“THE TOWN THAT FORGOT GOD.”

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17218, 8 December 1923, Page 3 (Supplement)

“THE TOWN THAT FORGOT GOD.”

A FOX SPECIAL PRODUCTION. ‘ The Town That Forgot God. ” t he William Fox attraction, has definitely established itself as a super-box office attraction by virtue of record-making attendances experienced during pre-re-lease runs in the various first-run and neighbourhood houses in New York a nd, vicinity. The special production : has. in rnaijy instances, surpassed the success of. “ Over The . Hill.” another Fox feature, which is. now in its third year of exhibition. Regardless of circumstances of theatre, the ' Town

Thai Forgot God ” has nfc ourably in each instance with the pr viotis super-special In' the t-heiaij| in New York. Patterson and N«war where this Harry Mißarde prodci£j4K<j was. given pre-release showing, the office receipts surpassed mauy of "t beat and assiduously exploited phota plays of the last twelve months. thev tninifestation of the . drawiri power of the > Town That Forg* God ” is the . fact that while prices in most of these theatres yvea not increased during the showing total returns in cash exceeded tbol of many of these othetfr.features J| which the admissions had been rianH Critics of the New York newsp«M have described the storm and Hoc scenes in this Fox feature as the qifitj realistic and vivid ever presented 4 the screen, and as the crovnu| achievement in the way of speetactdi water effect. Harry Mißarde. wlj attained fame as the director of ‘‘Off The Hill.” has won new laurels for h magnificent • direction of this difficn scene which was dangerous for CH people employed in the picture. one concerned was pleased when it*tyi over without loss of life or injury 1 anyone, although many people hs narrow escapes in the great .floe scenes. To produce this tremendojs Himax. which shows an entire ▼tinji «wept away bv a torxent of watej fiftv-two buildings were erected in M i vall©\ in » remote section of New ;ey. These buildings included boQM lighted and furnished, concrete str^g^ | a church, several balls. and varK stores, th® whole constituting a sflj T wen tv-ore thousand cfl feet i©f concrete. 140.000 feet of her. and ‘JIO.OOO shingles wer© noei erected in this V-vlley. awnnrnlatlv 1 3*XhOGO eMfoMc 0 f water, which wpg ’-+ loc»e for the flood scene. TijE& than three months were required % erect the set. A notable asir o f screeif -artists p«Si tray t-he various roles in tiffs sews r.ional story of rural life. iuclttdln Jane Thomas, who played feature roles j£t a, number of william duct-ions; Ben Grauer. a youngsterSf started his career with David YVaratl in his. re-creation of “ The R»tgri« < Peter Grimm.” "Warren Krecb, Efftri: Bonham. Grace Barton. Francis Healy Edwin Dennison. .Tames Devine, an ' others of equal note.