The Moving picture world (January 1921-February 1921)

572 MOVING PICTURE WORLD January 29, 1921 In the Independent^Field Francis Ford Will Appear in and Also Direct Texas Guinan Films Francis Ford, who was engaged by Victor Krcmer to produce the eight five-reel western pictures in which Texas Guinan will star, has decided after looking over several scenarios to also appear in the productions. The first of the productions will be "The Girl Sheriff," written by Eugenie Kremer. The story is laid in a mining town of lower California, but introduced in the story is a party of eastern promotors who undertake to defraud certain heirs of valuable lands to which the title is clouded. Mr. Ford will appear as the head of the party of Easterners, and each of the other pictures will also have an Eastern element for purpose of contrast in connection with the plot, and it is this type of roles that Mr. Ford will portray. Miss Guinan has been in Los Angeles about a week, and production has already been started on the first picture, which it is expected will be ready for release the latter part of February or earlv in March. dent market by the Candler Pictures Corporation is reported as having been sold for New England to the Popular Film Company with offices at 14 Piedmont street, Boston. "His Enemy's Daughter" is an adaptation of "A Modern Monte Cristo" and was written by Lloyd Lonergan. The story is melodramatic with a number of sen sational scenes. It deals with a plot to ruin a young surgeon's career and steal the love of his bride-to-be, the picture visualizes in a daring dive from a high bridge, a shipwreck in mid-ocean and a rescue by an aeroplane. Charles Jawitz, president of the Popular Film Company, will supervise the sale and distribution in the New England. 'Kineto Reviews" to Be Handled Through National Exchanges, Sale for Candler "His Enemy's Daughter," first of the five-reel special productions distributed on the indepen Charles Urban, president of the Kineto Company announces arrangements have been made by which the Kineto Review of "The Living Book of Knowledge" will be distributed through National Exchanges, Inc., in the United States and Canada, beginning at an early date. The entire "Living Book of Knowledge" contains more than a thousand reels, each Kineto Review is in one reel and deals with only one subject. This collection of films was gathered from every country in the world. Distribution in individual territories will be as follows: New Edythe Gallos Is Instrumental in Booking Many Equity Films An indispensable member of Gallos Enterprises in Chicago, distributors of state right attractions, including Equity's "Whispering Devils" and "Keep to the Right," in Illinois and Indiana, and one who is attracting considerable attention in film circles, is Edythe Gallos, and she is given the credit of being probably more instrumental than anyone in the exchange in securing the heavy bookings recorded on the above attractions as well as on "She Played and Paid," a Joan production. W ork Is Varied Miss Gallos' work is varied; sometimes she passes upon productions offered to the exchange, if not she is always busy in the various activities of the exchange. One of her main points of value to the company, however, is that she has in the seT lection of the pictures brought into play the "feminine instinct," taking into consideration a woman's point of view with regard to the appeal any film submitted will have on the feminine half of an audience, and also in playing up the feminine points of appeal in exploiting and selling a picture. Has Sound Judgment Although Miss Gallos has only been connected with the exchange for a short time, she has already demonstrated the soundness of her judgment as evidenced by the success that Gallos Enterprises is meeting with in handling the Joan and Equity subjects which she was largely instrumental in selecting'. S,he is not new to motion pictures, having been associated with the exhibition of films and also having appeared in a number of screen productions. York by Joseph Klein with a National Exchange in New York City and Buffalo: New Jersey by Jans Film Service; New England through exchanges of American Feature Film Co. in Boston. Portland and New Haven; Philadelphia through Metro Film Corporation. Chicago territory by Harry Weiss's National Exchange; National Exchanges in Baltimore. Cincinnati and Cleveland: Finkelstein and Ruben in Milwaukee and Minneapolis territories; Allied Exhibitors in Kansas City; National Exchanges in Dallas. Oklahoma City and Little Rock: Atlanta by Savini Films; New Orleans by S. T. Stephens Film Company; All Star in Los Angeles and San Francisco; Detroit by J. H. Kunsky Enterprises, Denver and Salt Lake by Swanson Theatre Circuit; Canada by Royal Enterprises, an Allen organization. Third Billy West Film Booms Series Joan Film Sales Company is highly pleased with the result obtained on the third Billy West comedy, "He's In Again." A sample print was forwarded to exchanges who have contracted for the series, and the first report, received from Joe Skirboll, of Pittsburgh, announces that many exhibitors who after being pleased with the first two releases waited to see the third to ascertain if the quality was maintained before booking the entire twelve. Skirboll reports that it fully came up to all expectations and as a result he has already closed forty-three contracts for the entire series, while Sam Zierler reports fifty-eight new contracts as result of showing this subject. Proportionate increases are also reported by other Billv West buvers in the field. Books "Hallrooms" C. B. C. Film Sales Corporation announces that the Loew interests have booked the Hall Room Boys comedies for their theatres in Atlanta, Knoxville. N'ashville, Memphis and Birmingham, through A. C. Bromberg Att-actions, distributing these prod ictions in the South. Warner and Rapf Form Combination Harry Rapf, the Warner brothers, Robert North and L. Laurence Weber have combined to form a joint producing unit. Activities will start immediately. The new combination has secured the rights to twelve famous stage plays and it is expected that six of them will be produced during the current year. Harry Rapf will be in charge of production. The first picture to be produced will be an adaptation of the well known old "meller," "Why Girls Leave Home." William Nigh is to do the direction and the work will be accomplished in the Biograph Studio. Brown and Allen Now with Salient Announcement is made by President Goosmann, of the Salient Films, Inc.. that Director Davis has closed a contract with Pau-I H. Allen, cincmatographer. and Jack W. Brown, associate director, for the firsf ten pictures to be produced by Salient. Mr. Allen has for the past year been working on productions under the direction of D. W. Griffith. Mr. Brown is one of the old-timers in the motion picture business and comes to Salient from Selznick, where he handled casting, locations and business management of various units. Prior to this he worked for Edgar Lewis. The Victor Studio has been engaged for the first production of the company. Giant with Midgets In the series of seven two-reel Midget comedies, distributed by S and E Enterprises, practically the entire cast is composed of midgets, however, for purposes of contrast, in each subject Robert B. Milasch a "giant" plays a prominent role. The series also includes Paul Paulas, only forty inches tall, said to be the smallest Chaplin imitator. C B. C. Re-issues Several Christies Arrangements have just been concluded whereby the C. B. C. Film Sales Corporation will distribute sixteen single reel Christie Comedies produced for David Horsely. A special exploitation campaign is now being prepared to put these comedies over in a big way and Jack Cohn is attending to the re-editing of the pictures. ekKdc^HALLR00M boys