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April IS
Paramount's foreign staff arrives and international convention starts.
April 16
Reginald Denny dissatisfied with Universal contract.
Sawyer-Lubin and First National reported in tilt over Barbara La Marr.
Frank Wilson to head an important Coast unit which will finance and build theaters.
Fred Dahnken forms $12,500,000 unit. Believed may form circuit in the East.
M. P. T. O. A. confering with Fox, F. B. C, Vitagraph and Warners on product for next year.
April 17
Northwest exhibitor organization, in tilt with Arbitration Board, quits.
Erich Von Stroheim released ffom contract by Metro-Goldwyn.
George Weeks appointed general manager of Paramount distribution.
April 18
Metro-Goldwyn sales meeting opens at the Hotel McAlpin.
Rowland & Clark reported in booking combine, lining up 50 West Penn. houses .
Two new theaters for Warners, one in Easton, Pa., and the other in Tacoma, Wash.
April 20
T. O. C. C. after 800 booking days in first move against the "Big Three." Leaders of the move say they won't confine their activities to New York alone.
Famous adds to theater holdings in Canada. Chain close to 100.
Famous announces an employees' savings and bonus plan.
Mary Pickford buys "The Sign of the Cross."
Fox Coast plant finishes last of this year's product and starts on 1925-26 program.
Bicycling practice in South Dakota causes uprising among exchanges.
April 22
Warner Brothers purchase Vitagraph outright, including 50 exchanges, stories, all contracts and two studios.
Metro-Goldwyn announces its list of 52 for 1925-26.
The I. M. P. P. D. A. intends widening their organization to include exchanges.
April 23
M. P. T. O. and I. M. P. P. D. A. to work together against "Big Three."
Warners to release 70 next year, carrying out Vitagraph's schedule.
Robert Lieber expected to remain as First National's president. Rowland replaces Harry Schwalbe on executive committee, at meeting in French Lick.
April 24
West Coast Theaters plan a "junior" circuit. Charles Suozzo plans a chain in Northern New Jersey.
April 25
Warners to franchise their future product to exhibitors on five year basis. No plans made for abroad.
Paramount's forty for the fall announced.
W. A. Steffes says he has 102 theaters signed for his Allied Theaters Circuit in the Northwest.
Twelfth annual Fox convention starts in New York.
April 27
Reports Famous buys Nate Gordon, New England chain, valued at $10,000,000.
Skouras Bros, float 25,000 shares of stock to cover new Ambassador, St. Louis.
April 28
M. P. T. O. A. survey shows 814 features for
1925-26.
Loew profits for first six months of current fiscal year larger than for the entire 1923 24 year.
McKenna duties resumed in England. Northwest distributors organizing to fight W. A. Steffes' booking combine.
April 29
Wm. S. Hart completes deal witli United Artists.
April 30
One hundred and three adverse bills defeated since Jan 1, including 14 censorship bills. May 1
Deal between Orpheum Circuit and West ( oast Theaters, whereby former will stay out of California towns.
Ufa of Berlin, plans 30 pictures for 1925-26.
Three large new theaters planned for Birmingham. Loew, Famous and Mudd & Colley to build.
May 2
Harry Langdon will not renew with Mack Sennett. Wild bidding for his services reaches the $3,000 a week mark.
Paul C. Mooney resigns as vice-president of Prod. Dist. Corp.
May 4
Prod. Dist. Corp. to release 44 in 1925-26.
New Unit starts, to again make "Fun From the Press," selling direct to exhibitors.
English exhibitor group here to study production and distribution.
May 6
Sydney Cohen attempting to secure a "war chest" from Fox, Prod. Dist. Corp., Universal and Warners, to check inroads of "Big Three."
John C. Flinn placed in charge of sales at Prod.
Dist. Corp.
Federal Trade Commission action against Saenger Amus. Co. dismissed.
May 7
O'Toole and Sydney Cohen state that Milwauee will be wide open. They want free discussion.
May 8
Balaban and Katz take over Lubliner and Trinz houses under lease.
William K. Howard signs five year contract to direct for Famous. Company signs Raymond Griffith to star.
May 11
Famous announces new method of selling pictures on five year contracts.
Deal between Cosmopolitan and Metro-Goldwyn closed for six pictures.
May 12
M. P. T. O. A. perfecting plan to turn business to the state righters. First National attacked in opening session.
Universal seeks only ten per cent profit on each production.
May 13
$400,000 "war chest" pledged at M. P. T. O. A. convention to strengthen position of so-called independents throughout the country. Independents to get play dates from M. P. T. O. Cari Laemmle states "U" is fighting for its existence. May 14
Allied and M. P. T. O. A. split at the Milwaukee convention. Break comes over Board of Directors. Tactics of Famous in Canada attacked.
May IS
Allied and M. P. T. O. patch up the break that threatened future of the exhibitor organization. R. F. Woodhull, new president.
Fox Film Corp. to be recapitalized. Stockholders may get 200 per cent melon.
Reginald Denny again threatening to quit Universal.
May 16
Famous takes over Gordon chain of 38 theaters, involving $12,000,000. First National franchise not included.
State right exchanges now affiliated with I. M. P. P. D. A. I. E. Chadwick re-elected.
Olympia, Wash., newspapers attack operations of Jensen & Von Herberg.
May 18
M. P. T. O. to send 26 field men through the country developing Play Date Bureau.
Famous common and preferred stock reach new high level, due to first quarter earnings. Famous to build $1,000,000 theaters in Forth Worth, Texas, Houston and San Antonio.
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