SATURDAY - JUNE
1928
THE FILMS
PROGRAMME FEATURES.
TO-NIGHT.
Coronet. The Idol, Daneer. World-William Farum in
"The Conqueror." Star, Kowloon Mack Bennett comedy "Love Honour and Behave."
CLEANER PICTURES.
NEW YORK CAMPAIGN. '
CLOSE-UPS.
Mr. Douglas Fairbanks, the film star, is going to New Zealand to produce a picture based on the
ENGLAND'S FILMLAND.
BEAUTY CHALLENGE.
THE CHINA MAIL.
LIBERTIES WITH HISTORY,
TWO STRIKING NEW FILMS.
It is impossible, of course, to film the whole career of "Feter the Grost." The German film exhibit ed on April 8 (writes the Daily News) gives one the idea that Peter ended his career soon after the battle of Poltave."
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Extraordinary liberties have been taken with history. Thus, Alexei, hia degenerate aon, is shown no which Foler hopes to discover these Arcanding the throne, a trick by:
Tsar actually shoots him, with his on hand.
POOR MEN'S WIVES."
SPECTACULAR MAGNIFI- CENCE OF NEW FILM.
It is seldom that a film play combines so many qualities ad Poor Man's Wives,' the new Wolturdow proferred" picture shown at the New Gallery Kinema, Regent stroot, W.
There is a strongly ammatic plot, scenes of spectacular magnificenco, photography of the finest, and there is an "allstar cast........
Two shopgirls marry--the one a millionaira, the other a taxicab, driver. And the rich woman, made
exploite of Capt. "Bully" Hayes and silent in the face of America' who wore his loyal friends, and the miserable by hor husband's neglect,
the notorious Pacific pirate,
...
English film pride, long-suffering acknowledged superiority, has at last issned a war-cry which will rever. "In this part," said the movie berate in overy. American hamlet director, you have to do a number claiming a movie theatre and in than the behaviour of the rool Peter; That incident is really less crush of funny falls. falls? I rank next to Niagara, bright particular film goddess of iteburther altered history by making How are you on every American household with but the matter of the film has still the applicant replied confidently. own A high British moving fic-Peter die of a broken heart
ture dignitary, Mr. Hyman Wynik, Jackie Coogon is growing up-throwing his cap over the mill, Ime
Yet, strangely enough, the Gim, and outgrowing the parte that issued the challenge that English which has been splendidly produced; brought him fane and $600,000 con mercen actresses are the most beatiti. doon succeed in giving an idea of tracte. As he wasen bigger gud ful in the world! All England has Peter the Great's character. That older, will his pay and, popularity taken up the cry and film lans there in atmost entirely due to the increase or decrease?
are exulting over what they consider splendid acting of Emil Jennings. England's first screen victory over
He really gives one the impression Following the private view, given the on-sweeping Americana. How. of a great man, a genius of exuber to representatives of the Home Lever, though they are digging inj ant energy and enormous will A national committee of worden. Oflice, it has been decided to take and preparing a stout defence of power. Barabard Gootzke's Man- whose purpose it will be to make the no further action with regnt to the their advance positions, their new schikoff, Dagny Borvacs' Katherine,
tacting Conton the plinth of pulchritude themselves certainly a film to see. fail to show any desire to sustam the The elopement of Max Linder, land's leading filai queens reveals a challenge... An inquiry among Eng- the film star, and the quetly seven-discreet reluctance on their part to teen-year-old daughter of a wealthy acclaim the superiority of English Parisian widow onded when the beauty, with the notable exception girls mother, accompanied by of Mix Margaret Bannerman, who detectives broke into the hotel where boldly maintains that type for type the couple were staying. Mother we beat them all hollow," The
whit the poor woman envies" the envies her hard-working friend, other's life of luxury,
Bathara La Mar as the poor
misery with remarkable expressive- man's wife depicts happiness and ness. She speaks volumes with her efes; but the picture contains nothing better than the soling of Muriel McCormac and Mickie Me Ban, as the poor, inan's twin chil-
dron.
FOO NATURAL.
Mrs Jack
Mrs. Jack Coogan, Sr., mother of the noted "Kid" screen actor is
The naturalness of French crowds shown here with Priscilla Dean Motan, four and a ball years old
better type of motion pictures avail-film in which Loni Lascelles islines reveal considerable weakness and Walter Jacssen's 'Alexei are also in Stoll Picture Productions has fre- whom she is to adopt. The little giri's mother died a few days ago, able to the American public, is shown in fox-hunting scenes, to for, despite the jubilation of the examples of what acting can do on gently been a subject of comment.
being organized in New York, under some of which he took objection, the leadership of Miss Helen Varick with the rest that they were Boswell, club woman and civic eliminated. lender.
English fans, the beauties exalted to
The new supervision of films was established mainly through, the efforts of the National Non-Thutri- caf Motion Pictures, Inc., an or ganization which is endeavouring to place wholesome and entertaining films before public schools, churches, Young Men's Christian Associa and daughter fell in each other's others either limit their claims of tions, coronity centres, etc.
arms, while Linder, who is twenty superiority to such details as com Miss Bosswell, who was chairman years older than the girl, professed plexion, as in the ease of Miss Violet of the Industrial and Social Condi- his love for her, and begged to be Hopson, or frankly acknowledge tions Committee of the General allowed to marry her. The mother that the American film queen has Federation of Women's Clubs for and her daughter returned to Paris, eight years, will have the co-opera-leaving- Tinder at the hotel. tion of committees of women in various sections of the United States
"Merion of the Movies'in aditi-
to sound out opinions in their terri-tion to being a first-rate novel, full tory and find out which types of of humour, gives an interesting pictures are desirable.
Hollywood. account of the method of filming at.
Francis M. Hugo, formerly New Fork Secretary of State, in an nouncing the appointment of Mišá Boswell, said:
of filni
Fila version of the Ton Com- mandinents is promised.
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Pola Negri, os concelled an acci
fifty dollars,
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this
policy several years:
no peer anywhere, as in the case of Misa Joan Morgan.
"MONNA VANNA.'
MAETERLINCK'S BANNED
PLAY FILMED. · 7
"Monna Vanna," Maeterlinck's
the screen.
Park Benjamin, first cousin to
Sinclair Hill telle on amusing story after a lingering illness. Priscilla expressed a wish to be Jackie upon his return from the Boutli of Coogan's little sister, and her father, Leo Moran, communicated with France, where he has been produc-:
ing "Indian Love Lyrics," for Mrs. Coogan, who readily consented to adopt the child.
Stolls.
"Quite a feature of the exterior
scenes," he says, has been the SCENARIO COMPETITION.
naturalness of the French supers.
There were dressed at the hotel and driven to the location in charabanos.
The Laeninle Scholarship. The other night, whilst returning College endowment offered by Carl with about fifty of them made up Laemmio, president of Universel Indians, we passed a train in,which
AERIAL EPIC.
"BLAZING THE AIR-WAY TO
INDIA."
A film, which in addition to being
sat four Indian students, staving af Pitures Corporation, for the best Nice for a holiday. On seeing ouration picture scenario written by charahane they immediately rushed an undergraduate in American Col to the door of the tram and woredleges and Universities, promises to one of the most entertaining of ite vigorously. It is quits certain they be the incentive for one of the great-kind ever produced is also of were unaware that they were salut cat forward steps in the history of supreme importance from an In-
ing kinene supers!
ΕΠ
to
the screen. Although the scholar-
Not all experiences are so amus-ship has been announced only a few perial point of view, was given ita ing. One day the company had to weeks, the response has been so first public exhibition in London.
Cara were enthusiastic that even Mr. Laemmle Blazing the Air-Way to India, go to the mountains. only allowed half way up, and while himself in astounded by the extent as the film is termed, is the story. the baggage was being collected, to which interest in the scholarship told in moving pictures, of a long
Already almost one Fred Ruines, dressed as an old has grown. Indian endeavoured
make hundred colleges and Universities flight of 11,000 miles through Cloudland, from Croydon to the Buy friends with Alsatian wolf have lined up for the competition.
The competition will result in the of Bengal It was on Empire Day, bound. The dog, however, either mistrusted the actor, or disliked his awarding of a minimum of £760-May 24, 1922, that these intrepid get-up and made a dash for Raines, The endowment will consist of £800 aviators, Captain Norman Mac- Fortunately, be only succeeded in to the winning student, £300 to the millan, M.C., Captain Geoffrey H. gripping the knot of his sash." It endowment fund of his college, and Malins, and Major Wilfrid T. may be wondered; here, whether an additional amount of not leas Blake, the writer on teronautics, Raines was too quick in getting up a than £150 to be paid to the winning at out on their adventurous journey tree for the dog..
student for the screen rights to his from Croydon Aerodrome. Their This is a rate of re intention was to circle, the globe. traineration which will make the Fato, however, ruled otherwise: majority of our Own budding After one of the trio, Major Blake, suthors wonder if it is not more had been left behind in India owing profitable to write for the screen to sudden illness, the 'plane finally rather than ran the gauntlet of come down in the Bay of Bengal, publishers, who will only look at the sixteen miles from Chittagong, "best sellers."'
We know that the mothers of thús somtry-want-clean-pictues, which can be shown in clean, health dent insurance policy for one million poetical play which gained much surroundings, under the right marks which if collected at this time notoriety beause the English censor auspices, We intend to give the would pay to the heneficiary about banned its production for several mothers, what they want, Clean
years, was presented on the screen pictures for children to-day mean
Miss Negri, who came to the at the Alhambre Theatre, Chacing ́élean picturea for adults to-morrow.
If children are taught during their United States several months took Cross-road.
Thers is very little that suggests formative years to enjoy religious, when she was at work in Maeteflinck about the kinema ver geographical, and biblical pictures
the studios of Berlin. At the sion. Only the bare bones of the they will grow up predisposed role of exchange at that time the original remain. Instead of the against the low-brow, moron type star estimates that she paid in pro-words of a poet are captions which Mrs. Enrico Caruso, is the latest.
Again and again the Americaniums approximately two thousand sanomice that the heart of the public has protestol against the American dollars for a policy which unscrupulous Guido bent thickly," pictures shown to the children.to-day would only repay her fifty whatever that may mean.
A poetical dromo bas been trans, "Colleges, women's '
first-rate melo The policy in question insured the formed into મ churches have rallied against the Path star against any injury which dramatic spectacle of political in improper on the screen, For the Most part, their protests have gone would prevent her further appear trigue and if once the audienco can unheeded. We will give the publicance on the screen as a means of forget that Maeterlinck is supposed
livelihood.
to be connected with the play they educational and religions pictures i which can be shown in churches and Doua, she took out a similar ficence.
When she began work on "Bella can enjoy a film of pomp and magní school houses, and at the same tirue
Some of the scenes are remark we will give them pictures which policy with an American company. will entertain and amuse.
Clubs.
MY GREAT DESIRE.
(BY PRISCILLA DEAN.),
und
dollars.
for the sun of $250,000 which, by able in their suggestion of vast pre-war standards, approximates in armies of people. Soldiers, appar value the million marks which the ently numbering tens of thousands, star renounced forever.
scion of society and wealth to be- come obsessed with the idea that he is a good film actor. He has deserted the banking business for the screen.
PRODUCER OR STAR.
TO WHOM THE CREDIT?
RETURN OF QUEENIE-
THOMAS.
After three and a half years' absence from the screen, Queenie Thomas, who is one of the best known and most vivacious of our British screen actresses, is return- ing to film land.
scenario.
INDIAN LOVE LYRICS,
engure
1-
pak
that seems almost miraculous. The
Major Blake's illness, as it turned out, was in a way providential. The wreckage of the seroplane: · would quot have been sufficient to support three men in the water for It will be recalled that Queenie
the three days and two nights dur- ing which Macmillan and Malins. foresook film land on the occasion
had to cling to it before they were, of her marriage to Mr. Gearge New- Stoll's have acquired the world's rescued from their penilaus aituation man, who is very well known in rights in the words and music of by the Government launch "Doro motoring circles. *
the famqua "Indian Love Lyrics." thea, which had come out from The lure of the silent art has These songs, among the most Chittagong to search for them, proved too strong, however, and popular ever song, were written by It is still a much debated question Miss Thomas has just completed Lawrence Hope, sister of Victoris to finish. It inks up West and The film is interesting from start advancing across wide plains, forests what proportion of credit is due to work in a series of six comedies Croes, the novelist, and set to music Fast before our eyes in a manner of banners and waving spears, the the successful screen artist and what Her re-appearance on the screen has 3,500 nema theatres in the clash of battle, the hunger and to the man who directs the film and been a well-guarded secret, and her by Amy Woodforde Finden
Sinclair Hill has been engaged on entire flying time was no inore than United Kingdom are paying for the despair of a besieged city, are all vice-versa. A well-known Ameri debut as a comedienne will un the scenario of this production 112 hours. hir of the pictures they put on their shown in the very best manner of can green player, Mr. George doubtedly be watched with interest, which is to be in even reels for Carlo, become, as it were, London'
París, Nice Monte careens at the rate of between the "super-film."
Behan, recently scandalised Los
These syncopated, cquedies have some little tige, and the whole next door neighboura. Naples, £10,000,000 and £20,000,000 per Le Parry, sa Monna Vonna, acte Angeles by telling a newspaper been directed by Mr. Bertram thing is to be produced to music to Brindisi, Atlene, Port Said, are, ar
in a way to convey a woumn's noble interviewer that most of the men Phillips, under whose guiding hand "Go West, young man," said onnun.
goodness and patient resignation, and women who take part in somen Miss Thomas achieved her success when the picture is shown.
perfect synchronisation appear, to be, but a stone's throw Horace Greeley, but his trip docan't
from us. From Sollum, the little appeal to me. Now don't laugh, for When Knighthood T&E inThe film would benefit if severely plays are merely " exhibits." He in drama. The films are original in Although the songs suggest Egyptian out-post on the Tripolitan I have as much independence as any Flower" entailed an outlay of eat, but not a single moment of had seen, he said, quite famous story being founded chiefly on topi tragedy. Mr. Bill has co contrived border, where the seroplane alight- "stars" whose every gesture had to cal events and subjects. The recent the story that the tragic note does ed, to Alexandria, the land journey young man who over followed, the £160,000. Such is its popularity, Leo Parry should be removed.
be regulated by the film director. exploration of the Egyptian tombs not prevent a happy ending. It will by relays of swift camels occupies setting sun on the famous old jour-that by the time it has finished its nalist's advice,
career its owners fully expect to
Left to themselves they were is suggested in "Tut, Tut, the be remembered that the last song of five days. No wonder the Sheik The direction that curches my have secured in hiring fees more
absolutely without initiative, and so Terrible Tale of the Tomb," whilst the cycle, is "Till I wake," but for Mahmud Katel looked incredulous I knew him as well as I know, my deficient in the histrionic sense that Oliver Twist und "One Excit the purposes of the picture Mr. Hill when he was told that the three faucy is East. The farther I could than half a million sterling.
best friend."
they were incapable of expressing ed Orphan," are comedy versions of is repeating the first song, Theainen would be at the Aboukir follow it the better.
A good deal of curiosity has been
suitably any particular emotion. I've wanted for uges to take a
well-known filma.-
Temple Belle towards the end aerodrome within two hours and a Speaking of geniuses; first there MrEeban added that one test of long trip into the land from whence aroused in connection with an un.
The films, which all feature, Miss and associating with it the fort arter after taking leave of him. comes such pleasant little mysteries umal flin, Whom the Gods is Charlie Chaplin who, unquestiona screen sctor's claim to be known Thomas in the leading parts, are coming marriage of the her dad in rapid succession we get glimpse ne oriental magic, Hindu philo. Would Destroy" is a romance of fably, is a genius of the very highest as an artist and not as more said to strike an absolutely new note heroine.
of Jerusaleur; then; after a 300- sophy, strange, carved stones and war and love, introducing scenes type. And Douglas Fairbanks in exhibit" was the ability not only in screen comedies. Miss Thomas
The leading role will be filled by mile rush over the great Arabian queer stories of fanciful forms of showing the attempts made by another star with genius, even to weep, but to weep in such a has spent as much time over the
Owca Nares.
desert, of Baghdad, Basra, and' varione despots to seize power from though in his case it is not so clearly manner as to draw sympathetic selection of her dresses for thosc death. No, I'd escape the fancy Attila, the Hun, to his modern defined, it is none the less authentic. tears from the spectators. Another films as she would for those for a
Bundor Abbaa Almont before we of the most talented character five-reeler.
raalise it we are at Karachi, the The Himalayas have long held. a follower and admirer, the ex-Kaiser,
Mary Pickford? Her genius too actors for the American screen, Mra
western gateway of India and the corner of my imagination in full round whom the story chiefly re-
The realism of the war is undisputed, although it is not so George Fawcett au Englishman---
air-pors of the future. subjection. They have been the volvos.
the bordbarilments, the universal a Chaplin
Under the auspices of the Legion much the Bame thing in ther scene of such terrible stories about soones
of Frontioramen, prepaticns an nothing the true oriental style of trenches, and the desolate bozzon of
"A-Fox-Hunting Pageant" gives being made and perfected for an literature-and of such weird **no man's land” has never yet beon, Grieb does not qualify wholly as actors can merge themselves entire Rebuilding a portion of ancient spiritual experiments and soul approached on the screen, it is aid. genius of the first rank, but she, ly in their art. Yet, while it is Paris of the fifteenth century, in most complete pictorial record of other world flight, which, it is at times, shows a trace of the eminently desirable that they should cluding the Cathedral of Notre seveml. fine runs of the Brombam hoped, may be completed without Then there are the old towns of D. W. Griffith bon-again gone to divine fire. Jscis Coogan is also lose all self-conscioumens, it is Dame, and nine surrounding streets, door Hant, of which Viscount mishap. From Calcutta the route
celles, by whoso special permission will be vis Takin to Vanco India, with stoepy brown people in the aristocratic oid Southland for a genius, despite ar rather because oqually imperative, he tells us, that for the of Viggen - the film was taken, is the master round by the extremos Nord their dirty streets and mystery in background for bis next production of his age. His achievements can they should never forget that the duction of Victor Hugo'n, "Husch-
Pacific, where Anis and America“. their night. Too, I'd love to go It is temporarily called The White be pocounted for on no other came records every shade of ox-back of Notre Dame, necessitates The non-sporting spectatoris
alumining in Canton, Peking or Rose," and prominent in the cast grounds,
pression, Consequently, if in a expense which in most instances initiated into all the mysterier of the almost touch one quother, An Shanghai, visiting the quaint little are Mae Mazeb, Carol Dempstar
tense moment & man is thinking of amounts to a dead losa. Even when sport, from the meet to the kill, and expedition, under the order of Because the cafes they have there, the narrow and Ivor Novello
Just at prosent no one seems to his lunch, he cannot expect to importions of a structure which prob-ulmost aberen in the exhilaration of Captain Roger Pocock, founder of gauge streets and byways,
Southland is his native heath and know what Madame Nazimova will press his audience. The samem ably cost a fabulous eum to prepare, the riders de they streem after the the Legion, will place dumpe, of Tokyo, its peculiar theatres and because its old customs and trodi do next. Her Salomé has been will, of necessity, record a diaperity can be preserved and filed away for hounds in full ory. Nothing has provisiona every two hundred miles stage art, and the great rice fielde tions and simple formalities are doar released after months of delay, and between thought and gestures with other sets, they, remain been omitted that would add to the or so on the long-drawn-out string and assiduously cultivated garden to his heart Griffith achieves she has closed her slage play Mr. Fawooth says that he himeelt for months and even years before realism of the exhibition. We are of the Aleutian Islande, which size farms of central Japaik. I'd love greater things when it in these "Dagmar, So whether it will be has never dared to perform before they can be utilised. In many even shown two young ladies follo stretch in à eemi-circle round the to see. And the Philippines, the things with which his stories are the footlights or shadows is un- the cambre until he felt he was casas, therefore, the sate are broken ing the hounds for the first time most portberg part of the route. Malay archipelago and other island blended.
decided for the present
portraying. Ledding actors in Bri-up and sold for what they can fetch being blooded by the huntsus. This part of the journey is consider ma confess Even down to the cobble stones. Viscount Lascelles figures vory Paned to be by far the most dangerous
for its twelys car-londa of which were minently, all through: Los
Once Vancouver Damache qued to lay the 15th century street which, by special desire of Princess aviators may look upon, their. Abont, which Viatas Hugo wrote Maay, was shown the other day a troubles as at an end. Th
lfhardly be worth acent Goldsborough Hall
Sthe present aim is moob incredi
Captain Malin
murder!
studies.
tarritories would intercht lie
But in the meantime it's so much. When I signed to play Julio in Lallian Gish is in Italy where they. tmore interesting to do the work The Four Horsemen of the Apo- are photographing her fore, to visualize the characters of calypse, explained Valentino, White Bluer wonderful stories. My scoret ambi,
tion can wait until a picture draws
I did nothing but read about Julie plans to join and think about Julio I knew.how low months.
me to the land of veiled wonders, Julio felt with erry breath he drew wil
says. According to Hill, very few
Rebuilding
tánico, declares that
A FOX-HUNTING. FILM.
(See further reference Clogs-
fary.