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MOVING PICTURE WORLD
October 9, 1920
Charles Hutchison Seriously Injured;
Has Both Wrists Broken Doing "Stunt"
CHARLES HUTCHISON, Pathe serial star and one of the most daring actors who ever appeared before the camera, was seriously injured on September 24 while making a scene for "The Double Adventure," a fifteen episode serial which Robert Brunton is producing in Los Angeles for Pathe distribution.
With two wrists broken, his legs badlylacerated and suffering from other painful if not serious hurts, Hutchison probably will be unable to return to the studio for two months, according to information received from the Brunton studios by Paul Brunet of Pathe.
The accident occurred after Hutchison had virtually completed "The Double Adventure," in which the star repeatedly took chances on life and limb by desperate "stunts." When he was injured he was engaged in repelling the attack of rebels in a South American republic, with the aid of a Gatling gun planted atop a fiftyfoot oil derrick. Nearby was a tree, into which Hutchison was to jump when the rebels had succeeded in chopping the derrick from under him.
The Pathe star perfectly cleared the gap between the derrick and the tree, but in landing he slipped, and before he could regain his hold he had crashed head first into a big limb which was all that prevented him from falling to the ground and probably being fatally injured. Hutchison endeavored to stay his fall by grabbing branches of the tree, but his fall was so rapid that he broke both his wrists, and it was only a miracle that it was checked before he crashed to the earth.
Hutchison was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital where, after his injuries were attended to, he was allowed to go to his home, but with the caution that he was
not to attempt any picture work for two months at least.
To Fix Pay of Theatre Maids
in the District of Columbia
The District of Columbia minimum wage board has decided to fix the pay of women employed as charwomen and maids in the local theatres and motion picture houses. The decision to revise the wages of these women workers follows the completion of a survey by agents of the board. Out of 357 women covered by the survey it was found that one-third receive less than $7 a week; one-half are paid less than $9 a week and nine-tenths are paid less than $12 a week. Of course, many of the women covered by the proposed action of the board work only a few hours each day.
The board will call meetings of employers and employes to choose delegates to present their respective sides of the question. The first meeting will be held within the week following which a third group to represent the public will be named.
As in the former wage cases, these three groups of delegates will meet and decide on a scale to be recommended to the board. Later public hearings will be held on these recommendations, after which the board will fix the minimum wage scale.
Farewell to Abe Berman
The film men of Toronto, Canada, tendered Abe C. Berman, formerly sales manager of the United Artists' Exchange there, a rousing send-off recently, when he left to become assistant general sales manager of the "Big Four," with his headquarters in New York. Over seventy-five film men attended the banquet.
Rickard Praises Power's Tex Rickard has warm praise for the work of Power's projectors at the showing of Babe Ruth's "Headin" Home" in Madison Square Garden, New York. A previous article said that "specially constructed" Power's machines were used. Though the throw was 303 feet, two type E 6B Power's regular machines were used; it was the screen that was specially constructed.
Gore Brothers and Sol Lesser Acquire Los Angeles Theatre
Further developments in the theatre activities of the Gore Brothers and Sol Lesser, who now control the largest chain of theatres in Southern California, comes with the announcement that they have acquired the theatre now nearing completion as a unit of the New Ambassador Hotel of Los Angeles. It will seat 750.
Arrangements have been completed between the home office of the Associated First National Pictures whereby the Ambassador Theatre will be a world premier house for all First National Attractions.
Gore Brothers and Sol Lesser will give the house the most modern and unusual features along presentation lines. The prices of the seats will range to $1.50 and every seat will be reserved. Tickets will be sold two weeks in advance. The opening performance is to be an imposing gathering of the social world. All the stars making productions for Associated First National Pictures will be present, it is said. Seats for this event will be reserved ten weeks in advance.
Jerome Beatty on Way East
After Visit to Lasky Studio
After a busy week in Hollywood, Jerome Beatty, Director of Publicity and Advertising, Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, is now on his way home.
During his stay in the West, Mr. Beatty spent a great deal of his time in visiting the studios and particularly in investigating the system of handling publicity at the Lasky studio. He had conferences with Adam Hull Shirk, West Coast director of publicity, with a view to installing a system of the same character in the new Long Island City plant of Famous Players-Lasky. He also discussed the exploitation of Paramount pictures and other matters with Cecil B. DeMille, Director-General; with General Manager Charles Eyton, Supervising Director Frank E. Woods and others.
Mr. Beatty expressed his entire satis faction with the methods in vogue in the preparation of publicity and the obtaining of special photographs and stills, as conducted under the supervision of -Mr. Shirk and his staff, including W. A. Reeve, A. D. Wilkie, B. C. Kiesling, M. M. Riddle, Alice Bush and Donald B. Keyes.
Levey Film Released Generally
"Uncle Sam of Freedom Ridge," the Harry Levey productions feature which was presented simultaneously at the Selwyn and the Cohan and Harris Theatres to invited audiences on Sunday evening, September 26, opened to the general public at the Standard Theatre, Broadway and Nintieth street, where it was the attraction Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. There was no advance in price for this special feature at the Standard, and attracted by the wide attention this story by Margaret Prescott Montague and the film version of it have received, capacity audiences filled the house. It is announced that starting this week the production will be shown at large motion picture theatres throughout the country.
Industry Can Expect Only One Tax Reduction
rj~}HE industry can look for no reduction in the present tax laws affecting I it except possibly in the excess profits tax. This was indicated by Secretary of the Treasury Houston in an interview with W ashington, D. C, newspapermen.
There can be no reduction in taxes if the plans of the Treasury Department to retire the floating indebtedness of the country in the next two years are to be carried out, he declared. Taxation must be maintained at approximately the present level and whatever recommendations may be made to Congress for a revision of the present laws will not result in any substantial reduction in the volume of tax receipts to the government.
Secretary Houston declared that he hopes to reduce the present total of the floating indebtedness of the government 50 per cent, by the next year and to have the balance cleared up during the following twelve months. At the same time it is his desire to have a sufficient amount of surplus funds on hand, derived from tax collections and other sources of revenue, to enable the payment of a part of the Victory notes maturing in two and one-half years.
The secretary declined to say what he would recommend to Congress, declaring that he had not yet completely made up his mind on this question. It is not expected that the treasury will take any action until Congress commences work on its measure.
There is little doubt but that the revision of the present excess profits taxes will be recommended in order that business taxation may be lessened and industrial development aided. Such a recommendation was made by former Secretary Glass during his incumbency. There then arises the possibility of a recommendation for increasing the personal income taxes to make up the loss that will be incurred from a change in the excess profits tax law.
Members of the trade had hoped that Congress might see fit to repeal certain of the motion picture taxes, including the film rental tax, and modify the admission taxes. The statement of Secretary Houston makes it very apparent that these hopes will not be realized either in 1920 or 1921.