The Moving picture world (January 1924-February 1924)

550 MOVING PICTURE WORLD Seastrom 9s "Name the Man 99 a Hit with New York Audiences "N AME THE MAN!", Goldwyn's first Victor Seastrom production, had its initial showing in New York at the Capitol Theatre this week; it played to the biggest Sunday audiences of the year. After seeing the manner in which the Sunday audiences received this photoplay there is no doubt that it is going to achieve one of the biggest successes of the year. Hundreds of persons were turned away from the evening performances, unable to get seats. "Victor Seastrom has not only duplicated his Swedish successes in 'Name the Man !', but has gone one better by taking advantage of all that America has to offer in improved technical equipment," says Louella O. Parsons in her review of the picture in the New York American. "Mr. Seastrom has an eye for scenic effects. For intense drama there are few stories that have ever been written that approach it in interest." Aileen St. John-Brenon, in the Morning Telegraph : "Victor Seastrom has hit the bull's eye in 'Name the Man !'. The climax of the story in the courtroom is as stirring a piece of drama as has been portrayed on the screen." Don Allen in the Evening World : "Victor Seastrom's outstanding film epic is, of course, the one best bet of this week's cinema offerings. It is a corking bit of directorial work' and puts Seastrom up along with Griffith and Chaplin." The Sun and Globe : "One of the mos' absorbing motion pictures this city has seen in some years. Seastrom makes unforgetable moments of individual scenes. Seastrom has made the actors into stars with his magic. A gripping, human interest story." The Evening Telegram and Mail: "Several million people saw the advertisements of this, one of the big pictures to be featured this year; it seemed that at least half of that number tried to get into the Capitol last night and the calibre of the entertainment offered justified their efforts." Quinn Martin in the New York World : "We are inclined to agree that 'Name the Man !' will fetch home the bacon." Frederick Hall in the New York Times : "Victor Seastrom's 'Name the Man !' is a dramatic story. There are some dramatic episodes portrayed with telling emphasis." Shauer on Trip E. E. Shauer, director of the foreign department of the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, accompanied by Mrs. Shauer, sailed Saturday, February 2, on the Southern Cross on a business trip to Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro. Arrangements for increased distribution for Paramount pictures during the year 1924 will be considered bv Mr. Shauer in both cities. Now Burr Pictures, Inc. Burr Pictures, Inc., is the new corporate name of the firm producing and distributing organization previously known as the BurrRogers Producing Corporation, the change having been effected this week. Charles R. Rogers, who was manager of distribution, recently retired from the firm. February 16, 1924 Entire Cast Is Picked Production Starts on "Woman on the Jury," a First National Release "The Woman on the Jury," an initial production of First National's own producing forces to be started since the new year, has been completely cast and production is now under way with Harry O. Hoyt directing. As already announced, Sylvia Breamer will play the dramatic feminine lead. Five other players, all of whom have been starred in their own productions, will be seen in the other important roles. They are Lew Cody, Frank Mayo, Bessie Love, Hobart Bosworth and Mary Carr. To fill the jury box — in which Miss Breamer will sit as the only woman who during the trial is forced to reveal a part of her own dramatic life — Hoyt has selected Ford Sterling, Jean Hersholt, Fred Warren, Leo White, Stanton Heck, Arthur Lubin, J. Edwards Davis, Arthur S. Hull, Kewpee King and Frank Mayo, playing the role of Miss Breamer's husband. Hold Film for Two Weeks For the first time since 1915, the Olympic Theatre of Boston held over a picture for a second week during the showing of Frank Lloyd's "Black Oxen." This record was equalled immediately by "Flaming Youth" and now "Anna Christie" is entering into its second week at the Boston house. This makes three successive First National pictures to cause the Olympic to break its single week policy in force for eight years. Burr Reports Sale C. C. Burr reports the sale of the New York State franchise, excepting Greater New York, on "You Are Guilty," an Edgar Lewis Production, to Bernard Mills of the First Graphic Productions Exchange, New York City. f$2 SCENES FROM FIRST NATIONAL PRODUCT,°N.o'jnJESTOFRTHE FIELD," STARRING CORINNE GRIFFITH AND