Moving Picture World (Jan-Mar 1918)

February 2, 1918 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 657 WISCONSIN. Babbling Tongues (Northern Part) — V. H. Hodupp, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind. Bandit and the Preacher, The— Wisconsin Film Corporation, Milwaukee, Wis. Bargain, The — Wisconsin Film Corporation, Milwaukee, Wis. Belgian, The — Foursquare Exchange, Inc., Chicago, 111. Beware of Strangers — Thomas Saxe Enterprises, Milwaukee, Wis. Birth of a Nation — Wisconsin Film Corporation, Milwaukee, Wis. Christie Comedies — Film Library & Exchange, Minneapolis, Minn. Cold Deck, The— Barnett Film Attractions, Minneapolis. Minn. Crisis, The — Sherman Elliott Corporation, Minneapolis, Minn. Deemster, The — Standard Film Service, Chicago, III. Fringe of Society, The — Foursquare Exchange, Inc., Chicago, 111. Garden of Allah — Sherman Elliott Co., Minneapolis, Minn. God's Man — Samuel Van Ronkel, Chicago, 111. Great White Trail, The — Foursquare Exchange, Inc., Chicago, III. Hell Hound of Alaska, The— Wisconsin Film Corp., Milwaukee, Wis. Humility — Celebrated Players Film Co., Chicago, 111. Intolerance — Westcott Film Co., Minneapolis. Minn. King-Bee Comedies — Standard Film Service. Co., Chicago. 111. Loyalty — Celebrated Players Film Co., Chicago, 111. Lust of the Ages— Griever & Herz, Chicago, Illinois. Madame Sherry — Foursquare Exchange, Inc., Chicago, 111. Mad Lover, The — Supreme Feature Film Co., Minneapolis, Mimi. Married in Name Only — (Southern Part) Unity Photoplays Co., Chicago, III. Married in Name Only — (Northern Part) — V. H. Hodupp, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind. Mother — Westcott Film Corp., Minneapolis, Minn. One Hour — Foursquare Exchange, Inc., Chicago, 111. One Law for Both — (Northern Part) — V. H. Hodupp, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind. One Law for Both' — (Southern Part) — Unity Photoplays Co., Chicago, 111. Parentage — (Southern Part) — Central Films Co., Chicago, 111. Ramona — Sherman Elliott Co., Minneapolis, Minn. Should She Obey? — Foursquare Exchange, Inc., Chicago, 111. Sins of Ambition — (Southern Part) — Unity Photoplays Co., Chicago, 111. Sins of Ambition — (Northern Part) — V. H. Hodupp, Inc., Indianapolis., Ind. Those Who Pay — Foursquare Exchange, Inc., Chicago, 111. Two Men and a Woman — (Southern Part) — Unity Photoplays Co., Chicago, 111. Two Men and a Woman — (Northern Part) — V. H. Hodupp, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind. Warrior, The — Westcott Film Corp, Minneapolis, Minn. Whip, The — Friedman Film Corp., Minneapolis, Minn. Zeppelin's Last Raid — Foursquare Exchange, Inc., Chicago, 111. WYOMING. Bandit and the Preacher, The— Foursquare Exchange, Denver, Colo. Bargain, The — Foursquare Exchange, Denver, Colo. Belgian, The — Foursquare Exchange, Inc., Denver, Colo. Beware of Strangers— Consolidated Features Film, Denver, Colo. Birth of a Nation — A. E. Nelson, Minneapolis, Minn. Christie Comedies — Consolidated Feature Film Co., Denver, Colo. Civilization— Mid-West Civilization Co., Denver, Colo. Cold Deck, The — Consolidated Features Film,. Denver, Colo. Crisis, The — Sherman Elliott Corporation, Minneapolis, Minn. Deemster, The — Deseret Film Corporation, Salt Lake City, Utah. Eyes of the World, The — Deseret Film Corporation, Salt Lake City, Utah. Fringe of Society, The — Foursquare Exchange, Inc., Denver, Colo. God's Man — Deseret Film Corporation, Salt Lake City, Utah. Great White Trail, The — Foursquare Exchange, Inc., Denver, Colo. Hell Hound of Alaska, The— Foursquare Exchange, Denver, Colo. Her Fighting Chance — Foursquare Exchange, Denver, Colo. I Believe— Deseret Film Corporation, Salt Lake City, Utah. Libertine. The — Supreme Photoplay Corporation, Denver, Colo. Lust of the Ages — Deseret Film Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. Madame Sherry — Foursquare Exchange, Inc., Denver, Colo. One Hour — Foursquare Exchange, Inc., Denver, Colo. Persuasive Peggy — Deseret Film Corporation, Denver, Colo. Ramona — Sherman Elliott Corporation, Minneapolis, Minn. Should She Obey? — Foursquare Exchange, Inc., Denver, Colo. Those Who Pay — Foursquare Exchange, Inc., Denver, Colo. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea — James V. Bryson, Minneapolis, Minn. Warrior, The — Mid-We^t Civilization Co, Denver. Colo. Whip, The — Supreme Photoplays Corporation, Denver, Colo. Zeppelin's Last Raid — Foursquare Exchange, Inc., Denver, Colo. Sales of the Week. A Compendium of the Activities Recorded in the State Right Market During the Past Seven Days. THE EDWARD WARREN Production, "Weavers of Life," has been sold to Franklyn E. Backer, president of the Mammoth Film Corp., for the states of New York and New Jersey. * * * Nathan Hirsch, of the Pioneer Film Exchange, announces the acquisition of the two Selig productions exploited by the Co-operative Exhibitors Corp., namely "Who Shall Take My Life" and "City of Purple Dreams" for New York State and New Jersey. The Pioneer corporation has also acquired the rights for the same territory on Jack W. Noble's "Shame." which features Zena Keefe. * * * Joseph Golden, president of the Triumph Film Corp., reports the disposition of the Evelyn Nesbit feature "Redemption" to Trice Sneed, Dallas, for the states of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. * * * The Crest Pictures Corporation reports the sale of its latest Lillian Walker production, "The Grain of Dust." to Mayer Silverman, president of the Liberty Film Renting Co., Pittsburgh, for Western Pennsylvania. * * * Ernest Shipman announces the sale of the Shorty Hamilton series (W. H. Clifford' Productions Co) for the six states of New England to the Nathan Gordon interests of Boston. .Miss Edna Williams, New York representative of the Robertson-Cole Co., London, announces the sale of the "Zeppelin's Last Raid," "Those Who Pay" and "The Belgian" for Paraguay, Uraguay and Argentine. The African rights of the same pictures have been sold to the African Film Trust, Ltd. * * * Carle E. Carlton, president of the Crest Pictures, announces the sale of the rights for Great Britain on "The Lust of the Ages." The transaction was closed by Robertson & Cole through Grands, Ltd.. London. Mr. Carlton has likewise closed the rights with the Monet Film Company of Paris for. "The Lust of the Ages," which will place the Lillian Walker feature in France and Spain. Dis M. S. Epstin. traveling representative of the Cinema tributing Corporation has returned from Chicago and reports the sale of "The 13th Labor of Hercules" (the twelve-reel series of the Panama Pacific Exposition) to Celebrated Players Film Company of Chicago for the State of Illinois. Immediately after the sale was made the entire series were booked over the Asher Brothers theater circuit. The Inter-Ocean Film Corporation reports the sale of "Enlighten Thy Daughter" through their Paris office for the following territory: France, Belgium. Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece and the Balkan countries. * * * Details of the Shallenberger and Priest transaction whereby the A. J. Small Theatrical Circuit of Canada acquired the W. H. Clune spectacles, "Ramona" and "The Eyes of the World," for the Dominion, is reported elsewhere in this department of this issue. Egypt. Details appear elsewhere in the section of the sale of "Mother" by the General Enterprises, Inc., to the Atlantic Film Exchange, New York City, for the state of New Jersey. * * * W. H. Productions Company announces the following sales: The rights to Wm. S. Hart as "The Two-Gun Man" in "The Bargain," in six reels, to Phil Goldstone, Omaha, Neb., for Michigan and Kentucky: also the rights to W. H. Productions Company twenty-eight two-reel Keystone comedies to L. C. Baxley, Matinee Film Co., Dallas, Texas, for Texas and Arkansas. * * * Arthur H. Sawyer and Herbert Lubin report the sale of "The Warrior," for the states of Louisiana and Mississippi. The purchaser for these territories is James R. Grainger, of the Allen Film Corporation of Chicago, 111. The executives of General Enterprises, Inc.. also stated that Mr. Grainger had contracted for the George Loane Tucker production. "Mother," for Louisiana and Mississippi. Following the deal Mr. Grainger announced that he had completed affiliations with the Midwest Civilization Company of Denver, Colo., the consummation of which gives his organization control over Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming. * * # The National Film B'k'g Service. Pittsburgh, has acquired the western Pennsylvania and West Virginia rights to the "Submarine Eye." NEW NEW JERSEY STATE RIGHTS EXCHANGE. Martin Wohlforth and A. H. Westfall have entered into the state rights field in. New Jersey. The Atlantic Film Company is the name of the new organization, with offices on the eleventh floor of the Leavitt building, 126 West Forty-sixth street. New York City. Mr. Wohlforth is the owner of the Atlantic theater at Spring Lake, N. J., while Mr. Westfall is well known among local exhibitors throughout the state, having long been associated with several of the big releasing companies as a traveling salesman. Their first big offering will be the McClure picture. "Mother" with Elizabeth Risdon in the title role, made by Geo. Loane Tucker, who also is credited with "I Believe" and "The Manxman." WATKINS IN NEW YORK FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. M. G. Watkins. prominent in Chicago film circles, where, in addition to his business interests, he found time to serve the Chicago Screen Club for several years as its treasurer, arrived in New York Wednesday, Jan. 16, and "will remain in this city during the exploitation of the France Film Co.'s state rights production, "The Natural Law." featuring Marguerite Courtot, as Mr. Watkins in interested in the company. He is also a part owner of the W. A. Baier Film Exchange, Milwaukee, one of this Wisconsin eif ' live-wire independent exchanges.