Exhibitors Herald (1925)

March 28, 1925 EXHIBITORS HERALD 29 Sering D, Wilson to Open Own Key City Exchanges to Exhibitors Herald) NEW YORK, March 17.— Increased demand has influenced Sering D. Wilson & Company to open their own exchanges in key cities, it was anonunced this week. The company is now releasing 104 subjects a year. “We have opened a New York office, and Harry Danto, for twelve years with Famous Players, will handle the office at 729 Seventh avenue,” commented Mr. Wilson. “With our line-up of product and suitable means of distribution we hope to reach every exhibitor in the country. We have a full line of accessories never before available for short subjects, an extensive sales campaign and quality of production that will put these short subjects over. The public has long been demanding something new, something that is a feature in short subjects and we believe we can give it to them and make our product the talk of the short reel market.” “Kid Noah,” a series of color cartoons depicting the antics of the son of old man Noah of Ark fame, is one of the new releases. There will be 26 of these cartoons available for the year. Myer Lesser Joins in Warner Campaign to Exploit New Product (Special to Exhibitors Herald) NEW YORK, March 17. — Myer Lesser, president of the Blaine-Tompson advertising agency, has arrived to open a special advertising campaign for the new program of Warner Brothers. This announcement of the campaign follows closely upon the statement that an increase of business is making it necessary for the company to find larger quarters immediately. Lesser is the man who was responsible for the campaign two years ago when Warner copy “broke” in a spectacular way in a thousand leading papers and periodicals. The company will make approximately twenty-six pictures for 1925-26. One of the most popular of the stories chosen to be made into films is “Bobbed Hair,” now running serially in Collier’s Weekly. Distributor Renames J. J. Fleming Picture (Special to Exhibitors Herald) NEW YORK, March 17. — Upon its arrival at the offices of Davis Distributing Division the J. J. Fleming production, “A Fighting Chance” was changed to “A Fighting Romeo.” It was believed that the name selected would better suit the story. The picture featured A1 Ferguson supported by Elaine Hammerstein. Hirsh Says Ay won Will Handle Kit Carsons (Special to Exhibitors Herald) NEW YORK, March 17. — Nathan Hirsh, president of the Aywon Eilm Corporation, announced last week that his company will handle a series of six Kit Carson pictures in addition to the series of six Western features and the Bear productions already scheduled. Arrow Puts Loeb in Foreign Field NEW YORK. — Dr. Shallenberger announces the appointment of Louis Loeb to the foregin department of Arrow Pictures. 11,197 Cases Disposed of in Year by Arbitration Boards Hays Organization Is Gratified Over Results — Disputes Whieh Were Handled by Exhibitor-Exchange Bodies Involved $2,119,622.56 — Pettijohn Issues Report (Special to Exhibitors Herald) NEW YORK, March 17. — Charles C. Pettijohn, general counsel of the Film Boards of Trade, last week issued the annual report of the work accomplished by the boards during 1924. The report, which is gratifying to the Hays organization as well as to the others interested, shows that arbitration is effective through the boards in 32 key centers. A summary of the work of the boards during the year shows the following: Eleven thousand one hundred and ninety-seven disputes between distributors and exhibitors, involving $2,119,622.56 were disposed of during the year 1924. Fifteen of these disputes required a seventh arbitrator. One dispute was litigated before arbitration. Four disputes were litigated after arbitration. F'ive thousand six hundred and ninety-seven disputes, involving $871,035.74 were settled and disposed of without submission to Boards of Arbitration. Four thousand eight hundred and seventy-five disputes, involving $1,077,968.99, were awards by Boards of Arbitration. Three hundred and thirty-two disputes, involving $132,115.48 were withdrawn by complainants. Two hundred and ninety-three disputes, involving $38,502.35, were dismissed by Boards of Arbitration. Five hundred and twenty disputes, involving $140,234.04, now pending. The detailed report given out by Mr. Pettijohn follows: Total Disputes Complaints Dis Awards by Disnosed of missed by Board Complaints Board of During 1924 of Arbitration Withdrawn Arbitration City No. Total Amt. No. T otal Amt. No. Total Amt. No. Total Amt. Albany . 238 19,000.00 188 15,000.00 Atlanta . .. . . 107 22,379.94 37 11,138.00 Boston . 348 157,000.00 90 62,700.00 Buffalo . 201 44,536.72 15 1,996.94 104 17,736.59 Butte 35 14,000.00 10 3,000.00 5 3,000.00 Charlotte 80 8,000.00 4 400.00 52 5,200.00 Chicago . 633 129,837.70 633 127,837.70 Cincinnati 333 215,001.44 13 1,642.00 38 24,008.07 234 178,519.47 Cleveland . 256 64,588.00 52 14,902.00 Dallas . 1,227 43,146.52 23 2,724.93 2 220.00 124 7,861.59 Denver 228 13,938,30 9 520.00 18 3,783.80 30 1,110.50 Des Moines 65 17,300.88 0 0 3 215.00 59 16,870.88 Detroit 136 43,677.46 11 3,501.98 17 7,433.88 47 21,673.67 Indianapolis 87 46,854.73 2 285.00 25 20,112.00 21 14,219.94 Kansas City 183 46,873.84 3 450.00 3 720.00 130 30,000.00 Los Angeles 49 60,000.00 11 30,000.00 Milwaukee . 261 65,820.95 84 103 37,986.15 Memphis . 20 5,707.40 0 0 2 134.50 16 5,438.40 Minneapolis 124 33,621.04 22 3,093.75 16 4,090.37 56 15,583.82 New Haven 128 27,612.43 78 19,947.86 New Orleans ... 83 24,470.91 6 1,740.00 14 3,794.86 48 12,251.37 New York . 4,692 670,445.43 62 9,200.00 80 ■ 12,000.00 1,709 238,295.43 Oklahoma City . 213 21,459.97 9 2,470.75 157 14,003.50 Omaha . 150 5,000.00 150 5,000.00 Philadelphia . 339 66,000.00 3 1,000.00 1 28,000.00 193 21,000.00 Pittsburgh . 160 49,588.41 5 4,435.00 83 21,637.23 Portland, Ore. .. 27 10,905.00 5 2,340.00 6 1,727.00 6 2,532.00 St. Louis — . 294 72,210.49 9 947.00 12 1,076.00 214 60,477.89 JSalt Lake City 23 7,500.00 17 6,000.00 San Francisco . 81 10,125.00 61 7,625.00 Seattle 50 32,250.00 3 750.00 5 5,000.00 36 25,000.00 Washington, D. C 346 72,570.00 5 1,050.00 80 16,800.00 131 27,420.00 Total .11,197 2,119,622.56 293 38,502.35 332 132,115.48 4,875 1,077,968.99 Disputes Disputes LITIGATED Disposed of Arbitrated Before After Without Submis Requiring Arbi* Arbi* Sion to Board Seventh tra tra of Arbitration Pending Arbitrator tion tion City No. Total Amt. No. Total Amt. No. No. No. Albany SO 4,000.00 0 0 0 Atlanta 70 11.241.94 29 6,099.27 0 0 0 Boston 258 94,300.00 0 0 0 Buffalo 82 24,803.19 1 1 1,341.00 3 0 ■ 1 Butte Charlotte Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Dallas Denver Des Moines Detroit Indianapolis Kansas City Los Angeles Milwaukee Memphis Minneapolis New Haven New Orleans .... New York Oklahoma City ... Omaha Philadelphia Pittsburgh Portland, Ore St. Louis Salt Lake City ... San Francisco Seattle Washington, D. 20 .. 24 48 .. 204 ..1,078 .. 171 3 .. 61 .. 39 ,. 47 .. 38 .. 74 2 .. 30 .. 50 ,. 15 ..2,841 .. 47 142 .. 72 .. 10 .. 59 6 .. 20 6 .. 130 8,000.00 2.400.00 10,831.90 49.686.00 32.340.00 8.524.00 215.00 11,067.93 12.237.79 15,748.84 30.000. 00 27.834.80 134.50 11,053.10 7,664.57 6,684.68 410,950.00 4,985.72 16.000. 00 23,516.18 4.306.00 9,709.60 1.500.00 2.500.00 1.500.00 27.300.00 Total 5,697 871.035.74 1 0 50 24 8 5 3 6 6 7 8 14 9 13 3 11 232 20 11 36 1 11 520 346.31 0 11,509.85 2,116.24 4.600.00 1,853.27 1.542.00 1,859.30 12,109.96 6.843.50 1,229.15 3.388.50 2,347.39 5,953.58 4.435.00 1,490.33 52,210.88 7.544.00 1.500.00 7,621.73 325.00 1,667.78 0 300.00 140,234.04 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15