News of the Movies

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19810, 29 November 1919, Page 3

News of the Movies

! BY y I a The Movie Man d j

XnilCK TO CORRESPONDENTS. Correspondents desirous o{ having questiens ans vered in the current issue are rcoi'esleo to see that, their communications are aehvered at the office not later than Xuesday evening.

oral matters, but I am afraid, and my opinion is based on years of observation and scraps, of over beard conversation, that -be average picture patron does not want that style of film and just endures it and is “glad that’s over.” It certainly is impossible to pica so everybody, but T think the general run of programmes meet with the approval of most of the patrons. T don’t claim that the American film is always perfect, but there is little to complain of in the product, of the big companies either in drama or comedy Some of the bombast of the American gazethos palls at times, ami some of the alleged comedies sometimes seen might be cut out, but on the whole I think we will always be more in sympathy with the characters who speak and think in English, than those who speak a foreign tongue. One of the most successful Fox pictures yet, released is said to he “Evangeline.” a version of Longfellow's poem, with Miriam Cooper in the title role. Charles Chaplin’s next comedy is said to deal with the ups and downs of an aviator’s life. No title has yet been announced for it. Representatives of Selznick Pictures left San Francisco for Australia on October 14 for the purpose of establishing direct representation in the Commonwealth. Headquarters will ho in Sydney. It is stated that the receipts at .Strand Theatre. New York, during the week s run of “ ’flic Hoodlum,’’ Alary Pickford’s First National picture, was screened, totalled £6OOO- This is believed to he a record for a Broadway picture theatre. Clara Mmball Young, who will be seen at Everybody’s nest week in “Magda,” has announced that she will shortly retire from the screen- Her next feature will ho Cynthia Stockley’s famous South African story, “The Claw,” to bo followed later by “Cheating Cheaters.” In the “"White Heather,” one cf the most remarkable scenes ever filmed appears ; it is a. fight between two divers on the bottom of the son. 'file film was taken with the aid of the "Williamson' submarine kinematography on the sea

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The Rambler.—Accept my thanks for forwarding the cast. I wrote some time ago regarding names and addresses of firm? in|iuii'ed for, but have not received a reply. Will naif, a little longer and then try in another direction. High Aco.—The. matter of continuous pictures is one that is entirely at the discretion of the managements of the respective picture theatres. Possibly the film you mention ivas n<.|. shown because the other films provided a programme which covered the, full period <i showing. Cleopatra,.—Theda Bara is with the Eos Corporation, and, as the company's productions are not being shown in Christchurch, what prospect is there oi “Cleopatra" being screened? Gail,Kano is still in pictures. Harold Lockwood revivals have been fairly frequent. Unable to give any information with respect to two other inquiries. Dorothy Gish, care Sunshine Studios, Los Angeles, California. Bill Hart Fan.—The United Artists' productions, I understand have been secured by Picture Supplies Company, whioi. means that they will be seen here. The manager ol the Grand informs ma thot other Dorothy .Phillips pictures aj;o coming along, as well as several by the company -which produced "The Temple of Dusk." Tro iitles, however, have not yet been supplied. There is nothing definite to report with regard to Fox productions. Smiles,—Douglas Fairbanks, care Fairbanks Studios, Melrose Avenue, I,ns Angeles. California. William S. Hurl, care W. S. Hart, Studios, Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. Louise Huff, care American Cinema Company, ‘2'2o, West Fortysecond Street, Now York City. Natalie Talmadge, .'!18, East Forty-eighth Street, Now York City. Niles Welch, care Morocco Studios, ],os Angeles, California.' See answer to “ Blue Eyes ” with respect to addresses given in this column. Movie Mad.—Gladys Leslie, oare Vitagraph Studios, East Fifteenth Street and l Locust Avenue, Brooklyn, Now York. Richard Barthelmess, care Sunset Studios, lies Angeles, California. Dorothy Phillips, care Universal Film Company, Universal City, California. Enid Bennett, care Ince Studios. Culver City, California.. Betty Blythe, care Goldwvn Studios, Culver City. California. With regard to the other?, I should advise writing earn 'Willis and Inilis, Wright and Callender Building, Los