Exhibitors Herald (Dec 1924-Mar 1925)

20 EXHIBITORS HERALD March 14, 1925 New YORK — Henry Ginsberg has incorporated himself but he still looks the same. . . . Jesse Goldburg has started back to the Coast on his eleventh round trip in ten months. . . . Royal Welherald, of Wilson-Wetherald, dropped in just to say hello and we said hello right back at him, like that. . . . Elmer Clifton is going to make a picture from a story called “Cattle,” which is no relation to “The Thundering Herd” or “Sundown.” . . . Pat Dowling arrived last week and reported rough sailing getting through Chicago. . . . John Flinn left Saturday for the Coast to see Cecil de Mille whom he hasn’t seen for nearly two weeks. . . . Howard Dietz returned from the Coast, hid himself behind a pile of work and said, “Let no reporters in. A good man needs no publicity.” . . . Sam Goldwyn is due from abroad and Vic Shapiro will invite him to tell the A. M. P. A. all about it. . . . John D. Tippett, regular trans-oceanic traveler, is here giving the industry the once over. . . . E. A. Eschmann has gone to the Coast to see how Dick Rowland looks so far from home. . . . Paid Yazvitz, after three years, has joined the Fox alumni, and is now with Emil Harder, American director, who has been making pictures in Switzerland. . . . Harvey Day, long absent from Broadway, says he personally did not supervise the Kinogram pictures of the dogs traveling to Nome. . . . Gerry Rudolph, formerly Fox news reel editor, is back from a long sojourn in Buffalo and on the job at the home offices. . . . Harry Reichenbach has been referred to so long as “The Silver King” of publicity that people are forgetting he’s but a mere youth. . . . Fred Stanley denies that he is seriously considering becoming a screen actor. . . . Lou Jacobson says February is the only month in the year when he envies the rent man. . . . J. Robert Rubin, who was to have gone to the Coast with the Joe Schenck party, delayed his departure until last Wednesday owing to the death of Job Hodges, who was a close friend. . . . Richard A. Rozvland is due back from the Coast next week and is expected to start more Eastern productions for First National. . . . Al Hedley has resigned as head of Vitagraph’s art department and will go into business for himself. Innng Lesser is willing to admit publicly or privately that “The Re-Creation of Brian Kent” is a good picture. . . . Ed Olmstead, a regular guy as they know in Chicago, has taken up his duties at the Riesenfeld theatres, succeeding Morrie Ryskind. Martha Wilchinski, the Capitol’s demon press agent, threatens to sing at one of Roxy’s broadcasting sessions, and what won’t that girl do next? . . Bill Steiner has a picture called, “Was it Bigamy?” and we don’t know and was it. Bill? . . . George Gerhard, of the Evening World, is Phil Paine’s only rival as a regular attendant at studio parties. Frank Conklin, receiver of Preferred Pictures, is back from a long Coast trip. . . . Charles O. Seesel has joined Whitman Bennett as art director and general supervisor. . . . Mart Blumenstock says no one in the publicity department is worried over Famous purchasing “New Brooms.” . . . Nat Rothstein says “The Face on the Air” is not one of the “Yellow Faces” but that both are F. B. O. pictures. — SPARGO. RIGHT : Samuel Goldwyn, indepen dent producer for First National, poses with Lia de Putti, Germany's most popular screen star. Whether or not the German player will be brought to this country by Goldwyn has not been divulged. Producers, directors, stars and other notables of the screen flocked to the depot to welcome Cecil B. DeMille, Pro-Dis-Co producer, home to Hollywood. Leatrice Joy, standing by the producer in the picture, was the flrst to greet him. Miss Joy will be starred in the first DeMille picture. LEFT: Frances Marion, novelist and scenarist, has entered the ranks of the independent producers. Backed by western financial interests, she will produce for Pro-Dis-Co distribution. Two pictures will be made for fall release.