[Ephemera promoting cinema, movie, film screenings in New Zealand in the period 1920-1924].

Date
1920 - 1924
Reference
Eph-A-CINEMA-1920/1924
Description

Includes pamphlets for the following shows:

1920s:

New Zealand Film Archive. The films of James McDonald 1919-1923. (Pamphlet ca 1987).

New Strand Theatre (Hamilton). “Dick Turpin's ride to New York" featuring Matheson Lang, etc. 1920s?

William Fox presents "The Eleventh Hour", with Charles Jones and Shirley Mason, June Elvidge and Alan Hale. [pamphlet - cut and damaged] ca 1920s.

Mahlon Hamilton and Lilian Rich in "Half a chance". 1920s?

Queen's Theatre. "Lawful larceny" with Hope Hampton, Nita Naldi, Lew Cody, and Conrad Nagel. A Paramount Picture. Early 1920s?

"Name the man!" starring Mae Busch, Creighton Hale, Hobart Bosworth, De Witt Jennings, Conrad Nagel, Patsy Ruth Miller, Aileen Pringle, Jack Murphy.

Annette Kellerman, in "Neptune's daughter". 1920s.

George Arliss in "The Silent Voice", with Ann Forrest and Edward Earle. 1920s?

"The Vendetta". Early 1920s?

1920:

His Majesty's Auckland . "The Better 'Ole", old England's Master Picture from the drama by Capt Bruce Bairnsfather. ca 1920.

The Strand. Tom Moore in "Heartsease". 30 March 1920. Promotional flier

Will Rogers in "Honest Hutch", one of the new Goldwyn pictures [1920]

"Out of the Dust", with Russell Simpson, Dorcas Matthews, Pat Moore, Mickey Moore, Robert McKim, Jane Talent, Francis Powers, Bert Sprotte, Edward Jobson. With Buster Keaton in "The Scarecrow" (1920).

"Poppies of Flanders" with Jameson Thomas. ca 1920.

Strand Continuous. Norma Talmadge in "Poppy". 1 May 1920.

1921:

"The Birth of New Zealand" (1921). Two promotional postcards / NZ Film Archive 1982, 1987.

First National presents the famous Teddy Gerard in "The cave girl", released by Associated "First National" Pictures of Australasia Ltd. [ca 1921]

Strand Continuous. Clara Kimball Young in "Eyes of Youth". 29 January 1921.

"The four horsemen of the Apocalypse", the world's greatest picture. 1921

Queen's (Wellington). D W Griffith's "True Heart Susie" and "Wolves of the North", starring Eva Novak. Friday October 14, 1921.

1922:

Empress Theatre, Willis Street (Wellington). 24 March 1922. William de Mille production "After the show".

The "Film House" presents Thos H Ince's great production "The cup of life". King's Theatre, Friday March 31st [1922]

Jesse L Lasky presents Wallace Reid, Gloria Swanson, Elliott Dexter in "Don't tell everything". A Paramount picture. The King's, commencing Friday May 26th [1922]

Empress Theatre. William D Taylor's production "The furnace", with Agnes Ayres and Theodore Roberts. (1922?)

Reginald Denny in "The Kentucky Derby" (1922), directed by King Baggott.

"The silent voice" with George Arliss and Ann Forrest. (1922 release date). 1922-1923.

Betty Balfour in "Mary find the gold", a Welsh-Pearson British production [1922] (Damaged)

"Merry go round", with Mary Philbin and Norman Kerry. (1922 release). Artcraft Theatre 15-18 August [1922-1923]

King's (Auckland). "Peck's Bad Boy" starring Jackie Coogan. 23 June 1922.

Strand Continuous. Norma Talmadge in "The Sign on the Door". 20 April 1922.

Strand Continuous. Hope Hampton in "Star Dust". 15 April 1922.

"To have and to hold", with Betty Compson and Bert Lytell (1922 release). ca 1922-1923.

"What's On?" Programmes - includes "Rent free" , "The Cup of Life", "Treasure of Heaven", "Riding with Death", "The Shiek". [1922].

Norma Talmadge in "The wonderful thing". King's Theatre, 14-20 July [1922]

Strand Continuous. Norma Talmadge in "The Wonderful Thing".

1923:

"Around the world in 18 days" [12-part serial, 1923]. - flyer for prize puzzle. ca 1923.

"The Common law" starring Corinne Griffith, Conway Tearle, Elliott Dexter. Production Myron Selznick. (2 copies, 1923 and 1924 - King's Theatre, and Theatre Royal Hamilton)

"The eleventh hour", by Lincoln Carter, with Charles Jones and Shirley Mason. (1923 release). ca 1923-24. (piece cut out of back page.

William Fox production, "If Winter Comes" (1923), a Harry Millarde Production. (Folded pamphlet, badly torn)

"Lawful larceny", with Hope Hamilton, Nita Naldi, Lew Cody, Conrad Nagel. (1923 release). ca 1923-1924.

King's (Wellington). Programme for Friday January 4th, starring "Rupert of Hentzau" and "The Untameable" starring Gladys Walton. (ca 1923-24)

Adoplh Zukor presents a Herbert Brenon production "The Rustle of Silk", with Betty Compson and Conway Tearle.(1923 production)

"The rustle of silk" and "Behind closed doors". Feb 29 [1923]

"The silent partner", with Leatrice Joy. Queen's Theatre [1923]

Carl Laemmle presents William Duncan in "The steel trail" [1923]. Pamphlet

"Trifling women" and "The Tiger's claw" et al. Kings, Wellington's premier picture theatre, Friday October 26th [1923]

Strand Continuous. Norma Talmadge in "The Voice from the Minaret". 19 October 1923.

The Lyceum. Fritzi Brunette in "A Wife's Awakening". Saturday 28 July 1923.

"A woman of Paris". Writtewn and directed by Charles Chaplin, featuring Edna Purviance. [1923]. Paramount Theatre Friday 30 May. (2 copies)

1924:

Pola Negri in "The Cheat" (A Paramount Picture), with Jack Holt. Queen's Theatre 29 February 1924.

Pola Negri in an Ernst Lubitsch production "Forbidden paradise" (1924). A Paramount Picture.

"Name the man", with Mae Busch, Conrad Nagel, etc. (1924 release). ca 1924-25

Mary Pickford in "Rosita" (1923). Paramount Theatre, Courtenay Place. 2 May 1924.

Queen's Theatre. "Salomy Jane" (A Paramount Picture). 22 February 1924.

Queen's Theatre. "Singer Jim McKee" with William S Hart [1924 release]. ca 1924-25

"Sinners in heaven" with Bebe Daniels, Richard Dix [1924 release]. ca 1924-25.

Quantity: 56 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on pamphlets and fliers..

Physical Description: Photolithographs on pamphlets, up to octavo size.

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A mad whirl of life, love and luxury. A Universal Super-Jewel presented by Carl Laemmle...

Date: 1923 - 1924

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to cinemas, movies, films and film screenings in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-A-CINEMA-1923-01

Description: Pamphlet advertising the screening of a film at the Artcraft Theatre, shows illustrations of scenes form the film, in green and red colouring, on back, front and inside spread. The film was directed by Rupert Julian. Other cast members are listed: George Hackathorne, Dale Fuller, Maude George, Cesare Gravina, George Siegmann, Dorothy Wallace, Spottiswoode Aitken, Edith Yorke, Lillian Sylvester, Sidney Bracey. The front cover shows the heads of these actors in a whirling circle, with a couple embracing in the centre. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Brochure, folded, 212 x 135 mm (folded)

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State Theatre: Charlie Chaplin is here. Hey children! Saturday at 11 o'clock. [August 4...

Date: 1923 - 1934

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to cinemas, movies, films and film screenings in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-A-CINEMA-1920s-03

Description: Shows Mickey Mouse in the top left corner. Advertises Charlie Chaplin in "The Floorwalker" (issued first in 1915-16); Snow Time Cats cartoon; a 2-reel comedy; and Buck Jones in a rip roaring Western thriller "Fighting fool" (This title not found in filmographies, but Buck Jones acted in films from 1920s to 1940s). Admission 6d. Other Titles - Programme issued by Claud R Whitcombe, No. 3 Law Court Bldgs, High-st. Date of issue could be: 1923, 1928, 1934. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on flier. Physical Description: Letterpress on green sheet 230 x 150 mm.

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Pola Negri in an Ernst Lubitsch production, "Forbidden Paradise", with Rod Laroque, Ado...

Date: 1924

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to cinemas, movies, films and film screenings in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-A-CINEMA-1920s-01

Description: Shows torrid scene of man throwing medals at the throat of a swooning woman. Other Titles - A Paramount picture. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on card.. Physical Description: Lithograph on card

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Selznick Distributing Corporation: "The common law" ... starring Corinne Griffith, Conw...

Date: 1924

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to cinemas, movies, films and film screenings in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-A-CINEMA-1924-01

Description: Shows illustrations from this motion picture about an artist and his model. Back page gives venue. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Brochure, folded, 225 x 141 mm (folded)