Exhibitors Herald (1926)

28 EXHIBITORS HERALD November 13, 1926 Wood Made Associate Producer At Film Booking’s Studio Maker of "Red " Grange Picture Appointed to Take Part of Load Off Edwin C. King — Sales Conferences Held in East (Special to the Herald) NEW YORK, Nov. 9. — Sam Wood has been signed as associate producer for Film Booking Offices with Edwin C. King at the company’s West Coast studio, according to announcement last week by President Joseph P. Kennedy. Wood made the “Red” Grange special, ‘‘One Minute to Play.” \A/ITH the expansion of F. B. O. prod* v uct and a number of pictures in work it was necessary to take some of the load off the shoulders of King, who has been busy sixteen and eighteen hours a day, the announcement said. Mr. Kennedy thereupon chose Wood, with whom he had come into contact several times during the making of the Grange production. Sam Wood is known as a developer of stars as well as producer. He both wrote and directed Jackie Coogan’s first starring vehicle, “Peck’s Bad Boy.” He also made “The Great Moment,” with Gloria Swanson. He directed Wally Reid in “What’s Your Hurry” and several other Reid pictures. Following the appointment of King as associate producer other important announce ments are expected soon regarding plans for F. B. O.’s next season product and sales system. A series of meetings with the field sales ^orce is being conducted at the home office by Joseph I. Schnitzer, senior vicepresident; Colvin W. Brown, vicepresident in charge of distribution and foreign matters, and Lee Marcus, general salesmanager, while Mr. Kennedy is on the Coast conferring on production with King and John C. Brownell, scenario editor. Among those attending the New York meetings are Charles Rosenzweig, in charge of sales in the New York territory; Sid Katz, assistant to Rosenzweig ; Division Manager Cleve Adams of Chicago ; Division Manager C. E. Penrod of Indianapolis; Manager Ted O’Leary, in charge of New England, and Manager Abe Schnitzer, chief of the Pittsburgh territory. Universal Is Sued for 1 Merry -GoAround’ Film ( Special to the Herald) NEW YORK, Nov. 9. — Georges Lewys of the Hotel Ansonia, author of the novel, “Merry-Go-A round,” filed suit in the Supreme Court last week against Universal Pictures Corporation, and Carl Laemmle, its president, charging that they “pirated” the material for the motion picture bearing the same title as the novel. The action is for an accounting and payment to the author of all profits earned by the picture. According to Stephen F. Kelly, attorney for the plaintiff, “Merry-Go-Around” has made gross earnings of $3,000,000. The papers say that Erich von Stroheim, motion picture director and actor, after leaving Universal asked Miss Lewys to collaborate with him in writing a novel for his ideas. This was done and later, for a consideration, he transferred his rights in the book to her. The picture, released July, 1923, is said to be the same in its story and in the names of characters. FP-L’s “The Exhibitor” Temporarily Suspends Publication in Sydney “The Exhibitor,” which was founded in October, 1923, bv the Famous PlayersLasky Film Service, Limited, at Sydney, Australia, and has been devoted almost exclusively to news about pictures distributed by Famous Players in Australia and the Far East, has temporarily suspended publication. The announcement intimates that with a second film paper now being published in Australia, Famous Players feels that one or the other will give its activity sufficient publicity. “The current issue is the last that will appear until the necessity for reappearance arises,” says the announcement. For many years, Everyone’s has been the only show paper printed in Australia. Martin C. Brennan recently founded “The Film Weekly.” Sunday Issue Obscures N. Y. Choice of Governor (Special to the Herald) ALBANY, N. Y„ Nov. 9.— There was more interest in Ogdensburg, N. Y., on election day last week in the outcome of a fight for Sunday motion picture shows, than in the fight for Governor. At first, it was thought that the Sunday proposition had been lost by a majority of 15 in a vote of approximately 4,000. The final tabulation, however, showed that it had been carried by a majority of 213. 61 Theatre Circuits Contract to Exhibit New Pro-Dis-Co Films ( Special to the Herald) NEW YORK, Nov. 9. — Sixty-one theatre circuits, among them the most important in the United States, have signed to play 1926-27 Producers Distributing Corporation pictures during the coming season. The circuits in the lineup are as follows: Stanley Company, Philadelphia ; StanleyCrandall Circuit, Washington; Stanley-Fabian Circuit, New Jersey; B. F. Keith Circuit, nationally; Publix Theatres, nationally; Orpheum Circuit, nationally ; Poli Circuit, nationally ; Balaban & Katz, Chicago; West Coast Theatres, Los Angeles; Universal Theatres, nationally; Marks Brothers, Chicago ; Skouras B'rothers, St. Louis; Moe Mark Circuit, Albany; Butterfield Circuit, Detroit; Consolidated Circuit, New York; Comerford Amusement Co., Scranton; Hunt’s Theatres, Inc., Philadelphia; Active Amusement Co., New York; William Bernstein Theatres, Albany; L. M. Boas Circuit, Boston; Brandt Circuit, Brooklyn; Film Service, New York; Baker Circuit, Long Island; Coston Circuit (Karzas), Chicago; Dipson & Zimmerman, Buffalo ; Dent-Musselman, Dallas ; Far West Theatres, Los Angeles; Fitzpatrick & McElroy, Detroit; F. R. A. Circuit, New York. Frank Amusement Co., Des Moines; Golden States Theatre, San Francisco; Grobe & Knobel, New York; Gray Circuit, Boston; Griffith Brothers, Oklahoma; Goldstein Brothers, Boston ; Harris Amusement Co., Pittsburgh ; N. Hecht, New Jersey; Hawkins & Hudson, Atlanta; Heights Theatres, Inc., New York; Kutinsky Circuit, New Jersey; Kleist Amusement Co., Detroit; Koppin Amusement Co., Detroit; I. Lipson Circuit, Cincinnati; Jake Lourie, Boston; George M. Mann Circuit, San Francisco; Mayer & Schneider, New York; Multnomah Circiut, Portland, Ore. ; North American Theatres, Seattle; Pastime Amusement Co., Charlotte; Piedmont Circuit, Charlotte; Peerless Booking Corp., New York; Ronkmiel & Rensler, Brooklyn; Richards & Nace, Arizona; Rosensweig & Katz, Brooklyn; Robb & Rowley, Dallas; Joseph Stern, New Jersey; Smalley’s Circuit, Albany; E. J. Sparks Enterprises, Atlanta; Suchman Circuit, New York; World Realty Co., Omaha; William Yoost Circuit, New York. Mintz in West to Help Winkler in Supervising with Schedule Extended (Special to the Herald) HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 9. — Nat Mintz, vicepresident of Winkler Pictures, is in Hollywood to aid George Winkler in supervising production of the Winkler product for 1927-28. Mr. Mintz recently completed a tour covering the key cities in behalf of Winkler Pictures. Activities of the Winkler organization have been confined thus far to the production of “Krazy Kat” cartoon comedies and the “Alice Comedies” series, released through F. B. O. They are also producers of “The Gorilla Hunt,” a special feature also released through Joseph P. Kennedy’s organization. The production schedule has been materially extended. Production plans for the coming season will be announced later. A.A.A. Issue Handbook on Arbitration Methods (Special to the Herald) NEW YORK, Nov. 9. — The American Arbitration Association announced today that through the cooperation of Charles L. O’Reilly of the Theatre Owners Chamber of Commerce and Charles C. Pettijohn of the Film Board of Trade of New York, an appropriation was authorized for the publication of a handbook as a guide to be placed at the disposal of arbitrators in all trades. Pezet Starts Vogel Month Drive NEW YORK. — George Pezet, general manager of P. D. C. of Mexico, has started a special sales drive and is calling it Vogel Month. WHAT EXHIBITORS ARE SAYING ABOUT EXHIBITORS HERALD “I get a great deal of benefit from reading the Herald ; I find the only way I can buy product is by the use of “What the Picture Did for Me” as a reference.” — Mrs. Carlie Ronev, Star Theatre, Milford, Mich. “We wish to say that we enjoy the Herald very much and like best of all the “What the Picture Did for Me;” and we enjoy particularly well the Studio department where directors tell which picture they would rather have directed.”— -W. T. Davis & Son, Rialto Theatre, Sharon, Wis. Sam Wood