The Film Renter and Moving Picture News (May-Jun 1923)

~ The nuimber of renters for‘whom’ Filth Clearing Housés is now” P39 THE FILM -RENTER. & ‘MOVING PICTURE NEWS. — May 419, 1923, “FILM CLEARING HOUSES: | WALTURDAWS LATEST “PRE. —— FERRED” PICTURE. Important Expansion of Business, " RRANGEMENTS have now.been completed whereby ¢ 6{_JIS BROTHER'S WIFE,” the latest ‘* Preferred” Messrs, Film Clearing Houses, Ltd., will take over the H picture announced by the Walturdaw Co., Ltd., is 1°. physical distribution of the big output of the Walturdaw * an adaptation of the Broadway stage success, in which Company, Ltd. In one or two provincial branches,the changeRichard Bennett and Robert Ames: made such-a hit-last-season. over has already taken place, and.in the others it is-being carried -Gilbéit Emery, actor and playwright, is ‘the author of the_peice, ‘out during ‘the ‘course of.the’ next few weeks. . Coincident with _ and Louis Gasnier is responsible for the production. this information it is also announced that Colonel Browne, of E ‘the Walturdaw Company, will be joining the board. of directors ‘of. Film Clearing ‘Houses, Ltd. The activities of the. latter <ompany-are steadily growing, and are undoubtedly appreciated by exhibitors, who find the Clearing House arrangements working wonderfully smoothly and decidedly to their advantage, no less than to that of the individual renters concerned in the schemé,,, undertaking physical distribution includes, in, addition to the WalturdawCompany, the . Gauimont ‘Company, Ltd., ‘General Kinema Films, Ltd., Butcher's Film Sérvice, Ltd. (Scotland), Regent Film Company, Ltd., and the Mercury Film Service, of Leeds. ; : : ‘A NEW FIRST NATIONAL OFFICE hen FOR LEEDS. “NET E-understand that Mr. R. Thornton, who is in charge of . * First National ‘activities. in the Leeds urea, has now -_ fixed up new premises at Bardon Chambers (Hotel de mS Ville). ‘The new offices are stated to be all that could he desired . Scrnz rrom ‘ His. Brorner’s Wrere.”’ : for the effective -carrying out of First’National business, and a. ee exhibitors are requested to note thet the telephone number is A particularly fine cast was chosen to give thebest possible ‘the same as .that-previously used by First National whilst thoy’ interpretation. The title réle is enacted by Gaston Glass, who, were at Royal Exchange Chambers. ~ : ~ 48!) prior to a film career, did promising worl: in repertoire : with EUCEEDUEDOOTODHOEUUOAORHOUOOEOOUANODAUOOAOQOQOSUULGROOGOGOOOGAOOGONOONOQOOQAOQEOUEOCONONOUSROONONENUEDNEDNOSEOUEOL Sarah Bernhardt. it was his good fortune to, make his Alm. Fi 2s hi << Be f Dis ew Bt 6 debut‘in‘“Huinoresque.” He is-supported by brilliant Barbara . ; 1stin tion La Marr, who already has a long string of successes’ to her urnis Ings ° st c eredit; John Lainpolis, Doris Pawn, David Butler (the hero of Your patrons would -appreciate .““Poor Men’s Wives”), Martha Mattox and Frankig: Lee, ‘the P : BPP. gifted child aétor who played the little crippled boy in ‘‘ 'The a good-looking chair like the I y Stirling, and these are so comfortable too! Write to the Miracle Man.” ' The Walturdaw Co., Ltd., have mranged the trade show at Firm of Experts'for catalogues and samples. the New Gallery Kinema on May 30, at ll a.m. We understand that the company, in pursuance of their presentation policy, are working on an unique presentation scheme, particulars of ‘which will be announced next week. : -HOW FILM STOCK IS MADE, Lancashire Showrooms: Mr. E. SHARP, Orme’s Building, Parsonage, MANCHESTER. TWO-REEL FILM of great interest to the trade was A shown last week at the American Company’s theatre. ‘It -was entitled ‘‘A Trip Through Movie-Jand,” and dealt with the manufacture of Eastman celluloid stock at the big factory at Kodak Park, Rochester, N.Y. It was much more than a piece of propaganda, being one of the most fascinating interest pictures. showing. Among the remarkable’ statistics of Kodak it may be instanced that twelve million gallons of Lake Ontario water are daily used in washing; that three tons of silver are used every week in the mmanufacturo of emulsion; and that 1 il 1 Ic an aie. Head Office & Showrooms 47,000 miles of completed stock are manufactured yearly W.W.Turner & Co.,Ltd. f 5 Warwick Works, *. King’s Heath, BIRMINGHAM. Kenneth Gordon, the secretary of the K.C.S., to whom the lecture was delivered, thauked Ernest Blake for the lecture, and Mr, Blake, in expressing the willingness’ of Koduk; Ltd., ‘to advance lnowledge and research, also paid a tribute to the excellent objects and spirit of the K.C.S. ‘The. film will Jater cf IIASA TEODOR ane eNLLEEN be released for general exhibition, and should prove popular.