Reel and Slide (Jan-Sep 1919)

26 REEL and SLIDE NEW INSTRUCTIONAL Films and Where to Get Them Travel, Literary, Industrial, Topical and Comedy Illllllll!llll!llll!!!lllllilllllilll!!l!llllil!llll]|li Films for the Family Group (Received and listed by the National Juvenile Motion Picture League of New York) The following are longer dramatic pictures for the family and for young people which have' been used successfully for special programs in theatres: Exhibitors' Mutual, "The Man Who Turned White"; Famous Players-Lasky (Paramount), "The Busher," "Peppy Polly," "Fires of Faith," 'tome Out of the Kitchen," "Hay Foot, Straw Foot"; (Griffith-Artcraft), "True Heart Susie," Fox, "Help! Help! Police!" "Miss Adventure"; Goldwyn, "The City of Comrades"; Metro, "The Lion's Den," "Amateur Adventuress"; World, "Three Green Eyes," "Home Wanted." FAMILY FILMS In His Brother's Place. Reels, 5; producer, Metro; exchange, same. Remarks: Hale Hamilton. In part 4, cut title, "damned fresh." In part 5, cut the title containing the word "damsite." Cupid Forecloses. Reels, 5; producer, Vitagraph; exchange, same. Remarks: Bessie Love. Rose O' the River. Reels, 5; producer, Famous Players-Lasky; exchange, Paramount. Remarks: Lila Lee. Choosing a Wife. Reels, 6; producer, Samuelson's British Prod. ; exchange, First National. Remarks: In part 2, cut fight on cliff. The Kingdom of Youth. Reeds, 5; producer, Goldwyn; exchange, same. Remarks: Neal Kennedy and Tom Moore. Temporary Alimony. Reed, 1; producer, Universal; exchange, same. Remarks: Neal Burns Comedy. All Bound Round. Reel, 1; producer, Universal; exchange, same. Remarks: Lyons and Moran comedy. Cut sticking out of tongue. RECOMMENDED FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS Come Out of the Kitchen. Reels, 5; producer, Famous Players-Lasky Corporation; exchange, Paramount. Remarks: Marguerite Clark. In part 1, cut title containing the word "Lordy." I'll Get Him Yet. Reels, 5; producer, Famous Players-Lasky Corporation; exchange, Paramount. Remarks: Dorothy Gish. In part 1, cut title containing "darn." In part 4, cut pistol scenes. In part 5, cut scene of drinking from flask. One of the Finest. Reels, 5; producer, Goldwyn; exchange, same. Remarks: Tom Moore. In part 1, cut title "shut up." In part 4, cut drinking scene. In part 5, cut shooting scene. A Man of Honor. Reels, 5; producer, Metro; exchange, same. Remarks: Harold Lockwood. In part 5, cut views of pistol. Harold, the Last of the Saxons. Reels, 2; producer, Drew-Paramount; exchange, Paramount. Remarks: Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew. Cut scene of man drinking from flask in parts 1 and 2. Cut title "Heaven," etc., in part 2. The Busher. Reels, 5; producer, Thos. H. Ince; exchange, Paramount. Remarks: Charles Ray. The Little Boss. Reels, 5; producer, Vitagraph; exchange, same. Remarks: Bessie Love. In part 5, cut fighting scene. The Big Little Person. Reels, 6; producer, Universal; exchange, same. Remarks: Mae Murray. In part 6, cut title containing the word "damn." The Other Man's Wife. Reels, 6; producer, Carl Harbaugh; exchange, Independent Sales Corporation. Remarks: Stuart Holmes. In part 3, cut scene of girl smoking. The Lion's Den. Reels, 5; producer, Metro; exchange, same. Remarks: Bert Lytell. In part 3, cut title "The old hens," etc. In part 4, cut comedy on screen. In part 5, cut scene of man being knocked down and title, "Need a Hell of explaining," etc. New York City Civic Administration, Part 4. Reel, 1; exchange, Beseler. Remarks: The Fire Fighters. A lumber yard blaze, fighting flames in lower Broadway in zero weather, fire boats in operation, a river front fire. Babies of the Farm. Reel, Yz ; producer, Ditmars; exchange, Ed. Film Corp. of America. Remarks: A family of guinea pigs, real pigs, kittens, baby rabbit, baby mice, little chick just coming out of shell, an hour later, one day old, nest of birds, divie fcolored'l tobies. Spanish Places and People. Reel, J4 ; producer. Ed. Film Corp. of America; exchange, same. Re marks: Colored Library De Luxe Picture. City of Seville, the garden of Al Cazar, Girolda, Moorish tower, belfry at noon, Tower of Gold, Retero Park in Madrid, sardine fishermen in the Mediterranean, country life in Northern Spain, little villages cling to rocks, dancing. Lessons in Physics No. 4. Reel, 1; producer, Pathe; exchange, Beseler. Remarks: Experiments with liquid air. Separate Trails. Reel, 1; Producer, Robert C. Bruce; exchange, Ed. Film Corp. of America. Remarks: Scenes taken in the Yosemite, following the separate trails of the wanderer and his dog. Loneliness creeps on the man when he discovers that the dog has chosen a trail of his own — a trail that leads to a woodchuck hole. Scenic Succotash. Reel 1 ; producer, Robert C. Bruce; exchange, Ed. Film Corp. of America. Remarks: A beautiful American scenic. Pathe News No. 61. Reel, 1; producer. Pathe; exchange, same. Remarks: London, peace celebration; Chicago, views of ill-fated "Blimp"; Paris, horse race, Premier Clemenceau and President Poincare greeted as they enter grandstand. Pathe News No. 6?. Reel. 1; producer, Pathe: exchange, same. Remarks: Bayonne, N. J., million gallons of gasoline burn, one of the fiercest fires in years, tank blows up; Paris, celebrating Bastile Day. President Poincare. escorted to grandstand, French troops led by Joffre and Foch, British by Haig and American by Pershing. Pathe Review No. 15. Reel, 1 ; producer, Pathe; exchange, same. Remarks: Pathecolor, on the coast of Norway; Ditmar's film, Zoo babies, Australian emus, bears and wolves; silk making in America; Pathecolor, goldfinch, one of nature's sweetest songbirds; Novagraph film, how some animals behave, birds, sea lions, hare, kangaroo. Gaumont Graphics No. 69. Reel, 1; producer, Gaumont Film News; exchange, same. Remarks: Paris, celebrating Independence Day in France, Gen. Pershing, Premier Clemenceau and Pres. Poincare; Chicago, De Valera, Irish "President," welcomed; Anteuil, France, horse race; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, celebrating the signing of peace treaty; Hamilton, Mass., polo game; Washington, D. C., war chiefs inspect Insurance Bureau; Calixco, Cal., end of war leaves cargo of cotton unsold; San Francisco, Cal., visitors at Naval Station. New Screen Magazine No. 23. Reel, 1; producer, Universal; exchange, same. Remarks: Views of Trieste; America's doughnut king, Adam Brede; how and when to wear a veil, by Lillian Russell; war fumes of destruction, how poisonous gases are made; how to carry a cane; futurist movies. Hearst News No. 30. Reel, 1 ; producer, International; exchange, Universal. Remarks: Washington, D. C, heroic Czech troops on parade; neir El Paso, hiding place for Mexican bandits at Rio Grande: New York, wooden car crash on elevated road; Los Angeles, Cal., oil wells in backyards; New York, elephant getting his yearly oil bath and manicure; Washington, D. C, Cabinet meet for first time since Pres. Wilson's return; Gen. Dickman just back from Germany is ordered to Mexican border. Hearst News No. 31. Reel, 1; producer, International; exchange, Universal. Remarks: Archangel, exclusive views of the Yanks in the trenches in far-away Russia; Washington, D. C, troops end race riot, sailors from the President's yacht help to keep order; Union Hill, N. J., Cardinal Gibbons_ celebrates 85th birthday, his beautiful garden; Boiling Field, aeroplane honeymoon express; Sheepshead Bay, thousands attend Police Field Day. New Screen Magazine No. 24. Reel, 1; producer, Universal; exchange, same. Remarks: A big day with the Boy Scouts and "Big" Bill Edwards, the canoe race, swimming, etc.; how to ward off wrinkles, by Lillian Russell; the diving beetle; a miniature gas plant; cartoon and futurist movies. Put Your Cares on Ice. Reel, 1; producer, C. L. Chester; exchange, State Rights. Remarks: Outing Chester picture. Winter sports and games at Lake Placid in the Adirondacks. International News No. 30. Reel, 1; producer. International; exchange, Universal. Remarks: President Pm'ncare '"views cadets at T?»-enr1i West Point, St; Cyr Military Academy; Mt. Rainier, Wash., midsummer snow; Beirut, Syria, Armenian women and children^ rescued from the Turks; Brest, American soldiers with wives and sweethearts; Chicago, the ill-fated dirigible flying over the city a few minutes before the accident; Paris, Gen. Pershing bestows medals on winners in Interallied games. Instructional Films Inquiries have been made by chambers of commerce regarding films which might be used to advantage to present some social idea in dramatic form. Several pictures produced lately are worthy of recommendation, among which are: Faith, Metro, 5 reels, emphasizing trustworthiness in business; Home Wanted, World, 5 reels, presenting the care of orphans; The Lion's Den, Metro, 5 reels, a business story; Fires of Faith, Famous Players-Lasky, 6 reels, presenting the Salvation Army; True Heart Susie, Famous Players-Lasky (Artcraft), 6 reels, a beautiful rural story; The Littlest Scout, Film Clearing House, 5 reels, treating of the Boy Scouts; Heads Win, International Correspondence Schools, indicating the value of technical study; Hope of the Hills, produced for the American Multigraph Co. by the Universal Film Manufacturing Co. Indians of the Prairie Desert. Reel, 1 ; producer, Bray Pictograph; exchange, Paramount. Remarks: Life and customs of the Navajo and Pueblo Indians. Photograph Magazine Screen Supplement No. 7. Reel, 1; producer, Ed. Film Corp. of Americi; exchange, same. Remarks: Bryant Washburn and "sonny," Munro Salisbury and Helen Eddy under the arclight at Universal Studio, Paul Powell, director; Enid Bennett and Fred Niblo, husband and wife in comedy — at home, Mary Pickford and her Hollywood home. The City of Bridges. Reel, 14; producer, Ed. Film Corp. of America; exchange, same. Remarks: Library De Luxe Picture. West Flanders in Belgium, city noted for its laces and canals. The Land of the Ukelele. Reel, 1 ; Producer, Ford Ed. Weekly; exchange, Goldwyn. Remarks: A trip through the Hawaiian Islands, industries of the natives, customs which have been brought in by the Americans to improve living and educational conditions, water sports. Birds of Vanity. Reel, l/i ; producer, Ditmars; exchange, Ed. Film Corp. of America. Remarks: Silver pheasant, golden pheasant, vanity among male birds, Lady Amherst pheasant, American wild turkey, peacock. Albino peacock. The Wood Workers of St. Cloud. Reel, V2\ producer, Ed. Film Corp. of America; exchange, same. Remarks: De Luxe Library Picture. Beautiful woodwork, old-fashioned methods used, making rail for back of chair, turning out a bowl from a block of wood, decorating grandfather's clocks, stencils never used, as two patterns are never alike. _ The Italian Cavalry. Reel, Yz ; producer, Ed. Film Corp. of America; exchange, same. Remarks: De Luxe Library picture. Some of the most daring riders in the world, riding up very steep hill, sliding down, hard to stay together, a few men arrive at the bottom before the horses; after the morning exercises they ride home in the river. An Tndio" Villone hi J\1Pxicc. ^el 1; producer, Ed. Film Corp. of America; exchange, same. Remarks: Typical grass hut, a natice spinning mill, at the loom, water works, basket makers, children at play, public wash place, ploughing, thrasher outfit, the hoofs of the animals separate the grain from the straw preparine for a festival, dancing, Aztec Jazz band, ceremonial Aztec dance. Filipino School Days. Reel, 1 ; producer, Burton Holmes; exchange, Paramount. Remarks: In the Philippines, Kawit the home town of Agulnaldo, Burton Harrison, the Governor-General, cadets of Manila, a school house, learning the arts, gardening, etc., baseball played by girls, Field Day in Manila, primary boys' parade, dances of the nation by girls in costumes. They Grow Everywhere. Reel, 1 ; producer, C. L. Chester ;_ exchange, Chester Outing Picture. Remarks: A picture of Japanese children. Pathe Review No. 14. Reel, 1; producer, Pathe; exchange, same. Remarks: Ditmars Film. Feathered celebrities, Indian peacock, golden pheasant of China, showing contrast between male and female; Pathecolor art in silks, the making of pictures of silk by the Japanese artisan and the rainbow fabric; making a speaking disc, manufacturing the modern phonograph record; Novagraph Film, the South African Bushman in his native jungles; Pathecolor, Yosemite Park. New Screen Magazine No. 21. Reel, 1; producer. Universal; exchange, same. Remarks: Homes of New York millionaires; spider cartoon; society woman as deep sea diver; building an under-river highway; America's gold fish king, E. Murota, inventor of calico fish and the lion's head; a romance of hands and feet; futurist movies. New Screen Magazine No. 22. Reel, 1 ; producer, Universal; exchange, same; Remarks: The making of an American citizen; how to meet and greet a lady, by Raymond Hitchcock; acting as Dis