The Moving picture world (November 1926-December 1926)

November 20, 1926 MUVIWU PICTURE WORLD 151 Song Cycle is Now Ready for Christmas Use A timely motion picture subject scheduled for release during the Christmas and Yuletide season is Pathe's "Songs of Central Europe," a James A. Fitzpatrick "Famous Melody Series" production. The songs scored for this offering are "Holy Night," "O du lieber Augustin," "Where, O Where Has My Little Dolt Gone," "O Tannenbaum," "In the Time of Roses" and "How Can I Leave Thee." Peggy Shaw, starred in a majority of the Pathe series of single-re'en "Famous Melody pictures, is also starred in "Songs of Central Europe." Josephine Dunn In Paramount Drama Josephine Dunn is the third of the Paramount Junior Stars to reach a featured leading role since her graduation early this year. Associate producer William LeBaron has chosen her for the feminine lead in "Love's Greatest Mistake," the Liberty Magazine story, to be directed by Edward Sutherland. Production is scheduled to begin November 10 at the Long Island studio. Other featured members of the cast will be William Powell, Evelyn Brent, James Hall and Frank Morgan. New Morgan Story Byron Morgan, whose story, "One Minute to Play," made "Red" Grange a screen star overnight, has just finished another tale of youth, speed and romance for F. B. O. It is "California— Or Bust !" written for George O'Hara. Surgeons Will Utilize Pictures The American College o( Sargeons, meeting In Monitreal^ has nantc^l a committee to develop as btoadly as may be possible the use of motion pictures in connection with medicine and sursery and so add "another great Instmment to the doctor's medicine kit." Dr. J. Bentley Sqnler of New York heads the group. Will Hays has been inIrited to be honorary chairman. Mr. Hays, present at the meeting. Maid, "The motion picture industry stands at attention to assist." Vitaphone or Phonofllm may also be utilized In the lecture room. Goldwyn's ^^Barbara Worth'' Now Available to Buyers SAMUEL GOLDWYN'S presentation of the Henry King Production of "The Winning of Barbara Worth" doing capacity business in its fourth week after enthusiastic greeting by press and public at its world premiere at the Forum Theatre, Los Angeles, is available to exhibitors. Hiram Abrams, president of United Artists Corporation, announced that selling will begin immediately. Aside from its particular ap Janet Gaynor and Richard Walling, in "The Return of Peter Grimm," for Fox, don't care which way the wind blows despite the old mill nearby. "Izzy Murphy" in The Hippodrome Warner Bros.' production, "Private Izzy Murphy,' with George Jessel in the starring role, opened an engagement in the New York Hippodrome on Monday, No'irember 8. Tho Hippodrome, the lareest theatre in tho United States, is controlled by Keith-Albee and only this season was converted to a combination policy of the best feature pictures and vaudeville. "Private Izzy Murphy" was selected for the Hippodrome because of the unanimous approval it has been meeting at the hands of both public and critics. It is George Jessel's firit starring vehicle for *V ar ner Bros, and he "hits." REGINALD WRIGHT KAUFFMAN'S GREAT NOVEL NOW A GREATER GOTHAM PRODUCTION HREEIHAUMUarTKUHIIMN; Superb Stellar Cast headed by MALCOLM McGregor and DOROTHY DEVORE BOOK IT NOW AND HAVE MONEY TO BURN! Gotham Exchanges in Every Key City peal to the West and its general appeal through the drama and spectacle which Henry King injected into the film, "The Winning of Barbara Worth" possesses screendom's most famous pair, Ronald Colman and Vilma Banky, reunited by Goldwyn after a year's separation in other films. Both Win Laurels In that time Colman has been the name player in a special film and Vilma Banky has added new laurels to her list of conquests as Rudolph Valentino's leading lady in "The Son of the Sheik." Thus, in "The Winning of Barbara Worth," the cumulative effect of the increased box office value of Goldwyn's players is capitalized. Vogel Month Drive Has Mexico Astir George Pezet, general manager of the Producers Distributing Corporation of Mexico, has started a special sales drive and is calling it Vogel Month, in honor of William M. Vogel, general manager of Producers International Corporation. Mr. Pezet says that, from the reports he has received already, Vogel Month is going over 100 percent. "We have taken the clocks out of the office," he says, "and our worTcing hours are all the time until we accomplish the results we desire." Five Exhibitors Rewed Recently Pliil Glelchman, former manager of the Broadway Strand Theatre and once ■ hig;h official In Detroit exhibitor circles, was married in Cleveland a feir day* ago. He has Just returned from a 2,000-mlIe trip through the Adirondack, White and Berkshire mountains. Mr. Glelchman married his deceased wife's youngest sister. Four Michigan exhibitors — all formerly married — have recently taken unto themselves wive*. They are W. S. McLaren, Jackson I Claude Oady, Lansing j Herbert S. Well. Port Hnron, and Phil Glelchman, now of Cleveland.