The New York herald., 1922-09-07
Graham Patterson Asserts
Industry Refuses to Per-
nit Cooperation.
ENGAGE FT. LEE STUDIO
Promoters Think Film Ma
chine VIII Rival Organ in
Protestant Church Life.

The Christian Herald announces the
formation OF a motion picture orSani-
zation to produce and distribute pic
lures for Protestant congregations.
Graham Patterson. publisher, says the
organization has unlimited financial
backing. He asserts that the industry
headed by VIII Hays has failed to CO.
operate with the churches and that the
regular producers have been warned
against releasing pictures to churches
and schools.
The new organization Is called the
Christian Herald Motion Picture Bu-
reau. It's slogan Is ITO provide clean
pictures for clean people"
I'VE will make CUR productions at the
World Studio. Fort Lee. where we
already have big staff of workers.
said Mr.. Patterson. The bureau VIII
have offices at 100 West Forty-sixth
street, where we have associated our
selves with the National Non-Theatrica'
Motion Pictures. Inc. This organization
las been supplying pictures to churches
and schools in a small way
italian Feature First.
"The Christian Herald has taken over
the entire religious field and will give
the people something worth while. In
fact we have the finest picture that was
ever produced anywhere 10 start with
next month. Nothing like. it has ever
been shown In this country. II was
made in Palestine and Egypt fve years
ago and runs for ffty-three reels
italian banks financed the production TO
the extent of S3,000,000 1t would nave
cost $4,000, 900 to have produced 1t here
There are 10000 people In some OF the
scenes. or course it is religious
picture. but 1t will interest everybody.
Besides this remarkable picture We
have 1900 other subjects. Not single
reel will go out that has not been passed
by the Christian Herald Bureau am
stamped with its mark of high stand erd
and, good taste. We have also arranged
FOR the Burton Holmes travel pictures
limited States Naval Academy ath-
I, tic instruction pictures. Robertson-Coie
dramas. Swedish biographical educa-
tionals and comedies. Park popular
science series, Field aud Stream hunting
ana fishing subjects. the Levey biologi-
cal Aims and the famous world dramas.
We have obtained the preview OF nor
theatrical aims of Germany. Italy.
France. Belgium and the Scandinavian
! countries"
Church Machines Idle.
There are from 10000 TO 100000
Protestant churches in this country.
/ 0 900 Of which are equipped with motion
nicture machines. Most of these are
wing indl because OF lack Of films, said
Mr.. Patterson.
II believe In the next five years you
will see 100. 900 churches equipped with
motion picture machines. and the congre-
cations will have the same regard Tor
the machine as they have for the organ.
a viii have become such a part of the
church and church lfe," said Mr.. Pat
terson.
I'VE have unlimited backing. Since
we announced the organization Of our
bureau through our magazine we havs
had thousands Of letters, many from
persons who have offered TO help finance
,,s. Somebody had TO come along and
nrovide the churches with films, so we
are going TO do IT,
Harry I.evey, president OF the Non
Theatrical Motion Pictures. Inc, viii be
IN charge OF the distribution and all de-
tails. Arthur James, formerly editor OF
,ba Motion Picture World, and Don
Carlos Ellis are interested In the new
enterprise.