The Moving picture world (November 1926-December 1926)

4 MOV'ING PICTURE WORLD Valentino Double? I Giordano Veutnrlni, athlel* and mu»ielan of Triestr, Italy, has be*u •'discovered" liy "'II IHccoIo," a publication, ax a double for Kodolph Valentino. He is 27 years old and is agreeable to entering: picture work. \\ hat do ?on think iiliont the resemblance f ACA to Meet in Detroit The American Cinema Association has called its annual convention of fninchist' holders for December 11, 12 and 13 in Detroit. The product idii schedule will be discussed. .\. J. Moellcr of New York is president. ACA pictures are made in the AVest by the David M. Hartford Productions. Cassidy in Philadelphia Frank Cassidy, who piloted Warner Brothers' movable broadcasting station across the continent, has been assigned to the Philadelpliia office under District Manager Joe Hebrew. Last Minute News Flashes The Stanley Company of America carried tlJOOOfiOO insurance on Jules E. Mastbaum. He carried $2,070,000, of which tlOOflOO will go to the Federation of Jewish Charities. The real estate firm of Mastbaum & Fleisher will receive $500,000 from insurance companies, the Federation of Loan Societies, which Mr. Mastbaum founded, will get $100flOO and the rest will go to the estate. • * * Motion picture men, as yet unnamed, are dickering with Knute Rockne, Notre Dame football coach, for an original football thriller story. He is said to be receptive. Landis Misses His Own Party For Army Men Snow Forces a Harried Departure South Cullen Landis Is completing the new Patheserial, "On Guard." most of which was made on the military reservations in fhe vicinity of New V.^rk. and the Pathe exchange decid«J to let him throw a party at the Twin Oaks on December 7 to entertain the officers who had been so helpful In staging the production. To Judge from the uniforms scattered over the place. "On Guard" boasts the l;irge.st staflt of technical advisers evir connected with a single picture, and they all seemed to be having a fine time. All except I^andis. The party was set for midnight and he had to leave for Georgia to complete the picture. Thore were only a few scenes left, but the snow on Sunday utterly ruined the chances of continuing that he had to go below the enow line for the final takes. .\lthough It was ofllclally designated as his party, he waa present only long enough to greet his military friends and tell them adieu. Back From Abroad S. R. Kent Visiting CMfice Sidney R. Kent, gener.il manager of Famous Players, is visiting his office a couple of hours each day. Within a short time he hopes to be fully recovered from his appendicitis operation and back on a full-lime schedule. Miss Purviance to Paris hJdna Purviance, "The Woman of Paris," herself, leaves for Paris, December 15, on the Berengaria, to make a picture In Frame lor Diamanl Berger. It is understood that Miss Purviance will arrive in New York about December 12 from the West. Kansas City Sets a Record To prove that Kansas City theatre attendance is not on the down-grade, the Kansas City Star recently Investigated and found that, despite strong counter attractions, more than 114,000 persons spent a part of Thanksgiving Day In picture theatres. This is a record. The figures have just been made public. Columbia Signs Sinapson Allan Simpson has been signed by Columbia Pictures Corporation to play the lead opposite PrisciUa Dean In "Birds of Prey." T. Hayes Hunter will commence his directorial activities soon. New Triangle Formed Roy and Harry Aitken have formed a new Triangle Film Corporation, incorporating It in Delaware. Paul Scardon will direct a Thomas E. Dlxnn story for them. They also have some old Triangle negatives for re-issue. Clayton P. Sheehan, manager of the Forelsm Department of Fox. Film Corporation, has returned to the home ofllce from a twti niitnthM' trip to Furope. Having been married in Buffalo a fe\\ dnyM previous to his departure, Mr?4. Sheehan ae<*<impaiile4i him, making the trip a e(»mlilned honeymo«»n and liiif^incMii tour. Final Injunction Denied A permanent injunction restraining F. B. O. and exhibitors from selling or showing the film, •Bigger Than Barnum's," has been denied by Judge Molyneaux of the federal court in Minneapolis. The Injunction was sought by Rlngllng Brothers and Barnum and Bailey's combined shows, and although a temporary injunction was at first obtained, Judge Moyneaux refused to make It permanent. "Chaplin Film" Enjoined Arthur W. Kelly, Charlie Chaplin's p<-rsonal representative, re|)oris that Chaplin's attorneys In England have obtained an Injunction against the sponsors of the picture. "The Life Story of Charlie Chaplin," recently produced and advertised in England. Henry H. Parkinson was the producer and the distributor Is the Frederick White Company. Red Seal on Broadway Red Seal's Out of the Inkwell <omedles will appear regularly hereafter at the Paramount Theatre. New York. 'Ko-Ko's Queen" Is playing there this week. Film Exports Decline American film exports continue to decrease. The first nine months of 1026 shows a decline of 11, 000,000 feet Latin-America leads the list in the amount Imported. Our Stock Market By Ervin L. Hall The quotations used in this summary are compiled daily hy Xeu'burger. Henderson dr Loeb, 100 Broadway, .Vw York City, e.xclusiiely for the Moving Picture World. This n-eek haa iihonn nothing to caujte na to change our previoUH MtatementM that the market la not likely to show any Mustained advance or decline for the rest of the year. It la tmr that a number of individual Ntockn have made advance*, but a great many others, including the stront^est stocks In the list, ha^e varied very little ami some stocks have even sht»Mn dei'lines. Operations in the market are almost wholly professional and are likelj' to remain so for some time. Money rates tvere firmer this ne«k, ruling around S ^r cent or better. This la not unusual, however, at this time of the year, and eaaier money vtlll nndoubtedly return after the first at the yeajr. FILM STOCKS Our own stocks followed the general trend outlined above with the majority of the list showing no marked change. There were exceptions, however, with Pathe, Famous and Loew making the largest gain?, and Warner Bros, both "A" and Common going down. Pathe "A" continued to climb upwards. It will be recalled that this stock has shown no signs of strength for a number of weeks. There have been rumors around that the dividend would be passed and the stock was forced down to prices below what It was worth. The range this week was from 34% at the beginning to a closing price of over 42. Famous Players was the real leader of the market. A couple of weeks ago we called attention to the fact that Famous was again showing signs of its old axtivity. This statement has been borne out during the past week when the stock ran up to 120H. The turnover for the week was over 102,000 shares. Loew's, Inc., moved out of the price range of 44 to 45 where It has been held for the last few Weeks by establishing a new high for 1926 of 48%. The last previous high was 48^ on Sept. 28. Fox Film "A," although It did not run up to its last week's high, nevertheless showed considerable strength and maintained a price around 72 and 73. Warner Bros. "A" and Common both continued to slip, the "A" stock going below 40 for the first time In a long -wljlle. Motion Picture Capital has declared a quarterly dividend of 2.'>c a share on the Common stock, payable Deo. to holders of record Dec. 11 and 50c on the Preferred, payable Jan. 15 to holders of record Jan. 1. Just what this market will do from day to day is hard to determine. It Is mostl.%' profesMional and speculation is increusing. We M'ould advise that you watch yow step and t•ll<^ profits quickly.