South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-23
RED EFFORT MADE
TO STEAL LEGION
LOYALTY PICTURE
Man Without a Country
Film Carefully Guarded,
SAYS Veteran.

9. W. Dull. showing the battle
SCARED visage Of a veteran Of two
wars which proves that he is an
American OF Old vintage, arrived in
South Bend Saturday and is person
ally conducting the eight reels OF
Charles Frohman's masterpiece The
Man without A Country" Dull has
his troubles, and the danger OF loss
IN shipment isn't the first or great
est.
Several attempts have been made
in the past few weeks 10 prevent
showings OF The Man Without a
Country" in certain communities
Efforts 10 discredit the American
Legion. under whose auspices the
film is being shown, have been nu-
merous. Dull invariably turns the
heavily insured express receipts over
TO the post officers and except for the
actual time Of showing, the film is
safe-guarded.
Comments Local Post.
"A record everywhere" is DulTs
word TO South Bend. where the pic
ture will be shown for the first time.
at the beautiful Blackstone theater,
Monday and Tuesday. i've had peo-
pie see it four times, and at a dollar
ten cents at that. Your post is to be
congratulated on the spirit with
which 1t is Offering the picture here
10 adults at SO cents, and to the
children at 10 and Is cents.
every man, woman and child in
the country should see THE Man
Without A Country" Dull declared.
That's what unpatriotic and de-
signing people within our midst
know, and that's why we have 70
be so careful Of the film.
"At Warsaw, they got away with
half of II, and we had 70 use fast
motor cars and break a lot OF speed
records to get another film from
Chicago. In Gary we had all man
ner of difficulties, though we were
able 10 meet the emergencies before
they ruined all plans.
I'VE expect to complete the show
ing in Indiana by December, and
meanwhile hundreds Of prints are
being made that we can cover the
the country this winter, when the
Americanization work of the Legion
is needed most"
School Children To See 1t.
South Bends school children will
have a special opportunity to see
the picture, at 10 and 10 cents, plus
war tax. This special concession
was arranged through the work Of
w. w. Borden, superintendent of
n
mander Of South Bend Post so, the
American Legion. Because Of its
historic exactness, principles and
teachers in the city are anxious that
every youngster see the film.
For all shows, Angelo Vital will
present a special musical setting. for
which the orchestra held final re-
hersals this morning. The American
Legion quartet and boy scouts will
decoration of the theater will en-
nance the patriotic value Of the
piece.
Is Wonderful Story.
Edward Everett Hale's story, THE |
Man without A Country" is a clas-
sic. It was written in 1863, in the |
darkest moment Of Americas his |
tory, and first published in the At
lantic Monthly. SO widespread was
the recognition that the government
ordered it pamphleted. Since the
Civil war it has been a part Of every
child's education in nearly every sec
ton of the country.
Frohman's Interpretation is made !
the more realistic because of the
governments help one thousand
marines and the old flagship Con /
stitution' were loaned TO the pro-
ducers. Destroyers We're furnished
to assist the photographers. Relics /
priceless ones, were transported un-
der guard TO make lifelike the duel /
of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron |
Burr, following Burr's defeat as
candidate for governor of New York. /
Red Effort Seen Here.
1t was only after a careful study |
of picture and plan Of financing |
with due thought of the share to be /
received for the furthering of the I
work Of the American Legion that 4
the directors Of the Blackstone con- /
scented TO lease the house. against |
rule and precedent. Following /
meeting in which the film was gone /
over and the contracts submitted, |
whereby the Legion purchased the /
picture outright for showing here. |
Manager G. Z. Berkson was instruct |
ed 70 cooperate to the limit TO make |
the show a success.
The picture has never been shown |
outside the war training camps. and /
contrary to some rumOr. has never |
been seen here. When Mr. Dull was
confronted with this rumor, he
p. 'nted to the films reposing in the /.
Blackstone safe.
That's easily explained. There |
are a score of people right in this
locality who would do all in their /
power to discredit THE Man With |
out A Country" It hurts their dirty /
red business. just as it's supposed 10. /
The picture hasn't been here before. !
and it VIII be shown positively Mon |
day and Tuesday. If we have 70 sta
ton one Of your ffty's machine gun
crews at the operators booth"