The Motion Picture Almanac 1929 (1929)

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218 The MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC 1929 Who's Who-What's What In Filmdom -(An Index to Contents) The MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC is published by the Quigley Publishing Company. 407 South Dearborn street, Chicago, and compiled and edited by the staff of Exhibitors Herald-World, another Quigley publication and the leading motion picture trade journal. Other Quigley publications are: Better Theatres, devoted to construction, equipment and operation of theatres and published every fourth week as supplement to the Herald-World ; The Chicagoan and Polo, class publications. Quigley Publishing Company: Martin J. Quigley. president; Edwin S. Clifford, Secretary and general manager; George Clifford, assistant treasurer and business manager. Exhibitors HeraldWorld : Martin J. Quigley, editor and publisher: Edwin S. Clifford, general manager; Jay M. Shreck, managing editor; George Clifford, business manager; Ernest A. Rovelstad, news editor; Douglas Hodges, West Coast manager; Peter Vischer, New York editor; Jajnes Boecroft, New York advertisiyig manager; C. B. O'Neill, advertising manager. Better Theatres; Harry E. Holquist. New York representative. Better Theatres; A. Raymond Gallo. editor of Presentation Acts; Edmund T. Dawson, Eastern representative, Presentation Acts. A Abel. Earl 135, 142 Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.. 163 Acrobats ^ 132 Actor, Becoming an 148 Actor Salaries 148 Actors 11, 95. 108. 147 Actors. Foreign 95. 108 Adagio Dancers 132 Adams, Jack. — 34 Address of Players 169 Adler, B«rt 85, 153 Admissions. Theatre 11 1 Adoree, Renee 1 1 Adrian, Louis 135, 143 Ad-Vance Trailer Service 149 Advertisers, Organizations 164, 165 Advertising and Publicity Representatives.. 85 Advertising Representatives 85, 149 Ahearn, Thomas J 66 Alexis, Demetrios 34 Allan. Hugh 34, 116 Allen, E. H 160 Allen, Elsie 1 1 Allen. Ricca 1 1 Allvine. Glendon 85. 151 Alvarado, Don 34 Amer Anglo Corporation 149 American Society of Cinematographers 164 Ames, Robert 34 Ames & Norr. 156 Amkino Corporation 149 AMPA 164 Anderson, Doris 66 Angus, Howard W 156 Annual Hollywood Payroll Ill Annual Picture Costs Ill Annual Production Ill Annual Theatre Admissione Ill Anthony, Jean 135 Archer. Patricia 11 Arlen. Richard 34 Armstrong, Robert 34, 46 Aronson. Alexander S 76, 160 Art Class Pictures Corporation 149 Art Directors 75 Art Directors and Costume Designers 76 Arthur, George 34 Arthur. Jean 11 Arthur, Johnny 34 Arthur. Julian 66 Artists, Presentation Acts 129 Arzner. Dorothy „ 60 Ash. Paul 131. 136 Assets of Companies 11 1 Associated Motion Picture Advertisere 164 Association of Motion Picture Producers, Inc 165 Asther, Nils 34 Athletes ^ 132 Attendance, Theati-e Ill Auburn, Joy 11 Auger, Edward 1 52 Austin. William 34 Automatic Ticket Register Corporation 149 Ayres, Agnes 11 B Baclanova 11 Bader, David 158 Baer, Fred 85 Baker, C. Graham .'. 66 Baldwin. Earl ..._ 66 Bailey. Rex 162 Baker, Edward _ 160 Ballets 132 Ballet Master 132 Bancroft. George 34 Banky, Vilma 11 Banton, Travis — 75 Barber, Jimmie 135 Bard. Ben ^ 34 Bates. Henry Clay. 158 Berman. Pandro S 127 Barnes, Roy T 34 Barry. Eddie 160 Barrymore, Lionel 34 Barthelmess. Richard ..— 34 Batcheller, George R 149. 163 Baruch. Sydney Norton — 76 Basquette, Lina 69 Beall, Harry Hammond 85 Beaudine, William 60 Beaumont. Harry 59 Beaumont. Lucy 14 Beebe. Marjorie 14 Becoming an Actor 148 Beecroft, Jim _ 91 Bell, Monta 161 Beers, Fred 161 Beery. Wallace 36 Bell. Monta 60 Bell. Rex „ 36 Bellamy. Madge _ 14 Beranger, Andre 36 Bern, Paul 60. 162 Berry, Ramon 135 Bernstein, David 152 Betz, Mathew 36, 112 Bevan. Billy 36 Beverly Hills, Map of 168 Beyer, Charles Walter 36 Biographies Advertising Representatives 85 Art Directors 75 CameTamen 74 Costume Designers 75 Directors 60 Feminine Players 11 Home Office Executives 76 Male Players 34 Motion Picture Press 91 Presentation 135 Producers 71 Publicity Representatives 85 Studio Executives 71 Writers 66 Billings. Robert 136 Biographies, Presentation Acts 135 Birthplace of Stars 95 Bischoff, Samuel 160 Black Face 132 Blair. George A 150 Block. Ralph 162 Bloecher. William 85. 163 Bloom. Edgar S. 160 Boyce-Smith, John 162 Blythe. Betty 14 Boardnian, Eleanor 14 Boards of Directors 149 Bolee, John 36. 40 Boothby, Warren C 150 Borden, Olive 39 Bosworth. Hobart 36