Moving Picture World (Jul - Aug 1918)

1144 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD August 24. 1918 "Little Women" Is Announced As Second Brady Feature THE second big special independent production made by Willfam A. Brady is rapidly approaching completion. The subject is an adaptation of Louisa Alcott's well-known novel "Little Women,' one of the most widely read books ever published in America. Practically every girl in this country has read it, and it has been translated into nearly every language and enjoyed great popularity; Jo. Amy, Meg and Beth, the gallantries of Laurie, the faithfulness of John, the honesty of professor Baehr are as well known in Great Britain and other countries as in the United States. Manv attempt were made to secure the screen rights to this production, but it remained for Mr. Brady to persuade the Alcott estate to permit the making of the picture; incidentally, it was Mr. Brady who made the very successful stage production of this book, which ran in New York for eighteen months and then enjoyed a phenomenal tour of the country. The picture will be produced under the direction of Harley Knoles. who has chosen for the location, scenes in and around the home of Miss Alcott at Concord. Mass. The house in which she lived has been preserved by the state of Massachusetts as a memorial, and .Mr. Knoles is using in the picture, tin looms in which she lived to write her fa story, also the famous Plumfield Orchard. To those who know "Little Woman" the picture should therefore prove doubly attractive. While it is quite a jump from the sensations of "Stolen Orders" to the beauties of "Little Woman." this is in line witii Mr. Brady's policy of choosing meat and popular subjects, and as his third independent production, he will film "Way I 'own East." which as a theatrical attractioi for nineteen years been before American audiences. All of these productions will be sold on a territorial basis. Schlatter and Standard Announce Several Ivans FOLLOWING the announcement of sale of rights to several of their feature pictures to L. .1. Schlaifer Attractions for Washington. Oregon, [i and Montana, and to Standard Film poration of Minnesota, for northern Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota; the Ivan Film Productions announce that each of these exch will immediately begin an active paign, starting with "Babbling Tongues" and that at intervals of three weeks, the following productions will be released to exhibitors in the above mentioned territories: "Sins of Ambition." "Married in Name Only," "The Girl Who I 'id Not Care," "Her Surrender," "Two Men and a Woman" and other Ivan features. Both of these organizations are well known in the State Right field; the Standard has its principal office at 406 Film Exchange Building, Minneapolis, and H. L. Muir is manager; while the Schlaifer attractions is under the management of Melvin Weinstock, and is located at 2022 Third avenue, Seattle. (i The Whip" A Money -Getter Says Thompson of True Film TRUE T. THOMPSON, of the True Film Company, with headquarters at 191 I ' .■ Commerce street, Dallas, Texas, reports great success in handling "The Whip" in liis territory, stating that "this picture has proved itself an exceptional box office attraction in this section; producers should be interested to know these facts so thai more state right pictures of this character can be produced." Among the exhibitors to whom Mr. Thompson refers as having written him testifying to the value of this production as a money getter are W. E. H. Hu Old Mill, Dallas; B. F. Roberts, Liberty theatre. Houston; Sandefur Brewei Amusement Company. Little Rock; F. B. Garrett. Jewel theatre, Clarendon, Ark.; S. D. Warner, Majestic. Austin: F. A. Alexander. Elk theatre, Marshall, Texas; J. F. Head. Auditorium, Hot Springs. Liberty theatre. Plaequemine; T. H. Roland. Empress, Oklahoma City: P. B. Smith, Majestic. Stuttgart. Ark.: A. J. Bethancourt. Houma opera house, Houma, Ark. Shipman handling Frazee's Two-reel Mystic Comedies UNDER an arrangement with Edwin A. Frazee, the Frazee Film Productions consisting of two-reel mystic comedies, will be offered on the open market by Ernest Shipman. Mr. Frazee. who is responsible for several Keystone successes, such as "Crooked to the End." "A Village Vampire" and others, states that the time lias come for a distinct departure in the making of comedies, and that the introduction of illusions for which he lias patent protections, will foi in a p each st orj . rivalling on the screen the work ol Keller, farter. and I lerinann on 1 ■ ■ but that no expose will hi made as to how the various illusions aic accomplished. ii> st i lucl ion, "A I la tinted 1 1 been completed ami is booked for a run at W. H. Cluni tdway Theatre, Los Angeles. Lieutenant Hall Featured In Film Based on His Book ClARLE E. CARLTON, president j lair Cinema, Ltd., announces active work has been going on for tin seven weeks in the production of En lair." or "Fighting the Hellish Huns in the Air." adapted from the book of the same nam. written by Lieut. Bert Hall, of the Lafayetti llle. Harry Revier, the director of the last two Lillian Walker productions, is directing this picture, which, it is expected, will be ready for release about Septembi Lieut. Bert Hall, who appears personally in the production, has been awarded ations by the Allied powers, including the Croix de Guerre. His personal experiences in fighting in the air i i iii i o be vividly port rayed. iii of the product ion there is l .ran cl ual battle in the air i b it. Hall's observer, including the de struction of a Hun biplane and the blowing Up of an observation balloon. Support i Hall in the cast is Edith i 'a if the t ina t rical product ion "Going up," still playing on Broadway, New York. Others in the cast include Stuart Holmes ami Warner Richmond. The United States Government is said to ating with the producers in the use of battle planes, observation balloons. and hydro-aeroplanes. An observation lalloon in which Lieut. Hall and Miss Day ascend is destroyed in mid-air through an attack by hostile aeroplanes. The production will he released in approximately eight reels for the state rights market. An advertising cann has been inaugurated, including the syndicating of Lieut. Halls book in a great number of newspapers. Sales of the Week Activities in the State Rights Market During the Past Seven Days. SOL L. LESSER has secured for his AllStar Feature Distributors, Inc., San Francisco and Los Angeles, right to the new Gaumont serial. "The Hand of Vengeance," for California. Arizona, Nevada, and the Hawaiian Islands. • • * Rights to the new serial, "The Hand of Vengeance," have been secured from the Gaumont Companj by Sydney R. Lust, of Washington, for territory including District of Columbia, Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia. • * • Arrow Film Corporation announces the sale ..f rights Covering "The Sunset CeSS" and "Mj Husbands Friend," a reissue, for western Pennsylvania and West Virginia to the Day Film Company, Pit t shurgh. • • • John R. Van Arnam. Syracuse, N. v.. has seemed from Arrow Film Corporation for northern New fork to ten tworeel U a lien Kl i n a t, reissues. Gaumont Shows Our Boys Receiving War Crosses C> A.UMONT Number 19 shows our boys y of the imth infant t oss, present ed b era] P ill' Id I ' Ed i ulates them, in Chii i tWO-headed Austrian eagle ovei tie ,,f a Loop restaurant, was discovered bj Uncle Sam's sailors, who covered il willi 1 he Stars and HI ripes. A mon| Othei lit ting Items in this number Is. an Auto i 'olo gi it i ndependi nee, Mo., in New York City .lames Montgomerj Plagg, the famous artist ni SB bis i "Tell t hat to 1 In \|a i Mies'" inlln pri oi thousands, on the sieps of the Public Tin Marines at m 1 1 6 [slam vividly the Idea "To Hell with the Kaiser"— which is formed by a solid mat illort French ivl i. 1 1 lei ma ii pi ism camps, held a happy r n In Parii and Di Ca rrol, famous sin .on, for having revolutionized In war, |S made Comma ml i i. Legion oi ii Gain il News Number 20 shows the independence Daj Celebration which took in Talis, with t'nele Sam's BO] ma rching t hi.. Placi de la Concorde a mi wei mid i ha champs Ely see. The app< trai I lmer« iian Red cross nursea was greeted with .iusi as man; Effective Courtroom Scene In Fifth Petrova Picture AN Interesting and effectivi scene in Madame PetrOVa'S fifth I" I la] production "The Tlgei Woman" sente i ti ol a court room di a trial. The set, which was modeled on the largest criminal court room In New York is verj massive, the entiri Boot .a the Petrova studio utilized, and Ave hundn d i i as spectatoi |ur y, etc Through the pei itlon of an expei i court stenographer, Director Ralph Ince has i ii t i mlu. ed a novelty in the takil ol the witnesses, Insti ad o il tltlei a. eompa ni< d bj I hi d 11 plcl me fadea Into a book of si. no| i apl which In turn dissol1 ■ Into i he t< timony; and this is phot. i . of a court in general