Censorship and Sound Film Woes Prompt Clean Up Efforts
The rise of talking pictures intensifies censorship challenges. Directors and editors face stricter duties as synchronization complicates edits. Canadian and U S censors cut scenes in Desert Nights Front Page and SynCOPation. Hollywood couples and productions like The Desert Song and Blockade are highlighted.
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Ottawa
John Gilbert
Mary Dugan
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Montreal
Quebec
Betrayal at Loew's and Sal of Singapore at Palace
Theatrical notes warn of a powerful Betrayal drama starring Emil Jannings as a Swiss mayor and romantic leads Esther Ralston and Gary Cooper at Loew's for the week's end. Palace bills Sal of Singapore with Phyllis Haver as star. Alan Hale and Fred Kohler headline a real on set brawl during filming aboard a sea steamship.
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LOEW
Emil Jannings
Loew's
Jannings
Esther Ralston
Gary Cooper
Howard Higgin
Phyllis Haver
Hale
Kohler
Sal
Singapore
Nobel Johnson
Dan
Vaudeville and talkie bill at LOEW with Betrayal
Today's bills feature LOEW with Five acts of vaudeville and Emil Jannings in Betrayal starring Esther Ralston and Gary Cooper. Palace presents Sal of Singapore with Phyllis Haver Alan Hale and Fred Kohler. Strand shows Blockade with Anna Q Nilsson. Valentine offers The Desert Song with John Boles Carlotta King. Mozart Double bill at McKinley and Meyers Lake Park offers dancing and full concessions.
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LOEW
Emil Jannings
Esther Ralston
Gary Cooper
Palace
Phyllis Haver
Alan Hale
Fred Kohler
K C Knights of Columbus to Confer Degrees Sunday
Canton Council No 341 in Northwest will host a large class Sunday at 2 PM as 86 candidates receive second and third degrees. Thomas J Duffy East Liverpool supreme director, with Frank Waldeck, will preside. A month of recruitment led to the event. 26 new first degree members were added last week. An experience meeting for third degree members is set for Thursday at 8 PM.
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Knights of Columbus
Canton Council
6Th St
Thomas J. Duffy
East Liverpool
Frank Waldeck
K. of C
New Oslo Royal Couple Given Magnificent Home
Oslo June 6 The new home of Crown Prince Olaf and Crown Princess Martha near Oslo is among Norway's finest estates. Nine acres overlook the fjord and the castle dates from 1396. The gift came from Count Wedel Jarlsberg after King Haakon refused to sign expenditures for refitting another castle.
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Oslo
Olaf
Martha
Norway
Sofia
Wedel Jarisberg
France
Haakon
Wedel Jarlsberg
Phyllis Haver Sings in Palace Sailor Film
Phyllis Haver speaks for the first time in a palace picture as Sal of Singa pore opens today. The South Seas drama features the popular silent star among the cast in a thrilling new release at the Palace.
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South Seas
Actress Barbara Cole Leaps to Death from 12th Floor
Chicago report details the death of show girl Barbara Cole formerly in Rose Marie and Blue Boy. A diary note read Love Ed Page at 1209 Astor St. Investigators note a clipping about Vernon Peters and interpret the diary as indication of suicide contemplation.
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Chicago
Barbara Cole
Miss Cole
Shia
Cole
Astor St
Page
Vernon Peters
Peters
Invention Aids True Film Tone
Hollywood June 6 Vincent Meyer USC student unveils a sound synthesizer to reproduce exact sound effects for talking pictures. The device uses a photoelectric cell neon lamp and harmonic synthesizer to register light waves on film and replay them through a loudspeaker in sync with the image.
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Hollywood
Calif
Talking Pictures
Vincent Meyer
University of Southern California
Meyer
Railroads Proposal Backs St Louis Terminal Restriction
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved a plan to restrict terminal service in St Louis to the Columbia Terminals Co, applying to railroads other than the Chicago and Alton. The action was announced from Washington on June 6.
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Washington
Chicago and Alton
St. Louis
Columbia Terminals Co
Interstate Commerce Commission
How Talkie Is Made by Howard Campbell
The article explains the disc recording system for talking pictures. It details 16 inch wax master discs cut by a sapphire stylus driven by a magnet and amplified sound signals, creating intricate grooves that encode voice and music onto a copper matrix for reproduction.
Theaters Use Wax Recording for Filmed Talking Pictures
The article explains that theaters employ two wax disc systems, one for filming and one for playback. Directors and crew review playback through loudspeakers to balance voices music and sounds. Scenes may be remade multiple times until the director approves. Wax playback discs wear quickly and cannot be reused as masters after a few plays.
Imperial Bank of India Lowers Discount Rate
Calcutta June 6 The Imperial Bank of India reduced its discount rate from 6 percent to 5 percent today.
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Calcutta
Imperial Bank of India
Britain Leaders Debate League of Nations Minorities Role
Fragmentary OCR notes refer to Sir Graham and Austen Chamberlain on minorities in the League of Nations council. Mentions Madrid, Britain’s Conservative party stance, and parliamentary plurality affecting the conference decisions.
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Madrid
Juno Grahame
Spain
Austen Berlain
Fee
League of Nations Council
Jni
Britain
Great Britain
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