Exhibitors Herald (Dec 1924-Mar 1925)

January 3, 1925 EXHIBITORS HERALD 87 New Year Program Outlined by Flinn at Sales Meetings (Continued from page 29) all probability Agnes Ayres will be the star. On March 16 A. H. Sebastian will present the famous stage stars Weber and Fields in the adaptation of the successful stage play “Friendly Enemies.” As a play, this established an enviable reputation. The film adaptation was made by Anthony Paul Kelly and it will be produced by Belasco productions under the direction of George Melford. Schedules Second Christie “Stop Flirting,” the second of the A1 Christie features, will be released on March 30. This will be an adaptation from the successful London musical farce which ran continuously for two years at the Shaftsbury theatre. It will be an all-star production and will be produced under the direction of Scott Sidney. “The Awful Truth,” starring Agnes Ayres, will be released on April 6. This will be an adaptation of the play bv Arthur Richman in which Ina Claire scored in New York. ^ It will be an Elmer Harris production directed by Paul Powell. Three productions in the Harry Carey series will be released during April, June and July These will be “The Bad Lands” on April 13 ; “The Dark Horse,” a racing story, on June 1 ; “The Texas rail,” on July 1.^. They will all be personally supervised by Hunt Stromberg and directed by Tom Forman. Those attending the Cleveland convention on Jtecember 15 and 16 were Vice-President Paul C Mooney: Vice-President John C. Flinn; Central Division Manager Pohert Cotton: Western Di vision Manager L. W. Weir; J. J. Mooney, Cleveland manager; R. E. Peckham, Detroit manager: Dudley Williston, Indianapolis manager: N. G. Shafer, Cincinnati manager; Charles W. Tyler, Indianapolis salesman; R. Mochrie and F. G. Schram, Cleveland salesmen: W. L. Schmidt, J. C. DeWalt and Joseph P. Hamilton, Cincinnati salesmen; Arthur Richardson, C. A. Gordon and E. H. Shalitt, Detroit salesmen. The convention at the Congress hotel, Chicago, was attended by Midwest Division Manager Cecil Maberry; Western Division Manager L. W. Weir; Branch managers: H. S. Lorch, Chicago; C. H. Feldman, Minneapolis; C. D. Hill, St. Louis: Charles Knickerbocker, Kansas City; Truly Wildman, Omaha; G. C. Brown, New Orleans; R. A. Morrow, Dallas. Salesmen: Clarence Phillips, Thomas Greenwood, Sig Decker, J. M. Hickey, W. Van Gelder, Charles Lundgren, Chicago; Frank Owens, Minneapolis: L. W. Brown, W. S. Haynes, G. I. Bradford, J. H. Bradford, of St. Louis; L. W. Nathanson and George Naylor, Kansas City; Milton Frank, of Omaha. ** Junior Movies” Prove Successful in New York (Public Relations Department) ALBANY, N. Y., Dec. 23.— Having proved successful in both Albany and Troy, N. Y., Junior Movies are now being extended to embrace the neighboring places of Cohoes, Green Island and Watervliet, each of which is connected by trolley with Troy. Walter Roberts, manager of the Troy theatre, visited the schools in these four places last week with the result that children from these places will come to Troy on Tuesday morning, December 30, to witness “Peter Pan” at the Troy theatre with an admission charge of ten cents. The same picture will be shown the children of Troy on December 27, and the children of Albany on January 3. “U” Engages Engineer NEW YORK.-; — L. Huveldop, engineer of international reputation, and for many years in the diplomatic field, has been engaged by Universal to do special research work in the Orient. He has left New York for the Straits Settlements. JOHN E. KENNEBECK, who is Paramount’s exploitation representative in Australia, New Zealand and the Antipodes. In the “Foreign Market” recently, Mr. Kennebeck told something of the exploitation methods used by theatre men in Australia. The Big Ones of 1924 By T. O. SERVICE {Continued from page 33) several pictures during 1924, notably “Babbitt” and “Beau Brummel.” Harold Lloyd comes through with another one of his clean-cut comedies. “Hot Water” is quite up to this comedian’s former work and has some mighty funny stuff in it. Mack Sennett, long the comedy king, made some of the funniest of his career last year with Harry Langdon. This boy is a real comedian and it won’t be long before he is at the top of the heap. His work is unique and he is growing more popular with the fans every day. Steiner Sees Success in Independent Films ( special to Exhibitors Herald ) NEW YORK, Dec. 23. — William Steiner announces that his Edith Thornton Productions have met with instant approval by the trade and reviewers. Leo Maloney Productions are now considered to be standard attractions, while Charles Hutchison (Hurricane Hutch) started off his five-reel series with a vigorous pace both in stunts and settings. The units are all working in Hollywood and are looking forward to one of the best years for independent productions. Forms Export Company (Special to Exhibitors Herald) LOS ANGELES, Dec. 23. — Jack Schaefer, former film exchange manager, has organized International Agencies, an export and import organization, with offices at 1906 Stanford Avenue, Los Angeles. Acquires Leonard Series NEW YORK, — H. C. Dressendorfer, of Indianapolis, has purchased the rights to the Benny Leonard series of two-reel features, “Flying Fists,’’ from Henry Ginsberg Elect James Head of Ohio Exhibitor Body; O* Toole Attends Meet (Continued from page 25) urer, cannot fill the position any longer, due to illness. Smoots on Board The executive board consists of H. V. Smoots, Mt. Vernon; Henry Bieberson, Delaware; B. Z. Levine, Cleveland; A. G. Hettesheimer , Cincinnati ; Cladwell H. Brown, Zanesville, and A. C. Himmelstein, Sandusky. Considerable interest was shown by the members toward the motion picture machines that were exhibited by dealers. Comments came from all angles on the perfection of the various machines. The next annual convention, which will be the fifth, will again be held in Columbus sometime next year. This will be the fourth time the annual meeting has been held in the Buckeye capital. Attending the convention were: George Fenberg, Auditorium, Newark; E. A. Keen, Oxford, Oxford; A. C. Himmelstein, Plaza, Sandusky: George Revelis, Cinderella; Coshocton; O. E. Belles, Main, Cleveland; J. J. Harwood, Lexington, Cleveland; H. H. Lustig, Waldorf, Cleveland: M. Berkovitz, Milo, Cleveland; S. Klinger, Cleveland: Maurice Kaplan, Cleveland; Sara F. Deutsch, Regent, Cleveland; E. E. Bair, State Uhrichsville; Louis Cowan, Pictorium and Vale, Dennison; John A. Perruzzi, Butler, Niles; Harry Carl, Opera House, Ashland; Henry S. Horwitz, Olympia, Cleveland; Henry Bieberson, Jr., Delaware; Dave L. Schumann, Cleveland; H. T. Palmer, Lyric, Columbus; C. M. Taylor, Garden, Columbus; W. P. Mellott, American, Leetonia; C. V. Rakestraw, State, Salem; E. J. Myers, Chillicothe; J. E. Kaiser, Chillicothe; M. S. Fine, Savoy, Cleveland; Frank Gross, Superior, Cleveland; Sdw. Hiehle, Marietta; J. M. Urbansky, Jennings, Cleveland; C. L. Dasher, Strand and Lyric, Van Wert; L. F. Eick, Fenray and Pastime, Martins Ferry; J. H. Rubens, Strand, Newton Falls; H. Rosenthal, Lee, Ravenna: Ed. Paul, Regent, Springfield; Paul Russell, Russell; Somerset; George L. Law, Eastland, Portsmouth; G. R. Moore, Lion, Bellevue; J. A. Ackerman, Cincinnati; W. J. Powell, Lonet, Wellington; H. I.. Tracy, Opera House, Willard; A. G. Hettesheimer, Orpheum, Cincinnati: Geo. J. Kolb, Cincinnati; B. Z. Levine, Cleveland; Charles Weigel, Madison, Cincinnati: W. K. Richards, Royal, Findlay; S. B. Toth, Columbus; Fred P. Heichert, Port Clinton; Chas. A. Kuehle, Cincinnati; Sam E. Lind, Zanesville; C. H. Brown, Zanesville; C. E. Ashbrook, Exhibit, Ashley; Mr. Mooney, Bellefontaine; C. H. Graves, Palace, Columbus; W. M. James, Broadway, Columbus: J. Real Neth, James, Columbus; John_ H. James, manager, Gri^nd, Columbus; J. E. Wilson, State, Columbus; H. F. Eger, James, Columbus: Earl Pepper, Eastern, Columbus; J. D. Kennedy, Columbus; Mr. Monahan, Opera House, Corning; Alfred Rex, Princess, Wauseon; G. Guillia, National; Akron; J. Davidson, Glen, Cleveland; John L. Damm, Strand and Opera House, Wadsworth; B. F. McCoy, Strand, Bellefontaine; F. H. Staup, Capitol, Delphos; Frank Buben, Akron; Ike Friedman, Akron; Ben L. Morris, Temple, Bellaire; J. C. Platt, Lyric; Mt. Vernon; H. V. Smoots, Vine, Mt. Vernon; Lawrence Burns, Champion, Columbus; Louis Israel, Heights, Cleveland; Adam Flohr, Hart, Cincinnati. Booking Company Gets Deal for Wright Film (Special to Exhibitors Herald) NEW YORK, Dec. 23.— Irving M. Lesser, vice president of Principal Pictures Corporation, announces that Harry Rathner, special representative of Principal, has just closed a deal by which American Booking Company will handle Harold Bell Wright’s “The Mine With the Iron Door,” the Baby Peggy Principal productions and the Big 6, distributed through Principal, for the Michigan territory. Representatives of the American Booking Company took over the Michigan territory after studying the run at the Madison theatre, Detroit, of “The Mine With the Iron Door,” which is said to have broken records and caused much favorable comment.