The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-28

The movies are getting behind the
Fourth Liberty loan. In fact the list
of actors, producers, scenario writer's
and photographers who have placed
their talents at the disposal of the
government for this next bond sale,
reads just like a Who sWho OF n1evie
land. Pictures have been made by
dozens and given to the government
for distribution, to be shown in order
to stimulate people to a desire to
own one of Uncle Sans bonds.
West Coast studios gave up much
of their time in August to making
pictures for propaganda work. Fore
most among these producers was
David Wark Griffith, who has made
a picture featuring Lillian Gish, said
to be as effective as any picture Mr.,
Griffith has produced, although only
a half reel in length.
The title presentation Of all the
pictures will be uniform and viii
/ bear the official imprint Of the treas
ury department, together with an in
scription to the effect that the pic
ture was made and distributed
through the cooperation of the Ma
tional Association of the Motion Pic
ture Industry Owing TO the fact
that such an enormous number of
prints must be made of these pic
lures in order that every ehtater in
the country may be served in the
short space of three weeks, it was
absolutely necessary that the pic
lures be completed as soon as posi-
BILE. All of the negatives and one
positive print of each picture had to
be in the hands of the committee by
August 25, and the stipulation that
no pictures would be accepted after
that date was rigidly enforced.
All the pictures run from 800 to 400
feet in length and are being shipped
as fast as they are finished to Adolph
Zukor, chairman of the Propaganda
film department of the United States
treasury. Several thousand copies
will be made from each negative and
these will be distributed free by the
government to all exhibitors The
fore or on the very day that the drive
begins.
Charles S. Hart director of the di-
vision of films of the Committee on
Public Information, announces that
the second government feature film,
Americas Answer" will be released.
for general distribution through the
World Film corporation on October
IA. The plan Of distribution, he adds,
will enable every motion-picture
film without advancing its regular
prices.
Al film version of the invasion of
Armenia has been brought to America
by the American commission for Ar
menian and Syrian Relief and will be,
released by Paramount in the Bray
Photographs
Al Liberty loan picture, in which
Geraldine Farrar appears as the God
dess of Liberty, has been completed
at the Goldwyn studio. Its title is.
The Bonds That Tie.
Private Peat" will be made into
Paramount AIRCRAFT special with the
author himself taking the leading
role, II is announced.
Aside from these efforts there will,.
of course, be the usual efforts on the
part OF motion picture stars in per-
son to impress upon the public the
desirability Of purchasing bonds,
When Marguerite Clark undertook to.
do it during the last Liberty loan, she
sold a numberf of bonds mounting
into huge figures and became en-
gagged to a, lieutenant In the army
and later married him.
And wasn't it just after q Liberty
loan drive that Mr. and Mrs. Douglas
Fairbanks announced publicly thai
they were and that they were not rec
onciled? And has that little mat
ter ever been adjusted to the com
plete satisfaction of motion picture
devotees? -
novel or story Of former days and
nlarveled at the change that had
been wrought. But consider the poor