FOX FILM CORPORATION.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17170, 13 October 1923, Page 1 (Supplement)

FOX FILM CORPORATION.

* AUSTR ALAS lA X CONVENT!ON. 'Flic second annual Convention of Fox Film Corporation (Australasia) Limited, recently concluded after a most successful sitting, says “Everyone’s” (Sydney) of September 19. The conference, which continued over a full week, and gave all representatives an inside view on the big programme, was probably the most ambitious one that the industry has known. In addition, to a great array of theatrical attractions and nineteen monster productions that range from screen versions of the most widely read works of famous authors and the outstanding stage successee of the day, to massive spectacular dramas of world-wide appeal, thrilling melo-

dramas. delightful comedies of modern life and dramas of high society, the Fox product will include twenty-seven Star series pictures, nine other attractions of outstanding merit, twelve imperial comedies, twenty-nine Sunshine comedies, eight Al St John comedies, three Clyde Cook comedies, twenty-six Fox education entertainments and Fox News, once a week. The Star series pictures listed in the programme comprise six photodramas selected after a thorough survey of the best available material for the versatile John Gilbert. The fast stepping Tom Mix will be seen in seven other high-speed vehicles. The virile, hard-fighting Charles Jones will scrap his way through seven. Petite ffiiirley Mason will star in two, Dustin Farnum in three, William Russell in two, and William Farnum in one. The Imperial comedies and Sunshine comedies will enlist the services of tlic most puchritudinous of the beauties and comedians in the market, witn eight Al St John and three Clyde Cook comedies, will make the most formidable array of laugh provoking films ever depicted. The Fox educational entertainments and Fox Nows disseminator of live news gathered from every point on the globe, complete a truly ambitious and gigantic programme. Arrangements were also concluded at conference to further advance the departments of exploitation and education. many schemes be in it piopounded, some of which will be shortly made known to the exhibitors of Australasia. It was also decided to conform with the other branches of the Fox organisation which now extends over every country of the world, with the exception of Russia, and to hold two annual celebrations, to be known as Fox Week, the first being held during the month of January.