Motion Picture News (Jan-Mar 1918)

February i 6 , i () i 8 1021 Westerners Like Foursquare Releases Ben S. Cohen, vice-president and general manager of the Foursquare Pictures branch, operating the territory of Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico, writes the New York office that Foursquare releases are having the best of success in this territory. He says : "'The Bar Sinister' is regarded hereabouts as one of the finest productions, from every standpoint, which has ever been shown. Story, cast, direction and all else that go to make a great picture have been combined in this Edgar Lewis production.. ' One Hour,' a feature of unique elements, is exciting a deal of comment from experts who know good pictures and the public which does not stop to analyze them, but usually guesses right. " I find ' The Fringe of Society ' is well liked. It is a picture of distinguished atmosphere, well produced and acted by a fine cast. Ruth Roland, Milton Sills, J. Herbert Frank and Leah Baird have done work in this picture justifying their reputations. ' The Great White Trail ' and the other features we have to of¥er are all finding ready acceptance." " Demand for Big Features Increasing " The increasing popularity of the special production, as reflected by the recent decision of important distributing concerns to specialize in that type of attraction, is becoming daily more manifest among the exhibitors, according to Lynn S. Card, general sales manager of the U. S. Exhibitors' Booking Corporation. Reports recently received by Air. Card from the firm's representative in the Virginia district, B. R. Tolmas, indicate that the demand for special productions is not confined to any special class of exhibitor, but that large and small alike are showing a marked preference for productions that lend themselves to extraordinary exploitation. " I am convinced that the special production is the film attraction of the future," said Mr. Card. " Daily I receive reports from representatives of the U. S. Corporation scattered throughout the country which show an ever increasing demand for specials. " As a rule I have found that exhibitors want special attractions because they can put behind them a maximum of advertising and usually reap a fair profit. Gaumont Is Optimistic The recent announcement that the news service of the Gaumont Company will shortly be released under a new arrangement which will make it more valuable than ever to exhibitors and to the public has caused considerable comment in film circles. In the midst of the pessimism caused by the war and the shortage of coal comes the rumor that this pioneer company will soon increase its activities in this country. Gaumont officials refuse to confirm this rumor, but admit that they will soon have an interesting statement to make public. THE INDEPENDENT FIELD TICKER Territorial Sales Reported Ihiring the Past Week Productions Blood of His Fathers' ' Keen Kartoons ' Buyer Territory . Sterling Pictures Corp., New York United States. . Sterling Pictures Corp., New York World Rights. 'The Two-Gun Man"' in ■'The Bargain" (W. H. Productions Hart Feature > "The Bandit and the Preacher" (W. H. Productions-Hart Feature) . . . "The Hell Hound of Alaska" (W. H. Productions-Hart Feature) Twenty-Eight Sennett Produced Two-Reel Comedies (W. H. Productions), Twenty-Eight Sennett-Produced Two-Reel Comedies (W. H. Productions). "The Public Defender" (Renowned Pictures Corporation) " The Public Defender " (Renowned Pictures Corporation) " The Public Defender " (Renowned Pictures Corporation) " The Public Defender " (Renowned Pictures Corporation) " A Mother's Confession " (Ivan Film Productions) . " The Faded Flower " (Ivan Film Productions) " The Immortal Flame " (Ivan Film Productions). "His Wives" (Ivan Film Productions) "The City of Illusion" (Ivan Film Productions) . "Concealed Truth" (Ivan Film Productions) "Her Surrender" (Ivan Film Productions) "The Girl Who Did Not Care" (Ivan Film Productions) "Two Men and a Woman" (Ivan Film Productions). "One Law for Both" (Ivan Film Productions) "Babbling Tongues" (Ivan Film Productions) "Married in Name Only" (Ivan Film Productions). "Himian Clay" (Ivan Film Productions) "Sins of Ambition" (Ivan Film Productions) "The Recruit" and "His Golden Romance " (Jester Comedies) "The Recruit" and "His Golden Romance " (Jester Comedies) McMahon and Jackson, Cincinnati Kentucky. McMahon and Jackson, Cincinnati Kentucky. McMahon and Jackson, Cincinnati Kentucky. Greater Features Company, Seattle, Wash Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon. McMahon and Jackson, Cincinnati Ohio. Kentucky. Turner and Dahnken, San Francisco (First National California, Arizona, Nevada, Exhibitors' Circuit) Hawaaian Islands. Dollvan Company, Chicago. in(]iana. Illinois. Frank McCormick, Minnesota Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Independent Film and and South Dakota. Theatre Supply Company, Montreal, Canada . . Canadian Rights. Consolidated Film Corporation, 114 Golden Gate Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Avenue, San Francisco... Montana. Consolidated Film Corpora Washington, Oregon, Idaho, tion Montana. Consolidated Film Corpora Washington, Oregon, Idaho, tion Montana. Consolidated Film Corpora Washington, Oregon, Idaho, tion Montana. Consolidated Film Corpora Washington, Oregon, Idaho, tion Montana. Consolidated Film Corpora Washington, Oregon, Idaho, tion Montana. Consolidated Film Corpora Washington, Oregon, Idaho, tion Montana. Consolidated Film Corpora Washington, Oregon, Idaho, tion Montana. Consolidated Film Corpora Washington, Oregon, Idaho, tion Montana. Consolidated Film Corpora Washington, Oregon, Idaho, tion Montana. Consolidated Film Corpora Washington, Oregon, Idaho, tion • • Montana. Consolidated Film Corpora Washington, Oregon, Idaho, tion Montana. Consolidated Film Corpora Washington, Oregon, IdaGo, tion Montana. Consolidated Film Corpora Washington, Oregon, Idaho, tion Montana. A. Rosenthall, Seattle, North Idaho, Washington, Wash Oregon, Montana, Alaska. Swanson-Nolan Supply Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Company, Denver Southern, Idaho. (Continued on page 1026)