Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-03-19
ENDURANCE
SHOWN IN FILMS
At GRAND TONIGHT
Depicts Performance of a Sedan
on Duty in Louisiana
Oil Fields.

| If the film Endurance" seems inter
esting and even startling to the news
papers and other natives Of the oil
| field districts, it is foregone conclu-
| sion that anyone who has never at
| tempted to tour those regions will con-
slider it most remarkable example Of
/ motoring under difficulties.
The picture will be shown at Grand
theater this Sunday evening, as part
of the Pantages vaudeville program,
special arrangements to this effect
| having been made with the Prentice
| Auto Co. the local Dodge Brothers
dealers. 1t was produced by George T.
Bishop, Inc, of Shreveport, La, who
was so impressed with the extraordin.
airy service demanded Of the cars used
in oil field work, that he set out at his
! own expense to record some Of the
motoring activities on film. convinced
that the general public would be amazed
at his revelations. The picture no
sooner came to the attention of Dodge
| Brothers, Detroit, than they acquired
| all release rights and the result is that
Endurance" is now being exhibited all
over the world by Dodge Brothers
dealers.
Newspaper Comments
Indicative Of the unusual character
of the film is the enthusiastic comment
Of the Shreveport Times, which de-
voted almost an entire page to the sub
ject, although bad roads and oil fields
are not at all uncommon subjects to
the readers Of any paper published IN
that locality.
roads of north Louisiana. leading
through the oil fields; said the Times,
speaking of the producers plans to
make the film, know that a venture
of this nature warrants application in
advance for life insurance policy"
Later, referring to one of the
numerous trips required to complete
the picture, the Times said:
"Nlr. Bishop and his fellow adven-
turer selected the third day OF the
three-day rainy period for one ot~tne
trips: .. .po.d. -
passable. No chance to get to Haynes
vile, to the Caddo oil fields Or any
other place where wealth comes from
the soil in black stream
"But Mr.. Bishop and Mr.. Morgan
said nothing is impossible in this day
Of modern transportation in a closed
car. They started on their venture.
The trail led from Shreveport to
HaynesvilIe. Throughout the trip the
rain poured down In torrents. The
roads were practically impassaoie:
Swirling eddies in the water glazed
mire might even have caused the hard
ened mariner to hesitate. Their sedan,
however, went forward steadily. They
reached their destination
Car Tips Over
Again, speaking of later trips, the
same paper says: -,
drumming up the steep slope of hill,
thew permitted the car to fall on its
sidel There is no camouflage about
the stunt. 1t is real. 1t happened as
filmed. i,
"The car falls on its side, the. woman
watching the picture gasps and utters
short exclamation of fear for the
safety Of the two intrepid autoists.
Even the hardest man has his doubts
and there is queer feeling lest all
may not be well. =,
.iSuddenly a form emerges through
the window opening. It is MI FL: Bishop
Mr.. Morgan follows: They climb out.
Both are unhurt and smiling: The car
is turned completely over with the. aid
Of another car and rope. After it is
righted the glass in the windows :, j.
drawn up. Not a single crack. The
windshield is unchanged. The motor:
Hear the car chug and see it bound
forward as Mr.. Bishop turns on the
'There are many other features OF
equal interest in Endurance.