Film year book : 1922-23 (1923)
Reading and Downloading:
Record Details:
Something wrong or inaccurate about this page? Let us Know!
Thanks for helping us continually improve the quality of the Lantern search engine for all of our users! We have millions of scanned pages, so user reports are incredibly helpful for us to identify places where we can improve and update the metadata.
Please describe the issue below, and click "Submit" to send your comments to our team! If you'd prefer, you can also send us an email to mhdl@commarts.wisc.edu with your comments.
View OCR Text
We use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) during our scanning and processing workflow to make the content of each page searchable. You can view the automatically generated text below as well as copy and paste individual pieces of text to quote in your own work.
Text recognition is never 100% accurate. Many parts of the scanned page may not be reflected in the OCR text output, including: images, page layout, certain fonts or handwriting.
Monday, Mar. 20
Allied Artists to be lormed by original '')\i^ Four" to handle all productions of outside atifiliations.
Elsie Ferguson to again produce for Famous Players. Some interesting productions for new season plantied.
Many entries expected in spring golf tournament, tentatively scheduled for May. Tuesday, Mar. 21
First XationalGoldwyn deal in hands of lawyers. Holding company may be formed.
E.xhibitors' Fund, a Los Angeles unit, making advertising reels. Features to be handled later. \V. H. Clune and C. C. Craig interested.
Virginia censor board named.
Pauline Frederick to work on co-operative basis for R-C Pictures.
Wednesday, Mar. 22
Will H. Hays addresses advertising men on humanizing post ofhce. Remarks may indicate ideas on film improvements.
Twenty state righters form producing-distributing alliance with Graphic Film.
Eugene O'Brien completes Selznick contract. No renewal.
N. A. M. P. I. to discuss means of thwarting film thefts in China.
Thursday, Mar. 23
"Orphans of the Storm" held up in London. Fox holds foreign rights.
Charles R. Rogers to handle R-C product in metropolitan district. Resigns as general manager of distribution.
Chicago exchanges deny having cut Illinois rentals, as ^L P. T. O. there previously claimed.
With return of Hen Hlumenthal, status of Samuel Rachmann in Hamilton Theatrical Cofp. expected to change.
Friday, Mar. 24
^L P. P. D. A. to hokl annual meeting Monday.
Petition in bankruptcy filed against Pioneer.
Saturday, Mar. 25
Well-known film men see better pictures as necessity to stimulate business.
Charles B. Hoy reorganizes four exchangemen's clubs in development of his credit service.
S.-L. has three more to make for Metro.
Monday, Mar. 57
Hiram Abrams and Dennis F. O'Brien to attend I'nited Artists' annual meeting in California. New subsidiary to be discussed.
Battle over raw stock duty in tariff bill expected in Washington. Only nominal duty on completed productions probable.
Pioneer in Chicago closes. Triangle distributor in tilt with home office.
B. P. Schulberg to produce at Louis B. Mayer studio in future. Several director series planned.
E.xhibitor combine seen by W. W. Hodkinson to thwart any move for domination by producers. Tuesday, Mar. 28
William Landau succeeds William Brandt as president of T. O. C. C. Election hotly contested.
Colorado threatened with Sunday closing. Harry F. Nolan arousing exhibitors to fight move.
L. E. Ouimet, Canadian exchangeman, to produce in Los Angeles. Forms Laval Photoplays, Ltd.
Theda Bara to make four a year. M. H. Hoffman to handle distribution.
Wednesday, Mar. 29
San Francisco film circles talking of a $5,000,000 distributing organization to be formed by exhibitors.
Reissue idei at Rialto t?kes. Paramount may release series of former successes.
First National-Goldwyn deal practically closed in Indianapolis.
Select to handle other product than that made by Selznick producing unit.
Thursday, Mar. 30
T. O. C. C. plans dinner at Ritz April 20 to install new officers.
Loew theaters on West Coast inaugurating weekly change of films.
Both T^. B. Mayer and J. L. Lasky claim to have signed Fred Niblo.
Friday, Mar. 31 Cinematograph Exhibitors' Association of Great Britain lifts ban on showing of German pictures in England.
Saturday, Apr. 1 W. W. Hodkinson rejects offer of 'Frisco exhibitors to help finance national producing-distributing company on ground time is not yet ripe.
Ben Blunienthal files libel suit against Samuel ]\achmann asking $500,000 damages.
Sixty thousand feet of South Sea Island film here.
Monday, Apr. 3 Adolph Zukor not optimistic over outlook. Thinks public wants good pictures and cites Rialto reissue experiment as example.
Michigan gathering data looking toward reduction in rentals following M. P. T. O. units in Pennsylvania and Illinois.
Winner of spring golf tournament to meet victor in Famous Players tournament. Tuesday, Apr. 4 Tariflf rates fixed in Washington. Raw stock to be taxed one-half cent per foot and completed pictures three cents per foot.
GoldwynChicago News scenario contest ends. Over 27,000 scripts submitted. Prizes total $30,000 in cash.
Government decides refunds are legal on certain contracts when play dates fall in 1922. M. P. T. O. seeking broader ruling to cover all agreements ni; de prior to Jan. 1, 1922, when play dates fall in this year.
Wednesday, Apr. 5 William Nigh to make own productions. Four a year planned.
Reported John Barrymore will terminate producing agreement with F. J. Godsol and make his own.
Vital question in England is repeal of entertainment tax, sa> s A. George Smith, of Goldwyn, Ltd. Thursday, Apr. 6 Sydney S. Cohen sees coming of co-operation when all phases of industry first straighten out their own problems. Addresses A. M. P. A. "Othello," German production, here. Morris Kohn forms Deperdable Pictures Corp. Expected to produce for Select.
Educational renews contracts with Christie, Mermaid and Lloyd Hamilton for 1922.
Apollo Trading to distribute Wid Gunning, Inc., ortput abroad.
Friday, Apr. 7 Two Napoleonic films here. One rriade in Fiance and one in Austria.
Saturday, Apr. 8 Leaders attribute several clauses to slump in February business. Cite econotnic conditions, "flu." poor quality of pictures as some reasons.
Ernest Shipman says he will make 30 pictures in Canada.
Monday, Apr. 10 Will H. Hays seeks co-operation of exhibitors in addressing T. O. C. C. at Astor. Invited to Washington convention.
Fox to release 14 specials next season. Lambert bill would define rights of music compc sers.
Would end copyright on sheet music played in public.
Educational expected to release 12 two reel Sherlock Holmes pictures.
Tuefday, Apr. 11 W. A. Steffes at Minnesota exhibitor convention attacks Famous Players, First National, Fox and United Artists. Again advances idea of exhibitorowned producing company.
Phil Selznick back with Select as personal representative of John S. Woody.
Tariff measure goes to the Senate. Marshall Neilan coming East to arrange distribution. Says his desire is to make commercial films only.
E. F. A. makes plans for many films. Negri may come here.
Wednesday, Apr. 12 Metro will have about 30 for next year. Billy Dove a new star.
M. P. T. O. committee in Washington to invite the President to attend May convention. Carl Laemmle back from the coast.
321