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FILMLAND NEWS
British "Invasion” ef American Market
SELLING DIRECT
The biggest campaign on behalf of British film in Amerlen which has yet been undertaken in an nounced by the Gaumont-British Film Corporation.
The Corporation has decided to most Initiato Immediately the spectacular enterprise undertaken by any British film company since talking pictures began by creating a machine for the distribution of British talking pictures through- out the United States,
For this purpose Mr. Jeffrey Bernerd, nonoral manager of the Gaumont-British Picture Corpora- tion, ia sailing for Now York to day.
This enterprise means that Bri tish talking pictures will be sold direct to American cinemae in exactly the same way as American talking pictures are sold by their producers to British cinemas.
Mr. Jeffrey Bernerd will have to create at least 15 datribution.cen- tros in America and will have to rent approximately 30 key theatres in big cities, beginning with New York.
The first five films he will offer will be "Jew Suss," "Cha Chin Chow," "Little Friend," "Man of Aran," and "The Iron Duke."
The preliminary work for the creation of this machine for the distribution of British films in America will cost £200,000.
lion,' stated;——
"We are going to boost British films from one coast of America to the other,
"The difficulty is, of course, the language, but we got used to theirs, and they must get used to oura, We shall teach them how to speak English, just as they have Laught us to speak American."
SEPTEMBER 17, 1934.
TAFFETA DRESS Primitive
New Styled Black And Races
White Gown
FRILLED COLLAR
"Charm of Black-and White." "Lovely models in black
white and
printed materials, some of which have been specially designed for the older woman" Hero is one, in taffeta, which has a becom ing frilly collar.
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LETTUCE FOR BEAUTY
Everyone knows, or should know, that lettuce is rich in iron and is, therefore, valuable for the blood. If you cat plenty of lettuce you will improve and cleanse your blood, and consequently clear your skin and complexion.
FILM RECORDS TO BE MADE
London, Sept. 11. Movie cameras will eine be making Insting records of those whose extinction primitive riccs
the within
three next two generations is feared.
or
At the first International Con- gress of Anthropology and Ethrolo Rical Sciences, which has mot In London, it was decided to send out special expeditions equipped with movie cameras to make film records of life among tribes which are be lieved to be dying out.
It was also decided to create a central film library in London with branches in all the principal con- tres of the world, where such cellu- tuid records can be kept. In add tion to the special expeditions travellers, explorers, traders, colon- lats, planters and others who make films of life among primitive peoples will he urged to send copies to ikin library of dying races.
The special permanent committee Bet up to study the question of com- niling such movie records plans also to hunt up material for the library out of old news reels. tropical films and the junk heaps and store cupboards of the film world-United Prcan.
BUILT ON GOLD
TOWN MAY BECOME
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In announcing the details of this
Kalgoorlie and Coolgardle. the enterprise Mr. Charles B. Woolf,
But lettuce can be used exter- famoun "golden" twin towns of joint managing director of the Gaumont-British Picture Corpora-nally, as well as internally, as a Western Australia which have al- beauty aid. Lettuce is splendid
ready produced more than £100,- for removing sunburn, and the 000,000 worth of gold, since the juice of the lettuce leaf is paid to rush of 1892-93, are threatened have healing properties. Pour with, at any rate, partial demoll- quart of boiling water over half ation, because, it le now believed, peck of full-grown outside lettuce they themselves are bullt on a leaves. After about ten minutes
rich reef, an extension of the draw off the water and chop the "golden mile." leaves finely. Put them into a soft, clean cloth and wring out all Experts predict revolutionary the juice that can be extracted changes there, says Austral News,. from them into a porcelain-lined and mining men are inundating pan and boll it for four minutes. the warden's court with applica- There should be about four table- tions for leases and permits to spoonfuls of green liquor. Then prospect areas on which now stand take half an ounce each of white tramway sheds, hotels, and many wax and spermaceti and four private houses. Schemes for din- ounces of oil of almonds, Melt mond drilling on town alte areas them together in a jar placed in a are already in hand. saucepan of hot water. Stir the mixture occasionally, and when and mix thoroughly. Pour it into quite smooth add the lettuce juice small porcelain jars with screw tops, and use it when required as a lation for removing sunburn.
"As a beginning, we have signed George Arliss on a contract for two more films than he had or ginally agreed to make in Britain. Next year he comes back to this country to star in two British productions.
"We are going all out for the best artists and directors, and we are prepared to pay American salaries to get them. Most prob- ably we shall have to pay more to compete with Hollywood:
"Whether Americans will like such essentially English artists as dress fittings for the film, and on Ralph Lynn and Tom Walls, or the day following she was with Cicely Courtneldge and Jack Hul the film unit in Paris, again travel bert, is difficult to predict...buting by alr we are out to make them.
"We shall adhere strictly to the British character, and make no American concessions."
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CICELY COURTNEIDGE
LOOPING THE LOOP..
A now record of "looping the loop" in an engineless plane has been accomplished by Herr Kuhn. of the Danzig Flying Corps.
Occupying his-seat in the new Danzig engineless plane "Arthur Greiser" (of the "Grunau Baby II" type), he had himself holsted to a height of 2,100 metres by an Production has just been started engined machine. After being re- Cicely Courtneidge's now leased, he "looped the loop" 85 comedy, "Schooldays," under the times, thus breaking the previous direction of Albert de Courville. récord of 75 loopings. TWO AMBITIOUS PICTURES.
Principal parts in this picture Production has just begun at are to be played by William Gar- the British and Dominion studios gan, Max Miller, Mary Lawson, at Borcham Wood on two of the Charles Mortimer, Judy Kelly, the fifteenth century, is again a enlling ship-this biggest pictures in this year's Peggy Simpson, Peggy Blyth, Gil- sheltering
time loaded with pirates for schedule. These are "Brewster's lian Maude, Alnia Taylor,
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's "Treasure Suzanne Mdite. Milliona," atarring Jack Buchanan, Cicely Oates. and the Bereen adaptation of Lenglen, the famous tennis star, Island," the Robert Louis Steven- Ron classic, now being filmed Savoir's "The Milky Way," which will also appear in the picture.
Judy Kelly is the young Aus- under the direction of Victor is so far untitled.
Fleming, tralian actress who has already "Brewster's Millions," which appeared with success in a number has had the most extensive pre-of British films during the past parations of any Buchanan subject; two years. Alma Taylor will be yet made, has a cast which, in remembered for her work in silent addition to the star, includes Lilifima
and
A small bay near the Isthmus located on the northern end of the island has been converted into a harbour to serve as anchorage for in this country. William the "Hispaniola." Damita. Thero will be dance Gargan is of course, the well- sequences in which a chorus of known Hollywood player who has On board, a complete miniature 150 girls will take part.
been signed up · by Gaumont studio has been placed in opera- A unit has been making exterior British for this picture. He uption.
in for "The Milky peared with Joan Crawford shots in Paris Way" with Sir Cedric Hardwicke. The Continental star, Marie Glory, has had a busy time in making preparations for her British talkie debut. On one day she was acting on the Berlin ataka, on the next
"Rain."
"TREASURE ISLAND"
Members of the cast, including Wallce Beery, Jackie Cooper, Otto Kruger, Lewis Stone, Nigel Bruce, und nearly a hundred character playera hava converted the ship's Santa Catalina Island, the fam-cabins into dressingrooms make-
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12 Brilish novelist.
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13 An obstacle in the way of those
who try to stop burglary.
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me it causes a hendnche. 16 "Lost her" (anag.).
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27 Fruit.
28 16 down is often, this. 29 Freen resort,
30 Some Egyptians look like dude's inquiry for a man.
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8 Some ancestry not part of the
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22 Exclamation.
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