The Moving picture world (November 1925-December 1925)

December 19, 1925 M O V I N G P I C T U R E W O R L D 683 I Hays Hopes Every Theatre Will Join I in Helping National Laugh Month Idea | I Motion Picture Producers & Distributors of America, Inc. | I 469 Fifth Avenue j I New York City | I December 3, 1925. | I Mr. Gordon White, Chairman, Laugh Month Committee, ~ | I Short Features Adv. Ass'n, | I 370 Seventh Avenue, | I New York City. | I My Dear Mr. White: | I I want to congratulate your association upon its plans for National Laugh | I Month, to be held in January. One of the effective functions of the motion picture | I is to make people cheerful and you are doing a real service in promoting the show | I ing of worthy comedies. I hope that every theatre in the United States will join | I in your plan and I know that the motion picture will help in a big way to make it | I a really Happy New Year. | I With kindest personal regards, and best wishes always, I am, | I Sincerely yours, | I (Signed) WILL H. HAYS. | =wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin iiiiiNiiiiiii:iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiNiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii[ii!iijiiiiiii{iiiiiiiiiii^ Big List of Century Comedies Scheduled "Laugh Month" male role. In it Miss Wiley has ample opportunity for numerous comedy stunts anrl daring escapades, such as have gained for her the reputation as the outstanding stunt comedienne of the screen. "Eighteen Carat," is by far Edna Marian's best comedy.. In selecting it for holiday release, the Sterns were actuated by the exceptional reviews recently given on this picture by the trade reviewers. It is another of Miss Marian's inimitable "fresh from the farm" roles in which she is seen first as a farmer's daughter and then as a shop girl in the big city. Ker escapades are many and the action is enlivened by many new gags. The comedy was directed by William Watson. This two-reeler is said to have one of the funniest automobile sequences ever screened. "Scandal Hunters" is the Al A\\. comedy included in the holiday schedule. It was directed by Jess Robbins and is a take-off on the adventures of a cub reporter on the trail of a big story. Larry Richardson and Marie Torpie are in the cast. Wherever it has been prc-released this comctly has met with great approval. The Eddie Gordon comedy for December is "Captain Suds." Eddie is supported by Beth Darlington, Larry Richardson and Lillian Worth. The main feature of this tworeeler is a comedy prize fight in which Eddie is matched against Richardson, who is almost twice his size. The Century Comedies are released through Universal Exchanges. for Holidays and National THE STERN BROTHERS announce an unusually large schedule of Century Comedies for release during the December holiday period. In addition to their availability for booking during the Christmas season, these comedies have been selected so that they will be equally as appropriate for presentation during January, National Laugh Month. The Century holiday list is headed by a new Buster Brown Comedy and includes tworeelers starring Wanda Wiley, Edna Marian, Al Alt and Eddie Gordon. These comedies have been selected from a big list of completed Century products as being of especial box-office value, and therefore of the maximum pulling power during the holidays. The new Buster Brown Comedy is "Buster's Nightmare." It is the fourth in tne Buster Brown series and recently had its Broadway premiere in the Warner's Theatre, New York City. Following its successful week in that house, it was played over t!ie entire Loew circuit in and around New V'ork City and went far in establishing the Buster Brown Comedies as one of the outstanding comedy offerings of the year. "Buster's Nightmare" was directed by Gus Meins, with Arthur Trimble as Buster, Doreen Turner as Mary Jane, Pete the dog comedian as Tige-, and Pinto Colvig as the Brown butler. The two-reeler is filled with humorous pranks and comedy situations. Reports from Warner's and the Loew houses state that the a.udiences were in a continuous up roar during the running of this big comedy. "Going Some," the Wanda Wiley Comedy slated for current release, is that star's latest two-reeler. It was made by Edward I. Luddy with Jack Singleton in the leading WANDA WILEY All set for more of her roles in Universalis Century Comedies.