Warner Brothers Reach Iowa Public for Film Pleas and Feedback
Warner Brothers executives toured Des Moines to learn what the public wants in movies. They invited criticism from exhibitors and press, promising to tailor releases to audience demand and stressing more substantive content over star power. The two day session included private screenings and a luncheon with studio reps from First National and Famous Players-Lasky.
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S. L. Warner
Sam Morris
L’earl Keating
Iowa
Des Moines
A. H. Pie Thetrical Enterprises
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Cunaia
Warner Movie Advertising
Wisleadineg
Movie Publicty Department
Wacner
Voenes Brothers
Vwaeeet
Marris Steis
A. H. Blank Theatrical Enterprises
First National
Famous Players-Lasky
The Stage Industry Expands Worldwide in Theatrical News
A New York dispatch reports Australia plans a theater chain and a 2,000,000 show place project in Sid ney. Melbourne and other cities show high activity as American producers watch. Vera Gordon to headline on Broadway this fall. Oliver Moresco resumes acting in Tricks with Jo Swerling’s The Understander as lead.
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New York
Hugh J. Ward
Australia
Sidney
Melbourne
Vera Gordon
Screen
Frank Reicher
Liliom
Jane Dowd
Miss Gordon
Oliver Moresco
Jo Swerling
Hamlet Revival Set in Berkeley August 14
At the Greek theater in Berkeley under University of California auspices a revival of Hamlet will be staged on August 14 featuring Nance ONeill in the lead role.
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Greek Temple
Berkeley
University of California
Nance O'Neill
Brains Beat Face In New Screen Era
Hollywood gossip notes a shift to plain American manhood in fall film roles. Producers seek non Sheik types like Milton Sills and John Barrmore, with Colleen Moore and Helene Chadwick praising the return to ordinary looks and relatable heroes.
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Vat O Mallevs
Milton Sills
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Golden Gate
Hero
Colleen Moore
John Barrmore
Lloyd Hughes
Frank Mao
Helene Chadwick
America
Grand Canyon
Hollwood
Vamp
The Bedroom Window theater drama mystery at Plaza
A New York banker's murder triggers a tangle of suspects as fear and suspicion swirl around a clubman secretary a neighbor a sister in law and a thriller author. The plot shifts blame across a widening circle until the final solution remains closely guarded.
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Clara Beranger
William de Mille
Paramount
New York
The Screen Way on The House of Youth and light in sight
Ivy Livingston argues that kissing the leading man grants an extra in the bit part while Charles Ray notes many suffer defective eyesight from too much light. The counter view suggests people see too little because they look too much.
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Ivy Livingston
House of Youth
Charles Ray
Best Sellers Now In Film at the Royal theater
Being Respectable adapts Grace H. Flandrau in a four day run. The photodrama follows Charles Carpenter and Steve OConnell as love tests drive Valeria Winship, with Suzanne and Deborah shaping a tangled love triangle. Marie Prevost leads a strong cast alongside Monte Blue and Irene Rich.
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Monte Blue
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Grace H. Flandrau
Royal Theater
Charles Carpenter
Steve O'Connell
Valeria Winship
Carpenter
Suzanne Schuyler-Leyden
Charles
Suzanne
Valeria
Deborah Carpenter
Steve
Sam Beasly
Charle
Deborah
Beasly
Ion Fazenda
Irene Rich
Theodore Eltz
Claire Windsor Breaks Into Film at Lois Weber Studio
Claire Windsor born in Cawker City Kaw rose from a girls' school and vocal training to move to New York then Los Angeles. She joined Lois Weber studios as a ballroom scene performer and earned a contract to appear in the film For Sale at the Princess.
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Princess Today
Cawker City
Kaw
New York
Los Angeles
Lal
Motion Picture
Claire
Lois Weber
Leis Weber
Miss Windsor
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