Moving Picture World (Aug 1917)

August 18, 1917 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 1087 Triangle Film Corporation. IX SLUMBERLAND (July 20).— This five-reel fairy picture has already been mentioned in this paper. More recently we have seen it in the Eighty-First Street theater, New York, where it had its first run, and find that it is taking strongly with both the younger patrons and their parents. It is full of bits that plainly are getting over to the delight of the spectator. The picture tells a dream story rather than a flat fairy tale, and makes us really believe in youth, its beliefs, its dreams, and its fairies, since it is Irish youth that is here delightfully pictured. In this time of war's worries it is just the picture to book and count on ; for it is making a hit, especially with thp youthful part of the audience. What is more, it can be booked and shown to any audience, as it has an appeal to the grownups as well. Universal Film Manufacturing Company. BOMBS AND BANDITS (L-Ko), Week of July 2.— A two-reel comic which deals with the love affairs of a city mayor and chief of police, each in love with the same girl. Sammy, the office boy, also loves her, and much of the early part of the offering pictures his various antics. The number has an exceptional whirlwind finish, in which a runaway engine, pursued by a handcar, crashes into freight cars, buildings and other things. The movable floor makes a good humorous feature. This runs ahead of the average for this type of production in several respects. ANIMATED WEEKLY NO. 82 (Universal), August 1.— A diversified and entertaining number, including many scenes connected with the world war, harness races, golf contests and other features. UNIVERSAL CURRENT EVENTS NO. 12, August 4.— Contains many interesting pictorial subjects, including hot weather scenes in New York City, Friars' outing on Long Island, and many war sidelights. CHEYENNE'S PAL (Star Featurette), Week of August 4.— A tworeel subject, written by Jack Ford, featuring Harry Carey, Gertrude Astor and others. This is an interesting episode in the life of Cheyenne Harry, in which he sells his favorite horse to a British army officer and then takes it back again under exciting circumstances. The sentiment is pleasing, and the number will take rightful place among the entertaining picture stories of animals. THE BRASS GIRL (Victor), Week of August 13.— A clever tworeel comedy number, featuring Matt Moore and Jane Gail. The young musical composer rooms just above a girl who is learning to pound brass. Their professions seriously conflict, and stormy scenes occur. Then a burglar comes along, and the hero and the girl capture him together, which places them in a compromising position, so they decide to wed. The comedy situations are good, and the settings attractive. This makes a desirable light subject. THE RUSHIN DANCERS (Nestor), Week of August 13.— A comedy by C. G. Briden, featuring Eddie Lyons, Lee Moran and others. After the women of Cactus Flat begin taking lessons from a man teacher their husbands pretend to engage a lady instructer. This brings on an amusing clash, and an averted lynching. This is rather original in plot, and proves entertaining. A WIFE'S SUSPICION (Gold Seal), Week of August 13. — A threereel detective story, with a surprise ending, written by Willard Mack. Clyde Benson, Edward Clark, Lee Hill, Hazel Page, Betty Schade and Val Paul appear. This is not particularly intense in plot, but holds the interest without cessation and works up gradually to a very neat finish. The cast is a good one, and the story well above the average of its type. ROUGH STUFF (L-Ko), Week of August 13. — A knockabout number, as the title aptly suggests, featuring Dan Russell, Walter Stephens and Gladys Varden. The former plays a flirtatious hotel proprietor, with a justly susplciofls wife. There is some slight vulgarity in this, but nothing really offensive. It has some very funny moments of the rough house order. BACK TO THE KITCHEN (Joker), Week of August 13. — This is one of Gale Henry's funniest pictures. She thinks her husband has been drowned. She is about to marry when Milt Sims, her husband, pokes his head through his painting on the easel. The picture ends with Gale Henry washing dishes in her wedding gown. This is an excellent one-reel comedy. World Pictures. SOULS ADRIFT (Peerless), August 13. — Ethel Clayton and Milton Sills are the stars of this five-part photoplay, which shows attractive scenes on a desert island, and has a dramatic story. A longer review is printed on another page of this issue. Miscellaneous. A KITCHEN ROMANCE (Peter Pan). — Another of the Mo-toy comedies. Skilful and clever direction is shown in the handling of these doll actors. The story deals with the efforts of a new cook, Lena, to obtain a "man," after several failures she finally lands a sailor, and the butler hangs out a sign "another cook wanted." BUNKED AND PAID FOR (Filmcraft Corporation). — Walt Mason "rhyme reel," in which the well-known bard pokes a little fun at people who follow food hints in the papers. The story concerns a young married couple who try to live on thirty cents a day. They then meet the author of the food hints, a portly gentleman who dines on porterhouse steak. The idea in this is humorous, and the presentation satisfactory. Animated drawings are used in certain scenes. THE DIPPER (Filmcraft Corporation). — A one-reel Walt Mason comedy telling a simple, human story of two lovers who carve their initials on the old dipper at the well. Some good satirical touches are given where the board of health conducts a search for microbes, animated drawings being used with good effect here. The number is different from the ordinary comedy, and includes occasional stanza written by Mr. Mason. This will pleaso the average audience. TRUE LOVE AND FAKE MONEY (Filmcraft Corporation).— A "rhyme reel" illustrating one of Walt Mason's story-poems, in this a youth meets a girl, and the love affair is interfered with by a villas gossip. He gives her a twenty-dollar bill, which turns out to be counterfeit. He and the girl then round up the counterfeiting gang together. The plot Is rather thin, but the philosophical poetry helps out the interest considerably. It makes on the whole quite a pleasing number. HASH (Filmcraft Corporation). — A Walt Mason "rhyme reel," with the usual story-poem. This concerns a youth who is thrown out of a boarding house for complaining of the food. He creates a false alarm of fire in order to rescue his sweetheart, but rescues the landlady by mistake. The girl then appears and insists upon marrying him in order to obtain her fortune. A pleasing light subject, the thin plot being helped out by the familiar Walt Mason verse. HAYAKAWA AN IDEAL HASHIMURA TOGO. Seventeen years ago there was a cub reporter in San Francisco who every once in a while would get an assignment that had to do with Japs. He got to know the Japanese mind very well, and he got to know Jap-American dialect even better When he became a free-lance writer the cub reporter began Scene from "Hashimura Togo" (Paramount). to recount some of his ideas about the Jap and his American ways, and it was thus that Hashimura Togo was born a figure destined to spread the fame of Wallace Irwin broadcast. Last year Wallace Irwin went to a picture show in which a young Jap named Hayakawa appeared in the leading part. To Irwin it was Togo come to life. As a matter of fact, Sessue Hayakawa is a real Hashimura Togo. He was a dutiful and studious Jap boy in the flowery kingdom, but when it came time for him to train as a naval lieutenant lie decided he would rather act instead. So he came to America. Togo did the samething (in the mind of Wallace Irwin). Togo's American experiences were remarkably like Hayakawa's, and when Irwin, began to put his Jap hero into film he combined the lives of the two, the real man and the fiction man. The result will be the debut of Togo On the screen. "Hashimura Togo" adapted for the screen makes an ideal vehicle for. Hayakawa. The early part of Togo's life will be screened and into the story of his humorous experiences as a servant in an American household has been woven a romance that will provide a lot of thrilling situations and genuine love interest. The picture will be released by Paramount August 19. SENNETT NAMES HIS FIRST THREE PARAMOUNTS. Mack Sennett announced from Edendale. Cal., this week the titles and casts of his first three pictures to be released by Paramount Pictures Corporation, in accordance with the new Paramount-Sennett affiliation. The first release will be September 15, and others will follow every two weeks. "Roping Her Romeo" is the first Paramount-Sennett. It features Polly Moran, long famous as a vivacious and pretty Sennett comedienne, and Ben Turpin and Slim Summerville. "A Bedroom Blunder" features Charles Murray, Mary Thurnian and Wrayland Trask. Murray is famous as one of the best burlesquers ever graduated from the stage to the screen. "The Pullman Bride" features Gloria Swanson. The men are Chester Conklin and Mack Swain, neither of whom needs introduction.