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Show I, LITTLE STORIES 4 , ( ZTXTTO-SLOVAJvLVS J0ENSOR& Censors of the Cseoho-SloTaklan government reviewed yi pictures in the past six months, banning 67 and I ordering 402 shown to adults onK 01 the pictures reviewed 111 were inaJD in America while Germany produced S21 of them. If we must have censorship H might be well u adapt tho Czechor Slovaklan Idea. If a film deals with episodes that the average parini would consider unfit for children but ' fit for himself or herself, show It to adults and keep children out. Czecho- Slovakia has sounder logic than Ohio. The Ohio censors cut a film lnt .smithereens and ihen expect it to provide entertainment. i But even in the Czecho-Slovaki:m theory there seems to bo a fallai If the film Is terribly wicked the innocent in-nocent mind of a child will not be impressed with the wickedness. Ore matter generally overlooked In nil discussions of censorship is that of viewpoint. Few persons h;ivr thf same conceptions of light und r 1 1 l- MAKE 'KM SNAPPY! ' Make 'em snappy so you can see cm a mile away on a billboard." That's H. M. Walker's advise to other title writers. He has wrltti-n subtitles for 332 Hal Roach comedies and most of them are in four words Some of the title writers of oux feature pictures pic-tures would do well to note this. THE MOVIE (Tl TTERBOX. Thec fellows who name pictures will drive sopie poor screen writer to i he booby hatch "The Man Sho Married Mar-ried ' and "The Woman He Married" aro the titles of two new ones. Anita Stewart is tho star of one. but we're not going to tho troublo to find out which. There are less than 700 movie theatres thea-tres In Norway, Sweden and benmaik Many suburban movies in Mlnno-npolls Mlnno-npolls are reducing admissions to 10 cents. "Linda Lee, Inc.". novel about Hollywood by Louis Joseph Vance, Is to bo published soon bj E. P. button & Co. e Shannon Day Isn't her right name at all. It's Sylvia Day, but she has been called Shannon ever since she Impersonated the Liver Shannon In, I the Zlegfeld Frolic. Anyone who can impersonate a river ought to bo allowed al-lowed any namo desired- The postofflce department is using movies to show postal employes how to handle mall. The peoolo of Pueblo. Pueb-lo. Colo , were urged by the government govern-ment to attend a local theatro to soe Fatho pictures of work in the Chicago postoffice. CARET'S FACE. I hav before mentioned Lillian G i, Bmrll Tannings Charlie Chaplin and I'jri.' Von Stroheim a having the) most expressive faces on the screen. To that list must be added the name of Harry Carey. His features fea-tures possess the sharp definition of those of Bill Hart and tho ready mobility of those of Chaplin. And no other player of tho screen uses thi white of the eye to such advantai- EGYPTIAN' MOVIE. Abrabnm arlo' .ind J Gordon Edwards Ed-wards are now in Jerusalem filming a spectacle play based on the Old Testament storv of King David. The big scene will be the fight between David and Goliath. Thousands of extras, 1000 camels and thousands sheep and goats will bo used In other oth-er scenes A number of Kuropean players will appear In leading roles. The film will h.- released In Amerli bv William Fox. ( ITS AND PLASHES, Wesley Barry is rehearsing a speech Hi 's going to the White House to meet President Harding soon, Just like Lillian and Dorothy Gish did the other day. Dustin Farnum has started work on ' Strang!' lilul-." l.in-i I'-iwn is U ading oms n. Harry Beaumont is direeting Shirley Shir-ley Mason in "Very Truly Yours."' Lillian and Dorothy ; j i a ml H i W Orlifith wero guests of Mrs. W.i. - w ren O. Harding tho other dav. The Cr.fmhG!Mh U,V ,rnV,e Hctres.es! Orlffith a movie dlreetor. m,, Land FiV Lady of th0 Harding ghowing hcr guests through all tho rooms of the Whlto House. There isn't a lot of news in thK a n 18 " l,tt,e -.'"on in it. a preachment on tole.-anc,-Photoplay industry deserves crJUesnn from many ;,ngles. The conduct ,t some of its members h oVaDoy? Those best informed do not condemn con-demn nor shun all members of Profession because of the mlJdledJS ton-on-Thanes TIli3c.B prediction that the rB are to make a serlousV'SHy I compete with AtnerlcaiB I Mitre Herbert Brenon, fflK 'acts each rub in a fC6jMmTM has th- j. layers rehtare BQ , i,iendon. a !KQ for Him ifi :'H: vJHCl the l'lr.-t fin.- In "in,fc' 1 Km. - Milliard 1 1 'fjH of an actor In "Kvld3H HI .in.' 11 irnm.Tstem. "J The Man K10 XJUl filmed with Thomas 1 and AI "'.recii as dlrfCioM |