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by the same author. A
super-picture of super-
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ABE LINCOLN
'I I Study and Research on
" Life 0 f President
. . = (:w PLAYING - Mon.. Tues, Wed.
A? 2:15. 7:15 and 9:10
‘cut-throats make their landing.
‘twct‘n the revtnue
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Abraham Lincoln (Geor-
FILM snows i
— WORK OF DOG 2
“Wm”?
A lighthouse, specially construct-E
ed on the outermost point of Lagu- ;
na Beach. Southern California. isl
the locale or the attraction oii’crrdf
patrons today at the llialto theatre.
The. story; concerns it'svlf in brief
with the aged lighthouse krcpcr. his.
daughter. Louise, l-‘azenda. their‘
helper and his dog. Rin-Tin-Tinf
against the brutality of .1 band ot3
bootleggers operating along ”10‘
coast, whose lca-lrr. Douglas G"!-
rard. has professml his love for
Louise so as to be in touch with
the lighthouse when his gang
of
on
the night clinsen for their vicious
activities. Gerrard captures thc.
keepers of the lighthouse and throws ‘
the Government boat oft its pursuit
by putting the light out. But Itin-
Tin-Tin. whom: mind has grasped
the full significance and evil por-"
tent of the chic] Gerrard. managest
to start the light again. and thcnl
ensues the clashing encounter lie-i
ofllcers and the}
rum-runners. with ltin-Titb'l‘in a!
flashing sword pt heroism.
ltin—Tln-Tin and Louise Fazenda
head the cast. which includes "8115-!
ter" Collier. Mathew lctz. Douglasi
Gerrard and Churlvs llill Mallets",
Mal st. (,‘lalr till'm‘ll‘d "The Light-i
hnus-‘e by thu- Sea.“ which was.
adapted for the screen by Darryl~
Francis Zanuck.
Eve r); fvl inut
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e_ A Thrill
I'M“ every thrill
a delight
What would m
Made for Film Biog-
” raphy
I'n' examining more than 17,000
books and documents about Abra.
ham Lincoln the researchers for the
do if .You Rockett Lincoln Film company pro-
the efgirl—a-and ducers 02 “Abraham Lincoln." 3
the “n3“bu‘ no First National picture to be shown
Minister? at the Rialto this week. have amass-
("1 almost countless odds and ends
of {acts—ii e things—that go to
make up i 0 sum total of Lincoln-
iana. Do-you know these?
Mr. Lincoln told Leonard Sweet
' '. he had never tasted whiskey. But
' l he loved corn in thase other {our
i popular pioneer forms~4tog. hom-
iny. hoe cake and on tho col».
‘ He had a good singing voice and
loved to sing as he drove through
——3 Honeymoon
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l :' . the country—a habit of the pic.
i : the Minister. ,ncerS-
:: 'ii"1 bl d ._ 3 He loved animals and birds. but.
‘ T ~ A“ one ,’ did not care particularly for flow-
1 ‘ '3‘ Their first crs. He said he had had no time
)1
all you see it—
M‘tst enjoyable
to study them.
The first and only steamboat
that ever navigated the Sangamon
river was piloted by Lincoln.
stock and proud of it.
During his residence in Indiana.
he borrowed and read every book
within a. radius of fifty miles of his
home.
He stood six feet four without
his boots and could lift a thousand
pounds. .
His chief. recreation after he be-
came President, was to read the
books of American humorists and
Shakespeare. These were his safety
valves.
' The boy Lincoln's first job was
7 t to tote corn to Hodgen'a mill near
" his boyhood home in Kentucky.
Later he was a mill hand in Cam-
-; eron a; Oflut's ml! at New Salem.
" Ill. ‘ ‘ ’
At fifty-two he became President.
: At twenty-six young Lincoln was
i saddled with a debt or 31,100 that
he did not really owe and was not
morally bound to pay. but he did
pay in full with high interest alter
a. struggle oi.’ many years. He told
Leonard Iweet that this debt was
' the greatest obstacle of his life.
As a boy. youth. and man. Lin-
coln was a favorite with_women.
‘ They all liked him—old and young.
He had three great loves and the
was never a tenderer lover. mo
devoted husband, nor a more patient
and loving daddy. ‘ it had an
‘: A. .war.,pmdl on o , ~ll -
‘ fanny insight;into;mimm
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no“ Gibson 7 in “H
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Abraham Lincoln was of Quaker’
boon-as
THEATRES
so FORTH
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The Better Films association ;
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Made another success or their ape-J
rial Saturday showing. ’
' O O is ‘
liumorosqnc, a Paramount (cab:
are. “as the picture run under its;
approval. '
Among the most interesting filmsi
shown here recently was the Bray
picture. as part of the Saturday pro-
gram of the Better Films people—-
"The Mystery Box." Mrs. Bray. wife
of the hem] of the Bray company
which produced this. is prominent in
the Work of the Better Films asso-
ciation. and attvntis thc matincrs as
chaperonf. :
0 O. 0
On this page is a picture showing
the moving picture \crsion of bin-
coln and his family. portrayed in the
film coming to the Rialto this week.
From The Evening Sentinel's “morg-
ue" is shown the picture of Robert
Lincoln, the only living 50.: of the
president, as he really is today.
0 ‘ o o '
We are a booster tor Hoot Gibson.
To us he comes nearer being the
“natural" hero type than anyone
since we first saw Douglas Fairbanks
in "In Again, Out Again." ‘
O O 0
“Fe understand from the manage-
ment. of the Palace that Hoot will
appear there within a row days in
“Hurricane Kid."
' ‘ C O 0
Speaking of Fairbanks and "in
Again. Out Again." reminds no 0t
the memory of this actor. “’0 were
speaking to him or his early films a.
tow months ago. and mentioned an
incident from that film. 0: which we
had forgotten the name. Doug ro-
membe'red it though. and also could
tell the name and date of .every
picture he has appeared in {or years
past.
0 O O ’
All press agent stufl and sob sis-
ter blah aside. “e found Douglas
Fairbanks one of the most unpre-
tenfloua individuals of the screen.
He's a reg’lar teller—and, too the
intonation o! mgmen, ho '
about. the cheaposudnd of was
known. .Don't ask tut—tho nono—
tlookv W columns.
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éeBiliinésl m 5;. Family
As seen in Photoplay soon to be soon at Rialto Theatre
. nominal success some years ago. Al-
1most the entire picture takes place
Lincoln’s Only ' T
. Living Child
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ROBERT LINCOLN
STAR CAST lN l
RUPERT HUGHES !
“EXCUSE ME”;
AlmosLEntire Picture;
Was Filmed in Inter-s
ior Of Continentall
Pullman Car ‘
’l‘hr mst of “i-Ixcusa: .\lc." Rupert:
Iiughts' new .‘letrosGoidwyn-Mayeri
production which is coming today to
the Palace Theatre. is headed by
Norma. Shearer and 'Conrad Nagel.
Miss Shearer was last seen in “He
Who (lots Slapped‘ 'and "The Snob."
“hilt: .\lr. Nugel has recently appearw
ml in "Married I’lirts" and "So This
ls Marriage."
Renee Adoree has an important
role as a French girl who makes
considerable trouble {or the chic!
characters of the story. Others in
the Cast include \t‘alter lliors. John
Boles. Bert Roach, \Villiam V. Mong.
Edith Yorke and Eugene Camera}.
"Excuse Me" is Mr. liughes' film
adaptation ot-his own stage iarco 0!
that name which made such a phe-
on a Pullman car of a. trans-conti-
nental train.
“NORTH. OF 36”
' GREAT STORY
0F FRONTIER
Comparable only. it is said. to ~{,ho
famous Journey of the pioneers-in
James Cruze‘s “The Covered Wasgn"
is the huge drive of‘tour thousand
cattle in “North of 36." which
Irvin “‘illat produced for Part-
mount. ’ _
In the story. which was written by
Emerson Hough. who also wrote
"The Covered “Egon." a herd of
four thousand long-horn cattle start
from the Del 'Sol‘ ranch in south-
eastrcn Texas and. with the north
star as their only guide. set out for
the railroad at Abilene. Kansas.
Two ‘ tremendous stampedes. a
river tording scene. an attack by the
Indians and a night. attack by a band
oi! carpet-buggers mark a' few at the
many thrilling incidents which take
place during the journey.
Featured in the east of “North
of 36." coming to the Regent today
are Jack Holt. Ernest. Torrance. Lois
Wilson and Noah ‘_mery.
~ «An smeatedorch'atmwm mn-
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1k T heatre--Goers
IALTO
You know Lincoln the president—but “do
you know Lincoln the man?
You know what history and literature
tell of him. but do you know his life b0-
hind the scenes?
You know he is the greatest man Amt-ri-
on has produced—but do you know all
the things that made him great?
‘ You know his name is Abrahaur—but (in
‘ you know why they called hint that? . .
,(‘ome see it—ahc years past have now-r
given a bigger picture nor will you for-
gvt it in the years to come.
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4 DAYS COMMENC-
ING TOMORROW
Thme Performances
Daily, 2:15. 7 and 9
Special School
Children’s Matinee
Wednesday Afternoon
at 4. o’clock
Admission for school
children Ten Cents
Abe Lincoln '5
romance With
A n n e R u t-
ledge is one
George, Billings as '1‘ h e of t h e sweet-
.‘lan of the Ages. He does i-st love stor-
n-‘at seem in lw acting. no It‘s ever told.
IN Lincoln.
Words Can’t Tell It—See It—It’s Marvelous!
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