Reel Life (1916-1917)

NEW EDITION-DAMAGED GOODS’ Bennett , famous star revises big production, ready on February 12 NEW edition of “Damaged Goods,” one of the most successful photoplays in the his¬ tory of the industry, is announced by the American Film Company. This new edition of “Damaged Goods” will be available to exhibitors in the larger cities February 12. Arrangements for special pre-lease runs will be possible through special ne¬ gotiations with the Mutual Film Corporation which will handle the distribution of the production. The new edition is a complete revision of the big and suc¬ cessful original production. Richard Bennett, the famous speaking stage star who is responsible for the production both on the stage and the screen, personally supervised the revision of the production at the Santa Barbara studios of the American Film Company. A large number of entirely new scenes have been made and incorporated in the new edi¬ tion and the entire picture has been subjected to a polishing and recutting that has brought it, in the opinion of Mr. Ben¬ nett and the expert staff of the American studios, to a final perfection. The box office power of “Damaged Goods” has been proven some thousands of times and in nearly every center in the United States. A new edition of the production was determined upon after President John R. Freuler of the Mutual Film Cor¬ poration received through the Mutual’s exchanges a large number of requests for return bookings after the first edi¬ tion of the production was withdrawn from the market Sep¬ tember 1, 1916 An investigation of the records on this pic¬ ture showed that in practically every instance return book¬ ings had proven even more profitable to the exhibitors than their first runs “The’production has had a remarkable self-promotion,” ob¬ served Mr. Freuler. “Carrying the original Broadway cast of Mr. Richard Bennett and his co-workers, and following the spectacular and successful career of the piece on the speak¬ ing stage the first edition of ‘Damaged Goods’ met a suc¬ cess that surprised even the optimism of the producers. The picture has been talked about, preached about, and editorial¬ ized about until it is known almost to every person in the United States. ‘Damaged Goods’ has won friends for the photodrama and it has created new patrons for the theater. It is conspicuously successful as ‘a picture with a purpose.’ Opposition and the barriers of censorship have largely been beaten down by the sane force of a public approval that is never wrong.” Synopsis ^/“TAILOR’S TRIMMINGS” Two Reel Vogue Comedy — A riot of fun. First tramp . .Rube Miller His partner . Owen Evans The tailor . Larry Bowes His wife . Lillian Hamilton The fair passenger . Dorothy Armstrong Rube and Owen, two tramps, enter the town and the first party they meet, a banker, they hold up. To avoid suspicion they decide to get work of some kind and while wondering what it will be they come upon a deserted street car. The conductor’s and motorman’s clothes are in the car and so Rube and Owen don the uniforms and start the car. The motorman, Owen, becomes peeved because the conductor is collecting all of the fares and so he makes the passengers board the front of the car and “pay as they enter.” Lillian, a tailor’s wife, enters the car and begins a flirtation with the crew. While they are fighting over her she leaves them. Dorothy, another beauty, gets on the car and when she leaves the two follow her. She is bound for the tailor’s, Lillian’s husband, and when she arrives, Larry, the tailor, takes her out to dinner. Rube and Owen enter the shop and seeing Lillian order some clothes from her, they hide in some tailor’s dummies on the proprietor’s approach. From this point the comedy assumes a whirlwind aspect and until the picture fades from the screen you are kept convulsed with laughter. Synopsis of “JERRY’S WINNING WAY” One Reel Cub Comedy — Featuring George Ovey. Jerry . -. . .George Ovey Hank . George George The girl . Claire Alexander The landlady . Helen Gilmore The father . M. J. McCarty Jerry in an attempt to rescue a girl from a boarding house, where she has been placed by her father, first projects him¬ self into a melee with the police in which the latter get the wettest end of a garden hose. He disguises as a woman when he next makes an attempt at a rescue. He cannot resist the temptation to have a little fun with the cop, the boarder and the girl’s father, who are misled by his costume and all make desperate love to him. Jerry’s fooling on the job instead of tending strictly to business gets him to serious trouble and he does not effect the rescue. Synopsis of ‘A JACK TAR IN THE MAKING’ One Reel — Third of the U. S. Defenders Series. This chapter deals with the graduating of the sailor lads from the landlubber’s class into -seasoned salts before they are admitted to the warships. Some extensive views of New Port and Annapolis Naval Academy are also shown in this reel. REEL LIFE— Page Six