The Moving picture world (November 1926-December 1926)

MOVING PICTURE WORLD 3 Eschmann Names Branch Feature Sales Managers E. A. Eschmann, recently appointed manager of the Feature Sales Department of Paths Kxchange, Inc., has maUe appointments In all but one exchange throughout the country for the position of branch feature sales managers. At Philadelphia no one, as yet, has boon named. Feature Sales Manager Eschmann has designated the following persons r"or the new positions: Dallas, P. B. Roffcrs; Denver, E. Gerbase; Los Angeles, L. G. Thompson; San Francisco, F. E. Lane; Seattle, George Ekre; Butte, Joe Solomon; Portland, Wm. Drummond; Salt Lialte City, Able Davis; St. Louis Roy Dickson; Des Moines, H. Franklc ; Kansas City, A. H. Levy; Memphis, M. Mitchell; Milwaukee, F. M. De Lorenzo; Minneapolis, Eph Rosen; New Orleans, Ed. Kennedy; Oklahoma City, Jack Brainard; Omaha, L. G. Sturgess; Atlanta, L. G. Minder ; Charlotte, J. Hicks; Cincinnati, H. Danto; Cleveland, T. G. Colby; Detroit, J. W. MacFarland; Indianapolis, Edw. J. Maclvor; Albany, A. J. Pincus; Boston, Ben Rogers; Buffalo, J. M. Sitterly; New Haven, I. Hanover; Chicago, Paul Bush; New York, Phil E. Meyer; New Jeraey, E. T. Carroll; Pittsburgh, Jack Withers; Washington, Gd. Helber. Aid Chest Drive The Community Chest Drive, one of the most worthy in Los Angeles, is being boomed by M. C. Levee, Joseph M. Schenck, LiOuis B. Mayer and Jesse Lasky. One hundred cents of every dollar contributed goes to ehaiity. The response of studio folk is said to be generous. Chain Numbers 121 Northwest Theatres has bought the Miner Theatre in St. Cloud. Minn. This brings the company's holdings to 121. It is soon to open another in Minot. N. D. Extend Activities Kunsky-Balaban & Katz is extending activities. It will bu.v a Detroit East Side house and build another at Birminghaiii. Bachmann Signs Two J. G. Bachmann of Preferred has signed Eve Unsell, scenarist, and Frank O'Connor, directorial man, for 'Tlie Aristocrat.' Grainger Returns Jnnies K. Grainier, senernl manjiger of Fox Films, I* bnok from :i months' trip to the West Conut ami in pos-tes-sion of contracts Krom sonic of (he foremost lirst-mn circuits In the West anil nortlicvii MldweJit. lie will reia:iiii in .New York two weeks t'j confer with William Kox and W. K, Slicelian. then h^gln a sales trip to Washington, Charlotte, \llanta, .Memphis, >e« Orleans. Oklahoma City and Dallas. It «111 he his third in seven months. Opinions Differ The inquiring reporter of a Chicago newspaper has been asking opinions on the outstanding motion picture of 1920. .A mechanical worker on presses said, "It Is the Vitaphone, not any one picture." An adding machine opcriitor*. sex feminine, fell for Gloria Swanson in "Fine Planners." A matron said she liked them all, couldn't recall the title of the lirnt best but liked Thomas Neiglian in **Irish Luck'' second besf. (The name was Ryan). A peppy student voted for "Variety."' And a traveling salesman picked "Don Juan" because it is romantic. Simultaneous Meetings A meeting of the AI. P. T. O. A. Administrative Committee will be held at the Ambassador Hotel, Atlantic City, N. J., on November 18 and 19, at v.-hich matters of vital concern to theatre owners will be discussed. The Motion Picture Theatre Owners of New Jersey will hold their annual convention at the Ambassador Hotel at the same dates. Add Foreign Designer Direct from an exclusive modiste's shop of London comes Mile. Blise Jeanne Colineau to take charge of the designing department of the Metropolitan Studios. She will be in charge of all costuming. New Headquarters Branch Manager Henry Zapp of P. D. C. and his Detroit staff will move into nov/ quarters within a few weeks. One-half of the second floor of the new Detroit Film Exc'hangc building has been engaged. Immigrants on Leviathan Witness First Americanization Pictures Thanks to motion pictures, immigrants will have some knowledge of the ideals of the United States even before they set foot on American soil. The United States Lines, co-operating with the Motion Picture Producer.s and Distributors of America this week inaugurated an Americanization program of films for aliens on the Leviathan. Other lines will follow suit. Many prominent men witnessed the inauguration of the plan. Among those who met the Leviathan at Quariutine were Secretary of Labor JamPS J. Davis, Brigadier-General A. C. Dalton, president of the Emergency Fleet Corp.; David A. Burke, general manager of the United States Lines, and Will H. Hays. Later a luncheon was given at the Waldorf-Astoria to Secretary Davis. Dr. John H. Finley, chairman of the Council on Adult Education for the Foreign-Born, was chairman. About 100 representatives of educational bodies attended and heard Secretary Davis, Dr. Finley and Mr, Hays speak. Between 400,000 and .^')0,000 immigrants will come to America this year, Mr. Hays pointed Synthetic Films American pictures being fUfflcult to obtain, Russian audiences now are applauding Russian imitations of Harold I.loyd, Doug Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keatwn. Thje States Kino Trust Is resi>onsiblc for these imitations and uses prartlcally unknown actors. Some of tlie pictures are especially odd In (hat they combine supposed American cliaracters witli Russian locales. A;;.^"r^yh:;vr•'^i^^^rv=^;•s\d;^ir\.r^ (left) \rthur «. Iteiij ' „, ^„,ch manager, same company ?XuoV' :e""og""hrr"in'BeJu.j^^U^^^^^^^ ..a 1- returned to the out, and after next July 1.10,000 will come annually, therefore, the value of this Americanlzarion work by motion pictures cannot be measured. Secretary Davis pleaded for less red tape in helping the alieht to get citizenship papers. Patheites Frolic Harriet Spiegel won the first costume prize at the Pathe Club's masquerade Hallowe'en party last week. Gussie Jackel won second prize and Andre Bustanoby, third. President Lou Diamond handled presentations. The entertainers were Irwin Simon, Ll B. Franconi, Jack Gillespie, Florence Fletcher, Frank Burk, Helen Pongo, Edith Presser and Joe Rivkin. Declare Dividend The Board of Directors of Famous Players-Lasky Corporation has declared the regular quarterly dividend of $2.00 per share on the common stock, payable January 3, 1927, to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 15, 1026. Books will not close. Hancock Operated On H. E. Hancock, news editor of Kinograms, the news reel released by Educational, Is confined to the Parkwest Hospital, New York, after an operation for appendicitis. Loew Earnings Leap The Wall Street News says that net earnings of Loew's, Inc., are expected to equal $6.25 a share on the 1,000,780 capital stock outstanding. The year VJ2r, paid $4.41 a share and 1924 paid $2.76. Secretaries to Meet The secretaries of Film Boards of Trade will meet at Los Angeles in May, 1927. Plan Campaign Metro Goldwyn Mnyer dlstrl<'t nuinageiFM ivUI convene at the Hotel Drake, Chicago, on November 14, m and 1(1 to discuss forthcoming pictures. Felix Feist, general manager of sales and distributions, will preside. .Vmong those who will attend are K. JH. Saunders, W. P. Ilodgers, T. J. Connors, I*. F. Ilurger, .4. F. Cummlngs, s. Kckmnn. Jr., <;. A. HIckey, C. K. Kessnlch, S. A. Shirley, S. D. I>erkinn. J. E. Flynn and David Ilershon.