Film year book : 1922-23 (1923)
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Adolph Zukor suggests vigilance committee to protect industry's good name.
Bennie Zeidman may make two pictures for American Releasing. Tom Terriss Prod, may go through organization.
Friday, Feb. 17
Famous Players have 47 more releases this season, making total of 87 for year. Saturday, Feb. 18
Marcus Loew thinks Will H. Hays and Senator James J. Walker should work together.
Illinois M. P. T. O. waging campaign to reduce rentals. Sending out questionnaires broadcast. Monday, Feb. 20
Fox, not Famous Players, may take over Allen .houses in Canada.
First National executive committee here for important confab.
Samuel Rachmann heads E. F. A. General reorganization.
Tuesday, Feb. 21
Extensive survey conducted by Thomas H. Ince reveais public is Ijetter censor than paid censors ; that "star system" is on the decline, and that pictures are increasing in popularity.
Many bills up in Massachusetts legislature affecting industry.
Warners' Exchanges in New York and Buffalo go over to "Bobby" North. Warners to concentrate on production.
Thursday, Feb. 23
Will H. Hays to make trip to coast shortly after entering industry.
Warner Bros, purchase "Main Street" rights. For release next season.
First National answers Famous Players in suit over "One Arabian Night." Says suit was brought only to harass circuit.
Federal censors sought in bill introduced in Washington.
Friday, Feb. 24
Sam Harding forms Capitol Enterprises in Kansas City to develop theater chain and booking plan in MidWest.
Saturday, Feb. 25
Country-wide reports show theaters are cutting admissions.
United Studios to make two Ruth Roland serials for Pathe.
Tilford Cinema buys 44th S*:. Studio. Monday, Feb. 27
First National to establish nine exchanges in England.
"Orphans of the Storm" for immediate release through United Artists.
Norman Dawn to make director series for R-C Pictures.
Tuesday, Feb. 28
U. S. District Court of Nebraska declares deposit law in that state void.
Toronto reports Aliens securing new financing. No deal closed on theaters as yet.
Charles Ray buys "A Tailor-Made Man" as first picture for United Artists.
Wednesday, Mar. 1
M. P. T. O. of Nebraska to appeal deposit law decision.
American Federation of Labor ready to fight censorship all over the country.
Thursday, Mar. 2
Mary Pickford wins suit against Cora C. Kilkenning for $108,000 commission.
M. P. Commission directs all companies to submit advertising matter for inspection before release.
Industry lined up to aid Jewish war sufferers in Europe.
Frank J. Rembusch prepares chart showing how theater operating costs vary today as compared with 1912.
Kempson Pictures formed; to handle 12 Selznick reissues with own sales force through Hodkinson.
T. O. C. C. refuses to lift ban against percentage booking.
Friday, Mar. 3
Jack Pickford to star for United Artists.
Whitman Bennett to expand producing activities. Signs Betty Blythe.
Saturday, Mar. 4
Rialto, New York, to run a week of Paramount reissues, program to change daily.
M. P. T. O of Illinois cancellation of Paramount and First National contracts because companies refuse to cut rentals.
Monday, Mar. 6
Will H. Hays assumes duties as president of Motion Picture Prod, and Dist. Ass'n, Inc.
Arthur S. Kane succeeds Sam Hardmg as president of Associated Exhibitors, Inc.
Bert Lytell's contract with Metro expires.
Joseph I. Schnitzer now general manager of R-C Pictures.
Tuesday, Mar. 7
Marcus Loew denies coast report that Famous Players will handle Metro distribution.
Universal has interesting production schedule mat>ped out.
Eastman Kodak places two color stock on market. Plans "lab" in Los Angeles.
P A. Powers in Los Angeles making changes at li-C plant.
Wednesday, Mar. 8
Oscar A. Price plans organization to finance and distribute pictures.
Bonding interests not anxious for business of certain companies because of reported irregular practices by field forces.
Eddie Polo to make six serials.
Charlie Chaplin after injunction to restrain Charlie Aplin from appearing in two pictures. Thursday, Mar. 9
F. J. Godsol succeeds Samuel Goldwyn as president of Goldwyn. Latter remains in company as director.
M. P. T. O. of Pennsylvania waging same campaign to reduce rentals as Illinois unit.
Five state M. P. T. O. units plan early conventions. . .
Jack Dempsey to start new serial m April. One episode to be filmed in 15 countries. Friday, Mar. 10
First NationalGoldwyn combine under way, whereby latter would make 18 a year and have Marshall Neilan as a producer.
Saturday, Mar. 11
First National-Goldwyn deal may be forerunner to others of similar nature. Speculation over new sales manager for Goldwyn.
Distributors not expected to bring any more suits to test validity of deposit laws. Nebraska decision considered of sufficient weight. Monday, Mar. 13
Famous Players profits for 1921 $4,695,499.19. Earnings $19.01 on the common stock. Surplus for 1921 $2,264,909.69 above 1920.
First National creating five sales divisions.
Sam E. Morris to head Select Pictures, Ltd., of Great Britain. Company to handle European distribution.
Tuesday, Mar. 14
Distributors in Ohio may ask Governor Davis to appoint advisory board as relief from censor board.
Henri Diamant-Berger, French producer, to film "Twenty Years After" in 40 reels and also a film with Georges Carpentier.
Viola Dana renews with Metro. Bert Lytell also expected to sign.
Wednesday, Mar. 15
M. P. T. O. denounces Ralph Obenchain film, based on romance with woman charged with murder.
Robert Thornby will make series for R-C. Thursday, Mar. 16
Aid for industry expected in Massachusetts as result of visit of stars to Boston.
Will H. Hays pledges industry to maintain highest ideals in production at M. P. D. A. dinner. Twelve hundred attend function at Astor.
William R. Hearst may build studio in Harlem. Friday, Mar. 17
John S. Woody joins Selznick as general manager.
Retail purchasing value of dollar drops to 62 cents since 1914; wholesale value to' 67 cents. Saturday, Mar. 18
Thomas H. Ince and Mack Sennett understood to be dickering with Hiram Abrams on distributing proposition.
Pola Negri starts work for E. F. A. Joe May and Dimitri Buchowetzki at work on new pictures.
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