Moving Picture World (Jan-Mar 1918)

January 26, 1918 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 501 Sales of the Week Herebelow a Compendium of the Selling Activities Recorded in the State Rights Market the Past Seven Days. PHIL RYAN, sales-manager of The Standard Film Corporation, consummated the biggest deal of the week in the Independent Film Field with the W. H. Productions Company by securing their productions for the following territory: The rights to "The Bandit and the Preacher" in five-reels for Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, North and South Dakota. The rights to "The Hell Hound of Alaska" in five-reels for Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Indiana. Minnesota, North and South Dakota. The rights to W. H. Productions Company twenty-eight tworeel Keystone comedies for Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Illinois and Indiana. • • * W. H. Productions Company further announces the following sales during the week: The rights to William S. Hart in "The Bandit and the Preacher," in five reels, to the following: The Standard Film Corporation, Kansas City, Mo., for Missouri and Kansas; the Standard Film Corporation, Omaha, Neb., for Iowa and Nebraska; the Standard Film Corporation, Chicago, 111., for Illinois and Indiana; the Standard Film Corporation, Minneapolis, Minn., for Minnesota, North and South Dakota; to Phil Goldstone, Omaha, Neb., for Michigan and Kentucky. The rights to William S. Hart in "The Hell Hound of Alaska," in five reels, to the following: The Standard Film Corporation, Kansas City, Mo., for Missouri and Kansas; the Standard Film Corporation, Omaha, Neb.,, for Iowa and Nebraska; the Standard Film Corporation, Chicago-, 111., for Illinois and Indiana; the Standard Film Corporation .Minneapolis, Minn., for Minnesota, North and South Dakota; to Phil Goldstone, Omaha, Neb., for Michigan and Kentucky. The rights to W. H. Productions Company twenty-eight tworeel Mack Sennett comedies, to Peerless Photoplays Company, Omaha, Neb:, for Michigan and Kentucky: to Peerless Photoplays Co., Omaha, Neb., Phil Goldstone, manager, for Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska; to the Standard Film Corporation, Chicago. 111., for Illinois and Indiana; to the Standard Film Corporation, Minneapolis, Minn., for Minnesota. North and South Dakota. The rights to William S. Hart in "The Bandit and the Preacher," in five reels, to Wm. Politzer, Queen theater, San Antonio, Texas, for Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. The rights to William S. Hart in "The Hell Hound of Alaska," in five reels, to Wm. Politzer, Queen theater, San Antonio, Texas, for Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. • • • The rights to W. H. Productions Company twenty-eight tworeel Keystone comedies have been disposed of to the Standard Film Corporation, Chicago, 111., for Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin. • • • The rights to Wm. S. Hart in "The Bandit and the Preacher," in five reels, to The Wisconsin Film Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for the State of Wisconsin. The rights to Wm. S. Hart in "The Hell Hound of Alaska," in five reels, to The Wisconsin Film Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for the State of Wisconsin. * * * The Sterling Pictures Corporation announces the sale of the Jean Sothern feature. "Peg o' the Sea," to Mayer Silverman, Liberty Film Renting Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., for western Pennsylvania; to the Standard Film Service Co., Cleveland, O., for northern Ohio; to the Standard Film Service Co., Detroit, Mich., for the state of Michigan; to the Standard Film Service Co., Cincinnati, O., for southern Ohio and Kentucky; to the American Photo Play Co., Philadelphia, Pa., for eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey. Maryland and Washington D. C, territory. Also the Jean Sothern features, "A Mute Appeal," "The Cloud" and "A Mother's Ordeal." to the Standard Film Service Co Cleveland, O., for Michigan, Ohio and Kentucky. « • « Harry I. Garson, personal manager of Clara Kimball Young, has closed with "Wid" Gunning for "Parentage" for Michigan and Ohio, and will open the picture simultaneously in both states. • * * Ivan Film Productions,' Inc.. announce the following state rights sales: "One Law for Both" for eastern Pennsylvania, Maryland, District of Columbia and West Virginia to the Peerless Feature Film Exchange. 1339 Vine St., Philadelphia Pa ; also, "Married in Name Only" for Maryland, Delaware. District of Columbia, Virginia and North Carolina to Sidney Lust Inc. 903 E. St., N. W., Washington, D. C. • * • Oro Productions, Inc.. announces that it has closed with the Fontenelle Feature Film Co.. 1504 Harney St.. Omaha, Neb., for the states of Nebraska. Kansas, Iowa, and Missouri for their program of one feature per month. • » • Announcement of the sale of territories on their latest feature Birth of Democracy," by the Export & Import Film Co , has been made as follows: New York City and northern New Jersey— Merit Film Co., 130 West Forty-sixth street, New York City; New York State — Modern Feature Film Co., 729 Seventh avenue. New York City; New England — Boston Photoplay Co., 195 Pleasant street, Boston, Mass; California, Arizona and Nevada — M. & R. Feature Film Co., 107 Golden Gate avenue, San Francisco; Ohio — Ohio Ivan Feature Film Co., Cleveland, O. » * * Goldwitt Film Sales Co. has sold to the Southwestern Film Co., of Dallas, Texas, the Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana rights to its five-reel production, "The Human Orchid." * * * The True Film Company, 1911 % Commerce street, Dallas, Texas, has secured the rights to "The Whip" for the states of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Dave Reed, vice-president of the True Film Company, personally closed negotiations while in New York. * * * C. A. Snyder, of the Exhibitors' Operating Corporation, announces the sale of "The City of Purple Dreams," the Selig state right production on which he controls the national rights to the Civilization Film Exchange, Newark, N. J., for the state of New Jersey; to Nathan Hirsh, of the Pioneer Film Corporation, New York, for New York State; and to R. D. Marson, Inc., Boston, for the six states of .New England. Griever and Herz, of Chicago, have secured the rights for this same production to Illinois and Wisconsin. S. R. D., INC., BUYERS SPEND BUSY WEEK. The buying committee of the State Jtight Distributors. Inc., assembled in New York on Wednesday, January 9, and commenced the inspection of the state right offerings, of which productions they are in the market for the negatives. The event brought to the S. R. D. headquarters in the Longacre building the following members: J. J. Allen, of Canada; Harry Grelle, of Pittsburgh; Leon D. Netter, of Cleveland; D. M. Vandawalker, of Chicago; Sidney B. Lust, of Wasnmgton, D. C, and Nathan Hirsch, of Manhattan, and, though they expected to finish their investigation and observation of productions by Thursday night, they were still hard at work on Saturday and even counted on putting in some time on Sunday. C. Mell Simmons, general manager of the organization, had saved them considerable time and confusion by having all film showings carefully arranged in advance of the body's arrival. The decisions of the buying committee are to be reported early next week, and should be ready for publication in next week's edition. This being done, Mr. Simmons is due for an extended trip among the S. R. D. franchise holding exchanges. S. & P. CLOSE FOR WARREN PRODUCTIONS. Edward Warren, of Warren Productions, announced last week that he had concluded a contract with Shallenberger & Priest Selling Agency (Arrow Film Corp.), Times building, whereby that company assumes complete charge of the marketing of his two productions, "Souls Redeemed," on which a little territory still remains unawarded, and "Weavers of Life," the exploitation of which has not really yet been started. The deal also specifies that all future Warren productions are to be marketed through Shallenberger & Priest. SHERRILL GIVING TRADE SHOWING. Thursday morning. January 17, at ten sharp, the Frohman Amusement Corporation is to show their latest production, "My Own United States," directed by Jack W. Noble, with Arnold Daly in the stellar role, at the Rivoli theater. WEINTRAUB IN MANHATTAN. Max Weintraub, head of the Fontenelle Feature Film Company, Omaha, Neb., spent the past week in New York on a buying mission. Among other productions that he closed for was the program of Oro pictures, twelve in number, for Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri. Scene from "His Day Out" (King Bee).