The Moving picture world (November 1925-December 1925)

148 MOVING PICTURE WORLD November 14, 192? ORDER A TON OF BIRDSEED.— Here's Glenn Tyron in the Pathe comedy, "Cuckoo Love." The middle scene ought to send ever'^ good exhibitor post-haste to Atlantic City. Educational Comedy Makers Have Large Studio Space MIDSEASON at Educational Studios in Los Angeles finds the units producing comedies there enjoying the greatly increased stage spaces as well as the most modern studio facilities which have been installed on the grounds of the studio. The. fourth stage is completed, bringing the total to 38,000 square fet of covered stage space available to the Short Subject producers. Not only has the stage space been greatly enlarged over that previously used by these companies, but in the estimation of Jack White, the director general, an increase of thirty percent in efficiency is possible from the same amount of space. Lack of adequate room has somewhat hampered production in the past, slowing down the directors and adding to the cost of production. Several radical changes in studio construction have been incorporated in the design of the new stages. Two of them are elevated fourteen feet, the first story being occupied by scene docks, storerooms for bulky props, a garage for the company trucks and a stock room for motor parts. Cement flooring has been laid over the two stages. The stages proper, while resembling the conventional ground floor stage, have been especially braced against vibration. One side of the building is finished to resemble an office or apartment front with store windows along the level of the street. This will, in many cases, obviate the necessity of securing permits to photograph exteriors on busy streets and the annoyance of working surrounded by a crowd of curious onlookers. "At the start of the producing season," said Jack White during his recent visit to New York, "I promised that every picture from our new studios would be a feature in everything in length. That was before we could take advantage of the greatly improved studios which we now occupy. I now repeat that promise, for I know that the first releases of liamilton. Mermaid, Lupino Lane, Tuxjedo and Juvenile Comedies have come up to that standard. "With all the advantages of the new stages and improved facilities, we will make them even better. We do not intend to make them cheaper for we are spending more than ever on our product. Our improvements have been more than justified, for we find that we have secured more production value, dollar for dollar expended, than at any other time in our existence. "The new surroundings have had their ef FOUR production units are busily engaged in the making of new two-reel ccmedies for Pathe release at the Mack Sennett studios in California. Alice Day, Harry Langdon and Ralph Graves head their companies in their respective series and Billy Bevan leads in the film being made by the all-star unit, for the "Mack Sennett Comedies series." Alice Day is being directed by Eddie Cline in a new two-reeler, and she is supported by Danny O'Shea, Joe Young, Mary Ann Jackson, Andy Clyde, Barney Helium, Edward Quillan and Irving Bacon. Harry Langdon is being directed by Harry Edwards, who has guided this famous comedian in most of his popular screen successes. Harry plays the rcle of a musician. The cast "A Peaceful Riot" to Be Next Blue Ribbon Comedy Joe Rock denies that Herron, 111., is the locale of his new Blue Ribbon comedy "A Peaceful Riot" which he has placed in production at the Joe Rock studio at Hollywood. Alice Ardell and Slim Summerville head the cast which includes Max Asher, Harry Martell, Leon Kent, Ethan Laidlaw and others. The comedy satirizes the recent Russian trend in filmdom and opens a new laugh vein. Two directors appear in the cast, as both Slim Summerville and Leon Kent have won their spurs as directors. Tweedy, who is handling the megaphone, was once a comedian. feet on the morals of our stars and our staff also. It is almost impossible to estimate this value, but it is reflected in their daily work. Large, clean and comfortable dressing rooms, stages, property rooms, electrical departments complete in every detail, and the atmosphere of efficiency, have had their effect on every one of the staff. They are full of enthusiasm, and this enthusiasm cannot help but make their work better tlian ever before." includes Ruth Hiatt, Vernon Dent, and Frank Whitson. Ralph Graves is being directed by LloyJ Bacon in a fun-film involving a dental parlor. Thelma Parr, seen opposite Graves in several of his recent Pathe two-reelers, is again the star's leading lady. Others in this picture are Marvin Lobach, Eugenia Gilbert, Lee Willis and William McCall. Billy Bevan and the "Mack Sennett" tworeel unit are being directed by Alf Goulding in a boarding house story. Natalie Kingston, Dave Morris, Patsy O'Byrne, Sunshine Hart and Barney Helium are in the cast. Comedies completed include an Alice Day comedy directed by Eddie Cline and a "Mack Sennett" two-reeler directed by Gilbert Pratt. Final titles on these new Pathe comedies have not been announced. Four Units at Sennett Studios Busy on New Two-Reel Comedies CHARLIE CHAPLIN m A Dog's Life Released Nov, Z2 -'afh^picture