Motion Picture News (Apr - Jun 1927)

■If^ril 15, 19 27 1351 PICTURES ^TKOPLE G Canada Turns 'Em Out ANADIAN picturt' men have been pointiii<; to tlie number of exciiange ortieials of Canada, wlio have assumed important exeeutive posts in the United States and Europe, this diseussion lia\ injr arisen tlirouffli tlu' recent promotion of two Toronto men to outst.indin>i places in tihn distribution in Great Britain and Central Euroj)e. These were \\'illiani IJach. of I'irst National, who was made jjencral manajjer for I'irst National in Great Mritaiii with hcadciuartcrs in London, and Phil. Kaufman, former Something new in camera angles, introducing the inclined railway. In the filming of Iniversal's "Beware of It i<IoH's." I^aiirn La I'lante runs up and dotcn the stairs in a rage ivhile camera and cameraman follow her on the trolley. general manager of Regal Films, Limited, who has gone to Berlin as sales manager for First National. These are only two of the trade graduations from Canada, and it is not unlikely that the Dominion has supplied more big men to the industry in the United States and other countries than an} other regional territory. Walter ,1. Hutcliinson. who is now general nianager for Fox in Great Britain, learned film salesm.inship in Toronto under the direction of Leo J. Devaney. who directed Fox activities in Canada for a number of years. Mr. Devaney is now in charge of the Cleveland, Ohio, office of Universal, which is considered one of the largest and most important. Leo Devaney is known by all exhibitors from coast to coast in Canada. For many years Canadian general manager for \'itagra)ih. W. F. Barrett, formerly of Toronto, is now witli the Lee-Bradford Company in the United States. George Weeks, of New York, was Canadian general manager of Famous-Lasky Film Service, Limited. Toronto, before he became sales manager of Famous in the States. Earl Kramer, sales director for Universal in the L'nited States, was manager of the Select Pictures Corporation office at Montreal. Vincent MeCabe, formerly of Toronto, was Canadian general manager for First National before occupying several important posts with film companies in the States. Mver Fisher, also formerlv of Toronto, now has a n'nnber Leroy H . Alexander, I niversat sales chief in Chicago, visits the Stern lirolhers ilonndy studio; left to right, Ou-s Mems. director; Mr. Alexander and Mrs. Alexander, Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell, brother-in-law and sister of the "I " executive; lower row. Doreen Turner (Mary Jane), Pile, the dog comedian (Tige). and Arthur Trimhle Htuster). of the Buster Brown Comedies of exchanges in Pennsylvania and Ohio. Frank Stewart, formerly of London. Ontario, is now in the .South-Western States as division manager for f^roducers' Distributing Corp. Films Aid Rio Situation nmre the motion picture film lias smoothed V_^N(']', iimre the motion picture film has smoothed relations abroad for L nele .Sam. The Casino Theatre. Rio de .laneiro. recently built and now ojjerated by a Brazilian subsidiary of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. was about to be opened as Brazil's most impressive first-run motion picture theatre. Running dav "ai.d date with news of this opening — to use motion picture parlance — were stories of estranged relations between the L'nited States and Mexico. To relieve anti-American feeling in Rio de .Janeiro. Louis Hroek, general .South ,\meriean exeeuti\f for Metro-CioldwynMayer. invited the Mexican .\mbissador to give a series of moving picture performances consisting of subjects esi)eeiall\ favorable to ^/exico. The offer was accepted, and in no small sense •issured the jieople of the city that troops were not crossing the Mexican border. Ralph I nee signs a contract giving hi.t exclusive services to F.B.O. for a period of five years, flanked by Edwin C. King, a vice-president of F.B.O. . and E. B. Dcrr. treasurer of the organization. Ince's latest is "Moulders of Men"