Pathe Sun (October 19, 1929)

THE PATHE SUN 9 ) “OVER THERE TODAY” Pathe Makes Armistice Day Special Rekindling War- Time Memories of the Battlefronts as America Prepares to Avoid Future Strife Over there, memories stirring, vivid, inspiring. Again the columns swinging along the broken roads of France; the weary minutes of approaching zero hours, the rising tone of a mighty bar- rage and advancing lines sweeping across No Man’s Land, buddies going R. I. P. under the withering fire. The poignant picture of the four millions great adventure contrasted with the battlefronts as they are today. A pilgrimage that will stir the red blood and tug at the heart-strings of every American. A fitting and timely tribute to the Allied dead who for all we know will form in ghostly lines on Armistice Day above the poppies and battered towns of France. “Over There Today” is a Pathe Armistice Day one-reel special release, a journey through the land of memories, photographed by Maxim Delv and Robert Molin, directed by Paul Jones and edited by Ray L. Hall. It is a production that any showman would be proud to run at any time. For armistice week, it becomes particularly appropriate and its box- office value is increased a hundred fold because of the world interest and discussion of armament limitation. Here is a picture that will stand out from any on any screen like the Very lights above the trenches in the dead of night. There isn’t a newspaper in the country that won’t be glad to carry a publicity story about it and there isn’t a theatre manager who won’t run it if its real significance and drawing power is properly outlined. Maxim Dely and Robert Molin have done some inspiring work with the cameras, the direction by Paul Jones is masterful and Ray L. Hall has edited and titled “Over There Today” in a way that audiences will not soon forget. _ The Sun Ed. was a mere buck who got the rear end of his khaki pants riddled in a charge back to his own trenches, and he is going to treasure this set of titles as one of the real souvenirs of la guerre. You have these titles and you will soon have the prints. That’s a full pack in any sales skirmish. Accessory Ace Leslie Smith, Advertising Salesman at San Francisco, is running away with honors in the Game Cock Fight. Several weeks ago Leslie stepped to the front and he picks up additional points each week to carry him to a commanding lead. Rides With Winners Eddie Quillan received exploitation in twenty-five windows through having posed with several members of the Ath- letics during his personal appearance in Philadelphia. The photo shows Quillan with Eddie White, well known master of ceremonies, clowning with Connie Mack, Mickey Cochrane and Rube Walberg. The stunt was arranged by Robert Mochrie. Finding the Rail All the citizens of the U. S. A. know there are still speakeasies in the land and a good percent of these citizens can locate one on short no- tice. Few know there are still Amer- ican bars, the old rail, the old spirit and the old trimmings. The fans are going to see these same bars soon in the silent and sound Review. Terry Ramsaye is giving the tip-off, but all's well, as they are far beyond the three- mile limit—American bars around the world, a score of them in a screen translation, including the Scandinavian, which will be readily understood, ap- preciated and applauded. Clocked With the latest plans for the bigger and better production of talking Topics of the Day well under way, the Van Beuren Corporation, believe that they have in this unique release a short subject containing more laughs per one hundred feet than any comedy made by any producer in the motion picture industry. “A laugh every ten seconds” is not merely a slogan but by actual count in fourteen theatres in the Metropolitan district where talking Topics were being shown an average of one good hearty laugh every eight seconds was clocked by the Topics reviewing staff. “I believe this record defies all competi- tion and as far as I am concerned it stands until some one has proved to us decisive- ly that it is possible to make funnier mo- tion pictures,” said Amedee J. Van Beu- ren, President of the Van Beuren Corp- oration. “Topics of the Day in silent form held a like record and it is indeed gratifying that in our sound product we have equalled and bettered the record previously held by our laughter reel in silent form.” Clicked How to make the squeak of a Milton Mouse, meow of Waffles the cat, the grunt of Squatty the pig and the tenor notes of Farmer Alfalfa sound like a bag pipe ac- companiment was the problem that con- fronted Carl Edouarde and his men in the synchronizing of the latest of the Ae- sop’s Sound Fables “The Barnyard Melo- dy.” It was a simple matter to supply the piccolo notes for Squatty Junior, the little pig who leads the quartet with his tin horn. But to combine the animal noises and Farmer Alfalfa’s questionable tenor notes into a harmonious bag pipe accompaniment was the cause of much rehearsing and figuring out by the expert sound men who so cleverly synchronized this Pathe animated cartoon comedy. “The Barnyard Melody” is said by many to be the funniest and best release of the present Aesop’s Sound Fables and it brings to the screen the latest and newest ideas and inventions that may be put into this class of work. Once Again Photoplay Puts Pathe On Its Honor Roll SAVES YOUR PICTURE TIME AND MONE\ The Best Pictures of the Month RIO RITA TAMING OF THE SHREW kibitzer DtER PRIVATE AFFAIR J BIG TIME The Best Performances of the Month Bebe Daniels in “Rio Rita” Bert Wheeler in “Rio Rita” Douglas Fairbanks in “Taming of the Shrew” Marion Davies in “Marianne” Lawrence Gray in “Marianne” c Ann Harding in “Her Private Affair” > Margaret Wycheriy in “The rhirteenth Chair” Casts of all photoplays reviewed will be found on page 140 HER PRIVATE AFFAIR—Pathe I F your reaction is like ours when you come out of the theater after seeing this picture, you won’t be discussing whether Vera Kessler should have killed Arnold Hartman or not. You will be willing to have it remaiif “Her Private Affair^” Your only thought will be, “What a glorious creature this Ann Harding is!” Harry Bannister and Ann Harding are hysband and wife ih real life, as in this picture. This is Bannister’s first screen appearancd. This picture deals with the problems of a young wife of high social standing in Vienna, who kills a man who is attempting blackmail. Did she do it deliberately or did she think the gun was not loaded? Find out! If you leave before the finish we hope you slip on a banana pee! on the way out. AU Talkie. A Bob Ballantyne Circular Covering Every Theatre in Lincoln LINCOLN GOES PATHE - -. YOU BET HERE’S HOW!!! Week Beginning Monday, October 14th STUART THEATRE Eddie Quillan and Sally O’Neil in ‘‘THE SOPHOMORE” COLONIAL THEATRE William Boyd in “FLYING FOOL” Pathe Audio Review RIALTO THEATRE Pathe Folly Comedy— “Fancy That” Aesop’s Fable “Jungle Fool” Pathe Audio Review Pathe Sound News LINCOLN THEATRE Pathe Grantland Rice Sportlights STRAND THEATRE Pathe Lemaire Comedy The Plumbers are Cominer” Aesop’s Fables— “Stage Struck” SUN THEATRE Pathe Review—Silent Aesops Fable—Silent ORPHEUM THEATRE Pathe Sound News Get on the Band Wagon With Pathe and The Biggest Program of the Year I