The Moving picture world (November 1926-December 1926)

496 MOVING PICTURE WORLD December 18, 1926 Things Are Looking Up George Wa'sh, center, starring in the Excellent picture, "Striving For Fortune," is a hearty, wide-chested hero. Frank Cassidy Given Managership at Colony Name Board To Supervise United Artists (Continued from page 488) the Frank J. Gould enterprises, which included an executive office managing 15,000 miles of railroad. In this work he specialized in the operation of electric lighting and power plants and trolley car systems. When he was 25, he, Kelly, was director of twelve companies, including directorship of a $40,000,000 company, the Virginia Railway and Power Company, Richmond, Va. In the World War, Mr. Kelly served with the British Army, in the Tank Corps, eventually being transferred to the American Army with the rank of Major, to supervise distribution of "splints" in orthopaedic work. After the war, Mr. Kelly decided to remain in England and took an active interest in the Embassy Club of London, helping materially to develop its success. After accomplishing his task in London, he returned to America, and entered the motion picture field as odd-job man for a First National production unit. In two months' time he became Assistant Production Manager ; after four months with First National, Charles Chaplin offered his friend the position of his eastern representative to United Artists Corporation, directing all sales of the comedian's pictures. He Became Treasurer At the invitation of officials of United Artists' organization, Mr. Kelly became Vice-Pres.'dent of United Artists, and after two months he was made Treasurer. In May of 1926, United Artists gave Mr. Kelly entire supervision of the foreign department. Mr. Kelly married the former Josephine Freygang. The couple have one son, Arthur Kelly, Jr. Harry T. Buckley was born in St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 24th, 1887. and he received hii edu:ation in that city. He has been closely identified with things theatrical since his first business days. When he was 21, Buckley was appointed manager of the Garrick Theatre in St. Louis. That was followed by his appointment as manager of the Columbia Theatre, an Orpheum House in St. Louis. Resigning from the managership of the Columbia when the World War came, Mr. Buckley was in the United States Army, Eighty-ninth Division, entering as a private and soon winning a lieutenant's commission. When, after the Armistice, United Artists Corporation was CHANGE in the house management of the B. S. Moss Colony Theatre, New York City, was annouced this week by Warner Bros., who have it under a long term lease for their extended run productions, Syd Chaplin in "The Better 'Ole" being the present bill. Frank Cassidy, who has been with the Warners almost from their start in various important positions, has been placed in charge of the Colony. organized in 1919, E-uckley was made manager of its Kansas City exchange. He served m that capacity for a year and a half and was subsequently made Branch Manager of the Los Angeles exchange. Mr. Buckley served there a year and a half, making a total of three years' service with United Artists Corporation as branch manager. When Douglas Fairbanks finished "Robin Hood," he withdrew Mr. Buckley from the United Artists organization and made him manager of the road shows of that special. With road showings of "Robin Hood" completed, Mr. Buckley was called to Los Angeles to assume the post of Acting General Manager of the Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corporation for two years, during which time he supervised the road showing of "The Thief of Bagdad." Another milestone in the Mr. Cassidy recently piloted the Warners' floating broadcasting station on its cross-continent trip, and was soon afterward assigned to Warner Bros.' Philadelphia exchange until a theatre was found for him. Cassidy has been connected with the amusement field for many years, having managed other Warner houses and put over several big exploitation campaigns that required a man who knew his business. progress which the new executive had recorded up to that date brought him the appointment of Personal and Business Manager for Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks in New York City. Shortly thereafter he became Vice-President of United Artists Corporation and a member of its Board of Directors. When the United Artists Theatre Circuit, Inc., was organized early in 1926, Mr. Buckley was elected a director of that corporation, as well. He retains that office, of course. Dec. 12, 1926, Mr. Buckley resigned as General Personal and Business Manager for Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks and became active VicePresident, one of the three members of the United Artists Executive Committee and assistant to Joseph M. Schenck, Chairman of the Poard of Directors of United Artists Corporation. Maria Corda, German Star, At Burbank Maria Corda, whom Production Manager Richard A. Rowland brought to America .and signed to appear in First National pictures, is rated as one of the most famous feminine stars of Germany and since the war has held a prominent place on the German stage and screen. She recently arrived in New York and has since gone on to Burbank, Cal., to become an important addition to the roster of First National artists. Maria Corda, though she has been working in Berlin with the UFA organization, is a Hungarian by birth. Among her best known starring pictures are "The Last Days of Pompeii," "Samson and Delilah" and "Dance Fever." She is a striking blonde of medium height, blue-eyed, smiling and vivacious. Splendid Actor Signed Harry Cohn, general manager of production of Columbia Pictures, announces the addition of William Tooker to the cast that will support Priscilla Dean in "Birds of Prey." "Three Hours" "Purple and Fine Linen," starring Corinne Griffith for First National, will be released under the title of "Three Hours," it was announced by Production Manager Richard A. Rowland. Miss Mathis Signed Miss June Mathis' first job as a free lance is to write the adaptation and continuity for MetroGoldwyn-Mayer's film version of Channing Pollock's stage play "The Enemy." Jack Homer wa* never so attractive as Marion Nixon, the Universal star.