Exhibitors Herald (Dec 1921 - Mar 1922)

36 EXHIBITORS HERALD February 18, 1922 EVER since the now historic day that And now a lot of us are wondering if .Mr. Will H. Hays came to New York Mr. Levenson goes often to picture shows. * * * for the purpose of affixing his signa tt f .. .. Here is an interesting announcement ture to the contract which makes him di which has been sent t0 all departments of rector general of the film industry — or the Universal Film Manufacturing Cornwhatever it makes him — there has been Pany (the Mr. Moffat mentioned therein „„ . _j •__ „„„.,„ *„ »l„ being the urbane advertising director of the much wondering among the laity as to the P v ° ... , ,. . , . company). identity of the tall handsome gentleman IMPORTANT who accompanied him and who was spoken To the Committee. Jan' 30' 1922' of simply as "Mr. Courtland Smith." A new title is needed for Edward S. Moffat's Tn the nicture taWincr attendmt nn the new production, temporarily called, just "girl." in tne picture taking attendant on tne Kindly send your suggestions in immediately contract signing, the dinner at Delmonicos, t0 and, in fact, all during Mr. Hays' visit here SIDNEY SINGERMAN. Program Dept. the postmaster-general and Mr. Smith were as inseparable as the Smith Brothers or Damon Runyon and the Knights of Pythias. Those in the know were aware that Mr. Smith is Mr. Hays' right-hand ■ man in seeing that our mail is properly de livered, and that he will continue to act in the same capacity to Mr. Hays in the latter's work in the film industry. P S— If you need a further synopsis than this, Mr. Smith is a former newspaper man >ou can set il from Mr Moffat, and until joining Mr. Hays in the post office Synopsis in Brief department was head of the American Girl, 7'A pounds. Press Association. In that organization he uBo™ Sunday morning, Jan. 29, at New Rochelle j -i-i j * i • if Hospital, made an enviable record for himself as an Blue eyeS| dark hair, remarkably intelligent organizer, having brought together hun face. dreds of newspapers throughout the country Opposed to Prohibition. into one body for mutual good. * * * Inasmuch as Mr. Hays— who is some or Vou just can.t keep them from ginning ganizer himself— has considerable job on medals and badges on S. L. Rothafel. The his hands m organizing an association which ]atcst addition to the manly wesket of the does not yet exist but of which he is al Capitol manager is a suitably inscribed gold ready the selected head, it is expected that bad emWematjc 0f his honorary memberMr. Smith s talents along the line of or shj jn the New York fire department, in ganization will be of great assistance to recognition 0f his paternal interest in the Mr. Hays in working out his plans. department band. If you don't believe he's * * * a fireman, walk right up to him and say : Incidentally Mr. Smith and Arthur Bris ''P'f se. Mr. Fireman Save My Child," and banc, editor of the Hearst papers, are he 11 flash the gold badge, brothers-in-law, having married sisters. Mr. * * * Smith is now an assistant post-master gen Kenneth Hodkinson, general manager eral and his office adjoins that of Mr. Hays for United Artists, has gone on an extended in Washington. According to Washington business trip which will take him away reports Mr. Smith s resignation becomes ef from ,he Ncw York offices for almost two fective at the same time as that of Mr. months. During the tour he will visit Hays. * * * United Artists branches in Chicago, Minneapolis, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, And also again incidentally, it can be Denver, Dallas, Atlanta and Washington, stated upon the authority of one of the pro * * * ducers most instrumental in inducing Mr. The S. Rankin Drew Post of the Amcr Hays to accept the invitation to guide the ican Legion, which numbers many film men destinies of the movies, that while Mr. Hays among its members, will hold its first an is to have a free hand in the selection of his nual theatrical ball at the Hotel Pcnnsyl aides. the choice of Mr. Smith as his chief vania on the night of Thursday, March 2. assistant is the only one made up to date. * * And also that no further announcement is The Stillman Indian guide's picture "The expected from Mr. Hays until he takes Lonely Trail," is evidently finding a rather charge on March 6. So that's that. tough trail. It was booked into the Forty ^ + + fourth Street theatre several weeks ago and. according to announcement, was to be losKi-ii l.i \i N>oN, secretary of the Motion played over the entire Shubert circuit. One Picture Commission of the State of New week of it seemed to satisfy the ShubertS York, some times opens his mouth and and "The Lonely Trail" ended right there, sheds much wisdom, some of it peculiarly so far as the Shuberts were concerned. Iiis own. In an address last week at the Now the Primcx Pictures Corporation is Institutional Synagogue, the secretary of suing for $1,800 for breach of contract, the tin M. P. C. of the S. of N. Y. — more often plaintiff company alleging it was guaranteed called the Censor Board, said among other twelve weeks' booking on Shubert time, tilings : And so it goes. " \ large proportion of the patrons of the * * * motion pictures arc cither illiterate grown Jack LlOYB, in commenting on the report ups or as yet uneducated children. It is that D. W. Griffith's next big production largely to safeguard the young, the ignorant will he "The White Slave," Bartlcy Campana the mentally defective from the baneful hell's old melodrama, said: "I guess that influence, etc., etc.. that censorship has be 'White Slave' story was started by someone hi. a necessity in the lives of tlic Amer who discovered that I am working about it ail per. pie." eighteen hours a day." — John S. SPAKGO. W. L. Parker A dv er Using Manager for Lewis J. Selznick Enterprises INTRODUCING Mr. Watt L. Parker new advertising manager of the Lewi' J. Selznick Enterprises, but not nev in the film industry by a number o years. A native of Mississippi, Mr Parker broke into newspaper work then at an early age and later transferred th scene of his labors to Seattle, where hi worked on the Star and other papers. , Mr. Parker joined the Selznick force in 1917, when Select Pictures Corpora tion was organized, serving for a tim as salesman in the Washington territor and later became assistant manager o that branch. Two years after joinin Selznick, he was brought to Ncw Yor and added to the Dublicity staff and fo the past two years his work has bee chiefly devoted to editing and compili" campaign books. Several months ago he was named as sistant to Randolph Bartlett, director r advertising, and upon the resignation c Mr. liartlett last week to become hea of the film titling and editing dcpartmei of Famous Players, Mr. Parker's faithh and energetic endeavor was recognize and the advertising department of Seb nick was turned over to him. Mr. Parker is said to be the only Mi sissipian in captivity who can shoot wicked Kelley pool cue with one han and write advertising copy with the otfu at the same time. Not that he doe but that he can.