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O PARSONS T AHE HE willingness of ot Americans to lend lendI T THE I their art their industries and themselves themselves them them- selves to the great war for democracy democracy racy has bos brought moving pictures right into the tho front row of ot important war Var time aid The screen is peculiarly adapted for propaganda messages first because of its ability to tell a story in an nn interesting manner and second because it reaches a great reat number of ot people Where perhaps a thousand or ten thousand might read and ana be impressed b by bya a vivid war story or the same number might visit the theater and be thrilled millions who ho visit the picture theaters are aroused into active patriotism by a strong war tsar film The film producers realizing the far far- reaching influence of ot moving pictures have operated co-operated with th the go government in meeting this situation by giving us war wartime wartime wartime time film propaganda Some of or the best pictures of ot the year have been strong earnest pleas for enlistment for tor helping Uncle Sam Others have explained why the Huns are today toda oda the the terror and horror of ot all civilization Folk who ha have e had bad no time timeto to follow tollow the war ha have e had in an evening the whole situation summed up and explained explained ex more graphically than a dozen lecturers lecturers lecturers lec lec- or ten tons of ot reading matter could coula do The devastation of at Belgium the heroic stand of ot the women of ot France England's bravery Italy's splendid warriors have all aU been pictured for tor us Perhaps the first patriotic film was The Battle Cry of ot Peace Pence made by J. J Stuart months before America entered the Ute conflict Commodore Blackton Blackton Black Black- ton felt so keenly the need of ot preparedness prepared prepared- ness for America that he put his ideas on the screen aided by such men as Hudson Maxim and Theodore Roosevelt This was followed a little later b by Womanhood Womanhood Womanhood Woman hood an appeal to the gallantry of ot e every ery United States citizen to save sa-re our woman from the fate of the women of ot France rance and Belgium Delium Then followed Joan the tho Woman with Joan of ot Arc as ns the inspiration made by br Cecil De Mille for tor Lasky y The Little American doubly valuable because of ot Mary ary Pickford's charming personality was an early number in the film propaganda propaganda ganda and ana one of ot the most effective I It t was founded on the Lusitania and made with a deftness born of ot true patriotism It gave Americas America's reason for Joining the allies alUe The war films The Battle of or the The Battle of ot the Somme The Retreat of ot the Germans The Italian Battle BatUc Front filmed l to aid the government govern go ment were shown to arouse Brouse every latent American to a realization of ot his duty These were photographs of ot actual warfare warfare war war- fare tare without a story to illuminate them Of Ot intense interest to all followers of ot the thear ar war they were perhaps not as valuable In their appeal to our patriotism as some orthe of or the films made in this country by American Ameri Amerl American can producers and carrying a n story The official war var film described the thc war impersonally Impersonally Im im- personally and as It really happened The Theother Theother other pictures were more decorative more personal and contained more of ot an opportunity to draw w a lesson Rita nIta JoU e an nn American survivor or orthe of or the historic Lusitania was so Impressed with the possibilities of bringing America to a n realization of ot her part in the war she hC made Lest Leste We e Forget Forset i t 1 war ar picture founded on her experiences on the Lusi- Lusi tania After tor showing It in this country she plans to take It abroad and u use it as 35 propaganda anda for tor the rest of ot the allies ames Rupert Julian JuHan made the kaiser tho the f subject of or his war picture After AtteL seeing J 1 One of the daintiest of the new screen stars now at the height r of popular favor is i iAnne ia It Anne Luther f Newark girl with Lt the Graphic r Film Corporation She scored a abig abig c big hit in Moral Suicide rs tJ Miss Luther r has hns Titian hair and blue eye eyes Pi 4 r. r t 1 i f IM I- I M if P f k i fr o. j. j y y t I o S J. 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S d r i x s sl l 1 1 J t W j q h o kt f l I IV 1 d l V i iI t d' d 1 I c m y y yi r s. s i. i 0 yo r ti 1 s h 1 s. s 1 w. w I tt 7 7 M v. v J i WN m a. r he lie madness of ot the tho beast of Berlin Herlin and the mate cruelty cruelly and ami craftiness of tills this I German czars czar's mind one would woula be Inspired In I to almost any length to help halt 1 this mad monarch In his evil C c career j Sarah Sarab Bernhardt's Mothers of or j France Trance made after atter Mme l Bernhardt l lost st 1 i I her ber le leg Is an eloquent ap appeal nl to the mothers moth moth- ers era of ot er e every country to do their bit by being cheerful and ami brave and b by sending their bO boys 8 to tho the front with u smile Bernhardt's Bernhardt's Bernhardt's Bern Bern- hardts hardt's own affliction makes the stron strongest e t I possible plea fo self abnegation The Spy Spy p made b by Fox Tox and ami The TheS S Slacker lacier made by Metro are arc earnest CI pi pleas glens ens to the youth of or America to put pul aside F everything er and win the greatest war ever rr f. f waged for civilization civilisation and decency ia David Wark Griffith has even en pone gone one a step f tl fronts and a I Ithe further and made the battle ta the men actually fighting for freedom Into IntI r j ja rn a n big war picture j Mr Ir Griffith's Griffiths picture Is ma made e for the lI British h government but Its purpose In America Is to arouse in iu us all nIl the spirit of ot 76 The rhe Heart heart of of the World is Just read ready for II exhibition and Judging from the opinion of tho those o c who have hac seen it It Mr r. Griffith has made one of ot the biggest big biS Best gest est war films yet produced and aud judin from his previous pre work worl he be should ha have e emore more converts cou to enlistment In each city It is shown hown than Billy EmS Sunday makes trail hitters In his big revivals revival c Copyright 1918 by J. J Keele Keeley |