Exhibitor's Trade Review (Nov 1924 - Feb 1925)

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Record Details:

Title:
Exhibitor's Trade Review
Date:
Nov 1924 - Feb 1925
Publisher:
New York, Exhibitor's trade review, inc.
Volume:
Exhibitor's Trade Review (Nov 1924-Feb 1925)
Leaf #:
000949
Language:
English
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System and Early Cinema
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
In late-1916, Exhibitor's Trade Review entered a crowded market of weekly motion picture trade publications that already included the Moving Picture World, Motion Picture News, Exhibitor's Herald, and Motography, along with theatre and vaudeville-oriented papers that covered film, such as Variety, the Billboard, and the New York Clipper. To gain market share and differentiate itself from competitors, Exhibitor's Trade Review pursued a variety of tactics -- some constructive (gathering allies among exhibitor organizations), others destructive (smearing the reputations of competing trade papers and certain film companies that refused to buy advertising). Despite the behind-the-scenes controversies, though, Exhibitor's Trade Review appears to have, in the words of Alan Gevinson, 'established itself legitimately in its role as advisor to and fighter for the independent exhibitor.' All the issues that mattered to independent exhibitors were covered, including censorship, taxes, distributor contracts, piano accompaniment, and, of course, the films. In 1926, Exhibitor's Trade Review ceased weekly publication and only offered the daily service, Exhibitor's Daily, which was acquired a few years later by Martin Quigley as he attempted to consolidate the industry's trade papers under his control. -- Eric Hoyt, 2014
Date Added:
July 25, 2024
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February 7, 1925 Page 31 GOLDBURG OFFERS SCENARIO PRIZES Jesse J. Goldburg, President of Independ■ent Pictures Corporation, is offering four cash prizes for the best original storyi submitted by the members of the Photoplay Writing Class in charge of Mrs. Frances Taylor Patterson at Columbia University. The announcement of this scenario contest, made this week by Mr. Goldburg, calls for the submission of a synopsis of an original story not exceeding five thousand words ; the winning story must be of the type known in the moving picture industry as a western, a semi-western, or what is characterized as a Texas ranger story. states the announceof Mrs. Patterson's Columbia, and sucn the University, may to be submitted with and the awards are within three weeks The contest is limited, ment, to all members Photoplay Classes at sub-divisions as she, or select. The stories are in the next thirty days, scheduled to be made of the closing date. The judges of the contest will .be Mrs. Florence Taylor Patterson, a member of the faculty of Columbia University, and Jesse J. Goldburg. It is planned to submit the winning story to the continuity classes of Columbia University for the purpose of obtaining a proper continuity of the story. Mr. Goldburg intends to offer an additional prize for the continuity selected. According to the rules of the contest, both screen and advertising credit win T)e gryen to the author, and only the world moving picture rights are reserved by Mr. Goldburg, for his use. In explaining the purpose and trie rures of the contest to the students of Columbia University last night, Mr. Goldburg said: "You all know it is the idea that counvs. And the best idea in the world can be told in brief concise English of which motion picture synopses are made. The world is full of original ideas and themes that even with the flood of stories published and unpublished have not byi any means been discovered. It is up to us to find them. And in order to do so, we must go directly to the source of supply just as we go to the' store to buy i ' 1 1 our fruit and vegetables and other necessary commodities. "Our colleges seem to me to be a very fertile and unused field for ideas. And I believe in encouraging the student with contests of this kind. I feel certain right here in this classroom there are enough ideas, your brain children floating around in the ether, to keep me busy making pictures for the next ten years, and that is why I am launching this contest. It seems quite obvious to me that you must have original and ingenious thoughts, else you would not take the time and the trouble to be enrolled in this class. I am taking great pleasure in offering you the opportunity of demonstrating the originality you were born with, and the technical skill Mrs. Patterson has directed in you. "I am expecting some big things from this contest, and I know I shall not be disappointed." C. & C. ADD TERRITORY Messrs. Cranfield & Clarke announce that they have closed the following actuitlonai territories : M. H. L. Muir, Advance Film Exchange, of Minneapolis ; Mr. DonoTme, Imerpial Pictures, of Philadelphia; Security Pictures, of Chicago, 111. ; Standard Film Exchange, of Pittsburgh. This makes about seventy percent of the U. b. now closed. HERMAN RIFKIN Supreme Film Corporation Boston IS distributing in NEW ENGLAND "Unrestrained Youth FEATURING Brandon Tynan The Zeigfeld Follies Star LEE ^^KAD^ORP CORPORATION i> \ I ScventhAve Nnw>opiK A" here to Book Them I A Selected Active List of Independent Exchanges Listed alphabetically by key-cities and presented for abbreviating purposes in the advertising of national distributors so any exhibitor may quickly locate the nearest exchange to his town which handles any independent release. For example: When a national distributor advertises "Phi — 2" in his list of exchanges, any exhibitor in Western Pennsylvania or Southern New Jersey can readily understand by referring to this list that the Philadelphia exchange mentioned is the "De Luxe Film Co., at 1318 Vine St." A scene from one of Franklsm Famum's latest pictures of his series for Independent Pictures. Farnum has a large following of fans for his Western thrillers. ALBANY, N. Y. Alb — 1 First Graphic Exchanges, 656 Broadway. ATLANTA, Ga. Atl — 1 Southern States Film Co., 87 Walton St. Atl — 2 Creole Enterprises, (See New Orleans Add.) BALTIMORE, Md. Bal — 1 Art Film Service, 228 No. Gay Ctreet. BOSTON, Mass. Bos — 1 Independent Films, 10 Piedmont Street. Bos — 2 Cosmopolitan Film Co., 14 Piedmont So. Bos — 3 McConville & Montague, 12 Piedmont St. Bos — 4 American Fea. Film Co., 37 Piedmont St. BUFFALO, N. Y. Buf — 1 First Graphic Exchanges, 257 Franklin St. CHICAGO, 111. Chi — 1 Celebrated Play'rs Corp. 810 S. Wabash Av. Chi — 2 Epic Film Attractions, 808 S. Wabash Ave. Chi — 3 Renown Pictures, Inc., 806 S. Wabash Ave. Chi — 4 Film Classics Ex., 831 So. Wabash Ave. Chi — 5 Greiver Prod., Chicago, 831 S. Wabash Av. Chi — 6 Security Pictures, 808 S. Wabash Ave. CINCINNATI. OWo Cin — 1 Standard Film Serv., Broadway Film Bldg. Cin— 12 R. G. Hill Ent. (See Pittsburgh Add.) CLEVELAND, Ohio Cle — 1 Standard Film Service, 617 Film Bldg. Cle — 2 R. G. Hill Ent. (See Pittsburgh Add.) Cle — 3 SkirboU Gold Seal Prods., Film Bldg. Cle — 4 Security Pictures Co., 514 Film Bldg. DALLAS, Texas Dal — 1 Southern States Film, 302 S. Harwood St. Dal — 2 Creole Enterprises (See New Orleans Add.) Dal — 3 Southwest Film Corp., Film Bldg. Dal — 4 Midwest Film Ex., 2111 Moser Ave. Dal — 5 All Star Feature Films, Film Exch. Bldg. DENVER, Col. Den — 1 Mountain States Film Att., 2104 Broadway. Den — 2 Arrow Photoplays, 2040 Broadway. Den — 3 De Luxe Feature Film Co., 2020 Stout St. Denver, Colo., for territories of Colo., Utah, Wye, Ariz., and New Mexico. DETROIT, Mich. Det — 1 Standard Film Service, Joseph Mack Bldg. Det — 2 Rex Film Company, Joseph Mack Bldg. INDIANOPOLIS, Ind. Ind — 1 Celebrated Players Film Corp., 144 W. Vermont Street. Ind — 2 H. Lieber Company, 21'2 Wimmer Building. KANSAS CITY. Mo. KC— 1 Independent Film Co., 117 West 17th St. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. LR— 1 Horaestate Film Co., 1114 W. Markhai& St. LOS ANGELES, Cal. LA— 1 AU-Star Feature Dist. Inc., 915 S. Olive St. LOUISVILLE, Ky. • Lou— 1 Big Feature Rights Corp., 221 S." Third St. Mil— 1 Mil— 2 Mil— 3 Mil— 4 Min— 1 Min — 2 Min — 3 Min — 4 Mon — 1 NO— 1 NO— 2 NO— 3 NY— 1 NY— 2 NY— 3 NY— 4 Oma — 1 Phi— 1 Phi— 2 Phi— 3 Pit— 1 Pit— Pit— 3 Pit — 4 SLC— SF— 1 SF— 2 S^-1 SL— 2 Sea — 1 Sea — 2 Tor— 1 WashWash—: FR— 1 FR— 2 MILWAUKEE, Wis. Celebrated Players Corp., 713 Wells St. Epic Film Attractions (See Chicago Add.) Ludwig Film Ex., Film Bldg. Mid-West Distributing Co., Toy Bldg. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. Friedman Film Corp., Film Exchange Bldg. F. & R. Film Co., Loeb Arcade Bldg. Celebrated Film Exchange, 206 Film Exchange Bldg. Advance Pictures, 306 Film Exch. Bldg. MONTREAL, CAN. Film De Luxe Co., 12 Mayor St. NEW ORLEANS, La. Southern States Film Co., 616 Saratoga St. Creole Enterprises, Inc., 1401 Tulana Ave. M. D. Martin Attractions, 405 Dryades St. NEW YORK CITY Commonwealth Film Corp., 729-7th Ave. A-1 Film Exchange, 729-7th Ave. NEW YORK STATE Dependable Pict. Corp., 729-7th Ave. N. Y. Capital Film Co., 729 Seventh Ave., N. Y. OMAHA, Neb. Liberty Films Inc., 1514 Davenport St. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Masterpiece Film Att., 1329 Vine Street. De Luxe Film Co., 1318 Vine Street. Imperial Pictures, 1302 Vine St. PITTSBURGH, Pa. Federated Film Exchange, 1018 Forbes St. R. G. Hill Enterprises, 1010 Forbes St. Apex Film Service 1026 Forbes St. Standard Film Exch. 1030 Forbes St. SALT LAKE CITY. Utah Preferred Pictures Co., 52 Exchange PI. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. All-Star Fea. Dist., 209 Golden Gate Ave. Progress Film Service, 177 Golden Gate A v. ST. LOUIS, Mo. Columbia Pictures Corp., 3317 Olive St. Sam Warner, United Film Exchange 3314 Lindel Blvd. SEATTLE, Wash. Western Film Corp., 2014 Third Avenue. Quality Pictures, 2006 Third Avenue. TORONTO, CAN. Premier Films, Ltd., 15 Richmond St., E. WASHINGTON, D. C. 1 Trio Produc. |926 N. Jersey Ave., N. W. 2 Exhibitors Film Exch., 916 G St., N. W. FOREIGN RIGHTS, N. Y. CITY Simmons-Kahn Enterprise, 250 W. 42nd St Inter Ocean Film Corp.. 218 W. 47th St.