Vol. 14 November 23, 1929 No.

29

“GRAND PARADE”
REFUELLING Previewed by the Hollywood Filmo-
graph, Issue of November 16 th

Pathe is improving greatly with

Sales Force Given New Array of Features and Shorts their product of late, this one will

stand the acid test with any of ’em.

As Flying Squadrons Launch Attack It was written and produced by

The Pathe Studios are sparking with material that means sure fire contact in the new Edmund Goulding and directed by
battle for sales leadership.
Fred Newmeyer, and which was
previewed at the Belmont.
At the Coast, William Sistrom has five features completed and the New York Sound
Studios are going at full blast, with George Le Maire having just completed the most Two new stars will loom on the
elaborately-produced dialogue comedy ever made anywhere. horizon when this picture finally
reaches the screen in F red Scott and
“Pathe is improving greatly with their product of late,” says the Hollywood Filmo-
Helen Twelvetrees. Mr. Scott, if
graph, leading off with the review of “The Grand Parade.”
you please, as a singing idol, and
Check back over the reviews and box-office records of the features released up to now Miss Twelvetrees as an emotional
and you will get the full significance of the above opinion from a neutral source. actress of the first waters.

Of the five new productions, the Home Office has seen “Red Hot Rhythm” and It is a 1 00 per cent talkie. The
“This Thing Called Love.” The glittering romance of Tin Pan Alley has brilliant, snappy story isn’t new by any means, in
dialogue, color, melody, beautiful settings, chorus girls, and a story that is romantic, thrill- fact, the old, old tale of the singing
ing and dramatic. Five melody and one riotous comedy song are introduced.
new classics of minstrel who gives way to drink

And these by O’Keefe and Dolan, the boys who put “Little by Little” on the air a hundred and finally makea a comeback.
times a day since “The Sophomore” was released. Alan Hale at his best an excellent — Isn’t new since A1 Jolson started
cast — the best title of the season and a hundred natural tie-ups. the ball a rolling along these lines,

Red Hot Rhythm — it’s in the air, it’s everywhere —a picture boosted every minute of but this is even excusable in this

the day and night through the medium of forty thousand music stores and orchestras. picture, for it is so well done in
every other respect.
“This Thing Called Love” was pronounced by Home Office officials as the greatest box-

office picture Pathe has ever made. Marie Astaire, too, is worth
watching, she does a sort of a vamp
The stage play which scored a tremendous success has been admirably visualized on
that makes her mark, and once she
the screen by Paul Stein, under the supervision of associate Producer Ralph Block. Stein
reaches the screen and starts to talk
is one of the world’s ten foremost picture directors. It deals almost wholly with married
she makes herself felt. Richard
life, with a young, handsome, lonely millionaire who seeks a wife in New York. Clean cut
Carle, a seasoned trouper, proved
characters, whose wit and sarcasm flow in abundance, rich settings, thrills, laughs, and drama
his true ability and helped further
make this the most amazing comedy of romance and love life yet produced.
the story throughout.

Edmund Lowe and Constance Bennett are two of the most publicized stars. The news-
Old favorites among the fun-
papers have fairly eaten up the publicity sent out by the Coast and Home Office publicity
makers hoved into view and scored
departments on Constance Bennett. Constance, with her beauty and social standing, in-
as they have of yore in two reelers.
herited wealth and talent, has been in the limelight for years and the resumption of her screen
For instance, there was Jimmy Ad-
career means new publicity breaks in every newspaper.
ams, Jimmy Aubrey, Bud Jamie-

Edmund Lowe scored a sensational hit in the greatest box-office attraction of all time.
son and others like Sammy Blum
and Tom Malone. work Excellent
The supporting cast is exceptionally fine, including such sterling artists as Zasu Pitts, also was done by Russ Powell, Lil-
Roscoe Karns, Carmelita Geraghty, Ruth Taylor, John Roche and Stuart Erwin. lian Leighton and Spec O’Donnell,

Refuelled is the word —second wind for fast action before the new year.
the latter is always good for a cou-
ple of hearty laughs in anything

FLASH —General Sales Manager Phil Reisman returned Friday morning from a trip across that he does to create amusement.
the country. At the Coast he saw “The Grand Parade” and “His First Command.” Mr.
Fred Newmeyer made a winner
Reisman said “The Grand Parade” was one of Pathe’s greatest features and would pack
out of the story, Frank Reicher is
them into the best theatres like the old traveling minstrel shows packed them into the local
credited as the stage director, and
opera houses twenty-five years ago. He said “His First Command” was another great one
the photography is charged to
and the best Boyd feature we have ever released.
David Abel who is worthy of men
tion for making a fine job of it.
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2 THE PATHE SUN

The Champ Up to Old Tricks Spirit in Exchanges Impressive

He’s loose again. Out in Seattle town, Les Theurerkauf, has made them forget "Wild-
cat” Wilson. Les has the old sales ball tucked under his arm and is
off in an open field.
The Champ came from behind in the last battle of the sales giants, but this time he was
well under way when the whistle sounded.
“Santa's Toy Shop,” Musical Marionette
Produced by Audio Review for Christmas Release
To E. W. Ballentine
Manager of Exchange Operations Highly Pleased With Personnel After
Wide Tour of Branches
Back at the Home Office after a five-week coast to coast trip, E. W. Ballentine,
Manager of Exchange Operations, is- very enthusiastic and highly pleased with
the
spiritand loyalty of the Branch employees toward all Pathe activities, to the Pathe
of today and the Pathe of tomorrow.
From the front to back was the phrase which Mr. Ballentine used in expressing
his satisfaction with the co-operative mood of the Exchange personnel.
“That unique Pathe spirit which has- carried the Company through twenty-five
years of steady growth is dominant,” Mr. Ballentine said. “The fact that this spirit
is found in each individual is the answer to the wonderful
progress made by Pathe
and is indicative of greater forward strides in the future.
“Every new picture sent to the Branches by the Production Department brings
new enthusiasm and more confidence. The box-office reports from every new picture
played by the exhibitors in their respective territories doubly confirms this.
“The general appearance of the Exchanges is highly commendable. We have
the finest personnel in the business and quarters are unexcelled. The new Exchange
recently completed at Seattle is an outstanding example of the modern film exchange,
and the two Lesses, Les Weir and Les Theuerkauf, have good reason to be proud of
their efforts in making this Branch office stand out in a class
by itself.
“The pleasure of a visit to our Coast Studios at Culver City is one that I wish
every employee could have a share in. The several new productions recently completed
furnish ample proof that the feature schedule will more than maintain that
standard
set by the earlier releases this season. General Manager William
Sistrom has a won-
derful organization and each individual is imbued with the real Path6
spirit and as
much interested in the work of the Branches as the Branch personnel is in the output
and personnel of the Studio.”
Mr. Ballentine visited Exchanges at Albany, Buffalo, Cleveland, Chicago, Mil-
waukee, Minneapolis, Des Moines, Omaha, Kansas City and St. Louis. Mr.
Ballentine’s
next jump was to Butte, Montana. From there to Seattle, Portland, San
Francisco and
Los Angeles, stopping at Salt Lake City and Denver on his return east.
The purpose
of this visit was to obtain first hand information as to the
efficiency of operation in
the Branches and to determine the possibility of simplifying Branch
routine.
The Pathe Butte office is- maintained as a shipping point to serve the exhibitors in
the Montana territory, and is under the direction of Al.
O’Keefe, the Salt Lake City
Branch Manager. While in Butte, Mr. Ballentine completed negotiations
for the lease
of new quarters in a modern Film Exchange Building now
under construction. These
quarters will be ready for occupancy about the first of the year.
The Exchange Chief held meetings with his Special Representatives,
spending
a day with Elmer Sedin at the Des Moines office; Leo Adler who was
at Kansas
City, and several days with J. C. de Waal at San Francisco.
Mr Ballentine will soon leave on another trip covering several offices in the
Middle West and the Southern Branches. While at Cincinnati he
expects to look over
the new film exchange building now under construction in
which Path£ will occupy
the entire ground floor. This new building at Cincinnati
is expected to be ready for
occupancy on or about Jan. 1, 1930.
Novelty,
\

There’s

No More Trains iri jsl

Ed Wants
To Ride

And They Asked Fred for a Match

" Santa’s Toy Shop,” a musical marionette novelty reel has been produced at the Pathe
Sound Studios by Terry Ramsaye for Christmas season release in the Audio Review. Sue
Hastings, one of the few women puppeteers in the United States and formerly associated
with Tony Sarg, made the subject under the direction of Tom Hogan of the Pathe staff.
Jacques Grunberg directed the orchestra.
The musical marionette movie was entirely enacted by puppets made by Miss Hastings,
with the exception of the role of Santa Claus played by Robert Fran. Miss Hastings,
herself, and a staff of ten puppeteers were at the control sticks manipulating the motions

of the toy town troupe.

The story takes place a few nights before Christmas in the toy shop when the dolls
"come make whoopee while the overworked Santa snatches
to life” to forty winks.
An
elaborate musical score was played for the tuneful December release by the Pathe
Sound Studio orchestra directed by Jacques Grunberg and scored by Tommy Hogan.
Among the numbers played are "Jingle Bells,” "Wedding of the Painted Dolls,” "A
Young Man’s Fancy,” " Slumber On” and "March of the Siamese.” "Love Is a Dreamer”
is sung.

“They are all good and I hear more

As Good, Only Better favorable comments on these comedies
“When better comedies are made, Pa- than all the rest of my programs put
the will make them.” So says Mr. together. They are good as were the
Great bidders, these ironworkers. Fred Fordham of Pathe News juggled a hun-
Prank Sharbrough, owner of the Royal silent, only much better. A Vitaphone dred pounds of camera equipment on the outer steel beams of the Bank of Man-
Theatre, in a letter to Branch Manager executive was here last Tuesday when
hattan structure, 905 feet from nowhere, and a rivet slinger asked him for a match.
Guy Brown, New Orleans. he heard and saw ‘So This Is Marriage.’
Fred has planted the tripod in the soil of about every land, but never before on
He said the comedy was as good as any slender beams so high that a look down would kill an ordinary mortal from fright.
This showman writes
he had had the pleasure of hearing and Later he turned the lens down the canyons of the financial gods to catch some
“I want to say that when better com- seeing, and added that Pathe always startling angles of the huts of lower Manhattan. Don’t miss Pathi News No. 95.
edies are made, Pathe will make them. made the best comedies.” Three rahs for Fordham.
 THE PATHE SUN 3

They gave her the gun last week.

There was new life on every front. ,

The air-minded boys took off for Quotaland with the old motors perfectly tuned.
The Thundering Herd of the far West found the enemy better suited to the going off ground. Stan
Jacques, Ed McEvoy and Bill Callaway started crashing into the Western phalanx for big gains.
For the fast plane, Miss Des Moines, the sky was the limit.

Walt Branson went into the heavens without a parachute and climbed to a new altitude record.
Collins, Pittsburgh’s Lone Eagle, met a Tartar in Crank, a new man once he got hold of a stick. The
Lindy of Seattle drew alongside the Lone Eagle in the Conquest of Quotaland.
Smith, San Francisco, put on another show in clinging to his endurance record.
More motor trouble developed in the Weir squadron around the accessory airdrome and the climbing
triumvirate of division leaders raised havoc in the Weir camp.
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4 THE PATHE SUN

PRODUCED NOT ASSEMBLED

Audio Review Has Big and Experienced Organization That
Makes Entertainment Good to the Last Fadeout
With Terry Ramsaye adding Nicholas Cavaliere, eminent American and Philharmonic Symphony. Years
photographer of the outdoors, to the Audio Review staff, it seems appro- ago organized the National Sym-
priate to have the Review pass in review before the Sun readers.
The Audio Review is not assembled. It is produced. Experience enters
phony. Was member of Metropoli-
tan Opera Orchestra. Left that or-
REVIEWS
into its making, but not experiment. ganization to become
associated
By Motion Picture News
Terry Ramsaye has a broader knowledge of motion pictures than any with Hugo Riesenfeld and Josiah
person behind or in front of the screen. That is a sweeping statement, Zuro at the Rivoli, Rialto and Cri-
terion Theatres for several years.
“Pathe Audio Review No. 11”
but the proof is in his “Million and One Nights,” a volume that represents
the most exhaustive study of screen entertainment ever made, and on the Edward Gould — •
I "HERE’S a little offering embodied in
Personal assistant * this issue of the Audio Review that's
screen itself, where the Sound News and the Audio Review reflect his
to Mr. Zuro for very nicely done. “Temple”
It is entitled
judgment of what is worth a close-up as the world whirls dizzily by.
Has and shows the half finished structure of
—
Men make entertainment it doesn’t just happen. five years.
been Mr. Zuro’s the Cathedral of St. John Divine which
Every unit of the Review is a little drama unto itself, not assembled, crowns Morningside Drive in Manhattan.
General Business
but produced, with elements of suspense and surprise, sometimes in action, The photography is A Number 1, likewise
Manager and as-
the sound shots of the Cathedral choir
sometimes in music, sometimes in mechanical technique. sistant since Mr. rendering “Onward Christian Soldiers.”
The Audio Review is perhaps more its own salesman than any other Zuro left for the The other items on Ramsaye’s bill of fare
screen subject. It is the most difficult to describe. It is the easiest to sell Coast. are “Pearls,” showing how the Japanese
on sight. Hyman Fuchs — -
maintain a thriving pearl industry, and
The fact that it can’t be readily described and yet while less than a Assistant to Ed- “Babies,” showing the young tots in vari-
years old is playing in 1500 sound houses is proof of its production and ward Gould. As- ous moods and poses, and including the
Giovanni Pucci famous shot of an infant slowly drifting
personality values. sistant Music Li-
off to slumber. An Audio Review that’s
Mr. Ramsaye may work magic with the handling of the pictorial
a little brarian.
— RAYMOND
Leon Trebacz — Concert Master of
sure to please. GANLY.
material, the titles, tints and tones, but he can’t say “presto” once a week
and have the finished film squirm into the cans. orchestra. For many years with
“Pathe Audio Review No. 9”
The Audio Review buys exposed negative from free lance cameramen Josiah Zuro in operatic, symphonic
in all parts of the world, from leading explorers and scientists and from and radio activities. ENTERTAINMENT that exerts a
1—• pleasing influence on the fan is found
producing organizations. The major per cent of the material, however, Drago Jovanovich 1st Violin; — in this sound Review'. The subjects are
comes from the Home Office staff with its traveling studio. Beverly Jones, one of the old guard of Mr. Zuro’s
“Bygones,” scenes of the late ’80’s, "El
the Assistant Editor, a graduate of the University of California, has plenty forces. Tango,” the Carltons doing the graceful
of stuff on the ball.
cameraman
Tom
Hogan, the staff director, came up from the
This pair, drilled in Ramsayesque methods, give the
ranks.
Harold Furmansky 1st Violin; — dance of Argentina, “Geese,” the speedy
played under Fritz Reiner for four inhabitant of northern marshes. The musi-
box-office something worth while drawing to. Nicholas Cavaliere, and years in Cincinnati Symphony. cal score and photographic wojk are both
the Misses Thompson, Doran, Corte and Ketcham round out the Home
Office staff.
Irving Held — pleasing. — RAYMOND GANLy.
Associated with
Pathe as chief li- “Pathe Review No. 33”
The Audio has its own orchestra leased in recent Reviews are “The brarian in Eastern
of 20 pieces conducted by Jacques Brook,” “Blossoms,” “Why Hurry,”
COME classy and novel shots of Man-
Studio and also as C/ hattan’s financial canyons, a Pathe-
Grunberg and Atillio Marchetti. The “Shadows” and “Seascapes.” His viola player in or- chrome study of the Connecticut coast and
Review is the only latest assignment chestra. Has had the lumberman’s activities are pictured by
short subject en- is a unique camera varied experience the Pathe Review in “Manhattan Angles,”
listing the services study of New in symphon y, "Seascapes” and “Timber.”
of an orchestra York’s famous opera and radio. The Manhattan shots are distinctly novel
ranking with the Bowery. Max Froelich — and well carried out. A real kick is to be
best at any of the Cavaliere has had in the lumber subject. Altogether this
Cello was trained
film studios. been a student of in
;

Germany under Review makes out well. — RAYMOND

Mr. Ramsaye’s the motion picture
j

many famous R. E. Saeki GANLY.

f
big and experi- camera for the !
masters.
enced organization
also includes
past seven or eight
years and together
'

Vincenzo Vanni —Tuba; plays “Pathe Review No. 37”

j
1 uba in Philharmonic Symphony ’T'HERE are two exceptionally good bits
Giovanni Pucci, with his brother, ' under Toscanini, Mengelberg, Mol- in No. 37, namely, “Gothic,” showing
now in the Swiss Beverly Jones a student at the
Tom Hogan inari. the Cathedral of Notre Dame, and "Blar-
Alps with the first
sound equipment to be taken to the
Yale School of
Art, he has made an intensive study
David Glickstein 1st Trumpet — ney,” presenting some lovely views of Ire-
land. They lend the reel a fine flavor,
has been with Josiah Zuro for sev-
famous scenicland which is enhanced by the novelty shot in
of art as it contributes to the pic- eral years. Was formerly 1st
"Vision,” reviving memories of the old
Harold Noice, widely known ex- torial beauty of cinematography. at the Roxy Theatre.
Trumpet Chicago Fair, and "The Ripping Jolly
plorer, who has been on the Review The photographer was born in New Former member of Phil- Thames,” showing the London elite crowd,
staff for several years, now with an Haven of Italian parents who came harmonic and ing the waters of the famous river with
expedition in Persia to America from Ortona Amare in other famous or- their boating parties. The Ramsayean
R. E. Saeki, whose far-Eastern the province of Abruzzi, Italy. chestras. sense of humor pervades this last subject,
subjects are well known to the Re- He has a thorough knowledge of Chas. Gusikoff the first two items being also appropri-
view fans the cold business end of the film —Trombone ;
for ately dealt with. Very good screen maga-
— RAYMOND GANLY.
Paul Jones, at Paris, with a staff business as well as the artistic, hav- several years zine material.
that has given the Review many ing first joined an exchange as a member of N. Y.
close-ups of Parisian life. poster clerk and working his way up Symphony under
Through exchange arrangements, through various positions to special Damrosch.
the Audio Review gets other units salesman. All this while, Cavaliere Karl Glassman
from other countries and from the
No Man’s Lands of the World.
was applying his camera at every
opportunity and perfecting his un-
—Timpani world ;

famous timpanist.
A sco-re of the Reviews technical- derstanding of lens magic. Twenty years
ly-trained employees are turning out with N. Y. Sym-
the Pathecrome subjects at Vin-
The Audio Review Orchestra
phony.
cinnes, France. Jacques Grunberg— Supervisor, George Vaughn, Teddy Green-
Nicholas
whose
Cava- composer, conduc- berg, “Doc” Opsahl Saxophones — ;

liere, artis- tor and brilliant three young fellows who have played
tic efforts as a free pianist. For six together in the orchestra since the
lance have won years was musical early days of synchronization. Also
his frequent pres- supervisor at the members of many famous radio en-
entations in Pathe N. Y. Strand The- sembles.
Review during the atre. When Josiah
past several years
and in Pathe
Zuro became gen-
eral musical direc-
A Pathe Opening
Audio Review tor of Pathe, When the Circle Theatre, Wash-
during the past Grunberg joined ington, opened with sound last
year, is rated by him as an associ- wmm Sunday, the management chose a
Paul Jones Mr. Ramsaye as ate.
Nicholas Cavaliere Pathe feature, “The Awful Truth,”
“a pictorialist with Marchetti for the honors, with Pathe News on
a keen sense of beauty and a highly —Atillio
Conductor famous
;
oboeist for the same program. For the next
modernistic touch.” many years, having played
with Sunday program, it was “Paris
Among the subjects from Cava- Toscanini in the early days. Was Bound,” “After the Show,” a Melody
liere’s camera that have been re- member of Philadelphia Symphony comedy, and Pathe News.
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THE PATHE SUN 5

Sound News Smashes Four Records In

Banner Issue 82, Released This Week
this
Smashing four talkie newsreel records in one issue, Pathe Sound News
week becomes cock o’ the walk. First to turn out thirteen subjects in Qene’s Qang of Camion Converters
a single issue, first to issue five locals in one issue, first to cover four leading
football clashes at the same time and first to present on the screen this
red-hot news, Pathe proved that it alone produces quality in quantity.
—
Beginning with a splash the launching of the queen of U. S. liners,
—
the reel ends with a roar football enthusiasts cheering their team to
victory. In the banner issue No. 82, Pathe Sound News offers such newsy
novelties as dodging ducks, blessed hounds and baby virtuosos comparing
notes. The reel also presents the world’s biggest “scoop” in any field
a giant shovel at Du Quoin, 111. There are also flashes of cowboys and
Indians making whoopee in the Wild East on the plains of Boston and
diving stars doing their stuff for Pacific Coast honors. The locals include a
schoolboy patrol supervising traffic in the State of Washington and the
colorful dedication of a monument to Maury, “Pathfinder of the Seas,” by
the Old Dominion.
The football contests filmed are Yale-Princeton, Notre Dame-Southern
California, Colgate-Syracuse and Dartmouth-Cornell. The speed with
which the pictures of these games was distributed to the interested local-
ities was the result of special arrangements and set a new mark for sound
newsreel presentation.
The Notre Dame-Southern California game was sent out to the West
and Midwest direct from Chicago and audiences on the Pacific Coast see
the Irish-Trojan tilt in the same issue in which the East views the Eli-
Tiger battle.
On the basis of touchdowns shown in this issue only, Pathe Sound
News makes the All-American. BERT KALISCH—
EDUCATION BY FILMS It is interesting to recall that Mr. A.
G. Balcom, Director of Visual Education
By P. A. P arsons of the schools of Newark, N. J., was in-
directly responsible for this Current
The keynote of the third biennial con- Events course. Mr. Balcom was the first
ference of the World Federation of Edu- educator to make use of a news reel, the
cation Associations at Geneva last July Pathe News in this instance, in the
public schools. The success with which When Gene Cour and his peppy gang of Sound News shooters went down to the
was the promotion of peace through an this venture met prompted the extension town of Fidelity, Illinois, to explore the fastnesses of a “strip coal mine" they found
international understanding arrived at of it in a specialized form. that Camion No. 202 was not equal to the task of progressing over the rough terrain
through education. One of these reels was sent to Geneva surrounding the entrance to the mine, the only approach being via a one-track rail-
Educators of all countries in the past for exhibition before the World Federa- road over which the coal is hauled to the outside world.
tion of Education Associations. How to get into that coal mine and register “sound" was the problem facing
have too often followed the example of the versatile Gene and his cohorts. Obviously the only method was over the rail-
historians who, biased by patriotism, Among the users of the course are the road route, so out came the screw drivers, hammers, pliers and other necessary
Newark, N. J. public schools; Horace implements, and that gang proceeded to disemh^viel Camion No. 202 and set up the
have told but half the truth in many
Mann School of New York City; River- sound recording apparatus on the pilot of locomotive No. 1170.
instances and by what has been left un- dale Country School, New York; the After Gene and his assistant Fred Giese had got the proper focus and everything
said given a distorted picture of the true schools of Port Jervis, N. Y. South was set to go the new Pathe Camion No. 1170 steamed majestically into that strip
course of events. Thus the student has Orange, N. J., Pittsburgh, Pa., Hoboken, coal mine and secured a fine piece of sound news.

come to false conclusions, believes that
in every instance his country was in the
right and the other party to the contro-
versy the aggressor.
Patriotism is one of the noblest
tributes of man, but when it is blind to
the point where it can plunge a country
into war through disregard for the
rights of another; through ignorance of
the other’s aspirations and national
—
characteristics then it ceases to be
noble, ceases to be true patriotism.
Educators therefore today are striving
to promote international amity through
methods which will show other nations
and their peoples as they are, realizing
that knowledge of a people is necessary
to an understanding of them, and that
understanding them is the first essential
of an international friendship. Friends
rarely fight, because friendship is based
upon understanding. Understanding
predicates a willingness to overlook the
N. J., South Bend, Ind., Westfield, N. J., Here we have Gene’s versatile crew perched on the pilot of the converted camion,
Bridgeport, Conn., Hartford, Conn., from left to right; Anthony, (never, never, by any chance call him “Tony”) Caputo,
Fred Giese, Gene Cowc and Ralph Saunders, the “boy sound wizard.”
Akron, Ohio and Philadelphia, Pa. The
heads of the Boston and New York —DAN ROCHE
school systems speak highly of it.
at- Edward H. Dutcher, principal of the
Joe in the Money Laboratory Chief
Eastern School, East Orange, N. J., in
a letter to Pathe in March of this year,
appreciatively summed up the merits of
the Current Events Course as follows:
“As our second year’s experience with
the Pathe Current Events course draws
near its close, permit me to express our
great satisfaction with these news notes.
The topics and items are selected with
good judgment, the pictures are most
interesting and well adapted to the
event portrayed, while the technical and
mechanical elements are as nearly per-
fect as present day movie science can
produce. From an educational stand-
point they have reached a rather high
standard, have proved a valuable asset
in our work, and have been used as the

faults of another because of virtues basis of examination in Current Events

which far outweigh them. as a part of our program. In addition
they have presented the several features M. Joseph O’Brien, of the Pathe Sound
Pathe, through well organized Edu-
its News technical staff, is now in Paris
in a way interesting and entertaining to
cational Department, of which Mrs. showing the new French staff how to
the boys, girls and teachers who look
Audrey H. Mallen Sales Director, is
is apply the microphone to distinguished Charles DeMoos, Superintendent of
forward to our showings with genuine
consciously seeking to put out pictures personalities In this charming still we the sound and silent News laboratory,
enthusiasm.” .

for educational release which shall pro-

mote the cause of international under-
standing, realizing that education is
working for peace, and that this work
starts down in the grades.
Important among the motion pictures
which are prepared for this purpose are
the “Current Events Course” and the
series called “Children of All Lands.”
The pictures in the Current Events
course show world news from the con-
structive standpoint. Nothing is in-
cluded which suggests destruction or
human agony like armament, catastro-
phes or accidents. Inventions, the
achievements of science, industrial ad-
vance and forward steps in human wel-
fare are the sources from which most
of the material is derived. So far as
possible these sources are international
in origin, and the scenes which are in-
cluded in each semi-monthly release are
selected from the Pathe News.
In line with this same policy of see Joe getting next to the big money —
for his subject is none other than M.
promoting international understanding
through motion pictures, the Educational Henri Cheron, minister of finance for
France. Joe has just asked him “how
Department of Pathe has a series of one
much is a five cent glass of beer worth
reel motion pictures released under the
title “Children of All Lands.” These pic- in francs?”
tures, which were produced by Madeline
Brandeis of Hollywood, were designed Detroit Delivers
to be used in the teaching of geography Messrs. Zapp and Chapman have just
in the lower grades. The individual closed with the Butterfield Circuit for
titles of the pictures suggest the con- the Sound Sportlights for eight of their
tents: “The Little Indian Weaver,” “The towns as follows:
Wee Scotch Piper,” “The Little Dutch Battle Creek Ann Arbor
Tulip Girl” and “The Little Swiss Wood- Jackson Lansing
carver.” Pontiac Saginaw
It is felt that such pictures as these Kalamazoo Port Huron
bring the children of our own country In addition to the 26 Sound Sport-
into a feeling of closer kinship with those lights, they also obtained contracts for
of other lands. Intimate glimpses of the 52 Audio Reviews in each of the follow-
modes of living of youngsters across the ing towns:
sea, with their habits and customs, pro- Jackson Port Huron
mote sympathy through knowledge, and Kalamazoo Saginaw
at a plastic age. — DENA PERIPSKY
at the Home Office, is one of the veter-
ans of the industry. A graduate of the
University Arts et Metiers, Paris, spe-
cializing in chemistry and engineering,
Mr. DeMoos started m the film business
with Gaumont in France, in 1908.
He came to country in 1911 for
this
Eclaire, and has been laboratory chief
for Fox at Ft. Lee, the Paragon labora-
tory, the Eastman Long Island labora-
tory, Color Cinema and Bristolphone.
Mr. DeMoos has also had years of ex-
perience as a cameraman.
While on the job for Paragon over an
eight-year stretch, more than a billion
feet of film was developed.
With Eastman, Mr. DeMoos turned his
highly technical knowledge to the im-
proving of printing and developing ma-
chines and nine of his inventions were
granted patents by the government.
 . . — . . ...
.
.

Branch Standing—Film-Accessory Billings to Quota

2nd Week, Ending November 15, 1929 15 to Go — ?he CLIMBERS
JjbL.

Detroit . H. P. Zapp.... 68.5

6 . Oklahoma City ,C. W. Allen . . 68.4
f. Portland .H. L. Percy. . . 68.2
8 . Minneapolis . .
.J. H. MacIntyre 67.1
9. Indianapolis Harry Graham 66.6
10 . San Francisco M. E. Cory. . . 65.5
11 . Denver ...... ,F. H. Butler... 63.9
Weir 12 . Buffalo .James Reilley . . 62.6
13. Pittsburgh . . .A. Goldsmith . . 62.1
14. Boston .R. C. Cropper.. 61.5

^generalissimo
1.

2.
3.
Western
Central
Eastern
.

.
.

.
.

.
.
63.7

60.5
60.3
& m ~7Ae TAI L SPINS
4. Southern . . W. E. Callaway 57.8
15. Washington ,R. C. Robin . . 60.5
16. Philadelphia Robert Mochrie 60.0
17. Kansas City E. S. Olsinith. . 59.9
18. Dallas E. W. Callaway 58.5
19. New Haven John J. Lane. . 58.3
20 . Los Angeles J. S. Stout .... 58.3
21 . Cincinnati J. A. Harris . . 58.1
22 . New Orleans G. C. Brown . 58.0
23. Memphis . H. R. Kistler . 58.0

Branson

^BUTTERFLIES
24. St. Louis C. I). Hill 58.0
Standing Branch Manager Per Cent.
25. New York R. S. Wolff 57.6

1. Des Moines . W. E. Branson 77.2 26. Atlanta W . W. Anderson 55.4

2. Seattle .C. L. Theuerkauf 77.1 27. Salt Lake City... A. J. O’Keefe 54.2
tk Albany . C. W. Stombaugh 75.3 28. Chicago H. S. Lorch 52.8
4. Milwaukee J. J. Clarke 75.1 29. Cleveland O. J. Ruby 52.7

/ 7^ HEDGE JUMPERS
30. Omaha R. S. Ballantyne 52.1
Theuerkauf Stombaugh Clarke 31. Charlotte R. C. Price 50.9

9. Kansas City Ed. O’Toole 48.6

Branch Standing Accessory Billings to Quota — 10 . Detroit . .4..S. Howe 47.6

2nd Week, Ending November 15, 1929 15 to Go — 11 . Salt Lake City A. B. Seal 46.3

12 . Albany S. Abramson 45.5

1. Western District Les Weir 47.6
13. Indianapolis P. Casell 45.3
2. Eastern District E. L. McEvoy 46.2
14. Minneapolis B. E. Cuff el 43.2
Central District Stanley Jacques 42.2
3.

W. E. Callaway 41.2
4. Southern District
7^DRQME DRONES
PILOTS 15.

16.
Denver
Pittsburgh
.... A. Swanson

J. Weyrauch
42.8

42.7

17. Buffalo . F. Minor . . 41.3

18. Dallas .... Ev. Cook .

41.0

19. Cincinnati J. McDonald 40.2

20 . Omaha H. Gossick . . 39.4

21 . Memphis . . J. H. Martin 39.3

L. R. Smith H. Calkin 39.1
22 . Los Angeles .

Ac. Salesman Percent 23. Cleveland T. Garagus 39.1

Standing Branch
1. San Francisco L. R. Smith 68.4

2.

3.
Boston
Philadelphia ....
W. Brennan
V. O’Donnell
58.4

56.7 w ^/ublIND bats

Washington M. A. Whittington 55.1
4.
24. New Haven Neil Shay . . . 39.0

X
GLIDERS Atlanta H. S. Godfrey
25. .... 38.2
\ - 26. New Orleans C. Moldon . . . 37.6

27. Charlotte D. C. White . 37.4

5. Oklahoma City W. Richardson 53.6 28. St. Louis . . . C. J. Passek 36.1

6. Seattle A. Rorstrom 50.6 29. Portland A. Hedwall 35.7

7. Milwaukee . . . C. Wellnitz 50.6 30. Chicago ... G. Pratt 31.1

8. Des Moines . .
M. Burckhalter 48.8 31. New York . J. Katzoff 25.8
 .

63.5

Salesmen's Standing — Film - Accessory Billings to 44.

45.
W. H. Rippard
C. F. Kenneth G New York 63.5
63.4

2nd Week, Ending November 15, 1929 — 15 to Go H. R. Callaway

M. Westebbe E . New York 63.1
62.2
J. Krause
T> 61.8
F. M. Blake
61.7
R. R. Pfeiffer B New Orleans
61.1
H. F. Cohen
59.8
C. R. Palmer
59.7
53. S. M. Sachs
59.4
54. B A. Wallace
B. C Atlanta
G. Collins

^M-ONE eagle ^FADEAvvyyv^

Standing Salesman Block Branch Percent. 58.8
55. A. Sugarman E . Cincinnati
1. G. Collins A Pittsburgh 131.0
56. M. M. Ames B Boston 58.5

C 57.6
2. W. Crank Seattle 131.0
57. R. R. Thompson A Kansas City
57.6
58. J. Noehrn B St. Louis
57.3
59. A. Stant D Washington
57.1
60. H. S. Laws A . Cleveland .

56.5
61. F. Bateman C Los Angeles
56.4
62. B. Sanford B . New York
56.2
63. C. Anthony B Buffalo
55.8
64. F. G. Ross A Boston
55.7
65. 0. K. Bourgeois B . Atlanta
55.0
66 . N. Levene, Jr. A . Cincinnati .

54.8
67. S. Lefko D . Philadelphia
54.8
68 J. F. Woodward B . Chicago .

W. Crank .

C Kansas City 54.8

69. D. Myers
54.4
70. C. A. Molte .
C Cincinnati .

54.1
B

^^BLUE 71. M. J. Glick ... Cleveland

DEVILS
108.7
3. T. E. Delaney A Milwaukee
4.
5.

6.
E. Ginzburg
M. E. Montgomery
M. Meyer B
. C
D Minneapolis
Kansas City.
.

.
Philadelphia 103.9
102.1
93.7
^GROUND HOGS
92.1
7. A. Gollofon A & B Seattle 54.1
Whitehead B Los Angeles .
90.8
72. T. C. Jacocks A New Haven . .

8 . S. 54.0
9. E. H.Warren . D . . Boston 88.5
73. W. F. Lenehan A Charlotte
53.1
10 W. McDonald D j. . Denver 88.1
74. A. W. Garrick B Indianapolis .

.
53.1
11 Jack Brainard A Oklahoma City 86.1
75. W. H. Windsor D . . Cleveland
.
52.9
12 G. Levy A Indianapolis . .
85.6
76. T. Greenwood E . Chicago
.
52.3
13. N. Sandler B Des Moines . .
82.1
77. J. J. Jennings C . Boston
52.2
14. C. D. Wilson E Boston 80.2 78. S. Decker .... F . . Chicago
51.9
16. Len Garvey B Albany 77.0
79. W. Madison E Philadelphia
New York 51.5
16. H. Carney A San Francisco 77.0 80. E. Carroll F
Omaha 51.1
81. R. E. Pearson C
51.1
82. N. Ehrlich .
D Pittsburgh
51.0
83. E. W. Grover A Washington
49.5

H ORNETS
84. Leo Clark B Milwaukee .

48.9
B Salt Lake City
he 85.
86 .
V. J.
Jas. Greig
Dugan
B Memphis 48.7
48.4
87. S. T. Wilson A . Atlanta
76.6
17. H. Vaughn A . . Portland
88 . E. Gerbase B Denver 48.0
75.0
18. M. Fellerman C . New York 89. H. H. Brown C Milwaukee 47.8
74.5 47.4
19. Paul Fielding B . Oklahoma City 90. J. Dickson C . Salt Lake City
73.9
20. J. L. Rose A . Albany 91. W. M. Byrd A Dallas 47.4
73.6 46.4
21. Jack Rue B . . San Francisco 92. R. S. Mitchell B Charlotte ...
73.3 46.2
22. C. E. Runkle C . . Detroit
93. B. Reisman .
D . Los Angeles
72.1
23. S. A. Arnold .
A . Memphis 94. J. Hughes C . Denver 45.5
Omaha 70.2
24. C. E. Cook . . . B . .

E Kansas City 69.6

25. E. L. Dyson .
. . .

D Detroit 69.1
26. Fred Bonnem . .

/^BLIMPS
.

B Washington 69.1
27. J. L. Whittle. . .
.

C Des Moines 67.8

28. R. W. McEwan . .
.

D Atlanta 67.2
29. W. J. Collins .
. .

A Buffalo 67.1
30. G. W. Ferguson .

C St. Louis .... 66.8

31. J. Morphet .... . .

44.6
J. J. Felder D New York . . .
66.8 95. C. Filkins A Chicago
32. . . .
.

44.4
B Detroit 66.5 96. J. B. Amis C . Oklahoma .

33. Fred Strubank .

44.3
A. D. Wayne B Pittsburgh . .
66.5 97. R. J. Behymer E . Minneapolis
34. . .

44.0
Elman A Des Moines .
66.2 98. Jack Erickson C . San Francisco
L.
.

35. .

43.9
36. A. Chapman A . Detroit 66.0 99. J.H. Bradford A St. Louis ....

100. J. J.Dacey A . New York . . .

43.1

101. J. H. Calvert .
A Omaha 41.2

C Cleveland 39.2
102. A. F. Braeunig

7he NOSE DIVERS E Pittsburgh 35.7

103. H. Price
A Philadelphia 35.6
ill 104.
105.
O. B. Derr
R. W. Nolan .
C . Chicago 32.0

C Dallas 66.0
37. W. Wesley
B. .

65.4
E. Burke B Minneapolis

^^KIDDY CAR
. .

38. .

C Minneapolis 65.4
39. W. C. Winters
B Philadelphia 64.2
40. D. Heenan
41. L. E. Hoss A . Salt Lake City 63.7

42. S. R. Chapman D . Milwaukee 63.7

B New Haven 63.7 106. M. Steinberg C Pittsburgh

43. T. M. Conlon .
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Home Office Again on the Hot Sector

on Big Campaign at the Rialto THIS WAY, PATHE!
Theatre, Washington On every picture contracted for by an exhibitor, he will receive hereafter

The Home Office jumped

in and gave Harold Messeter, Managing Di- an exploitation broadside covering the outstanding campaigns engineered

rector of the Rialto, Washington, a hand in putting “The Sophomore” throughout the country. Pathe exchanges should go to bat immediately and

over for the best results at the box-office in months. send photos and outlines of campaigns actually put over. Theatres and in-

dividuals will be oredited. . . . By this means, when an exhibitor books a

While big business representatives were meeting with President Hoov- Pathe picture, he gets genuine and practical exploitation dope. We need ac-
er, there was big business at the Rialto. The publicity and exploitation tion, and above all, mailing-piece co-operation. Get busyl Details regard-
campaign was seen, heard or learned of by about every citizen in the city. ing this exploitation service will be sent to you in a Bulletin as well as out-
Joe Rivkin, working under the direction of G. R. O’Neill, Director of Ad- lined fully in next week’s issue of The Path6 Sun.
vertising and Publicity, with the cooperation of Branch Manager R. C.
Robin, was on the job three days before the opening, Friday, Nov. 15th,
G. R. O’NEILL
and Joe was going strong day and night for a week.

Here’s how Joe put the more in “Sophomore” — with two hundred fifty pen- special showing of Saturday’s
nants and fifteen banners, A
1. MUSICSTORES — Title 4. NEWSPAPERS— A series of around the marquee and in the
_ Football
stills
Game.
and 22x28 displays were
layout of

Sheets of the song “Little By four continuous stories, writ- lobby. on all bulletin boards at the
Little” were displayed in all ten by Eddie Quillan on his
the leading music store win- rise to stardom, appeared in the GEORGETOWN FOOT- University.

dows, as well as scenes from Washington Times. Advance BALL GAME — Special shots Gasoline is Feminine
the picture. stories and exclusive Sunday were made of the game, mostly
William Boyd, Pathe’s star who is now
stories, pictures and cartoons action and personality shots,
Two full windows in Bruns- playing a two-fisted lieutenant of police in
of Quillan were also used. from an open car with upright “Officer O’Brien,” under the direction of
wick stores.
sign on all sides. The car was Tay Garnett, has almost decided to give
2. SPORT STORES— Layouts 5. RADI O — Orchestras played driven around the entire field
up his automobile and get a bicycle.

showing photo of Eddie Quil- “Little By Little” and an- during halves of the game, tak- "The trouble is gasoline,” explained
lan and Connie Mack were dis-
nounced that the feature was
ing panorama shots of the
Bill. “It’s getting too effeminate too —
playing at the Rialto Theatre. ladylike. Today you drive into a gas
played in the leading sport crowd. The announcement of station and you buy gas like your wife
the showing of this film ap-
stores.
6. HERALDS — Heralds were in-
would a chemise.You drive in and say
peared in the Monday’s ad, as to the guy: ‘Gimme five.’ And he says:
3. CONFECTIONERY STORES serted by the printer in all ‘What kind would you like? We have pale
well as stories.
—A layout was displayed in score cards at the Georgetown-
West
green,
beauty.’
old rose, lavender and American
Virginia Football Game,
four confectionery stores, using 10. COLLEGE WEEK— Monday
a scene from “The Sophomore,”
Saturday, November 16th. “You pull out a sample from your
night Georgetown Night.
:

pocket and say: ‘Haven’t you got any

showing Eddie Quillan and Sal-
ly O’Neil drinking a soda, en-
7. WINDOW CARDS— One 1’ o o t ba 1 1 Squad invited as cerise tomatch this? I must have gas to
match the color of my car!’
thousand (1000) window cards guests of the Rialto Theatre.
“ Every bodv enjoys a
titled
were distributed throughout With the cooperation of the “I tell you, gas is getting too ladylike.
good soda, so does everybody the city. Athletic Department of the They don’t even call it gas anymore
enjoy a good picture.” See University, bulletins were sent they call it Ethyl. I suppose the next thing

THE SOPHOMORE at the 8. THEATRE DECORATIONS to the students announcing

we’ll be driving into a gas station and
—
RIALTO THEATRE. —The theatre was decorated Georgetown Night and the
saying: “Give me five gallons of Louise
or: ‘Fill it up with Mabel in lavender!”’
 THE PATHE SUN 9

Big Sales Chance in Silent Shorts

With approximately twelve thousand
in the United States that have not as yet been
equipped for sound there are still unlimited op-
portunities for good gross representation for the
sales of the product that is available in silent
form. The Van Beuren Corporation
theatres “Aesop’s Film Fables,” the standard animated unique release and audiences still look forward
cartoon comedy,is a fixture in over four thousand to this spoton the program where the eighteen
theatres in the United States as a regular weekly jokes culled from the leading publications of the
release and its popularity is vouched for by the world and compiled by experts is shown. “Topics
insistent demand of not only the independent ex- of theDay” still remains a seat seller for “silent”
claims to hibitors throughout the country but by practi- houses.

lead the silent field with “Aesop’s Film Fables,’’
“The Grantland Rice Sportlights,” “Topics of the
Day” and the “Smitty” comedies.
“The Grantland Rice Sportlight” in silent form
remains at the head of the list of sports pictures
and is the “sure fire” seller throughout the coun-
try. This reel never fails to satisfy the most
critical audiences and it now enjoys in both silent
and sound form a weekly audience of approxi-
cally every large circuit controlling important
Sales are still going strong on the two reel
chains of theatres. Fables made its way to the
“Smitty” comedies which have taken the nation
front and remains there on account of its excel-
by storm as the most real, human and delightful
lent production work, its choice of the funniest
juvenile comedies that have ever been put on the
gags obtainable and the artistic animation which
market. “Smitty” comedies have proved their
far outshines any of its competitors.
value in thousands of theatres throughout the
More laughs per minute than any other comedy United States and Canada.
reelon the market remains one of the slogans of
“Topics of the Day” in silent form. There has The silent field offers a tremendous outlet for

been no let up in the production activities of this short reels of quality.

mately fifteen million people.

STANDING ORDERS At the Princeton -Navy Qame TEN QUESTIONS

by (Answers Next Week)

Pathe’s Son 1. What is a “frame” in mo-

tion picture film parlance?
Wehave often thought of the
2. What the
is name of the
useless things in life and how
time is wasted but telling — leading
Sound Fables?
character in Aesop’s
Charlie Stombaugh a hair-rais-
ing story was a complete loss. 3. Of what is the Pathe
* * * Rooster symbolic?
At that, it’s no mean achieve- 4. What does January, 1930,
ment to completely cover our The Grantland Rice mean to you?
own bald spot. How about you? SPORTLIGHT
* * * 5. Who
is the most popular
RCA PHOTOPHONE Produced for Tit* VAH BEUREN Com.
sports authority in the U. S.?
Not that it will mean any- OlTMWTtO Bi
CB»TLM» RK£
SPORTUCHT.ia
PATHE 2 2 W 44 - St
6. Is the “print” of a picture
thing in your sweet but our life,

ol’ fren’ “Dutch” Olsmith’s positive or negative film?

auto developed pleurisy enroute 7. How many short subjects
to Clinton a fortnight ago.
in sound are produced by The
Driving up to a native garage Van Beuren Corporation ?
“Dutch” asked the mechanic, Name them.
“Do you know anything about
a car like this?” “Only a lot of 8. Approximately how many
bum jokes,” retorted the hick. motion picture theatres in the
* * * United States are equipped for
sound pictures?
While showing the white
lights of Broadway to Sport- The above is a picture of the latest addition to the Van Beuren family, 9. What is the name of the
light Tom North, one eve last an interested party at the recent Navy-Princeton game. It is the RCA noted baritone who sings in the
week, we pointed out a theatre sound truck that has- recently been purchased for the Grantland Rice Sport- firsttwo “Song Sketches,”
playing a fifty cent picture at lights producing unit and which already has been seen at all the leading “Mandalay” and “The Trum-
two dollars a cover. “Huh, I peter”
football games where it has made sound pictures for this popular Pathe ?
know the gimmick who runs
release which is produced under the personal direction of Jack Eaton. 10. What short subject uses
that house. Some day I’m go- “
Ernest Corts, Sportlight cameraman, who has been identified with this as its trailer-slogan, ’Tis a
ing to play a dirty trick on
him,” said North. To which product for many years and who is considered one of the best in his pro- mark of distinction for a thea-
Pathe’s Son replied, “Well, tre to show ...”
fession in the country, is, of course, in charge of the crank handle. Russell
why not invite him to Chi- T. Ervin, Jr., one of the finest sound engineers in the country, is in charge
cago?”
of the “mike” and is ably assisted by Roderick Warren.

Through the purchase of this sound truck it is now possible to take

Latest Sportlight
New Fables Offer sound pictures of all important sports events in any part of the United
States, bringing to the screen not only vivid and exciting pictures of the
Has Girls Galore
a Sales Clean-Up various contests, but the true effects as well, and in numerous Sportlights, “Feminine is Fitness”
the title
a description of the action by the noted sports authority, Grantland Rice, given to the newest Grantland Rice
Here is your chance to clean up
as he watches the athletes in their endeavors. Sportlight which is presented by the
on the two latest Aesop’s Sound
Fables which have been acclaimed Van Beuren Corporation. In this
by all who have seen them as the reel most interesting and thrilling

best and most advanced animated shots are seen and heard of the girl

cartoon comedies in sound ever pro- athletes at Wellesley College in

duced. Massachusetts. It is said that ath-

“A Close Call” and “The Night letics play a more important part in
Club” have set a pace that will be this College than in any other girls’

met in all subsequent releases of college in the United States. The

these Fables but which will far out- girls baseball team, the basketball
shine any heretofore reviewed. The team and the expert golfers are seen
Van Beuren Corporation, producers and heard and the rowing crews have
of this release, have gone to tremen- been pictured in action. Possibly the
dous expense in making these two most exciting and stirring sequence
latest Fables. Carl Edojuarde, the in this fine release is the race of the
famous musical director, not only eight-oared crews, Wellesley College
had his twenty-five piece orchestra being the only woman’s college in
on hand for the synchronization but the country that boasts the eight-
one of America’s leading quartets oared outfit.

famous for its concert and radio This release upholds the reputa-
work was engaged for several se- tion of the Sportlights as being the
quences. These two Aesop’s Sound outstanding short subject release in
Fables are “the goods.” the motion picture field.
 10 THE PATHE SUN

Percentage of Sales to Quota

Record Runs for Shorts (As of Nov. 16, 1929 )
Tom North hops this news from Chicago —
Night Club the new idea in Aesop’s Fables opens Friday Novem- NEWS 2-REEL COMEDIES
ber twenty-second at McVickers Chicago for indefinite run with
Sweetie stop Barnyard Melody another new idea in Fables opens Branch Percentage Branch Percentage
Friday November twenty-second at Roosevelt Chicago for indefinite
Chicago . 31.5 Chicago 45.5
run with Gold Diggers of Broadway stop Tuning in Movies from
Roosevelt Thursday night to the Avalon big South Side deluxe house Cincinnati 18.4 Cincinnati 38.2
for Friday opening weeks run stop Body Building the Grantland Rice Cleveland 44.0 Cleveland 48.2
Sportlight takes first honors at the top other deluxe houses of Chi-
cago the Northshore and Senate opening Saturday for run stop Edi- Des Moines 01.0 Des Moines 87.4

son was right when he said Pathe always Pathe. Detroit 41.4 Detroit 56.1

Indianapolis 53.8 Indianapolis 84.0

Kansas City 29.8 Kansas City 20.1

Milwaukee 71.4 Milwaukee 79.0

Percentage of Billings Minneapolis 67.5 Minneapolis 73.8

Omaha 16.6 Omaha 50.0

to Net Sales 1928-29 Only

St. Louis 14.0 St. Louis 33.9

Central Division 38.3 Central Division 51.6

Denver 23.7 Denver 49.4

Branch Standings as of Week Ending Nov. 9, 1929 Los Angeles 53.6 Los Angeles 53.2

Portland 47.5 Portland 49.9

WESTERNS SPECIALS AND PEERLESS Salt Lake City 35.4 Salt Lake City 37.7
% of Improvement % of Improvement San Francisco 33.4 San Francisco 46.1
Branch Percent. since 10/5 Branch Percent. since 10/5

1. New York 94.0 2.8 1. Los Angeles 95.3 4.3 Seattle 37.5 Seattle 67.9

.
2. Buffalo 92.1 1.5 2. New York . . 93.9 2.4 Western Division 39.7 Western Division 50.6
3. Albany 91.9 4.7 3. Chicago . . 90.5 2.7
Atlanta 17.5 Atlanta 54.1
4. Chicago 90.6 .8 4. St. Louis 90.0 3.9
5. Charlotte 90.2 4.0 5. Milwaukee 89.3 4.0 Charlotte 23.4 Charlotte 52.4
6. Los Angeles . . . . 86.1 4.0 6. San Francisco . . . 88.6 4.2 Dallas 10.2 Dallas 49.9
7. St. Louis 84.6 3.2 7. Cleveland . . 88.5 3.9
. 8. Indianapolis . . . . 84.4 1.9 8. Boston 86.7 5.7
Memphis 21.0 Memphis 32.9

9. Philadelphia . 83.8 3.8 9. Buffalo 86.5 3.3 New Orleans 13.6 New Orleans 30.5
10. New Haven . . 82.6 9.8 10. Denver 85.8 5.8
Oklahoma City 33.5 Oklahoma City 64.5
11. Cleveland . 81.6 4.5 11. Washington . . . . 85.3 6.4
12. Minneapolis . . . . 81.0 4.1 12. Kansas City 85.2 3.6
Southern Division 17.9 Southern Division 48.8
13. Detroit 80.9 6.8 13. Omaha . . 84.7 2.6 Albany 55.4 Albany 59.4
.14. Omaha 80.4 8.7 14. Cincinnati 83.5 2.0
Boston 35.5 Boston 50.0
15. Washington . . . . . 80.3 2.4 15. Indianapolis . . 83.3 3.3
16. Memphis . 79.8 5.0 16. Albany . 82.7 4.2 Buffalo 24.4 Buffalo 48.6
—¥h--Bftfcsbursh. 78.8 2.4 17. Atlanta 81.9 3.9 New Haven 52.4 New Haven 57.0
18. Atlanta 78.7 5.9 18. Seattle 81.5 5.6
19. Oklahoma City
. .

. 78.5 4.0 19. New Orleans . . .

.

80.7 3.9
New York 27.3 New York 33.7

20. Cincinnati . . 77.5 4.3 20. New Haven . . . . . 80.3 7.1 Philadelphia 47.0 Philadelphia 56.7
21. Denver . . 77.4 6.0 21. Detroit 80.0 4.6 Pittsburgh 59.9 Pittsburgh 83.4
22. Boston . 76.9 5.2 22. Philadelphia . 79.2 5.2 Washington 46.9 Washington 61.3
23. Dallas 76.6 3.3 23. Charlotte 78.8 4.2
. . .

Eastern Division .37.8 Eastern Division 49.2

24. Seattle 74.3 5.5 24. Dallas 78.5 5.1
25. Milwaukee 73.4 Oklahoma City. 77.7*
26. Kansas City .
. .

70.3
4.2
2.8
25.
26. Portland .
.

.
.

77.7*
8.0
7.0
NEW FEATURES ALL OTHER SHORTS
27. San Francisco 68.3 .4 27. Des Moines . .
77.7* 8.7 Branch Percentage Branch Percentage
28. New Orleans 67.6 2.9 28. Minneapolis ... . . 77.1* 4.7
Des Moines 77.1*
Chicago 55.7 Chicago 52.4
29. . . 67.4 3.4 29. Pittsburgh . . 3.5
30. Portland . . 65.7 8.8 30. Memphis 72.1 3.9 Cincinnati 44.3 Cincinnati . .. 26.8
31. Salt Lake City 58.7 1.5 31. Salt Lake City 70.0 6.9
.

Cleveland 40.2 Cleveland 38.4

*Tied
Des Moines 100.5 Des Moines 54.4
Detroit 58.5 Detroit 40.1
SERIALS COMEDIES Indianapolis 60.5 Indianapolis 64.3
% of Improvement % of Improvement Kansas City 38.0 Kansas City 38.5
Branch Percent. since 10/5 Branch Percent. since 10/5
Milwaukee 99.1 Milwaukee 70.8
1. New York . 96.7 2.0 1. New York . 92.9 5.1
Minneapolis 90.8 Minneapolis 38.1
2. Chicago . 92.5 1.2 2. Chicago . 86.8 2.4
3. Bulfalo 92.2 2.8 3. Milwaukee 84.9 4.4
Omaha , . . 76.1 Omaha 32.0
4. St. Louis 89.7 3.3 4. Detroit 84.3 4.5 St. Louis 61.7 St. Louis 31.9
5. Cleveland 88.4 5.6 5. Albany . . 83.4 1.7 Central Division 59.2 Central Division 43.6
6. Detroit 87.6 2.1 6. Boston 82.4 2.8 Denver 46.5 Denver 29.1
7. Los Angeles 86.4 1.5 7. Cleveland 82.0 6.1
Los Angeles
. . . . .

49.5 Los Angeles 58.5

8. Philadelphia . 86.2 3.0 8. St. Louis . 81.3 4.2
Portland 66.0 Portland 40.5
9. Washington . . 85.1 4.5 9. Philadelphia 80.6 3.8
10. Denver 84.6 4.5 10. Omaha 80.5 2.5
Salt Lake City 51.4 Salt Lake City 28.4
11. Boston . 84.4 2.9 11. Pittsburgh 79.5 2.2 San Francisco 77.3 San Francisco 82.7
12. Cincinnati . . 82.5 1.0 12. Kansas City . . . 79.0 2.4 Seattle 78.9 Seattle 70.0
13. Charlotte 81.2 5.2 13. Washington 78.8* 1.2 Western Division
. .

62.0 Western Division 57.4

14. Albany . . 79.9 1.4 14. Indianapolis 78.8* 3.6
Atlanta
. .

33.2 . Atlanta 66.1

15. Pittsburgh . . 79.7 3.8 15. Buffalo . . 77.8 5.9
16. Indianapolis 79.1
Charlotte 26.6 Charlotte 63.8
. 3.1 16. Charlotte 77.6 5.6
17. Minneapolis ... . . 77.9 6.3 17. Portland .
77.5* 4.0 Dallas 73.0 Dallas 39.7
18. Portland . 77.3 11.4 18. Denver . .
77.5* 3.3 Memphis 26.4 Memphis 29.5
19. New Haven . . 77.2 4.9 19. Cincinnati . . 77.2 3.9 New Orleans 22.6 New Orleans 19.1
20. Atlanta . 75.6 6.4 20. San Francisco . . . 75.9 4.4 Oklahoma City 68.1 Oklahoma City 34.3
21. New Orleans . . . . . 74.3 2.4 21. Los Angeles . . 75.3 4.3
Southern Division 45.5 Southern Division 45.0
22. San Francisco . . . . 73.3 10.8 22. Atlanta . 75.2 3.8 ’
23. Omaha 72.9 3.0 23. Minneapolis 75.1
Albany 83.9 Albany 35.5
. . . . . . . 1.9
24. Dallas . . 72.5 1.0 24. Seattle . . 74.4 2.5 Boston 74.4 Boston 23.4
25. Seattle . . 72.3 4.5 25. Des Moines . . 74.0 7.5 Buffalo 74.7 Buffalo 37.5
26. Kansas City . . . . . 71.4 3.0 26. Oklahoma City . . 71.4 2.9 New Haven 58.8 New Haven 94.1
27, Oklahoma City 71.1 5.4 27. Memphis 70.1 3.5 New York
28. Salt Lake City.
. . . . .

68.2 New York 26.3

. . 70.4 2.6 28. Dallas . . 66.3 2.9
Philadelphia 45.0 Philadelphia 32.5
;29. Milwaukee . . 69.9 3.8 29. New Haven ... . . 66.2 6.3
30- Des Moines 63.1 8.0 30. Salt Lake City 65.7
Pittsburgh 53.1 Pittsburgh 42.9
. . . . . .
. . 3.0
M. Memphis . 62.8 3.9 31. New Orleans . . 60.3 4.3 Washington 38.8 Washington 40.9
*Tied Eastern Division 63.0 Eastern Division 32.6

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 THE PATHE SUN 1 1

“RUT” SLOWED UP AND NOW FOR THE FIGHT SHE’S THERE

® T?athe£un ® Mr. Clarke, Milwaukee Br. Mgr., has
been busy for the past few days ack-
Published Weekly at nowledging telegrams and letters of
35 West 45th Street Congratulations received on our Success
in the recent COCK FIGHT, writes M.
New York City
Spielvogel, his sec’y.

PATHE EXCHANGE, INC. Among those received here are the fol-
lowing from Executives and Branches:
John Level Phil Reisman, Gen’l. Sales Mgr.
Editor S. C. Jacques, Cent. Div. Sales Mgr.
H. S. Lorch.
Qlorrespmth cnis Tom North.
W. E. Raynor.
Home Office J. H. MacIntyre.
Charlotte C. Schuette
Albany H. M. Schleiger
Atlanta Cornelia P. Mayr
Boston Bill Cuddy RARIN’ TO GO
Buffalo H. Roemer The snappiest, classiest, knowingest,
Charlotte Seline Martin Mr. Strubank, Block “B” Salesman,
Dan Roche non-forgettinest Switchboard Operator
Chicago
Cincinnati Anna Kurz Rutgers Neilson, Exploiteer, etc., etc., was the winner of the special prize, an in the U. S. A. is Violet Braun, writes
Cleveland II. S. Laws has been coming to work handicapped by electric razor, given by Mr. Tom North Tom North, and she dominates the big
Dallas W. B. Renfroe
Denver Frances A. Winter a heavy cold. He couldn’t talk, but that to the Salesman selling the most units board at Harry Lorch’s Chicago Branch,
Des Moines Gretchen Kelleher didn’t prevent him from carrying on, and of Fables, Topics and Sportlights from which also includes the fast steppin’
Detroit Dena Peripsky
Indianapolis Dorothy Wright the old “L.C.” was heard clicking away August 23rd to November 9th. Fred Gene Cour, and his sound gang on Pathe
Jersey City Rebecca Sittenreich at high speed. This gave “Old Man Flu” Bonnem, Block “D” Salesman, was a News.
Kansas City Jennie Krumm a chance to get a good c'inch, and Rut- close second and insisted on a recount.
Los Angeles M. L. Gleeson you think that a gal at a switch-
If
Memphis Carolyne Holt gers had to give in temporarily. The Mr. Chapman, Block “A” Salesman, was
Mid- West Tom North board does not have to be wide awake
“do or die” spirit is still there, however, third, and Mr. Runkle, Block “C” Sales-
Milwaukee J. E. White and know her slots, plugs and numbers,
Minneapolis M. F. Duffey and we hope to see him fully recovered man, was fourth. Now that the Con-
New Haven Nancy Danzilio why you’re just crazy, that’s all. And
soon. The Scotch is coming, Rut! test is over, we are rarin’ to go for the
New Orleans Viola Bernos if you don’t think Vi knows all of the
New York The Scout Georgetown being The Scout’s favorite team, next, and any Branch that beats us will
above lined things, why just snap a
Oklahoma
Omaha
City Mrs. M. Hendrick
Marge Drier
Bert Sanford lost the N. Y. I*. —
Georgetown bc‘ certainly have to go some, writes Dena
number at her and see how quickly she
Philadelphia Walter Donahue we always have on when these two teams get Peripsky, Detroit.
Pittsburgh Kathryn Kean going. Yep, two pair of hosiery. knows her groceries.
Mrs. Goldenberg, nee Jean Adelson, our switch-
Portland Mabel J. Myers
St. Louis Oma Hasselkuss Cupid’s arrow board operator, has just returned to the office In addition to the Harry Lorch crew
Salt Lake City Lois Jensen pierces another Pa- after a short absence, due to the illness of her and the Gene Cour crew, Vi also has the
San Francisco Viola Thompson husband. Mr. Goldenberg was taken ill suddenly
tie-up with “Neck-bones” Johnson, and
Seattle Edna Alkire ine Pretty's heart, with acute appendicitis, and was operated on im-
Washington P. Abell says The Scout, New mediately. We are very happy to know that he his Chicago Tribune gang of snappy
York Exchange. Wed- is now well on the road to recovery, and Jean still picture men. “Neck-bones” is also
foreign is her happy little self again. tied up with Pathe News, so all in all,
ding bells will soon
Belgium Georges Bouckaert be ringing for Syd Dories Eastley, of the Inspection Department, the popular Vi keeps everybody smiling
Cuba G. R. Naylor is the recipient of a five-year Service pin, and is
and happy.
Czechoslovakia A. Z. Chrastil Feldman who, on De- very much elated over it, says Dena I’ clip sky.
F ranee Chas. Roberts cember 22nd, will After four and a half years of faithful service,
Germany H. E. J. Spearman promise to love, hon- Mrs. Lillian Clement, inspectress, Washington,
The Pathe Rooster made quite a show-
Great Britain Reginald Smith
Mexico George Pezet or and obey Murray tendered her resignation last Friday. Quiet of ing in the New Orleans Branch this
Porto Rico Manuel Zeno Lautenberg, of Pater- nature, willing to help at all times, she was al- week, writes Viola Bernos. Manager
Sweden G. Gustafsson
Here’s
ways the cooperative worker. We
all wish Mrs.
G. C. Brown and Booker J. D. Duffy re-
Switzerland Armand Levy son, N. J. Clement luck in any future undertakings.
happiness. ceived five-year Service Pins, which they
Blessed with three lovely children, one of her
girls a graduate of Mayland State, the other, had been anxiously waiting for.
When N. Y. U. plays Carnegie-Tech on No- graduate of Central High, and her boy a student
vember 28th, we know someone who’s going to
be a Pittsburgh rooter, writes The Scout. at the Bliss Electrical college, we suppose the Our little assistant
lure of home life, was far more appealing to
in the Cashier’s Dept.,
Congratulations to Bill Heitmann, of Mrs. Clement than inspecting films.
Florence S t e h 1 ing,
the Jersey City Supply Dept., who was Mrs. Virgie Farmer will succeed Mrs. Clement.
gave us a surprise
Good luck, Virgie, says A. P. Abell.
married recently. Good luck, Bill. when she r e c e n 1 1 v
C The Jersey City correspondent says they In “Love, Honor and Oh, Baby,” a LeMaire
don’t eat sandwiches in the o ce any more, be- comedy, the gals will see an elaborate fashion made Her debut as
cause Miss Sittenreich and the other girls were pageant, with 20 internationally famous mannikins “Chorus Girl” in The
losing weight with great abandon. wearing fur coats by Mouliere, and gowns created
Minstrel Maids, giv-
by Rejane Costumes, Ind., front designs by
Believe it or not, writes The Scout, Mouliere. en by the U. C. D. A’s,
Charlie Kenneth, New Jersey Salesman, says Viola Bernos, New Orleans.
has a canary bird he calls “Bonus."
It is necessary that we give a great
Reason? Very simple. He bought it
with Pathe bonus money he received on
JIM AMIS DIES SUDDENLY big hand to the Beau Brummel of the
Philadelphia Sales Force, Eli Ginsburg,
News contracts. It iswith deep regret that we re-
writes W. DoNahme.
port the death of Jim Amis, Sales-
man for Block “A,” who has been
NOW YOU TELL ONE— with this office for many years,
Eli has just grabbed a $75.00 prize
for his standing in the last drive for
writes Mrs. Marsh Hendrick, Okla- the salesmen, and now the board-walk
Harry Smith, who took Camion 303 to
homa City. Mr. Amis left our of-
the Coast, was telling the Pathe Sound at Atlantic City will get an awful play,
fice Monday high in spirits, yet
News gang how he posed a lion with his frail in health, and fell over dead
for through his extraordinary sales
portable Sound News outfit. It made a early Wednesday morning. The ability along the entire seashore dis-
good story, particularly as Harry had trict he is able at all times to keep up
love which manifested itself in the
Rodney M. DeSarro has wooed Lady Luck the pictures to prove it, and all were hearts of his associates has been with the money boys.
successfully these days. He won the football
pool, twice this season. Last week’s pool was impressed, with the exception of Karl made real by presenting to his wife You will note that Eli is now in
won by Joe O’Sullivan. The well-known Irish Fasold, President’s Cameraman, globe a purse of approximately $1000.00. fourth place in the Silver Jubilee Drive,
luck. trotter, etc. The entire Pathe organization and that it looks like he’ll take another
Has anybody noticed Frank Droesch’s new hat? herewith extend sympathy.
Joe Sanfilippo and Harry Storr, Pro- “Why that would be duck soup for prize.

jectionists, are very proud of the ap-
pearance of the 10th Floor Projection
Room. New red drapes have been
hung, red plush carpet has been laid,
and ash holders attached to the back
of every chair. Swellelegant.
Kyle requested at Saturday’s scrieen-
me,” said Karl. “I once fed a rattlesnake
with a straw.”
“Oh, yeah,” piped Helen Feldman
PROUD DADDY
Secretary to Jack Darrock. “How long Joe Woodward was all smiles the other day. Reason, a baby
was the straw?” daughter, who arrived November 18th. Tom North was almost
Jack Silence. as excited as the father, and dashed this telegram to the Sun
office:

ing that none of the ash holders be Joe Woodward one of Harry Lorch’s fast stepping salesmen:
just rushed into the Chicago office with a signed gold seal con-
transported.
Welcome to Ewing Dinnen, who has been ad-
Theentire Pathe organization ex- tract in shape of a new baby girl just can’t stop this Chicago 1

ded to Mr. Furst’s staff of Elevator Operators. tends heartfelt sympathy to Anna crew from producing contracts and youngsters Sig Decker is:
Bob Hawkinson, Foreign Dept., was on jury Tranzillo, Asst. Librarian and Sec- getting worried and Dan Roche has taken precautionary measures. Everybody is
duty last week. retary to Mr. Franconi, in the loss hot and bothered but in the meantime Joe Woodward is smiling and stepping high
Bill Moller, strong kid of the Foreign Dept., of her Father, who died on Novem- wide and handsome in the good news that Mrs. Woodward and the new daughter
celebrated his birthday last Saturday, and got
ber 19th. are feeling fine and that everything is oke.
quite a number of presents from the stenos. He
says it’s his 20th. (?) SPORTLIGHT TOM NORTH

OH, FOR THE LIFE OF A SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE!

So this is Paris, or To Jump or Not to Jump —

An Auditor’s Day Dream San Fran. Bay Crossing to Oakland
 ! — !

12 THE PATHE SUN

‘^Sophomore” Returns Home

CULVER
RKO Theatre
CITY,
Calif., Nov. 17.
And —
Is
Well, boys, “The Sophomore’’ opened at the
Los Angeles Thursday and has been standing them up for thi’ee
in '
a Riot at the RKO
days. With all the glowing reports on this Eddie Quillan feature preceding it from
all parts of the country, Hollywood was in a “show me” mood when the production
opened. “The Sophomore” showed ’em and how! —
To give you an inkling of an idea of how the picture was received, we’ll quote
DUTCH’ OLSM1THS
from a few of the newspaper reviews. Jerry Hoffman, in the Los Angeles Examiner,
said:
“It
place
is one of the most hilarious comedies of the year. Eddie Quillan takes his
among the screen’s funniest comedians with his work. The boy doesn’t miss
MAIL CAMPAIGN
a bet for laugh-getting. The entire cast has been well selected .... Stanley Smith
plays a difficult and rather unsympathetic role. It is very well done, and a tribute PETE HARR'iSON SAYS:—
to his personality that people like him .... The direction of Leo McCary is excep-
tionally clever. His flare for comedy asserts itself throughout. He succeeds in PATHE IS TOO MODEST!
using ridiculously funny situations without their being impossible.’’ LUCKY LOVE & DN) IN (100% T-F
John Scott, writing in the LOS ANGELES TIMES, said: P**be tried to hide thii “talent” under the bushel I* is one of the most entertaining
pictures that Pathe has released for some time. It is the land that sends one home in
“It is a merry melange of comedy and action and left) little to be desired. In
a happy frame of mind. No Irishman will take any exception to whatever is shown, for
fact, the closing sequence in which the radio announcer finds that he has wasted there are no pigs in it and the Irish are not shown as quarrelsome. On the contrary,
his valuable breath, left the audience in stitches, no doubt glad of the opportunity an Irish hoy is shown leaving Ireland, and coming to America, making a success by his
intelligence and hard work.
to quit laughing .... Side splitting comedy in the college play scenes. It is one It iV'*l*<r thown that a noble girl loved him, that he loved
b* r ***d that eventually they married Morton Downey appears ip this romance to
of the high points of the piece .... Eddie Quillan found the part to his liking.
,

better advantage than he did in MOTHER’S BOY. He is in better shape to sing, and
It afforded him a chance to display versatile talents which he has used effectively his songs are cheerful.
also on the stage. Quillan should gain tremendously in popularity.” The story was written by Gene Markey. Kenneth Webb directed it. Betty Lawford
“**,?.* * c b*rming heroine. The sound production is excellent, the words being perfectly
The LOS
“
ANGELES RECORD
is even more enthusiastic. It says: intelligible. If you have not shown it, make it a point to. show it.
‘Well, finally someone has made a comedy that is really a comedy.’ Several THE NEXT ONE WILL BE
different people were heard making that same remark last night after seeing Eddie
Quillan in ‘The Sophomore’ at the RKO. ‘THIS THING CALLED LOVE”
“The picture is without a doubt one of the most realistic college pictures that with EDMUND LOWE and CONSTANCE BENNETT
has ever been filmed and Eddie Quillan as Joe Collins, the college ‘problem’, makes
the audience roar with laughter when he pulls some of his college pranks, and also PATHE EXCHANGE, INC.
makes the audience feel broken-hearted with hipi when he has to return his frat Ill W. 17th St. ^Celebrating Our Silver Anniversary" Kansas City, Mo,
pin .... Leo McCarey, the director, must have haunted colleges, frat houses, sweet
shops and football games before he undertook the direction of this picture because
he put over a very good job.’’
Ken Taylor, writing in THE EVENING
EXPRESS, says:
“We’re willing to call it quits on college pictures for the year. We’ve just seen
the most amusing of the season and that’s always a good time to stop. It is Eddie
Quillan’s ‘The Sophomore,’ showing at the
associates have every reason to be proud of their work.
RKO
Theatre. Young Quillan and his “Big News”
“Quillan shows up better in this than anything he has done on the screen. He
:
Dialogue bristles with amusing wise cracks and verbal fireworks ... far superior to
has a sure farcical touch and a personality that carries him just far enough into most newspaper stories . . scenes in newspaper office are so genuine that one can almost
.

his audience’s good graces .... ‘The Sophomore’ is a very laughable hour and
ii tti i'll oi t p R
** detect the odor of mustiness and stale cigarettes.
7
Eleanor Barnes in THE ILLUSTRATED DAILY NEWS, says: CINCINNATI ENQUIRER
“Leo McCarey has made a screamingly funny collegiate comedy in ‘The Sopho-
more’ .... There is youth, spirited contest and fun in this picture with Eddie Has all the fast-moving tempo of newspaper life and gives a rather intimate close-up of
Quillan, Sally O’Neil, Jeanette Loff, Russell Gleason, Sarah Padden, Brooks Bene- characters familiar to every newspaper office. . . . All of cast have good speaking voices.
dict and Spec O’Donnell in outstanding roles.’’ Dialogue
. . . bristles with wit and humor. ... If you like your film fare with a zip and
But “The Sophomore” is not the only Pathe picture that has come in for praise r

in this neck of the woods. Reviewing “The Grand Parade,” Harry Burns in Film-
dash, don’t miss Big News.’ CINCINNATI TIMES-STAR
ogre pi. wi'i es:
“This one will stand the acid tes, s-'t* u.ny of them. Two new stars will loom
on the horizon when this picture finally reaches the screen in Fred Scott and Helen
—
Twelvetrees Mr. Scott as a singing idol and Miss Twelvetrees as an emotional “Sailor’s Holiday”
actress of the first water.”
So, boys, it looks more and more like a Pathe year!
DONN McELWAINE There are girls and girls and girls. And complications. And lots of fun. And a
troublesome parrot. CINCINNATI POST
Le Maire Writes “Her Hired Husband” Provides all the turbulent hilarity promised in the
About His Latest New Folly Comedy title.

and Best Comedy
George LeMaire, the new King of
Comedy, writes to one of the boys in the
field about his latest and greatest pro-
duction “Love, Honor and Oh!
Just finished “Love, Honor and Oh!
Baby!” a new Manhattan Comedy to be
released Dec. 2nd. If the rushes are any
criterion it should be a knockout! You
may go the limit on this one, it is by
long odds the best of the bunch, far
ahead of anything I have ever done,
looks like an elaborate two dollar fea-
ture. Seems silly to say that about a
Two Reel Talkie, but it’s a fact. You
simply can’t boost it too strong, not only
is it a costly, comprehensive and pre-
tentious production, but it’s cream from
start to finish. A
great picture for wo-
men folk! They’ll roll up new capacity
records crowding in to see a veritable
Fifth Avenue Fashion Show overflowing
with fast fun.
Just imagine! We show the famous
Fur Salon of Mouliere, Paris. A stu-
pendous setting, more than half a mil-
lion dollars worth of the latest Parisian
creations are worn in this sequence, one
Chinchilla Opera Wrap, for example, is
valued at $82,700.00. Now this is not
a mere “fashion flash,” lugged in be-
tween laughs, but is a logical develop-
ment of the story, the big cast of Broad-
way stars, headed by Franklyn Ardell
and Herbert Yost with Evalyn Knapp
and Kay Mallory, work all through this
gorgeous scene, with associate players
mixed up with twenty beautiful models
wearing costly furs. Can’t you see a
poor, henpecked sap, out with his wife,
looking for a bargain Raccoon Coat in
such an environment? They’ll yell
aplenty
Men will get a great kick out of this
picture. The story by Daniel Kusell,
author of “Gingham Girl,” “Cross My
Heart” and other big hits, is based upon
the sure-fire “worm that turns” idea
-we give it a new twist, up-to-the-minute
^treatment, that is certain to provoke a
CINCINNATI ENQUIRER
Harry Delmar is back at the New
York Studio and has started to make a Has many laughs . . . amusing story of the antics of two tars ashore for 48 hours.
two reel talking comedy from Margaret DENVER POST
Echard’s and A1 Bridges’ hilarious farce,
A lusty, snappy and comical tale of a sailor’s antics, on shore mostly.
Baby " “Her Hired Husband,” and thus he
makes his debut as a producer for the ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS
films of straight farce.
First-class entertainment
uproarious comedy of two sailors who have a superior
. . .
In line with Pathe’s policy to secure
officer on their trail and who seem
to have an innate faculty for getting into trouble and
the best Broadway casts for these com-
giving him the pleasure of reporting them. CINCINNATI TIMES-STAR
edies, a fine line-up of popular players
has been secured. Chief among them
are Noel Francis, Ziegfeld beauty, whose
screen debut in George Le Maire’s “Tur-
key for Two” recently produced at the
studio resulted in a unanimous cry from
Harding and Claire
exhibitors for “More!”; Ethel Norris, The pictures of such beauties of the legitimate as Ann Harding and Ina Claire have
Jerry Norris and Austin Farnam, all caught on, and there are more ahead for them to make.
popular headliners from Vincent You-
Ina Claire’s first performance in talkies had a flare few of the gelatine gentry get into
man’s elaborate musical production
“Great Day” recently seen at the Cos- their stories. Itwas done with finesse, and Miss Claire understands how to maintain a
certain speech rhythm which doesn’t leave the audience twiddling its thumbs and wondering
mopolitan Theatre; James Coughlin,
late of the Scandals and the Winter whether she has forgotten her lines or has a cleft palate. You hear this talkie with full
Garden whose sketch “The Rescuer” has relaxation because the actors have- an instinctive knowledge of time values that born
is
long been popular on the Keith Circuit,
only of long experience with this tricky medium. MINNEAPOLIS TRIBUNE
and Harry McNaughton, equally famous
comic of the Ziegfeld Follies and “Whis-
pering Gallery,” “The Better Ole” and
“Kongo.”
“Her Hired Husband” is another of
A Window Display That Talks
the jolly Folly series.
continuous chain of laughs. The kitchen
sequence alone provides fun enough for
a two hour film. Herbert Yost, who has
played continuously in New York hits
for ten seasons, stepping from one suc-
cess to another ever since his big tri-
umph in “Mr. Pirn Passes By.” Though
he was starred in the early Edison films
this is his first talking picture, and he
is great! Franklyn Ardell, a big fav-
orite with vaudeville fans and recently
featured comedian with George White’s
Scandals, also scored big. All the others
in the cast are exceptionally good. In-
deed, the picture has far and away ex-
ceeded my expectations from every an-
gle. We are making ’em bigger, bright- Crowds on Broadway doing a little window shopping to the tune of the first window
er and better! There is nothing too ad made by the Industrial Department of Pathe under the direction of Don Carlos
talkie,
good for Pathe Ellis. It’s another "first” crow for the Rooster in the progress of talking pictures.
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