The Moving picture world (November 1923-December 1923)

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November 10, 1923 MOVING PICTURE WORLD 255 "Heads Up" (Educational — Comedy — One Reel) In this single reel Cameo comedy distributed by Educational there is, as usual, an abundance of rough and tumble action and though there are some familiar stunts the comedy throughout should prove entirely satisfactory to the average audience and get many laughs. Cliff Bowes appears as a clerk in a general store with George Ovey as the storekeeper and Ruth Hiatt as his pretty daughter. There is a good comedy sequence involving a little negro and a can of glue, a trio of village musketeers who do stunts around the store stove and a chase between the villain, who has kidnapped the girl, and the hero on a motorcycle. — C. S. S. SHORT SUBJECTS REVIEWED IN THIS ISSUE Dear OP Pal (Pathe) Do Women Pay? (Pathe) Goldmania (Universal) Heads Up (Educational) Hustlin' Hank (Pathe) Lucky Rube (Grand-Asher) Mark It Paid (Grand-Asher) So Long Sultan (Universal) Southbound Limited (GrandAsher) Twilight Trail (Universal) Up in the Air (Fox) Uncle Sam (Educational) "Golfmania" (Universal — Comedy — Two Reels) Amateur golfers are guilty of amusing blunders in this comedy on the pursuit of the elusive white ball. The caddy willingly loses a loose tooth while one of the men learns while the other one has to do some deep sea diving to recover his ball. The game ends in the appearance of a big, black bear who creates havoc in the country club. The subject should be particularly appealing to some, and the treatment is entertaining, on the whole. Billy Engle and Jack Earl are featured — M. K. "So Long Sultan" (Universal — Comedy — One Reel) While this is rather obvious amusement, the harem scenes carry some appeal and Chuck Reisner's buffoonery will bring a few laughs. He disguises himself as a dancer in order to break into the Sultan's domain and gets material for a story on the paper which he represents. His deceit is detected but a "Detroit baby" comes to his rescue. — M. K. "Southbound Limited" (Grand-Asher — Comedy — Two Reels) The business of concealing a dog from a train conductor's watchful eye produces a lot of fun in this Monte Banks comedy. Our hero boards the train with neither fare nor ticket, but grafts his way easily enough, until a pretty young woman hands over her dog to his charge. There are a good many laughs in this one and a vivid train wreck as a closing thrill— M. K. "Do Women Pay?" (Pathe — Cartoon— One Reel) The favorite theme of the innocent girl being lured away by a villain who locks her in a lonely cabin and then proceeds to get drunk is handled by Paul Terry in exceptionally vivid style. The mouse and his sweetheart are finally reunited after no end of melodramatic feats. All of it, including the aeroplane finish, will recall the usual screen thriller and its powers of amusement should be great. — M. K. "Lucky Rube" (Grand-Asher — Comedy — Two Reels) Sid Smith makes the best of the material here which is only fairly amusing. It is the story of the country blacksmith, ,vho goes to the city on a mission for his sweetheart's father and comes back with new clothes and ideas. Under his reformed sway cowpaths are discarded for motor thoroughfares and the smithy goes out of business. It has a few laughs and Sid Smith's pantomime is a great help. — M. K. "Uncle Sam" (Educational — Comedy — Two Reels) Lee Moran makes his second appearance in Mermaid comedies in this number in which he appears as the favorite heir of a wealthy relative who feigns death to get a line on his would-be heirs. Through the timely assistance of an onion, which another "heir" is eating, Lee weeps and wins out. The picture has an unusual comedy cast from a boxoffice standpoint, for in addition to Moran, Han Mann, George Ovey and Brownie, the wellknown dog, have prominent roles while Ruth Hiatt appears as the girl. There are a number of clever subtitles and situations that the majority of patrons will enjoy and this comedy should prove a good box-office attraction. — C. S. S. "Dear OY Pal" (Pathe— Comedy— One Reel) "Snub" Pollard and Paul Parrott in Alphonse-and-Gaston roles are the polite rivals in a love affair. The number has some good comedy and some vigorous action after the girl's pearls are stolen, and the two rivals, tied for a one-legged race at the picnic, start after the thief. The general mood is rather different and should go well. — M. K. "Hustlin' Hank" (Pathe — Comedy — Two Reels) Will Rogers scores again, this time as camera man to a feminist determined to get some photographs of wild life. The scenes where he pursues the bear in an effort to get his picture are hilarious, as are some of Rogers' esthetic poses and his manners at the first tea party. It is all very good entertainment, well marked with the star's distinctive personality and talent. — M. K. "Up in the Air" (Fox — Comedy — Two Reels) Thrills and laughs are rather abundant in this Imperial Comedy in which Charles Conklin and Harry Sweet do most of the stunts. Falling down elevator shafts and balancing on a narrow edge of a high building, they provide some highly sensational moments. The comedy has been well directed and will keep the average fan amused throughout its entire length. — M. K. "The Twilight Trail" (Universal — Western — Two Reels) Universal is offering the usual amount of entertainment in this Western which features Margaret Morris. The plot concerns a frameup on a rancher who fights an honest duel but is accused of murder when his opponent is mysteriously shot. There is good riding, fair suspense and a pleasing heroine to make it interesting.— M. K. "Mark It Paid" (Grand-Asher — Comedy — Two Reels) Joe Rock comes to the rescue of his sweetheart's father (who is going broke in the hotel business) with a clever scheme for attracting guests. He circulates the report that a fortune is concealed in one of the rooms. A rival hotel manager loses all his guests, but holds a mortgage on the prospering establishment, which our hero pays at the last minute after a hazardous journey. Billy Rhodes supports the star in this number which is lively and amusing. — M. K. Showmen Use Big "AcT Space Will Rogers Two-Reeler on for Educational's Comedies Pathe List for November 11 More and more are exhibitors demonstrating their faith in the pulling power of short subjects by playing them up in their exploitation and newspaper advertising. Press critics are also devoting more space to reviews on the one and two-reelers. As an example of this, two Educational comedies recently came in for their share along this line. Loew's State Theatre in Cleveland in its newspaper advertising featured the first Tuxedo Comedy, "Front," with "Poodles" Hanneford above the feature production, while the Allen Theatre in the same city divided its newspaper space fifty-fifty between the feature and the Lloyd Hamilton comedy, "The Optimist," and the same comedy got an even break with the feature in the electric signs for Loew's State theatre in Los Angeles. In addition, "The Optimist" received not only an exceptional amount of space in the newspaper reviews in Cleveland and Los Angeles and other cities but also received high praise. The Cleveland Plain Dealer says it cinches Hamilton in place in the trio. Chaplin, Keaton and Hamilton, while the Los Angeles Record calls it a priceless snatch of a whimsical burlesque. The second of the new Will Rogers series of two-reel comedies produced by Hal Roach heads Pathe's schedule for November 11. It is titled "Hustlin' Hank" and shows this easy-going comedian developing an unsuspected burst of "Leatherstocking" Serial Is Under Way Pathe announces that all preliminaries have been completed for production of the serial which C. W. Patton will make, based on James Fenimore Cooper's "Leatherstocking Tales." George Seitz will direct, and Robert Dillon has prepared the scenario. Harold Miller, who played the lead in the new Seitz serial, "The Way of Man," will have the lead in this picture with Edna Murphy playing opposite. Vernon Walker is the photographer. Two Educationals at Broadway Houses The current week finds two releases of Educational on the programs of prominent Broadway houses. "By Lantern Light," a Bruce Wilderness Tale, accompanies "The Drivin' Fool" during a run at the Cameo, while the Lloyd Hamilton comedy, "Extra I Extra!" is on the bill with Wesley Barry in "The Country Kid" at the Rialto Theatre. speed and energy under the stimulus of a champion of progressive feminism. The Ruth Roland serial "Ruth of the Range" brings the heroine to an exotic island where the constituents of the coal substitute are in a pit of lava. New perils await her here. Another of the new series of singlereel comedies starring Snub Pollard is "Dear 01' Pal," in which Paul Parrott and Snub appear as friendly rivals for a girl, with each one determined to remain gentlemanly toward the other at all costs. The current Aesop Fable gives an amusing version of the question, "Do Women Pay?" Pathe Review 45 shows "In the Land of the Ojibways," a study of the American Indian ; "Storing Energy," dealing with the storage battery, a color section "The Crags of the Barons" and two sections, "A Singer in Siam" and "Pussy Poses." which are picturesque and distinctly humorous.