Motion picture studio directory and trade annual 1921 (1921)

38S STUDIO DIRECTORY president and general manager; Geo. W. New- gass, vice-president; Frederick Newman, secre- tary; Geo. R. Becker, treasurer; Robert A. Foster, asst. treasurer; A. L. Feinman, publicity and advertising; Robert Foster, office manager; Gus Schlesinger, sales manager; Walter H. Son, auditor. Offices in London and Paris. Invincible Photoplays, 516 Fifth ave., N. Y. C. Arthur Reeves. Italian-American Film Corporation, 403 Douglas Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. A. Guard Hill, presi- dent and general manager; Leo Ricci, secre- tary; Peter Navarra, treasurer; Alexander V. Bode, director-general of productions. Ivan Film Productions, Inc., 126 West 46th st., N. Y. C., c/o Merit Film Corporation. Ivan Abramson, I. E. Chadwick. T J. W. Film Corporation, 126 West 46th st., N. Y. C. J. Weinstock, president; E. S. Manheimer, general manager; M. A. Smith, advertising and publicity; H. Hartstein, studio manager, (See Schomer-Ross Productions, Inc.) Louis Jacobson Enterprises, Inc., 110 West 42nd st., N. Y. C. Louis Jacobson, president and treasurer. Jacquelin Film Company, Reelcraft studios, Chi- cago, 111. W. H. Engleman, sales manager. Jans Pictures, Inc., 729 Seventh ave., N. Y. C. Herman F. Jans, president; M. Broskie, vice- president; F. A. Marcus, secretary; Maurice Broskie, general manager; Foster Moore, adver- tising, publicity and sales manager. Studio, Fort Lee, N. J. Jaxon Film Corporation, 220 West 42nd st., N. Y. C. F. A. Tichenor. Al Jennings Feature Films, Inc., 6049 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, Cal. Organizers: Selma Green, Tillman Eggleston, M. E. Jennings, V. V. Williams, Young Rogers, M. Moore, attorney. Company inactive at present. Jewel Productions, Inc. (See Universal Film Manufacturing Company.) Joan Film Sales Company, Inc., 33 West 42nd st., N. Y. C. Nat Rothstein, advertising manager. Martin Johnson Pictures.. Product released through Robertson-Cole. (See R-C Pictures Corporation.) Jolly Comedies. Series of one reel comedies released by Film Sales Company. Joy Comedies. Series of one and two reel com- edies released by Aywon Film Corporation. Joy Film Distributors, Inc., 117 West 46th St., N. Y. C. " His Enemy's Daughter." Juvenile Photo-Play Company, 310 Sloan Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio. Jacques Bergh, president. — K — K. & K. Productions, 6070 Sunset Blvd., Holly- wood, Cal. I. W. Norcross, Geo. W.-.Roach, owners. Al Smith, production manager; Fred Windermere, director. Producing sixteen child comedies distributed by Olympia Productions, Inc., N. Y. C. Arthur S. Kane Pictures Corporation, 25 West 43d st., N. Y. C. Arthur S. Kane, president and treasurer; John C. Ragland, vice-president and general manager; W. N. Seligsberg, secre- tary; Silas F. Seadler and Frank L. Shella- barger, publicity; Henry N. Wilkinson, general sales manager; Stanley M. Ragland, contract dept. Key Holding Corporation, 71 West 23d st., N. Y. C. Arthur Bergh, president; Ashley Miller, vice-president and secretary; Maurice Neck- ritz, treasurer; Arthur Bergh, general man- ager; Ethel Browning, scenario editor; Eliza- beth Miller, casting director. Company formed to handle dramatic, literary and film works of Ashley Miller. Organization is also making and exploiting the screen version of the magazine " Life " under title of " Good Things of Life." Buster Keaton Comedies. (See Comique Film Company.) Kendall-Chambers Corporation, Capitol Theatre Bldg., Broadway and 51st st., N. Y. C. Mess- more Kendall, Robert W. Chambers. Kineto Company of America, Inc., 71 West 23d st., N. Y. C. Charles Urban, president; M. E. A. Tucker, secretary; F. R. Minrath, treasurer; Fred E. Baer, advertising and publicity. Plant located at Irvington-on-Hudson, N. Y. Kinogram Publishing Company, 120 West 41st st., N. Y. C. G. McL. Baynes, president; R. G. Reber, secretary; Forrest Izard, " Kinograms " editor; S. H. MacKean, city editor. The Asso- ciated Screen News, Inc., publishers " Kino- grams." (See also Associated Screen News, Inc.) Kipling Film Exchange, Inc., 802 S. Olive st., Los Angeles, Cal. Richard Kipling, R. A. Sul- livan and S. J r Sullivan, officers; Alvin J. Neitz, director and scenarios; Chuck Welty, Bill Pat- ton, Carlyn Wagner, Steve Clements, Fanny - Midgley, Ed Burns, Milt Brown, Tex Keith, George Sewards, Lee Pate and Tom Grimes, members of cast. Making " westerns " of five reels such as " Outlawed," " The Midnight Riders," and "The Battlin.' " Studio address —Balshofer studios, Los Angeles, Cal. (See also Richard Kipling Enterprises.) Richard Kipling Enterprises, 516 Fifth ave., N. Y. C. Richard Kipling, R. A. Sullivan and S. J. Sullivan, officers. Western office—802 S. Olive st., Los Angeles, Cal. Studio —Bals- hofer studio, Los Angeles, Cal. George Kleine, 63 East Adams st., Chicago, 111. George Kleine. New York office— 110 West 40th st. Klutho Studio, 22 West Ninth st., Jacksonville, Fla. H. J. Klutho, president. Studio equipped with modern equipment. Large enough for three companies at one time. Exterior stage 142 ft. long. Separate offices for visiting com- panies. Krackerjack Komedies, Inc., Knickerbocker The- atre Bldg., 116 West 39th st., N. Y. C. Fred- erick A. Blumberg, president; James A. Montal- bano, vice-president and treasurer; Benjamin L. Pierce, secretary. Company organized under New York State laws with a capitalization of $100,000. Will produce two-reel comedies— one a month or twelve the first year. William M. Kraft, 1664 Broadway, N. Y. C. Handling state rights features. Victor Kremer Film Features, Inc., 130 West 46th st., N. Y. C. Victor Kremer, president; Curt Kremer, vice-president; Paglin-Davidson Agency in charge of advertising and publicity. Company producing Texas Guinan series of " westerns," Texas Guinan, star; Francis Ford, director; Eugene Kremer and Tex O'Reilly, scenario writers. Studios—Francis Ford Studios, Los Angeles, Cal. — L — L-Ko Picture* Company, 1600 Broadway, N. Y. C. Julius Stern, president; Abe Stern, vice-presi- dent; Louis Jacobs, business manager. (See also Universal Film Manufacturing Company). Lacal Productions, 224 O. T.' Johnson Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Joint partnership consisting of M. A. Robin, business manager, R. C. Wilson, Frank Thorwald; Jack Hallo way, director; I. Thompson, cameraman. Cast includes Frank Thorwald (featured Josie Sedgwick Frank Richardson, Hugh Saxon, Jack Burns, Eve Southern, P. McConnell.) Making two-reel Westerns. M. A. Robin and R. C. Wilson are financing Frank Thorwald in the subjects. La Salle Film Company, 1450 Dayton st., Chicago, 111. B. F. Lewis; F. J. Seng. Lasky Studios, (See Famous Players-Lasky Studios). Sol Lessier Enterprises, 643 S. Olive st., Los Angeles, Cal. Sol Lesser, president; Harry D. Wilson, advertising and publicity. The Lesser Enterprises consist of personal theatrical and motion picture interests and general activities of Mr. Lesser in addition to his official position in First National in conjunction with Gore Bros and Adolph Ramish. Controls and oper- ates over forty-seven theatres in and about Los Angeles. Mr. Lesser is not a producer of motion pictures. Joseph Levering Productions, c/o W. W. Hodkin- son Corporation, 527 Fifth ave., N. Y. C. Harry Levey Service Corporation, 230-232 West 38th St., N. Y. C. Hai*ry Levey, president; H. A. Mintz, vice-president; H. A. Grant, secre- tary and advertising and publicity; I. A. Harris, treasurer. Studio 230-232 West 38th st., N. Y. C. Edgar Lewis Productions, 1119 Westchester Place, Hollywood, Cal. Edgar Lewis, owner and producer. Lincoln Motion Picture Company, 1121 Central ave., Los Angeles, Cal. J. T. Smith, presi- dent; Harry A. Grant, director general. Pro- ducing pictures with negro players. Dis- tributed by States Rights. Max Linder Productions. Universal City, Cal. Max Linder, general manager, casting director, director, author, editor and star. Albert Petit.