The Moving picture world (November 1925-December 1925)

Along The Men Exchange Who Sell The Kow Pictures Canada Bill Fox. f xploitation man foi' Fox Film Corporation, Toronto, lias created a sensational ballyhoo for "The Iron Horse," this being: a facsimile of a locomotive, tender and caboose, the engine being an exact counterpart of the "ljucy Dalton," the first locomotive to run over the systei^i of the Canadian Pacilic Kailway in Eastern Canada. The dummy locomotive is mounted on an automobile chassis. Walter F. Davis, in charge of the supervision of scrip book sales among many of the theatres of Famous Players Canadian Corp., Toronto, has been temporarily transferred to Fort William, Ontario, where he has assumed the management of the Orpheum Theatre. •Shortly after his arrival in Fort William, Mr. and Mrs. Davis celebrated their twenty-second wedding anniversary. A. C. Benson has taken over the management of the Toronto branch of Famous Lasky Film Service, L.td., succeeding William A. Bach who resigned after many years of service. Mr. Benson was formerly sales manager at the Washington, D. C, exchange. Allan G. Uitchie. who for five years has been associated with tlie Montreal exchange of Famous I^isky Film Service, l-.td., has been appointed manager of the Famous L^isky office at Winnipeg, Manitoba, assuming his new position October 22. Buffalo, N. Y. Richard C. Fox, president of the Freedom Film Corporation of Buffalo, announces the appointment of Joseph Cantor as manager of the Albany branch, just opened at 4 Clinton street. Freedom now is distributing in addition to the Golden Arrow l)roduct the new Vital features in Buffalo and Albany territories. In Buffalo the sales staff consists of Charlie Johnston, who i.s covering the city; Frank Moynihan, Syracuse and Morton L.. Connor, Rochester. Clarence Ross, who recently resigned as cashier at Fox, has joined Freedom as auditor. O. T. Schroeppel has resigned as booker at the Fox exchange and has been succeeded by Carl Fahrenholz, former shipper. George Canty, booker at I'athe's Buffalo exchange, is complaining that he never gets his name in the public print unless he gets the gate 'er somethin'. Well, there you are, George. We hope you're satisfied. C. W. Anthony, Associated Exhibitors manager in Buffalo, has engaged Mel R. Edwards as representative in the Syracuse territory. Harry E. L.otz, district manager, has been in town for several days conferring with leading exhibitors. Clayton I'. Sheehan, district manager for Fox, who has been tuoring around the globe in the interests of his company, .is back in Buffalo at the local exchange. Kansas City N. E. Depini t and F. .1. McConnell, Universal southern division sales manager and short subjects sales manager, respectively, held a lively sales meeting in Kansas City, while B. H. Goldstein, treasurer and general manager of Universal, Julius Singer and A. E. Fair, head of the theatre department, were in conference with Charles T. Sears, former M. P. T. O. -Missouri president and now midwest manager of Universal theatres. C. M. Parkhurst, formerly with Warner-Vitagrapli. now is with the Kansas Cit.v F. B. O. sales force, while James Bradford of the P. D. C. sales force, left for Omaha, Neb., to accept a similar position with the same company in that city. J. F. Burke, traveling auditor tor Educational, was a busy Kansas City visitor. E. O. Brooks, serial sales manager for Pathe. conducted a sales meeting at the Kansas City exchange. C. W. Allen, assistant P. D. C. branch manager, brought back a goodly number of contracts from the territory. H. O. Bartels, former Denver exhibitor and Associated Exhibitors branch manager of -Los Angeles, has been added to the Pathe sales force in Kansas City. T. W. Edwards, formerly with the Salt Lake City Pathe Branch, also has been added to the Kansas City staff of that company. Imjirovements aplenty are in progress at the Fox branch. Not only is M. A. Levy, branch manager, having the interior repainted but opera chairs have been installed in the projection room. J. 13. Flynn. Metro-Goldwyn district manager, was a Kansas City visitor, as was W. G. Bishop, Metro-Goldwyn exploiteer of St. Louis. Pittsburgh Harry Michalson, for three and a half years with the Pittsburgh F. B. O. branch as salesman, has been promoted and on Monday, October 26, took up his new duties as branch manager for F. B. O. at Cincinnati. Harry F. Grelle, owner of the Supreme Photoplay Company. Pittsburgh's oldest independent exchange, has taken two partners with him into the business. The two men who have purchased an interest in the Supreme are two of the best-known film salesmen in the I'ittsburgh territory, namely, J. Allison Gribble and Meyer R. Goldstein. Both have connected with the local industry for some time and both have been with the local First National exchange for five years. C. ('. Kellenberg, who has Just completed a three-month rest period, recovering lost health, has again returned to the West Virginia territory, working out of the Pittsburgh Fox branch. Albany, N. Y« There was a big shake-up in the Pathe exchange here last week, resulting in George Ames, one time connected with Pathe in Philadelphia, succeeding Leon Medem, who came here two years ago from Minneapolis as a salesman and was later appointed as manager of the exchange when Charles Stombaugh was transferred to New York. It is understood that Mr. Medem is also to be transferred to the metropolis. He was tendered a farewell dinner at the Hotel Kenmore on Thursday night by the office force and presented with a traveling bag. Charles Henschel, eastern district manager, made the presentation speech. Paul Smith of New York City and Edmund Melhado, connected with the Detroit Pathe Exchange, also arrived in town and will act as sale.smen out of here. Edward Hochstim, salesman, has resigned and joined his brother, who runs a theatre in Hudson. Arthur O'Toole, who came here from St Louis, also left last week and it is understood will be connected with the Pathe exchange in his home city. What Did P Do To Dominate the World ^24 Days? 38 San Francisco L. E. Kennedy, former manager of Associated Exhibitors at I»s Angeles, and for several years with Pathe, has been made manager of the Pathe Exchange at "San Francisco, succeeding W. W. Kofeldt, who left to become manager of the interests of the Producers Distribution Corporation In Germany. George A. Knowles, who was acting manager for a time, has gone to Los Angeles to take charge of the two-reel comedy division for Pathe. Henry Peters, formerly of San Francisco, and for some lime special representative for Pathe, is bat k again and is doing special work on "The Freshman," making this exchange his headquarters. William Meade, formerly with Paramount, has joined the San Francisco staff of Associated Exhioitors and has been placed in charge of sales in the northern territory. H. J. Henriouelle, until recently with [Paramount, has been made booker and assistant manager of the P. B. O. exchange at San Francisco. The Mutual Independent Film Exchange, headed by George Slater, has taken over the stock and equipment of the Hall Film Exchange, San Francisco and I.,<>s Angeles. Harold Moore of the San Francisco office of F. B. O. has bene transferred to Portland, Or., where he has been made branch manager. Gilbert Moyle, auditor for Associated First National, San Francisco, is in the hospital in a critical condition. L W. Weir, district manager for the Producers Distributing Corp.. paid the San Francisco exchange a visit recently and expressed himself as being greatly pleased with the new quarters on Golden Gate avenue. St* Louis Jack Underwood, manager of the St. Louis office of Enterprise Distributing Corporation, will leave for Dallas, Tex., on October 25 to assume charge of the Dallas office for Enterprise. Jack formerly lited and worked in Dallas and has many friends among the exhibitors of that territory. He is a wonderful chap and St. Louis hates to lose him. Tom McKean, manager for the local F. B. O. office, visited Hannibal, Quincy and vicinity during the week. P'elix F. Feist, general manager for MetroGoldwyn-Mayer, was a recent visitor to St. Louis. With i. E. Flynn, district manager for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and A. W. Smith, Jr.. of the First National home office in New York, ht was the guest of Charles Skouras at a banquet given at the Busch home on the Gravois road, St. I^uis County. Leslie B. Mace, First National salesman, sustained a fractured nose and other injuries when his automobile skidded on a wet road. "Buns" Derby, contract chaser for F. B. O., spent a cheerful night in his Lizzie when the contraption skidded into a ditch while trying to negotiate some of Illinois' good roads. Denver Claude Eaiell. special representative for Associated Exhibitors, was a visitor in Denver for a few days conferring with H. L.. Burnham, local representative for Associated Exhibitors, located in the I'athe Exchange, and with C. M. Van Horn, local Pathe branch manager. Mr. Ezell left Denver for Dallas, Oklahoma City and New Orleans, where he will confer with representatives of his organization, after which he will return to Denver and remain for some time. .\rthur O'Connell and Miss Addle Mooney were married on October 17 and immediately boarded a train for a honeymoon to Salt Lake City. Mir. O'Connell has been head shipper for Universal for nine years. Miss Mooney is employed as contract clerk in the local branch of First National. On their return from Salt Lake City they will take up their residence in Denver.