South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-18

are quite interesting
One OF them shows a nun. Mrs
Reid" at her devouons. another
shows the psuedo Carranza; a third
scene on the porch after the raid
at Columbus
The motion pictures were taken
near New York. Some of them are
prepared at a studio az Cnnside, y.
j.. The Mexican" scenes were pho
tographed in the neighborhood Of
Sheepshead bay, just north OF Plum
island, where there is a stretch Of
brush and scrub cedars. You
wouldn't know it from a Mexican To-
cation, said Reid with glee. Other
pictures We're taken at Rockaway
Point-the Vera Cruz.
state Committees To show Them.
When Reid was asked what ar
engagements had been made for dis
tributng these pictures throughout
the country. ne said the matter had
been one Of deep concern TO the ma
uOnal committee, but he had pro-
posed a solution.
No regular exhibitors will show
picture OF this kind" he said,-and
this was later verified emphatically
by Samuel II. Trigger. a director Of
the Motion Picture Exhibitors
league Of Americas I hit on the
plan Of having the committee dis
tribute the pictures through the
committees in the different states"
Mr.. Colby, as Chairman Wilcox
representative, was present at the
photographing Of a number of the
scenes that go TO make up Reds
"Watchful Waiting" He admitted
as much when questioned as to the
movie plans Of the republican ma
tiOnal committee, he being in charge
Of that branch OF the committees
activities, with NJ. d. Metcalfe as his
chief assistant
Its a cOrker," said Mr.. Colby, re-
ferring TO the Reid film. Il think it
Will make a great hit. We are go
Ing to distribute il to the commit
tees in the states. sending them per-
haps a dozen reels each. Then they
will send them about the state and
the picture will be shown at repub-
lican meetings, or in the theaters
that they get, or at open air meet
ings. The picture isn't ready yet en-
tirely, but have seen a good part
Of it."
And Mr.. Colby Approved.
And you approved of what you
have SEEM"
"Oh, yes, indeed" said Mr.. Colby.
enthusiastically
1t had been planed that the Uni
versal Film Manufacturing corpora
ton should produce the republican
national committees offering. Vice
Pres't Cochrane and P. A Powers
treasurer of the Universal, were
sought out Yes, we know about
the film" said Mr.. Cochrane. II
just told Reid that l don't care TO
see it,"
Were you asked to produce it?"
NO. Mr.. Powers can tell you
what happened. 1t was because of
that film that we fired Reid"
I'VE were doing business with the
republican national committee" ex-
planned Mr. Powers. and Reid went
over there very often for us to get
stuff for our weekly. While over
there he fixed up the deal for this
picture for himself, telling them
we had a picture here that could be
used for the attack on Columbus.
You know the sort of thing; it
could be used for the attack on Co
lumbus or any old place. When We
found out about it we let him go"
WAS that because of anything in
the picture?"
"Oh, no." he replied Just be-
cause he had made this arrangement
for himself while over there on our
own business. OF course. we couldn't
produce a picture like that, because
we don't show political pictures
that is, unless we give both sides, or
the arguments of both sides"
1t was impossible 10 learn when
the first public reproduction of
Reds photoplay is to be made, for
the reason that arrangements are
not completed. but Reid is authority
for the statement that il would be
made under "marvelously splendid
circumstances, and Mr.. Colby joy
ously announced that as soon as 1t
had been accepted from Reid a
special view would be given to news
paper men.
Il shall turn the picture over to
the committee on Monday" Reid
said. ct is finished"
Information is TO the effect that
Reid is to be paid $4,000 for his
work and that film. Reid at the
close Of the interview in his Office,
was asked how the picture ended.
AT the end" he said quite i'm
| pressively. 81 throw on the screen a
| picture Of Mr. Hughes Underneath
/ are just two words, The Cure"
| MuSHAWAKA PERSONALS.