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'Phone, Cable Address, GLEBE 832. MACFILM. I ?' '.. Univefsal m^ 822 George St ^» ' Sydney.: V r CAPITAL : £65,000.: iSgsiSlsi&Jj J. S. MoCULLAQH. -flSffilMltifk : Manaolnu Dlreotor. fiiii^^l We have taken over the AMERICANTMmmm Australasian film service, XillillF Ltd.; and the AUSTRALIAN LIFE , ^3*^ BIOQRAPH COMPANY. 'Ltd. , The investing of large capital in UNIVEKSAL FILMS, LTD., is ti proof of our unbounded faith in the lututc of Motion Pictures. .-?';? ''? ' Our own Australian Productions will be the right arm. and the Choicest European and Anuirican features will be the left arm of our Company's Film Department. OUR FULL LIST .WILL BE. MAILED TO ALL ??;;-? EXHIBITORS. 'Tale of Australian Bush,' Drama.. .. 3000 'Ono Hundred Years Ago,' Drama . . 2000 'Tiokol In Tatls,' Drama ? ..... 1500 'Colleen Bawh,'. Drama,. ..'...... 4000 'Ticket cf Loave Man,' Drama .. .... 4100 'Girl from Outbaok,' Drama .... . . 3000 'Hands Aoross the Sea,' Drama . . .. 2000 'Tho Shnuohraun,' Drama .. . . . . . .? 3000 'Daughter of Australia : or Romance of Australian Goldfields,' Drama .. .. 3000 1 'In the Days of the Six Nations,' Drama 2000 ' 'The Prldo of Lexington,' Hist. Drama. 2000 'From the Bottom of - the Sea,' Edu. Drama.. ....?..-....-. ....... 2000 'Amerioan Revolution,' Hist. Drama . . 2000 1 'Romeo and ,'ullot,'i. Drama ? 2000 : 'Daniel Boone,' Wes. Drama ..'....'. 2000 ' 'East Lynne,' Drama ? 2000 'Mlgnon,' Drama .. .-. ... .'-a'.' '.'.'.. 1100 ' 'Parson and the Bully,' Drama . . . . 1000 | 'Rose and the Dagger,' Drama '.'. . . 1000 ^ 'She,' Drama ..'.:.'.?...... ..2000 'The Lost Daughter,' Drama ......; 3500 'Napoleon's Great Marshall' (Twixt Love and Duty), Hist. Drama .. .. 1500 ; 'The Scientist's Seoret,' Drama .. .. 2250 Mad'zelle Nlkoquohei. Cornedy-Drama .. 3000 : THE LAItGEST SHIPMENT . OP NEW FILMS that ever came to Australia in. ONE^SUipnicnt is well on the' way to Sjdncj, including ^OMjCfe, itRAMis, SCENICS, and GREAT STAR FEATURES. ' Write far our coining list of Australian Stars and Feature Importations. The -BEST is none too good for Australia- to bo represented at Honioand-Abroad. .We therefore offer Thiree Priizes for Motion Picture Scenarios illustrative of Australian life. Those subjects (bat will boost Australia Abroad will have special consideration shown in our -'selection. SPECIAL AWARDS will ih. made il equal to requirements. First Prize, - £5 Second Prize, - £3 Third Prize, - £2 MANUSCRIPTS .MUST BE SEliT. IN -BEFORE JULY IS NiAT, y.hen Awards will be fixed, and published not later than Jul- 1. , THE UNIVERSAL FILMS* to tune LICLUStVE BIGHTS to all -the Scenarios awarded a Prize, also to all otlicr SccnanoB sent in, on payment of ti to the Authors. -Unsuccessful Manuscripts lull be returned on personal application of the Authors. Address all Communications on this matter to — , -.'J.'S. JrcQULLAGH, Managing Director, Universal Films. Ltd , 822 GEORGB STRhfcT, SYDNEY. And 'mark on the comer of the em elope, I ' ' ' 'MANP&ORIPTS TOR COMrETITION.'

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