The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-25
High Class Moving Picture
Productions Booked by
Local Managers.
PRISON STORY COMING
Bill Hart and Marguerite
Clark to Be Seen Again
in Big Films.

Lovers OF the silent drama as well
as those who are fond of the footlight
plays Will, no doubt. be pleased with
the list of bookings that have been
made for the next six weeks by Mis-
soula theater managers Beginning
with today there win be a continual
program of good moving pictures sea-
soned with several of the best musical
comedies that have gone out on the
road this season.
At this time of the year when the
winter nights seem long and lonesome.
II is with some satisfaction that one
can start out for the movies and know
that there will be a topnotch film on
the program especially in this day of
multitude OF cheap oNerdone pic
lures
The Barrier" which opens today for
three day run at the Empress the
alter, is, no doubt, one Of the best that
has been shown on tho local screens
Everyone has probably read the story
and Its Perturbation is said to be one
OF the best Alaska stories produced by
the moving picture companies.
Prison Reform Film.
Next Sunday THE Honor system"
will be shown AT the Empress thcater
This film is nothing more than 4 pic
ture taken behind the scenes in many
of our big state and government pris-
ons. IT goes deeper than the polished
surface that is shown 10 the visitor
TO one Of these institutions. No book
written on prison reform has had so
much Influence upon prison admins
tration as this film which has been
showing throughout the country
When the moving picture companies
began drawing stars from the legiti-
mate stage, many predictions We're
made to the effect that George NJ
Cohan would not appear before tho
camera, yet we have the announcement
that he has made q big screen success
in his nopular comedy Seven Keys to
Bald Pate" This hilarious farce will
De seen at the Empress December )
and 6.
Marguerite Clark Again.
Marguerite Clark. dainticst of stars
who appeared here last week in THE
Amazons," will. be seen in Mssoula
again December Is, when she appears
in "Rab's Diatyn' which is one of the
sub deb stories, in which this tiny
actress has been making such a hit
Bill Hart in. another fight, That is
about all that is necessary TO arouse in
terest in moving picture among Il
great majority of the public, no matter
whether they go to movies or not The
latest film in which Bill stages a
S.ny. =, ~ iol 10.
TRAIL which will be shown at the En-
press December Il. This story is a
rich western love story with plenty of
good clean action, and which sma cks
OF the true west as no other story has.
When Rex Beach wrote THE Auction
Block" his one purpose was to show
his readers thai he could write some
thing beside Alaska stories and still
portray life with all its crooks and
turns and rocky paths. This story will
be shown in Missonla December %. and
it is one that guarantees to stir up
feeling.
Doug" Coming Christmas.
Christmas day is supposed to be the
one day of all the year when people
are happy. Nothing could be more fit
ting than a film with the happiest man
in the movies" for that day. The
Empress mana cement has announced
the booking of Douglas Fairbanks in
The Man From Painted Post" for the
holiday.
The last film of the month is THE
Woman God Forgot" with Geraldine
Tarrar This film strikes i vital note
in the heart of everyone who sees il.
IT is a story that digs deer down into
the emotions and brings ont a re
Spouse that many believe does not OK
list within them. Tho film will hc shown
the last two days Of the year