Exhibitor's Trade Review (Sep-Nov 1924)

November I, 1924 Page 35 ''With The Independent Distributors Picture Production Like Manufacturing Says Jack Cohn Vice President of C. B. C. THE STUDIO force of the Walproduction name of the C. B. C. dorf Studios Inc. which is the organization has much to congratulate itself on since the pictures have been sent on to the East for this season's production. Early in the year Harry Cohn and Jack Cohn got together and worked out a plan of production and stuck to it. They had with them such directors as George W. Hill, Henry MacRae, Reeves Eason and W. S. Van Dyke. There are two large production units. The unit making the Columbia Pictures and the one making the Perfection series. Each series consists of eight pictures. Stars stories and directors were land out in a regular schedule and work was begun. Directors have been alternated and set work planned so that when one company was making exteriors another was using one of the sets in the studio and whenever and as often as possible all sets have been kept busy. "Production," 'says Jack Cohn, "in the motion picture industry can be planned and executed just the same as manufacture in any well run factory. Orders are routed through and work kept on a schedule laid out with the sole purpose of keeping every machine and employee busy all the time." The result of this sort of intensive planning has been that pictures that were calculated to keep the studio forces busy for a whole year have been finished months ahead of time. All the Columbia Pictures have been provided for. Four have been completed and shipped and two are now in work. In the perfection series all the pictures for release as late as next March have been practically completed. J hematic Music Cue ^She.e.t' M, J, Ml NTZ p»ti IS FURNISHED WITH THE FOLLOWING INDEPENDENT PRODUCTIONS: Chadwick Pictures Columbia Pictures East Coast Films Perfection Pictures Banner Productions Lee-Bradford Pictures Principal Pictures Additions to the studio force have not been made in a hurry. The policy of the Cohn Brothers has been to wait till a good man was available to fill the place and then to go and get him. Recent acquisition of Walter Anthony to write titles and Douglas Doty the former editor of Century and Cosmopolitan magazines to write continuities and edit stories puts a finish on the studio organization that speaks well for the pictures to be put out. The work on the forthcoming productions, in the matter of writing adaptations and continuities, of George Barr McCutcheon's, "A Fool and His Money," and Cosmo Hamilton's, "Who Cares," will be in their hands. This is the sort of work which does not show directly on the screen but must be done well in order that the director may do his work well. Where To Book Them ! 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." WANDA HAWLEY NIGEL BARRIE Harding Steerman H. R. Hignett Mary Brough John Harris Warburton Gamble Cecil Morton York James Lindsay Mary Claire, in George R. Sim's Famous Melodrama "THE LIGHTS OF LONDON" An A. C. and R. C. Bromhead Production "nftnici bjj, d/ L LEC-BKADFORP corporation l! 701 SeventhAve New York. 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. 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, Wyo., Ariz., and New Mex. 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. MONTREAL, CAN. Mon — 1 Film De Luxe Co., 12 Mayor St. 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 Com.. 7"29-7th Ave. NY — 2 A-l Film Exchange, 729-7th Ave. NEW YORK STATE NY— 1 Dependable Pict. Corp., 7219 7 Ave., N. Y. C. 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., 209 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. Wash— 2 Exhibitors Film Exch., 916 G St., N. W. FOREIGN RIGHTS, N. Y. CITY FR — 1 Simmons-Kabn Enterprises, 220 W. 42nd St. FR — 2 Inter Ocean Film Corp., 218 W. 47th St