New York Clipper (Jun 1915)

14 T:H E - -NEW- Y O R K C i.l F P E R iarie' S3 • BASJsrs Esitis,- 2ii6Tios'' i 'PicTxm.e - bditor. UMTED PPLH SHtVlili, IKCV IN BANKRUPTCY GOURT.. : PETTTIdN FEED AGAIHST DIStRBOTING CbNCERN BY THREE PRODUCING COMPANIES.- • - - - ■ ■ Acting as nctltlonlijs credltc^rs, the United Mo- tfon Plctnre Hroducm, Inc.,-Crystal-KUnj-Co. ond Pikc»~ Peak Kiln 'Jo. instltnt*^ les^i • P'<x*<^'*?» June-18 In the V.'- 3. District' Court, New Yoit, •gainst United Film Service. Inc. to the' end that the lAtter concern be adjudged bankrupt. •The InTOluntary petition In bankmptcy field by the three creditors alleges thnt United'Film'Ser- •rtce Inc., Is Indebted to" United -ilotlon Picture •Prodncers. Inc.. to the extent of $32,180,' the Crystal Film Co., $10,070, and Pikes-Peak Fllta Co., Inc, mass. United Film Service, Inc., oecnples o' suite of offices at 130-West Forty-slith Street.-New-Yort. •sd.Juis extensive branches throughout the coun- try. The corporation specialized In the dlstrlbn- tlon of one and two reel subjects, and- -wa's an out- grcmth of the., ojd. WAiber's Features,' Inci. m ■which P. A. PoweE9 -was at one time flnanclatly Interested. . '' About six montbs ago (Mr.- Pavers retired- from United Film Service; inc., to pay- closer attention to-Us. Interests. Insthe -UnlTersai. and-.X. H. Graham became the.Unlted's. general manacer and presl- dentrOffl'dal positions .-which lie has held since. . Acconllnff to reports, the liabllUies of the United ore allesed.. to be ht'. the nelgbborboort of S200,000, ond the esscts ntwut $100,000. Leo O. Stern, on attorney, of .15 WJUIom 'Street, New-Tork. -was oppolnted receiver 'for the United, nis as-sodate will 1 - ----- be Lengdon P. Marvin. UlilTED ISSUES STATEMENT. T.CGRAHAH DECLAKES SUIT •^ERlENDLr' PROCEEDING. FoQo-wlne the appointment of a receiver for the Uldted Film Service, inc., J. C. Graiami the film ccfficem's president, Issued the appended sta^e- ment: • ' *"rbat the petition In bankruptcy filed last Fri- day,- In' the United States District Court,, against tfi« United Film Service. Is a friendly suit, brought t^- the motion picture producers, who are closely omllatcA'K4th the dlstrlbutlni| comixiny, to make, possible, a quick realization of extensive plans to mcrcnse the mm.ber. ot Trei>kly- releases and foTra a 'bleger and better orzanlzation. Is made known- by 'J. C. Graham, preHlaent mid general manager of thc-coinimny.. -The'-suU'Was 'brought abouf'by iCaiifer'ences''Of Isadore Bernstein -was formerly manager of Unl- Tpr»al City, and'ls considered to be a class A film ILLHIOiS STAT£CERSOR BOARD ROW A PROBABILITY. OLSON BnX PASSED BT HOnS£. 'The Oloon'nill, which cklls for the eetabUshiitet of a iStote Board of Censorship,"foe.motion-pic- tures, pawsed the hrwer- bnincli of the -llllools Legislature.-Jime' 18. If the,Olson BUI become? a ijoiw. and It loo^ as-If It will,'Chicago--wlr' be blessed -n-lth double - censorship, Inasmuch ■ as that city alrrad7. pocscs a local . Censor'Board. Providing the Ol.son BUI becomes operative. It will be necessBty for Chl>-ag.> exhibitors to llrst Ajl.iBlt:-thelr;iIIn]s-to.the<State<B0!u'd'for Its. tend-. every' move of the lightweight championship con- test, held. In London'last year, .-were brooght to - America by -George -Consldlne three- montbs ago, -filtlt' Uie. .intention of . exploiting them in' tniq .country:..'-. -■■-'' - ' - • -The. bringing of the .flgbt. Alms. Into the port of New' Xork resulted In- their seizure by. U. -a. cus- toms .officials, -wiio .claimed-, tbat-.-the pictures con- stituted. a >prlzc .fight. and..muat consequently ..be ronsfde'rcd contraband according, to the Sims La-w, -which., farhlds. the lm'portAtipn-of.fllm3,.of this chaRteter. ' ■, - '• •'>,. '•■ .' . While. Consldjnfs atton(ey', argued in tn'e conrt proceedings: tt^nt foUo^eU-the'octlon .of the Fed- eral autboritlc.s i>pt th'c .Welsh-Ritohle fllins merely ebow^' a boxing xonlcst,. Judge Hough, liefore whom tb0 'case -wob trl(^, held otu^^visc. - Tn ac- cordanc^i'with uiA.-decision.In the'ca'se Jiidge Hough lost vcet-eaVe-ith^'order-which eppoirers the- au- thorltleis =to destroy;-the pijtares. ' It -would'se^mr-now-rtnat. thv 'Jess WlUar'd-Jack Jphnison flght'llln^'weretdooined to the same .fate -altlmntely, as'-the AVelsb-Bltchle-litigation Is con- ceded ty comli^tPIit^'eutl'idrlitles to.-onfiUtuto an ex- ceUent -prececrnt.- 'A decision-la looked for short- ly In-theAVIllard-Jolin<u>h. case.. GLOBt offers'; I,M0.D4Y ROUTE. - The Globe Feature picture-Booking Offlce,-an out- come'jbt. the foriuur; U;<:-B.' O. -^Picture. Depart- JDent,'^hns Justr.tcen-^iganlzcd .and-,wUl'be la a • |>o8ltl(ui>ln vabout-*.-*' -week :to"lay:-'o'ut-a>guaranteed . route'o/;-^no..thousand-flOe'hundred''days:for feu- tnre T>'let'urira.- Tlreicompany. w^lII/hiLvo'vtw.eiity-elgbt bron'ch/.of&ces-tbcougbout the.^couptry;< ifnd each irlll be' allotlcd a 'certain number-of - days -which they -wUUhtivo to-nU, being charged accordingly. -llie' various offices -will have to play -tbe nt- lotted time -within a period of nine months. The Globe -will contract to play a feature one tbous- oad . five, hundred days TTlthln nine months, on twenty-four copies. The features will range In price from to $100 a day, according to their . strength. A. J. Duffy Is the general manager of the new concern. polntlve -power Is-vested In the Secretary of State. >i'ow. all that the' Windy City exhibitors nce^l to complete their* cop -of h^plness Is the passage of •the iiendlng FedcnU Censor'Law. But'let's hope for the best. all the parties' Interested,!-. In - which .<eirotts-. -were: •.consideration,-: and.,theD „to'thc Chicago local :ce6- madc to keep the ticveral valuohle properties and .scrs. the .splendid organization recently perfected, Intaet ^e proposed . lUlnols State Censor Board con- duHng the working out of the pinns that have slsts of three members. Bach . Is scbednled to rc- beeri^carefuUy made to -place a program of'■ at celve a. salary of $2,&00 per'abnam; '7'hc .'op- least twenty-one reels upon - the market, home- .... diafeiy. "Mr. Graham Is convinced-that this friendly .suit wUt-.-'reflQlt ^In-more quickly accomplishing the.re- ■ulta for -whlch^the United Film Company hiLs tteen ■trt«Ing since its re-organlzatton several weeks ago.--- . "Tile receiver. Leo. C. Stem, of 15 'William Street, New Tork, his as.soclate' receiver, Langdou P. 'Marvin, and the officials of the 'United.' are In perfect accord, and -will co-operate In .every way ta-^crease the r-aptdly growing business of the 'United' exchangos. -' "ifr. Gmbnm Inid emphasis upon the fact that thb: naillated compcnles haJ nn desire to .tear down th^.'carefully ,>rected strnctare of -the 'fourth pro- grsjtt/ bnt took the action they did In-'otder'to taeilKate the growth of the organization by estab- lishing a basis of pro rata values for i all con- cerned, and .It the same time doing away with the. extrsordlnary demand.s on the part of. the few thnt. had a tenarncy to interfere -with rapid ex- lianslon. "The United Motion Picture Producers are'very closely allied with the United Film Service, end it -Will be possible for a more complete re-organlzh- tlon.to take place in the hands of the court than -wontd be possible otherwise, and the .'United' officials look for even a more rapid Increase -in business In the Immediate future than the United Film Service books show during- the past few -weeks of Its 'regular program' history. ^Leo. C. Stem.-- who. In addltl6n to' belng.:a -law- yer, is a member ot the'Board of Directors of-the United Film Service, 'Inc., believes tnipllcitly. In the' IxiUcv followed by the" United Film -Service slncb-'-lf hewn lasning- a regiilnr weftlj-,prognini. and ils convinced thnt the class of film prodoced'is In fi^at demand nt the.preiient time. -'.He also, realties the necessity of a re-organlzatlon that wl'.I resn>t In the Is^nih^'of-a program of. tnenty-ono reels'.at the ear-Ilc;4t> poselbte-'moment, and wlll -'do-, all iii. bis power to aid U." . :.' ' ...v.".-* ISaIoRE ^STEW'my; BECOME •^^^ORLD FILM PRODtlCER.^ ■ • FOSiER UmVERSAL . dtl HARAGS nnONED AiS -^A& OF LARGE WEST. C£^T ORGAIfipTI^ ; - ' . T'tlere' ls a strong probablUty- that-during tbe.en;; etiIns--Xeek negotiations'-wHI ha.veL'beeit.compUtea. hctwcen Isartore Bemisteln^.represenlljis ooterlc; of -'Wall: Street, capitalists, -and.-Loots-I..'Se.l^IcK. vice -president and-, general .manage- -of. ^the - World Filsv'^Corporation, which wlU'. resDlt tn-'vthe estoh- tlshncfit'of a S3.000,000 motiontplctiire^P.roiluiclos- plant'at San-Dlego.-Cal.---• ' '.■ ■^. '..■>-..'-'..-' The.-^plau) which has .scarcely passed..the' inmor' stage-.as-yet. calls for a West Qoast.orennlXd^tlDn,.' of -which Isadore Bernstein '^llUhe-.the-Contlolllas.' factor, and -which, when - actively* l(nioche<i)r'?^UL turn.'out, a- multiple , reel feature'attd'.'a-!.coiifedy- fllm every wee'tiL These It is-.underatttod -wljli'tie! xelei|sc<ll through 'World Film. — ;;-.:.'' Ne'tber of the^ecufises Involved Iivthe.mmaTii con'ce'rnlng -the new CaHfonila'n 'org«n]c^tlan-7(Eoq.1<t offlrm-^r .<'li.>Tiy that a decision- h^-wep -r/^ached la'the matter, but n't this -writing It looks as'lf the deal -n-ould go through.' JUDGE HOUGH ORDERS HGHT FILSIS coriFisaTED. WELSHtRTTCHIE PICTURES TO BE DE- STROYED BT COURT ORDER. Judge Hough, sitting In the U. S.-District Court. New York, last week ordered thirty-five hnndred feet-of motion.picture film, depleting the Welsh- Kltcbie rontriit.':Connscated and destroyed. The Welsh-Kltchle light films, which showed "SILBNT" BII.L ACCORDED HONOR. 'William: V. Haddock, motion picture director, popularly known as "Silent Bill," has been elected for .-the -third time to the office of president .of the Actors'*. Society, of "America. The elB<jtion--was ', held at'the ftfo'clcty rooms, .1410 Broadway; New York, on June 10. Not only Is Mr.. Haddock the onl.v member of this organization to be elected <i> Its highest office three times, be has been erected three times consecutively. An occurrence such as this Is. an excellent demonstration of Mr; "Had- dock's high'standing In his profession. At pres- ent he is producing features for the Gotham'Film Company. -V-Ii'-SrE OPENS'A>'TOHER E.VCHANOK. Announcemc-nt Is uuide by Ihe V-I^S-B of the es- tablishment of two new oltlces. one at Clnclnn'ntl, C, SDd tho. oilier at Detroit, Mich. The-Clncinnnti-'Office wUl be la charge of R.- S. Shrader^-well: known In fllm< circles .throughODt the •Middle-west, ami the Detroit office-will he Ifioked after by B. R. Hutton, -who has dlstlngulpbed. him- self as- a mcmL-er of the new school of .business boosters.. ',. . r ' With the'open-.'ng of these two offices the "Big Four".:family hns Increased. from six to .sixteen • hranch offices In less than three months' tln^e.'-and every one- of -the sixteen offices now In operation Is working to capacity.