The Film Renter and Moving Picture News (Jan-Feb 1923)

60 THE FILM RENTER & MOVING PICTURE NEWS. WILLIAM DUNCAN TO MAKE BIG UNIVERSAL SERIALS. ILL1AM DUNCAN, one of the screen’s leading serial producers, las been engaged by Universal to make super-serials. The contract, which calls for a year’s work, with the option of an additional year, was signed just before Car] Laemmle, president of Universal, left for the coast. It will become effective as soon as Duncan comp!etes his present contract with Vitagraph. _ Edith Johnson, Duncan’s wife and leading woman, will also join the Universal forces, and will continue to play chief supporting réles in pictures made and starred in by her husband. These two have been appearing together for a number of years, and are said to be the most. nearly perfect screen team. Duncan’s contract with Universal provides that he shall direct and star in a series of high-class chaptered entertainment for the screen. What line these will take is not known, but he is understood to have some brand new ideas on serial production which Universal will back him up in putting into screen form. With the acquisition of William Duncan, Universal offers a strong array of serial stars and directers, Art Acord, William Desmond, Roy Stewart, and Jack Mulhall are the favourites whose work in recent and current Universal scrials has established new precedents. The directors include Edward Laemmle, maker of © Winners of the West,’’ ‘‘ In the Days of Buffalo Bill,” and ‘ The Oregon Trail,’* and Robert Hill, who made ‘‘ The Radio King,’’ ‘‘ The Social Buccaneers ’’ and, in co-operation with Reaves Eason, ‘* Around the World in 18 Days.’ PTT MMM The Last Word in Orchestration. THE JARDINE ORCHESTRAL ORGAN HE Instrument that MUST have a place in every up-to-date Kinema. GO AND HEAR IT AT THE STOLL PICTURE THEATRE, LONDON. GLOBE SUPER KINEMA, ACTON, LONDON. It is a surprise and revelation of amazing musica] possibilities in full orchestration or accompaniment. ‘“ JARDINE” Orchestral Organs are already installed at the following Kinemas :— THE STOLL PICTURE THEATRE (The London Opera House), KINGSWAY, LONDON. GLOBE SUPER KINEMA, ACTON. WATERLOO PICTURE PALACE, BLACKPOOL. PALACE PICTURES, ACCRINGTON. Write for full details : JARDINE & CO., LTD., ORGAN BUILDERS & TONE SPECIALISTS, OLD TRAFFORD, MANCHESTER. Established over 100 years, RUE ETT ULTIMA MCLEE ETOH ern TIS ec Ut Ta (i IUUAESANGEROOONOUANGAGEAQUDUUGEARGANEGU DOU ENEESGEOULODNOTEDGESGOAUOAEUANGADGEOAUCUSUOGGUGUASUUGEAGDUGDUU SEOUL: rr ea ect eo RNR LENORE a | February 17, 1923. DEVELOPMENTS IN CARBON FIELD. Y7 EB are advised by Chas. H. Champion and Co., Ltd., that W commencing on February 1, they inaugurated what they believe to be an unique branch in the Carbon Field, namely, a special Factory Service Dept. This is in charge of Mr. H. C. Stringer, who has had many years’ experience in projection and picture theatre work, and this gentleman’s services are free to any uscr or prospective user of ** Ship ’’ Carbons for the purposes of: (a) Ensuring that the utmost satisfaction and benefit in the use of the firm’s product is being obtained, or (b) For the purpose of demonstrating the supcriority of the product, or (c) Investigating immediately the very rare instances in which the company receive complaints. We are informed that the three big pictures, ‘‘ Through Fire and Water,” ‘‘ The Grass Orphan,” and ‘‘ The Harbour Lights,”’ have been booked to the Park Hall, Cardiff, by Ideal for immediate release. Mr. Bass booked these films within a few hours of his return to Cardiff from the London show, and each pieture will be exploited as in the case of ‘‘A Bill of Divorcement,’’ and will also be presented with a full prologue by him personally. Frank Zeitlin, the Anglo-American Artistes’ Exchange, desires to state that Mr. Richard Vox is in no way connected with that office henceforward, and that he was never at any time a partner in Frank Zeitlin’s Agency, uaa | Boudoir Grand By BECHSTEIN Pre-war model, scarcely used, suitable for Concert A Perfect Instrument. No reason| or Cinema. able offer will be refused. Box No. 61, Tut Frum Renter & Movina Picrure News, 2, John Dalton Street, Manchester.