The Moving picture world (February 1920-March 1920)

1968 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD ]\Iarch 20, 1920 i.-imm«iMiitiitniiMi(iiiitiiiiiniiiiiMrjntrMiPii(ii»iiniiminiiniMinimiiiMrtiiiiiiiHii»iiriiiiiiiMniirMiiiMtMiMiiiiiniiiiiiiiiPi"i iiiiimniimniiiiiiiii iitiiiiiimiHu Among Busy Exchangemen iiniiiMinniPiiMninimniiiiMiiiMiMiMiMMiHiti»iintiininiiMiiMiiMiiMniiiMiiiii«i»iiiiiiuiiiiniininii«ii[i!iiMMiniiiMiMiniiiiiiMiiiiiMOHinii^ Frederick Resigns as Pathe Baltimore Chief; Whittle Up AFTER having been associated with Pathe Film Exchange for two years and made quite a record for himself as their representative in Baltimore during that time, Louis J. Frederick resigned his position as Baltimore representative of that company on Monday, March 1, to become the general sales manager of the Baltimore State Rights Film Company with offices in the Palmore and Homand Building, 420-22 East Lexington street. Mr. Frederick is well known in the Baltimore territory. He will cover the territory including Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and the District of Columbia for the tMHMumimiiti iiiiiliiliiiiiit I iiiriiiMiir iiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiij iiiiiiiiirtMi tiiiiiiiililliliiKiNiiiti Allan F. Moritz Has taken reins as manager of Famous Players Buffalo offloo. WMnMMIiiiiitiitiiiiitriiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiDiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiitiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiHriiiiiiiiiiiiir Baltimore State Rights Film Company. All of the productions put out by Jans Pictures, Inc., will be handled by the company Mr. Frederick now represents. George C. Easter, who is secretary and treasurer of the Jans Company, is also president of the Baltimore State Rights Film Company. His offices are also in the Palmore and Homand Building. Mr. Frederick will be succeeded by Jack L. Whittle, who will cover the Baltimore territory for Pathe. Mr. Whittle is well able to handle their output as he has a wide knowledge of the conditions existing here and is well known to the film men. Mr. Whittle will be succeeded by Myer J. Wolfert, who for the past five years has been connected with Universal and is a hard working young man. Simon Feldstein will take Mr. Wolfert over the Maryland and part of the Virginia territory and introduce him to the trade. J. R. Thomson is the new manager at the Pittsburgh branch of the American Film Co., Inc., succeeding B. F. Hubbard, who has taken charge of the American branch at Philadelphia. Mr. Thomson comes from the Buffalo .^merica^ office, where he did efficient work and was very popular with the exhibitors. Manager McGurty, of the Republic Distributing Corporation's Pittsburgh branch, has the sympathy of all exhibitors and exchangemen in the territory, as a result o( the death of his wife, which occurred Saturday, February 21. Moritz Manages F. P. L. in Buffalo. Allan F. Moritz, veteran film man, has come to Buffalo as manager of the local Famous Players-Lasky exchange, succeeding Richard C. Fox, who recently resigned to accept a position with Fox in London. Mr. Moritz is a former advertising man, having once been associated with the firm of Kiernan in New York City. Leaving the advertising business he took over the management of the Top Top Theatre in Chattanooga and later the Lincoln Theatre in Montgomery, Ala. After a few years in the exhibiting end of the business, Mr. Moritz assumed the position of salesman with the Fox exchange in Washington and later in Philadelphia. His next jump was to New Orleans, where he was manager of the Fox exchange for a period of three years, resigning in July, 1919, to go with the Famous Players-Lasky Company in Washington, where he remained five months. When the Buffalo position of manager became vacant he was chosen to fill the vacancy. Since arriving in Buffalo Mr. Moritz has gained many friends in the city and territory, which he has toured thoroughly. Mr. Moritz announces that the new Paramount exchange will be ready for occupancy April 15. The exchange will be located in the Film Row at the corner of Chippewa and Franklin streets. Newton E. Levy, coast division manager for Robertson-Cole, left Seattle for Denver this week, after a stay of three weeks. L. W. Wingham, Seattle Robertson-Cole manager, is back on the job after a twoweek attack of the flu. Air. Wingham announces the engaging of three new salesmen for the Northwest territory. They are A. B. Cleland, Ralph Pielow and C. B. Beale. Adda Boy, Eddie. "Eddie" McBride, formerly a reporter on the staff of the Buffalo Evening News, is now breaking into the film game at the Fox office. Clayton Sheehan, district manager, is in Chicago. He recently returned from a trip to the coast. Landrys Visit Taylor. L. Landry and Mrs. Landry visited C. A. Taylor, Pathe Buffalo manager, Friday, March 5 on their way to visit Niagara Falls. Mr. Landry is assistant general manager of Pathe. While in Buffalo he gave a brief talk to the local sales staff. "Bob" Lynch, Philadelphia manager of the Metro, has been ill in bed during the past few days. The "boys" all hope for his speedy recovery. Big Noise in Philadelphia. C. S. Trowbridge, Philadelphia manager of United Artists, has leased the Metropolitan Opera House in that city for an indefinite period. Plans have been arranged for the Philadelphia presentation of Mary Pickford in "Pollyanna" beginning Saturday. J. Hebrew and J. P. Bethel Promoted. J. Hebrew, former Philadelphia manager of the Vitagraph, has been promoted to district special director, of Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Albany, Boston, Washington and Philadelphia territory exchanges. J. P. Bethel, formerly assistant manager, has been made the Quaker City manager and R. E. Binns assistant. F. W. McClellan, Philadelphia publicity exploitation manager for Paramount-Artcraft, has had wide experience and is extending much valuable assistance to the exhibitors. Saul Meltzer, salesman for the Pittsburgh Select exchange, is back on the job after a long siege of pneumonia. Saul spent two weeks at Lakewood, N. J., and afterwards made a trip to New York, where he met the various Selznick stars. Guiding "Flying A" Sales Destinies in Central West. From left to rig-ht: Charles Filkins, Chicago manager for American; Charles M. Keppler, assistant to Mr. Filkins. in charge of Chicago South Side; Paul De Outo, central west sales manager.