Paramount Around the World (1927)

Keep Interest Alive in Paramount South Pole Film! W HERE THE MAKING OF THE FILM W ILL START. “Here's the Bay of Whales," says Cortimaniler Byrd to Monta Bell, Paramount sound picture director, “and it tvill be from here that we shall set out on the expedition which will he recorded in the film ivhich Paramount plans to distribute throughout the world.” This .scene occurred in the Paramount Long Island Studio just before the great explorer set sail for the Antarctic. KEEPING STEP BY STEP WITH THE MEN MAKING PARAMOUNT’S SOUTH POLE EPIC There isn’t going to be any letdown on the interest in Paramount’s film epic of Command Byrd’s South Pole trip by this paper at least. We’re going to have a page, or a part of a page for your information in every issue. Which is one of the major reasons for our publication of this letter sent to Mr. Shauer by Herman Wobber, Paramount’s district manager on the Pacific Coast of U.S.A., and sponsor of the “RuckerVanderveer Pledge’’: "The hoys all over the world, al I Vanderveer Pledge,’ and such pledginost without exception, lesponded e.s and wliat praise. Everybod.v enttiusiastically to tlie ‘Rucker | realized tlie.se hoys were not hand Informacion espahola de la pugina 4 FURTHER PLEDGES FROM WORLD WIDE PARAMOUNTEERS The pledges to put this Paramount Pole Picture over in perfect fashion are still thundering in. William R. Hoggan, general sales manager of the Blue Ribbon Bunch of Australia and adjacent territories said; “Your courage and ability will be the inspiration for us to give you one hundred percent distribution.’’ W. Edward Kirby, branch manager at Auckland, said: “We are with you 100% not only now but at all times.” Carl P. York, general manager of the Valorous Viking Division of Scandinavia, was original as usual when be pledged to put the picture into 500 Scandinavian houses, saying: We’ll introduce South Pole to North Pole.” Tibor Roinbaiier, manager in Rio de Janeiro, pledged the picture for 720 Brazilian theatres; and Sigfried Bauer, manager in Buenos Aires, pledged the picture for 300 Argentine theatres. TWO YEARS. Joe Rucker, Paramount News cameraman with the Byrd South Pole Expedition, says good-bye to his family in San Francisco prior to embarking on a voyage which might keep him away from civilization for at least two years. He is one of the two Paramount cameramen on whose behalf practically the entire Paramount world has pledged its sincerest and best efforts with the distribution of the Paramount-South Pole film. NOVEMBER, A MONTH OF PARAMOUNT ANNIVERSARIES November is indissolubly linked with the anniversaries of at least three famous Paramount Theatres. On November 19th, the Paramount Theatre at the Crossroads of the World celebrated its second birthday anniversary. Five days later — November 24th — Le Paramount in Paris celebrated its first anniversary: and henceforth that same day will stand as the birthday anniversary of the magnificent new Paramount Theatre in Brooklyn, New York, which opened last month. LA PRIMERA PELICULA PARAMOUNT TODA HABLADA “Interference,” la primera pelicula ciento por ciento hablada de la Paramount, con dialogo desde el principio hasta al fin, ha tenido dos magnificos estrenos. El primero fue en Los Angeles el 6 de Noviembre, y el segundo, mucho mas importante, en el Teatro Criterion de Nueva York. La critica ha declarado que “Interference” es una de las peliculas mas maravillosas en la historia del cine. Sus principals interpretes son Evelyn Brent, William Powell, Clive Brook y Doris Kenyon. iNO FALTAN MAS QUE LOS RESULTADOS! Seguramente cuando este numero de Paramount Around the World llegara a la mayoria de paises a que va destinado, el Concurso del “Aiio mas grande Paramount” estara ya practicamente cerrado, a juzgar por los esfuerzos materiales que actualmente se estan llevando a cabo. De todos modes, si quedan todavia algunos dias o algunas semanas antes de fin de aiio, deben ser provechadas totalmente, pues las indicaciones que tenemos son de que habra re sultados nuiy igualados, y podria suceder que, incluso por un dia, su division tuviera oportunidad de colocarse, al nienos, en uno de los puestos premiados. (Advertimos que aim las divisiones que no se encuentran a la cabeza de la lista tienen oportunidad para poder ga-. nar los premios principales, los que reproducimos nuevamente en otra pagina.) Los proximos dos meses seran dedicados al examen de los resultados, luego. . .vendra el gran anuncio del nombre de los premiados. DIBUJOS PARA EL CONCURSO DE PREMIOS Con grande satisfaccion damos la, noticia de que ha merecido una entusiasta acogida nuestro llamamiento para los dibujos de la Placa, Bandera y Pergamino que seran concedidos, junto con premios monetarios, a los triunfadores en el Concurso del “ano mas grande Paramount.” Se concederan premios de cien dolares cada uno a los dibujos que ganen el concurso. Los participantes en este particular concurso tienen tiempo de enviar sus trabajos, dirigidos a Mr. Seidelman en New York, hasta fin de ano. Los jueces del Concurso seran Mr. E. E. Shauer y Mr. Seidelman. COMMANDER BYRD GETS ENZED GIFT While at Wellington, New Zealand, en route to Christchurch before finally leaving for the great adventure in Antarctica, Commander Byrd visited the home of Sir IVIaui Pomar, the Minister of the Interior, a full-blooded Maori. After a most interesting conversation, the Minister presented to Commander Byrd a Maori robe similar to the one presented to H.R.H. The Prince of Wales when he was recently in New Zealand. ed a soft assignment and the luornIses to place this Byrd picture on more screens than any other picture ever occupied, came from everywhere and with words of great encouragement. Picture if you can the enjoyment Joe and Willard will get when they read and re-read your cheering words. I know we got a real thrill out of reading each and every letter and post card and we were very happy when we sent the lot to them. Some day we are going to compile these responses and send them to you, and I think the heart beats will come a little faster after you finish reading them. “They are both great fellows and a hundred percent for Paramount. When Emanuel Cohen gave these boys their assignment, they didn’t (luibl)le, hesitate or even say — what’s in it for us? They just said “thanks — when do you want us to leave ?’’ “Joe’s wife was just in and she heard we we’re giving her a lot of credit for carrying on with the kids at the little home while Joe’s gone. She said she didn’t want any credit — that Joe deserved it all, but she was happy that we were all pulling for “her Joe.’’ “A few nights ago the boys had Joe on the radio. He watited everyone to know that things were shaping up fine and that we could depend upon a great picture. Emanuel Cohen says they have a g’reat story in mind and with the background they’ll encounter, they should have a record making feature. “The boat should arrive shortly in New Zealand and after that it won’t be long until they leave for the Antarctic and the big jump. They promised to keej) in touch with us, and just as soon as they get located at Ross Sea, we will pass the word on to you. “MAY GOD SPEED AND GOD BLESS THEM!” WINGS” IN HAVANA Amply substantiating the cabled story telling of the success of “Wings” in Havana, Cuba, which is printed on another page, is this photograph of the lobby of the theatre. It has been taken from the very splendid scrap book of the advertising and exploitation campaign for the picture, sent to Home Office in New York by John B. Nathan, special Paramount representative in Cuba.