Exhibitors Herald (Dec 1917 - Jun 1918)

X H B R H R D Goldwyn Pictures to Be Distributed By Oswald Stoll in Great Britain J. C. Williams Films, Limited, to Handle Australian Territory, New Zealand, Brazil and Other Points Covered Gaumont News Reels Contain Timely Matt Goldwyn 1'ictures Corporation announces that exclusive distribution of all Goldwyn productions for England, Ireland. Scotland and Wales will be under the direction of Oswald Stoll, said to be one of the greatest amusement magnates in the world. Negotiations with Mr. Stoll have been conducted by R. S. Edmondson, the London representative of Goldwyn, and the arrival in Great Britain of the first eight Goldwyn productions is being hailed b}' the British trade press and amusement journals as an event of unusual significance. The Kifiematograph, in speaking of these productions, says: "These Goldwyn pictures are the most faultless and beautiful productions ever received in England." In less than eight months from the date of its first picture Goldwyn has completed a world-wide organization, with representation in every part of the globe with the exception of the Teutonic powers and their allies, with whom we are at war. Oswald Stoll Distributor The British distribution will be made under the name of the Oswald Stoll Film Company, with offices throughout the United Kingdom. Link by link Goldwyn is forging its chain of representation around the world and its English and Australasian affiliations, taken in conjunction with Goldwyn Pictures, .Ltd., of Canada, constitute the most important alliances of all, it is said. In Australia Goldwyn pictures are distributed by J. C. Williamson Films, Ltd., the Williamson interests being the greatest in point of financial magnitude and far-reaching scope in the Antipodes. Hugh Ward, George Tallis and F. W. 'Hiring, the managing directors of the. Williamson enterprises, are all as well known in America as in Australasia, and Goldwyn could have enjoyed no greater good fortune than to have entered that important field under their and the Williamson auspices. Goldwyn's New Zealand distribution is under the direction of New Zealand Picture Supplies, Ltd., Harry Hayward being chairman of the board of directors. In Scandinavia Goldwyn is successfully launched through John Olsen & Company, the biggest factors in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, and in South Africa the South African Film Trust is the Goldwyn distributor. This organization, it is said, owns virtually all of the theatres in which pictures are shown in that country. Goldwyn In Argentine Goldwyn Pictures are distributed in Argentine, Uruguay and Paraguay through Messrs. Saenz & Gonzalez: Chile, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador distribution is made through the Mutual Export and Import Company; Mexico and Central American business will b£ handled through Messrs. Lescale, Goni & Compania and Egypt through Joseph Adda. In Brazil the Pan-American Trading Company for the Compania Cinematografica Brazileira of Rio de Janeiro, the largest film concern in the country, owning eighteen of the biggest houses in Rio de Janeiro and Santos, will be Goldwyn's distributors. Negotiations are now in progress, it is announced, for the distribution of Goldwyn pictures in France, Italy, the Dutch East Indies, Switzerland, India. Burmah and Ceylon, China and th? Philippines, Cuba, Japan, Holland, Spain and Portugal. Marie Dressier Signs With World Pictures Marie Dressier, the comedienne, has just signed a long term contract to produce a series of two reel comedies for World Pictures. Miss Dressier is touring the country at present in the interest of the third Liberty Loan. One of Miss Dressler's comedies, "The Agonies of Agnes," was recently presented at the Strand Theatre, New York, and created a furor, it is said. Other tentative titles of her forthcoming pictures are "Fired," "The Wash Woman." Norma Talmadge Does Her Bit Norma Talmadge. the Select star, has done her bit toward making the world safe for democracy by subscribing $200,000 to the third Liberty Loan. Her subscription, which is one of the largest individual purchases in the New York district, was made through the Harriman National Bank. The officials of the bank have confirmed the reports of the sale. The semi-weekly news-reels of t Gaumont Company are being forwarc to exchanges one day ahead of all otl news-reels, it is said, and are availai for exhibition as soon as shipped. Th the exhibitor can show these reels soon as they are received, without ws ing for specified publication dates. T Gaumont News is shipped every Tu day morning and the Gaumont Grapi every Friday morning. Current issues of these, the only in< pendent news-reels, are fully up to t high standard of the first, exhibitors < clare, which won the instantanec praise of state-rights buyers. At this time, naturally, the grea part of each reel is taken up with w time subjects. In Gaumont News r 4, shipped to exchanges on the morni of April 16, at the time when the < tire universe is watching with brea less interest the death grapple betwc the allied forces and the invading Hu every subject relates to the war. Thi are shown in interesting detail the b gest rifle range in the world, fitted w the latest equipment, where Un Sam's soldiers are becoming the m« expert marksmen ; a big sham batt where the marines are given hard pr; tice in almost actual warfare; aer photography, by which submarines m be detected beneath the surface of t ocean; the visit of the Secretary of t Navy to the Great Lakes Naval Tra ing Station, where more than 10,000 m are in readiness: and, among otl timely scenes too many to enumer; here, the thrilling, death-defying aer stunts performed by Lieutenant F chaire, the famous French "Ace" who aiding in the instruction of Americ aviators, which amazed official Washii Kerrigan Resumes Work After an absence of eight months fn the studio, J. Warren Kerrigan is co pleting arrangements to appear bef< the camera at the Paralta plant, Los / Seles, within the next two weeks. I Kerrigan has been incapacitated sh an accident which occurred during i filming of his second Paralta Play, "1 Turn of a Card," and which resulted a broken leg. The vehicle chosen for his return the screen is "Toby," from the book the same name by Credo Harris, said be particularly adapted to Mr. Kei gan's type of interpretation, and wh has just been purchased by the Para company. Thomas J. Geraghty, of 1 Paralta staff of authors, has been gaged for some time past in the prepa tion of the screen version of "Toby" a reports that it will be completed a ready for production by next week. Hayakawa Entertains LOL'ISE (ILAl'M As She Appears in "An Alien Enemy, Paraita Play. the New Sessue Hayakawa entertained a nu ber of the officers of the Japanc squadron which visited Port Los Ange last week. The officers called at t studio of the star and keenly enjoy their initiation into the mysteries of t making of motion pictures. 20