Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (Oct 1916)

152 MOTION PICTURE NEWS Vol. XIV. No. 16. Section 2 GOLDEN, Joseph A., president, Crystal Film Co.; b. Wash., D. C. ; educ. Wash.; stage career, public reader, Monroe Players, Frohman and other prods., and various stock cos.; screen career, Centaur, Biograph, Selig, Powers, Famous Players ("Monte Cristo"), Crystal, of which he is Pres. and director of prods. (" Oliver Twist," " Resurrection," " The Price," " The Senator," "Not Guilty," etc.). Home ad., Hotel Hargrave, N. Y. C. Business ad., 430 Claremont Parkway, N. Y. C. HAMMONS, Earle W., vice-pres. and managing director, Educational; b. Winona, Miss., Dec 21, 1882; college graduate; previous career, real estate mgr., in real estate dept. U. S. & Mexican Trust Co., Secy. Howard Estates Development Co., Secy. Jamaica Union Land Co., Pres. Jamaica Bay Bldg. Co., Vice-pres. Jamaica Bay Shores Co.; m. p. career, organized Educational Films Corp., and is its vice-pres. and managing dir. Member Army and Navy and Friars Clubs. Ad., 729 Seventh ave., N. Y. C. HAMPTON, Benjamin B., member board of directors, Vitagraph; b. Macomb, 111., March 19, 1875; educ. Macomb; previous career, engaged in newspaper and magazine publication and advertising; vice-pres. American Tobacco Co.; dir. in various corporations; m. p. career, present association with Vitagraph. Home ad., 404 N. Broadway, Yonkers, N. Y., or Clover Brook Farm, Pawling, N. Y. HOAGLAN, Herbert Case, general manager, Selig.; m. p. career, for yrs. connected with Pathe before association with Selig. Originator of film news reel and has initiated many other motion picture innovations. Ad., Selig., 58 E. Washington st., Chicago, 111. HODKINSON, Kenneth, manager, Paramount Pictures Corp.; b. Idaho; educ. California; screen career, since 1910, with General Film Co., San Francisco; asst. mgr. of San Francisco office, Progressive M. P. Co., later manager of same organization; then came East as secretary to his father, Wm. W. Hodkinson, president of Paramount; at election of Hiram Adams as president, became asst. general mgr.; now manager. Ad., 485 Fifth Ave., N. Y. C. HOFFMAN, M. Henri, genl. mgr. of exchanges, Universal, and genl. mgr. Bluebird Photoplays; b. Chicago, 111., March 20, 1881; educ. City Coll. and N. Y. Univ.; early career, teacher, portrait artist, lawyer (1901-1911), efficiency and adv. expert, exhibitor; screen career, mgr. W. E. Greene Film Exchange, Springfield, Mass., special rep. Universal in Middle West, 1912, and N. Y., 1913, mgr. Universal 14th st. exchange, and gen. mgr. N. Y. exchanges, 1914-1915, present position since 1915. Recreations, writing sales talks, reading, etc. Member Masonic order, Screen Club, etc. Ad., 1600 Broadway, N. Y. C. Home ad., 10 Pinehurst ave., N. Y. C. HORKHEIMER, Elwood D., sec. and treas. Balboa Amusement Producing Co.; b. Wheeling, W. Va., Feb. 8, 1881; educ. Cornell, spl. eng'g course; early career, 8 yrs. with Jeffrey Mfg. Co., Columbus, supt. mining machinery installation; in charge bus. affairs for Gen. Morris Horkheimer, Wheeling; m. p. career, jointed brother, H. M. Horkheimer, in Balboa co., early in 1914; took charge bus., particularly sales management of firm, leaving brother most of time to devote to production. Studio ad., Balboa, Long Beach, Cal. HORKHEIMER, Herbert M., Pres. and Gem Mgr. Balboa Amusement Producing Co.; b. Wheeling, W. Va., July 9, 1882; educ. Cornell Univ.; stage career, began as advance man, became producer; m. p. career, started production in old Edison studio, Long Beach, Cal., 1913, incorporated Balboa Amusement, producing features ever since, originated "Who Pays?" series and produced " Neal of the Navy " for Pathe. Ad., Long Beach, Cal. HUTCHINSON, Samuel S., President, American Film Co., Inc.; b. Cheyenne, Wyo.; educ. Illinois Wesleyan Univ. (B. S.); early career, banker and merchant; m. p. career, 1905 Pres. Theatre Film Service Co., 1908 Pres. H. & H. Film Service Co., 1910 Pres. American Film Co., 1915 Pres. Signal Film Corp., and Chairman and Executive Officer of Vogue Films, Inc., 1916, Treas. Mutual Film Corp. Business ad., c/o American Film Co., Inc., 6229 Broadway, Chicago, 111. KANE, Arthur S., district mgr., Artcraft Pictures Corp.; b. Sigourney, la., Nov. 9, 1873; educ. Baker Univ., Washburn Coll.; early career, 1895-1902 reporter, sporting editor Kansas City Times, city editor Topeka Daily Capital, 1902-06 manager large theatres; m. p. career, 1907 opened first m. p. thea tre in Atchison, Kansas, 1907-10 personal representative O. T. Crawford Film Co., St. Louis; 1910-13 branch mgr., district mgr., asst. to pres., General Film Co.; 1914, general mgr. of branches, Eclectic Film Co.; 1915 asst. gen. mgr., World Film, 1916 own office. Home ad., San Francisco, Cal. Business ad., San Francisco, Cal. KANN, George E. b. N. Y. C, Dec 8 of N. Y. ; early c m. p. career, from Laemmle; elected Universal, Dec. 31, 1915-March, 1916; dent, March, 1916) Home ad. 402 W. N. Y. C. , secretary and asst to president, Universal; 1884; educ. N. Y. pub. schs. and Coll. City areer, in mercantile and advertising bus.; May, 1913 (started as private sec. to Pres. second asst. treas., 1914; elected sec. of 1914; bus. mgr. Pacific Coast studios, Oct., returned to N. Y. office as asst. to Presi Diversions, theatres, books, athletics, etc. 148th st, N. Y. C. Ad, 1600 Broadway, KENT, John A., publicity and sales manager, Great Northern Film Co.; b. N. Y. C, 1875; educ. Coll. and Univ. of Budapest, Hungary; early career, banking, and later automobile business; screen career, from 1913 General Film Co. (asst. mgr. feature dept.), on executive staff of World Film, since Jan., 1915, with Great Northern. Home ad., 110 W. 40th st., N. Y. C. Business ad., 71 W. 71st st., N. Y. C. KNOCKE, Frederick H., manager export and trading department, Pathe; b. 1879; educ. private schs. and bus. coll.; previous career, from age of 18, identified with export and import trade in Near East (6 yrs.), Austria (2 yrs.), England (2 yrs.), came to U. S. 1907 and entered general export business; m. p. career, Pathe, from 1914, in present position. Home ad., 48 St. Nicholas Terrace, N. Y. C. Ad., Pathe, 25 W. 45th st., N. Y. C. LAEMMLE, Carl, president, Universal; b. Laupheim, Germany, Jan. 17, 1867; educ. Germany; early career, worked in drug store in N. Y. C, later in dry goods business, jewelry, meat packing, farming, etc.; screen career, opened the White Front Theatre, Chicago, Feb. 24, 1906, established Laemmle Film Service on Oct. 1, 1906, in short time had branch offices in Minneapolis, Omaha, Evansville, Memphis, Salt Lake City, Portland, Winnipeg, Montreal, and Des Moines; organized Imp Films Co.; in 1912 brought about amalgamation of Imp, Rex, 101 Bison, Nestor, Powers, Gem, Animated Weekly, Crystal, Frontier, American Eclair, forming Universal Film Co., of which he became president; 1913 incorporated Universal City. Ad., 1600 Broadway, N. Y. C. LASKY, Jesse L., vice-president, Famous Players-Lasky; b. San Francisco, 1880; educ. San Francisco hgh. schs.; previous career, prominent figure in vaud. by reason of his popularization of operetta; screen career, organized the Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co. in Jan., 1914, of which he continues as president. Introduced to the screen David Belasco's dramas; actively directed growth of plant at Hollywood, Cal. Member Friars, Los Angeles ic Clubs. Ad., 485 Fifth ave., N. Y. C. Home ad, 601 Lasky Athlet West End ave., N. Y. C. LE VINO, Albert Shelby, assistant to the president, Arrow; b. Fredericksburg, Va., April 29, 1878; educ. Bucknell Univ.; early career, staff Seattle Times, 1901, Tacoma Ledger sec. to Dist. Atty. Tacoma; asst. sec. to Gov. Rogers; newspaper cor., Washington; with N. Y. Times, N. Y. American, magazine contributor for 15 yrs.; expert in military ballistics; completed tests on ammunition and telescopic sight of U. S. Army rifle; screen career, from June, 1913, with Frank L. Dyer, General Film; publicity dept., Mutual; from March, 1915, asst. to W. E. Shallenberger, Arrow, in charge of scenarios, advertising and publicity (" The Woman's Law," " Who's Guilty?") etc. Diversions, motoring, long range military rifle shooting. Ad., Times bldg., N. Y. C. MacMANUS, Edward A., general manager, International; b. Fishkill Landing, N. Y.; educ. Newburgh Hgh. Sch., Spencerian Bus. Coll., Cornell Univ.; early career, printer, correspondent for N. Y. papers, reporter N. Y. World, circulation mgr. Collier's, adv. rep. Hampton's Agency, promotion mgr. for Ladies World and McClure's; m. p. career, initiated screen serials, developed idea which resulted in combination of Ladies World and Edison and first serial, " What Happened to Mary"; with Hearst service organized serial combinations with Pathe and Vitagraph (" Perils of Pauline," " Exploits of Elaine," " Goddess," " Wallingford," " Mysteries of Myra," prod, by Wharton, Inc.). Member 1st Regiment,