The Moving picture world (November 1926-December 1926)

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4 MOVING PICTURE WORLD Herman Starr (left) chief executive at Warner Bros, home o€Bce, and Gus Schlesinger (right) foreign represent"tivet, are returning to New York after organizing forces abroad. Warners Change Company s Name In British Isles Starr, Schlesinger Sail For Home Warner Bros, have changed the name of the companr In England through which the Warner pictures are distributed. Known in the past as Vitagraph, Ltd., with headquarters In I..ondon, tne new name is Warner Bron. Pictures, Ltd., and It is under that corporate name that all product of the company in future will be releafed in England. The change of nam} was announced Just previously to the sailing home of Herman Starr, chief executive of Warners' home office in New York, and Gus Schlesinger, general manager of foreign distribution for the company. Starr and Schlesinger have been busy for the past several months in Europe completing plans for a wider distribution of the Warner product. In addition to establishing new offices In several cities they have made many other valuable contacts that assure the showing of all Warner pictures in every important European city. The Public Is Boss Cecil B. Ue .Mille told the Society of Arts and Sc iences at its New York dinner last week, that "it is the public that influences the movies, and not vice-versa." He added that "the American public is too indolent to think for itself and too laz.v to chape rone its own children." Last Minute Flashes A $1,7000,000 suit will be filed by the Thomas H. Ince Corporation against First National Pictures, alleging that amount is due for thirty pictures, delivered to First National under several contracts made with Thomas H. Ince between August, 1921, and his death in November, 1924, according to the Los Angeles Examiner. The complaint alleges that First National substituted its own films in more than $300,000 worth of contracts with theatre owners, and later cancelled the Ince films in favor of First National productions. * ♦ ♦ Several hundred exchange managers and employees attended the premiere of the "Reel Exchange," the Hays organization fire prevention picture, at the Loew State Theatre, Boston, Mass., on Nov. 5. The production is to be shown in all distributing centers in the United States and Canada in connection with the fire protection and fire prevention campaign of the Hays organization. Show Its Reception .\t the Metro projection rooms a special showing was made of a reel depicting the run of the fire car carrying a print of "The Kire Brigrade" from Los Angeles to New Orleans, where the convention of fire chiefs, representing upward of 2,000 departments, was given a preview. At all important points the speeding car was welcomed by the local department and given much advance advertising, while in New Orleans the arrival of the car, augmented by a number of Metro officials and players, was circused to the limit with a spectacular run to the convention hall and the removal of the film in an armored car to a safety deposit vault. Tiffany Picks Withers .Jack Withers is the new Tiffany manager in Pittsburgh, reports Vice-President M. H. Hoftman. b'aul Frank will be Withci-.s' assistant. Balsdon Visits Clarke licorse Bal.silon of i\lo;itrt'al, Quebec, is in New York conferring with Col. W. F. Clarke of Cranfield & Clarke on txciiange matters. A Columbia House lyou Bernian and [larry W. incv, who handle the Columbia product in Philadelphia, plan to construct a new theatre in Washington. D. C, to play Columbia productions exclusively. "Don Quixote" Filmed The Danish Conipaiiy "I'alladiem." which has headquarters in Paris as well as Cor>enhagen, has finished filming "Don Quixote" which was commenced in Kl)ain last Februarj-. Insure Comedians Bobby Vernon and l>iipiMo Lamhave been insured In the amount of $500,000, with Educational the l»eneficiary. Pathe Pays $2 Pathe has declared the regular quarterly dividend of 12, payable December 1 to stockholders of record November 10. View Technicolors Members of the Visual Instruction Association and New York higTi school instructors highly enjoyed a special showing of three Technicolor-Educational pictures last week. They were "Mona Lisa," "The Blue Boy" and "Speak! Speak!" The place was the American Museum of Natural Histoi*y, and Krnest Ij. Crandall was chairman of the evening. Dr. Herbert T. Kalmus told how Technicolor pictures are made. Robert E. Sherwool also siJoke. Much word of mouth advertising is expected. New York teachers are sending pupils to see these pictures at local theatres. New British Unit The new British films producing company, known as the "British General Film Enterprises, Ltd.," is about to start on its first picture entitled, "Creeping Tide." This is a story of the Devon coast. In which John Stuart and Marie Odette will be featured. The picture will l)e directed by Hircaurt Tfinpleman, previously employed by Stoll. Buys "Purple Mask" .)osi i)h .Nr. .Schenck has bouglit ■•'I'lic I'urnle .Mask" for a special Moland West Production. As a play it enjoyed great success, both In New York and Paris. Leo Ditrichstein played in it here. Photographs Ready Major Edward Bowes, father of the popular Capitol Theatre (New York) Family, announces to the great circle of its radio listeners that the souvenir photographs of the group are now ready for distribution. Director Stein Weds I'aul Stein, German directoi'. and Ollle Kuntzc, opera singer, were quietly married in Hollywood on October 26. The bride recently arrived from Germany. Miss Kenyon Better Doris Kenyon (.Mrs. Milton Sill.'-) Is recovering steadily from her attack of influenza. Our Stock Market By Ervin L. Hail The quotations used in this su miliary are compiled daily by S'tivhurger Henderson t'r l.oeb, UK) Hroadivay, Sew York City, exclusively for The IVortd. The niarki't closed tin week In a more health.v condition than has i>een evidencefl for st»mc little time. Forced liquidation appears to have mn its course. The immediate outlook a|>pearH to he for higher rather than lower price-s. Of course, it Is always difficult to tell Just when the market reaches any particular point, but the indications are that the continuous decline of the last few weeks ha<l stopped. Klection returns were evidently discounted in advance, as the market showed no signs of being discouraged. In fact, when the returns are analyzed one can find no particular reason why the market should be disturbed. Financial reports on the leading business houses of the country continue to show satisfactory proflts. Money rates continue easy, call money ruling around 4V4 per cent ring the past week. The fui e should be watched carefully, ,ut there Is no reason why a bearish attitude should be adopted at the present time. Film Stock* Fox Film "A" wa.s fairly active this week with sales aggregating around 27,000 shares. The stock fluctuated between 7114 and 75. Ijoew. Inc., after declaring an extra dividend of 11.00 a share maintained its recent price of between 44 and 45. Pathe "A" again touched its low point for the year of 41, tjut quickly recovered. Trading in this stock was not heavy, but at one time the price was forced up to J47.0O a share. Warner Bros. "A" and Common continued to supply Mpirit and activity to the list. Nothing startling occurred. h.iwever, outside of the usual fluci nations of between 4 and -i |)ointH. Warner "A" varied between 40% and 46^4 and the Common between HS^ and ."714. DiTldenda The following dividends were declared this week: Famous Players Canadian Corp. flrst preferred (quarterly) 2 per cent, payable Dec. 1, holders of record Oct. 30. First National I'lctures preferred (<|uarterly) 2 per cent, payable Jan. 1, holders of record Dec. \'>. I'atlic Exchange preferred (quarterly) 2 per cent, payable Dec. I, holders of record Nov. 10. Skouras Bros. Class "A"' (quarterly) 75c, payable Nov. 1. books closed between Oct. 20 and Nov. :ildO on Class "B" (quarterly) 304, payable Nov. 1, books closed lot the same period. Robbins Off to Coast Herman Ilobbln.s. viii-prcsident and general manager of National Screen Service, will leave for the West Coast .Nov. 12. He expec ts to be gone about >six weeks.