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December 22, 1917 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 1773
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Motion Picture Educator
Conducted by REV. W. H. JACKSON and MARGARET I. MACDONALD
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Interesting Educationals
One Athletic Subject, Three Travel, One Sport, One
Topical, One Agricultural, and One Industrial Subject.
Reviewed by Margaret I. MacDonald.
"The Womanly Art of Self-Defense" (Paramount-Bray).
AN
attractive subject appearing in the 97th release of
the Paramount-Bray Pictograph strong suggests the
usefulness to women of a knowledge of boxing. Miss
Vera Roehm, one of our finest feminine exponents of
boxing, describes before the camera the technique of each
individual blow. Here we learn what is meant by the kidney
blow, the solar plexis blow, and the various other important
movements necessary to a proper knowledge of the art of
self-defense. Miss Roehm also gives a forceful illustration
of how with such a knowledge a woman may maintain her
right to sit on a park bench unmolested.
"Along the Varder" (Pathe).
One of the most beautiful rivers running through European
Turkey is the Varder. It is a winding stream running
through a large territory of marshy country, and at various
points is crossed by the quaintest of bridges. The Pathe
Exchange presents some interesting and beautiful views of
this river in a current release, which will be a welcome adjunct
to a refined program.
"Nikko in Snow Time" (Paramount-Holmes).
In this offering many interesting views of the numerous
temples in Nikko are shown, to which the religious Japanese
make pilgrimages. One scene shows the celebrated
monkeys of Nikko carved above a temple door, illustrating
the precepts "Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak
No Evil." Mr. Holmes was particularly fortunate on this
visit to Nikko, as it was late in the season and the pilgrims
were already arriving, when, on April 10, there was a very
heavy snow storm, and the next morning, all the temples,
trees and other objects were thickly covered with snow,
presenting a beautiful appearance. The condition of the
weather, however, did not deter the pilgrims, who co'itinuecl
to go from temple to temple; many of them walking through
the snow barefooted.
'The Chain Gang" (Educational-Bruce).
In addition to showing how pack trains are conveyed in
safety over the steep heights of the mountains of Washington,
Robert Bruce has given us in a one-reel picture entitled
"The Chain Gang," a beautiful scenic treasure. Again
the Great Dane, friend and property of Mr. Bruce, adds
materially to the artistic atmosphere of a picture, trotting
along behind the horses with easy canine nonchalance, the
only privileged member of the four-legged group who is
at liberty to wag his tail unhampered. By way of explanation
the reader must know that the pack horse in the more
dangerous passes of the mountains is forced to travel with
his tail roped to the horse behind him. This mode of
travel is all right, according to the horse's description of it
in a sub-title, "provided your tail doesn't weaken." The picture,
which is unusually entertaining as well as instructive,
provides wonderful views of Mount Ranier and other mountains
in that region, and lakes and rivers presenting delightful
reflective studies.
"The Sport of Sports" (Universal).
An interesting exhibition of fancy skating will be found
in the fifty-first issue of the Screen Magazine. Among
those who exploit the difficulties of this health-giving sport
are Bror Meyer, a well-known world chamoion. Emmy Bergfeldt
of St. Moritz, Switzerland, and Frieda Whittaker.
"Training Police Horses" (Universal).
Much space in film has been given to the training of the
policemen themselves, while little light has been shed on
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the training of the police horse. In the fifty-first release
of the Screen Magazine we are given a splendid illustration
of how this is done. Here we learn that a veterinary
looks over each horse intended for the service, and not
until he is pronounced perfectly sound is he admitted. Having
been pronounced fit for duty he is put through a remarkable
course of training. With a dummy jockey he is
made to describe circles and various other forms of motion
which teach him ease in obeying the rein. This illustration,
well detailed, will be found very interesting.
"The Pig Club" (Universal).
A timely subject found in the fifty-first release of the
Screen Magazine is an inspiration to the pig raiser. We
learn through the subtitles that all over the country are
being established among the young men and boys pig clubs
intended to help out the meat situation during the war.
These young agriculturists, according to the picture, take
great pride in the rearing of a fine grade of pig flesh, groups
of which are shown in the picture, which is attractively subtitled
with the scenes arranged somewhat in story form.
"Scientific Sweetmeats" (Paramount-Bray."
In the ninety-seventh release of the Pictograph will be,
found a nicely illustrated lesson on the making of sweetmeats
by machinery. We learn that in some of the largest
candy factories in the country delightfully sanitary methods
are employed. In the plant in which the pictures were
taken four million a day of a certain kind of confection of
the "Life Saver" variety are turned out. For the making
of this candy, sugar is purchased in car load lots, and
emptied from the original barrel into the pulverizers, where
it is reduced to a fine powder by great grinders, after which
it is flavored, mixed, molded, counted and wrapped by automatic
machinery.
'Me and My Dog'
Masterpiece of Photography and Artistic and Appealing
Construction—Moving Picture Essay
by Robert C. Bruce.
ONE
of the most artistic of the Robert C. Bruce serir< is
entitled "Me and My Dog," and is not only a beautiful
tribute to man's most faithful friend, but glimpses
beautiful bits of scenery in Montana, the Cascades of Washington,
in the Rockies and Southern Alaska. The scenic part
of the picture, however, has been treated merely as an artis-
tic setting for the pictured wanderings of the man and his
dog; and so impressive is this picture with its splendid
sub-titles that it may find a place side by side with Maeterlinck's
essay from "The Double Garden." entitled "My Friend
the Dog." Both are beautiful appreciations of the canine
kind, and each in its way is. a masterpiece. The picture
abounds in silhouettes suggestive of the friendship between
the man and his dog. It abounds also with sub-titles of strong
appeal and splendid logic. For instance, "Here is the Motto
of My Life Boat's Log, God Grant That I May Be Worthy
of My Dog;" and later reminds the spectator who has
become impressed with the silence, the solitude, and with
the mutual interest between canine and man, that he who his
never known the friendship of a dog has never felt the full
measure of friendship. "Me and My Dog" might be classed
as a moving picture essay delivered in nature's simplest and
most beautiful language. It is a masterpiece of construction
and photography.
Funny Bobby Bumps
Bobby and His Doer Gi'-e Entertaining Exhibition of An
Unsuccessful Christmas Shopping Tour.
OXE
of the best loved cartoon characters i* funny little
Bobby Bumps, who by way of explanation i«. along
with his dog Fido. a pen creation of Earl Hurd of the
Bray studios. Bobby has also the further distinction of
being periodically tacked on to the educational reel known