Exhibitor's Trade Review (Sep-Nov 1924)

October 11, Page 29 A driverless car, speeding about in the traffic of New York City has given "The Speed Spook," a C. C. Burr production, unusual publicity value and has created widespread attention. The novelty causes the curious to stop and wonder. DETROIT GETS FIRST I. M. P. P. D. A. EXCHANGE A committee will leave shortly for Detroit to establish the first exchange to be operated and financed by the I. M. P. P. D. A. The committee will arrange for office space, manager and sales force, and the exchange is expected to be functioning within a month. This action is in line with the organization's newly announced policy of maintaining its own distribution in territories now considered closed to it. * * * 'TENSE MOMENT' SERIES TERRITORIAL SALES Louis Weiss, Artclass executive, who is presently making a coast to coast tour in the interest of the Weiss Brothers' Artclass product, last week sold to the Shooker Film Exchanges of Denver, Colorado, territorial rights for Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico and Southern Idaho on "Tense Moments from Great Authors and Famous Plays" a series of eighteen single reel subjects. Progress Pictures, of St. Louis (Tom Leonard) also purchased the "Tense Moments from Great Authors and Famous Plays" series, for the territory of Eastern Missouri, and Southern Illinois. * * * 'FIRE PATROL' GETS IMPORTANT BOOKINGS Chadwick Pictures Corporation are in receipt of advice from First Graphic Exchanges, Inc., who are distributing the Chadwick 9 in upper New York, that they have booked "The Fire Patrol" in the Mark Strand Theatre, Albany, and in the Troy Theatre, Troy, N. Y. The Troy is also a Mark Strand theatre. * * * THE BREATH OF SCANDAL TO PLAY BROADWAY Among the film fare promised to Broadway patrons next month, is D. P. Schulberg's new Preferred Picture, "The Breath of Scandal." This is an adaptation of Edwin Balmer's story which appeared serially in Cosmopolitan Magazine prior to its publication as a novel. Gasnier directed its all star cast which includes Betty Blythe, Lou Tellegen, Patsy Ruth Miller, Forrest Stanley, Jack Mulhall, Phyllis Haver and Myrtle Stedman. EDWIN MEYERS WITH MAIDINA PICTURES Edwin Myers, former head of the scenario department of the Madan Company, of Calcutta, India, has been chosen to take charge of the scenario department of the newly organized Maidina Pictures, Inc. Mr. Myers has had considerable experience in the motion picture industry and has been very successful in the Oriental field. GASNIER WILL DIRECT NEW TYPE OF STORY D. P. Schulberg has assigned Gasnier to direct the big screen production of George Agnew Chamberlain's novel, "White Man," which is now being started. This means that Gasnier will temporarily desert the elaborate society type of picture for which he is famous, in order to devote his attention to the filming of this thrilling out-of-door story told against jungle backgrounds. Where 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." 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.) BOSTON, Mass. Bos — 1 Independent Films, 10 Piedmont Street. Bos — 2 Cosmopolitan Film Co., 10 Piedmont St. 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. CINCINNATI, Ohio Cin — 1 Standard Film Serv., Broadway Film Bldg. Cin — 2 R. G. Hill Enterprises, (See Pittsburgh Add.) CLEVELAND, Ohio Cle — 1 Standard Film Service, 617 Film Bldg. Cle — 2 R. G. Hill Ent. (See Pittsburgh Add.) Cle — 3 Skirboll Gold Seal Prods. Film Bldg. DALLAS, Tex. 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 Av. DENVER, Col. Den— 1 Mountain States Film Att., 2104 Broadway. Den— 2 Arrow Photoplays, 2040 Broadway. DETROIT, Mich. Det— 1 Standard Film Service, Joseph Mack Bldg. Det — 2 Rex Film Company, Joseph Mack Bldg. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Ind— 1 Standard Playr's Corp., 144 ■ W. Vermont St. Ind— 2 H. Lieber Company, 212 Wimmer Building. KANSAS CITY, Mo KC— 1 Independent Film Co., 117 West 17th St. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. LR— 1 Homestate Film Co., 1114 W. Markham St. LOS ANGELES. Cal. LA— 1 All-Star Feature Dist., Inc., 915 S. Olive St. MILWAUKEE. Wis. Mil — 1 Celebrated Players Corp., 713 Wells St. Mil — 2 Epic Film Attractions (See Chicago Add.) Mil — 3 Ludwig Film Ex., Film Bldg. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. Min — 1 Friedman Film Corp., Film Exchange Bldg. Min — 2 F. & R. Film Co., Loeb Arcade Bldg. NEW ORLEANS, La. NO — 1 Southern States Film Co., 616 Saratoga St. NO — 2 Creole Enterprises, Inc., 1401 Tulana Ave. NEW YORK CITY NY — 1 Commonwealth Film Corp., 7"29-7th Ave. NY— 2 A-l Film Exchange, 729-7th Ave. OMAHA, Neb. Oma — 1 Liberty Films Inc., 1514 Davenport St. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Phi — 1 Masterpiece Film Att., 1329 Vine Street. Phi — 2 De Luxe Film Co., 1318 Vine Street. PITTSBURGH, Pa. Pit — 1 Federated Film Exchange, 1018 Forbes St. Pit — 2 R. G. Hill Enterprises, 1010 Forbes St. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah SLC — 1 Preferred Pictures Co., 52 Exchange PI. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. SF — All-Star Fea. Dist., 20Q Golden Gate Ave. ST. LOUIS, Mo. SL — 1 Columbia Pictures Corp., 3317 Olive St. SEATTLE, Wash. Sea — 1 Western Film Corp., 2014 Third Avenue. Sea — 2 Quality Pictures, 2006 Third Ave. TORONTO, Can. Tor — 1 Premier Films, Ltd., 15 Richmond St., E. WASHINGTON, D. C. Wash— 1 Trio Produc. 926 N. Jersey Ave., N. W. FOREIGN RIGHTS, N. Y. CITY FR — 1 Simmons-Kabn Enterprises, 220 W. 42nd St.