in the leading role in "The Woman in Chains," for Amalgamated Pictures, Inc., has been signed by Martin Heyl to p'.ay the lead in "The Little Red School House," for Arrow release. Mr. Lincoln, who played opposite J.lartha Mansfield in "The Woman .in Chains," will have the same capable actress with him in this newest Arrow offering, which is now in process of production at rhe Tilford Cinema Studios in West 44th Street, New York. John G. Adolphi is directing. Among Mr. Lincoln's recent productions are "The Light in the Dark," with Hope Hampton and "Women Men Marry," directed Built Town to Film Metro-SL Picture .\n indication of the large scale on which the photoplay "Quincy Adams Sawyer" was produced, is contained in the information just made public by Metro Pictures Corporation, distributors of this Metro-SL (Sawyer-Lubin) Special production. In order to represent faithfully t!ie locale of the story, a typical New England town was erected at ttie Metro studios in Hollywood; to portray its famous people, fourteen players were chosen, each of whom has an established reputation as an expert character delineator; and for the actual trans'ation to the screen of the novel, ')t which more than 1,000,000 copies have been sold, an exceptionally well suited director was engaged to follow a scenario prepared by a craftsman skilled in the art of adaptation. In Clarence G. Badger, director of established skill, the suitable director was found. Bernard McConville, who has to his credit many of the leading screen successes of the past few years, was chosen to do the adaptation. His most recent accomplishment was the screen version of Mark Twain's delightful story, "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court," one of the most notable successes of recent sessions. Among the noted actors in the cast are Blanche Sweet, Lon Chaney, Barbara La Marr, John Bowers and Louise Fazenda. by Edward Dillon, with Florence Dixon in the leading feminine role. "The Little Red School House" has a notable cast, including, besides Miss Mansfield, such well known artists as Edmund Breese. Rose Coghlan an^ gheldon Lewis, has already been gathered together. .'Krrow officials says that "The Little Red School House" will be elaborately proluced. Mr. Lincoln will be seen in the role of a young schoolmaster, and it is said, that the part calls for the full display of the dramatic talents which have won him his large following. It is expected that "The Little Red School House" will be ready for release early in January. Old Spain" Shows Popular Spanish King Tourneur to Direct Four for M. C. Levee Maurice Tourneur has contracted with M. C. Levee, president of United studios, for a series of four pictures to be released through First National. Work on the first of these, Crittenden Marriott's novel, "The Isle of Dead Ships" has already been started. Accompanied by a technical staff of thirty, Mr. Tourneur has begun construction of a fleet of ships that will duplicate nautical history of more than a century ago. "The Isle of Dead Stiips" is, it is said, a novel that affords abundant scope for the spe(^ tacular play and sensational show for which Mr. Tourneur has built up a reputation. Casting is to be begun shorthand within another week it is expected that the full list of players can be announced. Kings are notoriously camera shy. Although it is not denied that they have their petty vanities; in fact some monarchs would never go down in history if it were not for this failing — their "royal nibs" don't relish having their "mug" shot by the ubiquitous camera hound and flashed all over the world for the delectation of the "common" people. King Alfonso of Spain, however, is a regular fellow and is as much at home at a bull fight, tennis match or athletic meet as he is at a pink tea. Alfonso has even gone into the movies. Not as an actor, however. He will lie seen in one of the current Fox Educational Entertainments called "Old Spain," according to announcement by William Fox. "Old Spain" is a camera jaunt through the most interesting spots of this picturesque country, showing the beautiful Spanish Senoritas, ancient and historic cities, famous watering places and other points of Southern Europe well known to the American tourists. "Old Spain" is pronounced one of the most interesting of the first twelve Fox Educational Entertainments. Has Prominent Role William Norris, whose portrayal of the role of King Louis XII of France in "When Knighthood Was in Flower" has been pronounced a triumph in characterization, is playing one of the leading parts in Cosmopolitan's "The Go-Getter," by Peter B. Kyne, now in production under the direction of E. H. Griffith. T. Roy Barnes and Seena Owen arc featured in the picture. Get In Cosmopolitan Film Helen Lee Worthing, of the Ziegfeld "Follies" and pronounced by artists as one of America's rrtft^beautiful women, is appear'n Cosmopolitan picturization _ " ente Blasco Ibanez's "The En-em'ies of Women." To Work in Baltimore The Cosmopolitan Company making "The Go-Getter," by Peter B. Kyne, left for Baltimore this week to work on exteriors of the picture. T. Roy Barnes and Seena Owen are featured in the cast, which also includes William Norris, Tom Lewis, Frederick Santley, John Carr, William J. Sorelle and Jane Jennings. A Scene from Arrow Film Corporation's latest feature, "Night Life in Hollywood," starring a galaxy of popular players. BUIIDOG DRUMMOND Dead or Alive!