The Film Renter and Moving Picture News (Mar-Apr 1923)

‘84 ; THE FILM RENTER & MOVING ended saee NEWS. “BLAZING AN: AIRWAY TO INDIA? ‘Picture of a | Wonderful Aeroplane Tour to be Trade -. ~ Shown: ‘Next Week. . FEW months ago, it will be remembered, Mr. Geoffrey Malins, the well-known film recorder of the Battle of the Somme, told in our pages the fascinating story of an attempt made by himself and two colleagues during the summer of last year, to fly round the world in an project was cut short by a breakdown soon . after leaving. Calcutta. | While Hooghli to Chittagong on a seaplane, which had been substituted for their original machine at Calcutta, the plane: broke and: sank, Grorrrey H. Mains. | ing on to a flat-bottomed boat twenty miles out of sight of land. Mr. Malins and his companion, Captain . Macmillan (the third member of the party, owing to illness, having had to be left at Agra) endured some terrible experiences before they were picked up by a. river steamer which had been out for two days looking for them. -Fortunately,.all Mr. Malins’s kinematograph records were deposited at various stopping places en -route, and now these, assembled, edited, and titled, are ready for public screening, -‘‘ Blazing an Airway to India ”’ is the name given to this film history of a wonderful experiment, which will be shown. to the trade next Friday at the New Sallery Kinema, As we have previously announced, Mr. Malins has obtained some extremely interesting shots of towns, rivers, deserts, and voleanoes met with during “the ten thousand miles journey from . Croydon to Caleutta.. Altogether.Mr. Malins took about twelve ’ thousand feet of film, which.: has been cut down .to seven 'thousand feet, and-in ‘a chat we had. with this gentleman and "Mr. Alec. Fraser, the well-known film agent, the -other: day, we understand. that the whole production is to be put out for ‘immediate release.’ The’ film. will belectured ta by two. of the "’ aviators,. Captain Macmillan and Captain Malins, and | is) un| goubted of: thrilling interest to every kinema-goer. _ : Mr. _ Fraser, re is in veliaege r the exploitation of this picture, a, hag. some. extraordinarily ” fine advertising novelties, such a8 lobby. displays, “Siddeley. Puma Aero Engine 240 h.p., life-size —. cut-outs, wonderful enlargements, ‘propellers and instruments actually | used on the. flight,. banners,’ posters, etc., the actual a2 distress flag ‘which saved. their lives after three days and two niglits on the: bottom, of A float. in the sharkinfested. Bay of Bengal. “These. and many ‘other accessories are available in connection with the exhibition of this film. ; I Cie Blazing ° un Airway. jo ‘India is a . great record of a won_ derful flight, and exhibitors should not miss the Heppertunlty of seeing this picture at the trade show. » aeroplane. That daring» crossing the mouth of the. leaving the occupants ejing March 10, 1923. UNITY: .FILM .CO., | LTD., v. THE INTERNATIONAL CINE | CORPORATION. N oie i. the Unity Film Co., Ltd., of 7, Gerrard Street, London, W.1., soldto the International. Cine Corporation, of Wardour Street, the rights for England of a, serial entitled ‘‘ The Adventures of Shorty Hamilton.’’ The _ price agreed upon was £1,000-for the rights, plus cost of show copy, £413, and all charges and: duty on the negative (which was to come fromAmeriva) to--be. paid. by -the Internatioual. ‘When the negative arrived the International claimed that it was a.‘‘ dupe,” and they refused to pay any of the total due, namely, £1,218 18s. ‘8d. The Unitv then offered to take over. the wouug of this: serial entirely, relieving the International of any responsibility, and ‘allowing them 10 per cent. of their expenses on the serial to date plus 50 per cent. of the total profit received ‘by the Unity vn their working of the serial: This offer was refused by the International, whohad then disposed : of their rights to the British Educational Corporation ‘ at cost. The only alternative was to let the matter go to Court, and it finally came'up for judgment before Mr. Justice Horridge ' (King’s Bench Court VIII.) on March 2 and 5. The International were unable to plead any special damages, and it was apparent-from s schedule of their contracts (obtained through their lawyer) that the British Educational Corporation had made a satisfactory profit on this serial. Evidence was given for the Unity. by Mr. Gates, managing director of the Globe Films, Ltd.; Mr. Cripps, of the Samson Film Co.; Mr. Levine, of the Fox Films; and Mr. Ernest Bru, managing director of the Unity Film Co., Ltd. Mr. Alexander went into the box for the International and he was the only witness they. called. The judge held ‘that the International were entitled to a credit of £200 on their contract. He therefore gave judgment ‘for the Unity Film Co.,. Ltd., for £1,013 18s. 8d., plus twothirds of their costs. ; 4 ew * MAURICE ‘ ON THE SCREEN. : SINGULAR eonnaction between the kinema and the divorce .. court has -occurred in: London this week. ‘‘ Maurice,”’.the famous ‘dancer, who, it. will -be recalled, was cited as corespondent in the sensational Furness divorce proceedings, entered no appearance,. and the ° Court was adjourned sine die in order .that .his evidence. might. be taken on-commission. He was stated to. be undergoing. treatment for consumption at Davos. Throughout the week, however; ‘‘ Maurice ””. was “‘‘ appear _ ing’ ” in ‘* The Eternal Flamé at the Empire Theatre. : This is the only time’ ‘‘ Maurice” has-done screen work, and he was specially engaged by. Josepli M. Schenck to stage the ‘elaborate dance sets for Norma Talmadge’s latest production, On learning.that the story. centred: about the court life ‘of Louis XVIII., Maurice. “unhesitatingly «. ‘chose the graceful and° inimitabluFrench gavotte and ‘the old-fashioned waltz as the mediums of dance expression for the court gallants ‘arid ‘their exquisite ladies. He claimed that they best suited the formal background of the Second ‘Restoration period. Owing to Sir Alfred Butt’s other-theatrical enterprises for. the __Empire Theatre, ‘* The. Hternal Flame? leaves its present home after Sunday night next. It will, however, be generally released throughout the United” Kingdom on Monday next.