The Moving picture world (December 1920)

704f MOVING PICTURE WORLD December 11, 1920 Woods Accepts Chairmanship of Americanism Committee and Will Work Out Plan of Co-operation COL. ARTHUR WOODS, formerly police commissioner of New York City, this week accepted the chairmanship of the Americanism Committee of the Motion Picture Industry. He succeeds Franklin K. Lane, formerly secretary of the interior, who has had to give up all active work on account of indifferent health. Before accepting the chairmanship of the committee. Col. Woods insisted that conferences should be held with the leaders of the industry to deter mine whether or not they wished to continue the campaign for another year. Conferences were arranged by President William A. Brady, of the National Association of the Motion Picture Industry and the leading producers. It was unanimously agreed that the work should continue. Conferences between Col. Woods and the editors of the news weeklies, and also the editors of the industry's publications, were held and all agreed to give him their heartiest co-operation. The news weeklies are carrying each week a picture of a title suggesting some spirit of Americanism. Ihey report this scene or title each week to the headquarters of the committee, where it is filed. The news weeklies also are arranging patriotic stunts. The editors agreed to continue their support to the movement and will do everything in their power to impress upon the industry the importance of purchasing these pictures. In view of the fact that the pictures are not being made for profit, it is believed that exhibitors will run these pictures on every opportunity. Acting on a suggestion made at the conference with the editors, Col. Woods has agreed to communicate with the mayors of all of the leading cities with a view to furthering the campaign by closer cooperation between the local authorities and the exhibitor. The producers have agreed to continue the making of special Americanism pictures and they decided that there should be injected into every picture some ideas that would make better Americans. Col. Woods is to get in touch with the scenario writers and also the editors of the picture with an idea of having them take an active part. Requests from all sections of the country continue to come into the committee headquarters from Americanization committees, churches, schools and colleges for a list of pictures to select from. As the result of these requests, Col. Woods is having prepared a complete list of pictures that have been produced during the past eighteen months that are Americanism pictures. It is planned to distribute this list to every exhibitor as well as to the various exchange centers. Deny Absurd Story of DeMille-Glaum Marriage New York newspapers, on Thursday, December 2, carried a telegraphic story from Nashville, Tenn., to the effect that Cecil De Mille, "Fox producer," and Louise Glaum, the J. Parker Read, Jr., star, were secretly married there recently. William De Mille, producer, like his brother, for Famous Players-Lasky, denied the story at the Paramount offices in New York City. He is here to attend the premiere of his feature, "Midsummer Madness," at the Criterion. "Of course," said Mr. De Mille, "the report is absurd, but I think any further comment should come from my brother, or from my brother's wife and children, with whom he was living happily when I left Los Angeles." The New York office of Associated Producers telephoned Moving Picture World it is definitely known that Miss Glaum has not been outside of California in more than a month.