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Still a Big Topic
Sunday Opening in Ohio Brings Legal Activity
The Sunday closing question is again the main topic in film circles throughout Ohio, and the battle of tongues and legalities is again on in full blast.
Following a first-page story in a Cleveland paper inspired by Sam Bullock, of the Theatre Owners' Association, to the eflfect that a great effort would be made to get the theatres in small towns opened for Sunday trade, even if it was necessary to attempt to have the law amended, two Cleveland lawyers went to Cleveland Heights, where a theatre slumbers on Sunday, and had a dozen merchants arrested for keeping their stores open on Sundays.
Immediately the officials of the suburb denounced the movie men, claiming they inspired the prosecutions, and defending the store-keepers. But the fact is the motion picture men had nothing to do with it, but the announcement of Bullock's has stirred up the opposition.
Meantime the lawyers say they will continue to have merchants arrested, even going into other suburbs, where theatres are open on Sundays, and causing the arrest of their managers. However, the theatre owners are not much concerned because popular opinion in the suburbs favors Sunday movies.
The Sunday movement won a distinct victory in Findlay, when a jury in Mayor Rodabaugh's court acquitted E. B. Gilmore. movie owner, of a charge of violating the Sunday closing laws. The verdict was returned after three hours' deliberation. One woman. Mrs. M. C. Dye, was a member of the jury, and acted as foreman.
Since 1^17 the moving picture theatres in Findlay have been closed on Sundays. Two years ago an effort was made to reopen them, but the owners were arrested and convicted.
Arguments on Rates
Final arguments in favor of interchangeable mileage, for the benefit of men in the motion picture and other industries whose duties require them to travel considerably, were heard before the Interstate Commerce Commission, Washington, D. C. on November 15. and a decision is expected within a few days as to whether the provisions of the bill recently enacted bv Congress shall be put into effect. The law called upon the commission to hold hearings for the purpose of determining whether it was feasible to order the railroads throughout the country to issue interchangeable mileage or scrip coupon tickets, good on any road, at a reduced rate of fare.
MOVING PICTURE IV 0 R L
Exports Are Big
Figures for September Show Foreign Countries Buying Heavily
Motion i)icture film exported from the United States during the month of September included according to a report just issued by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, 11,182,258 linear feet of positive films, valued at $462,914 ; 3,009,732 feet of film sensitized, but not exposed, valued at $86,591, and 467,932 feet of exposed negatives, valued at $48,702.
Our best market for positives was Australia, taking 1,671,985 feet, valued at $68,539, with Argentina second at 1,293,889 feet, with a value of $57,116 and Canada third with 1,287,756 feet, valued at $70,364. Japan led in the importation of unexposed sensitized film, taking 1,353,140 feet, with a value of $38,578, while England was a close second with 1,182,463 feet, valued at $33,161.
Our greatest exports of exposed negatives went to England, that country taking 242,803 feet, valued at $32,715, while Cuba was second with 61,288 feet, valued at $4,180, and France third, with 54,956 feet, with a value of $6,857.
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December 9, 1922
To Hold Dinner
Allied Laboratories Association to Celebrate Second Year.
The Allied Film Laboratories Association is planning to hold its second annual dinner at Delmonico's on Thur.sday evening. December 7.
Will Hays, Courtland Smith, of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, have been invited. The dinner will also be attended by not only the executives of the various laboratories, but representatives of raw stock manufacturers and others.
The dinner will be in celebration of the second successful year of the Allied Film Laboratories Association.
The members of the association are: Biograph Company, Burton Holmes Laboratory, Claremont Film Laboratory, Inc., Craftsman Film Laboratory, Cromlow Film Laboratory, Inc., Dobbs Laboratory, Eclipse Film Laboratory, Erbograph Company. Evans Film Manufacturing Company, Film Developing Corporation, Lyman Howe. Nicholas Kessel Laboratory, Kineto Company of America, National Film Laboratory. Palisade Laboratories, Republic Laboratories. Inc., Rex Laboratory, Inc., Tremont Film Laboratories, Inc., William Horsiey Laboratory.
Bromhead Is Host
To Film Men Prior to Sailing for England
Col. A. C. Bromhead, of the Gaumont Company, England, was the host last Friday at a Hotel Astor luncheon to film men prior to his sailing for home. The" affair brought forth the interesting announcement that Gaumont planned the immediate making of Hall Caine's "Thi' Quality of Mercy," with an American director, Tom Terriss, and an American star yet to be named.
The luncheon, which was handled by Sidney Garret, saw a gathering of imjx)rtant film men. Jos. Dannenberg, of The Film Daily, acted as toastmaster, and the speakers included Harry Warner. Elmer Pearson, M. Finkelstein, James Grainger, Fred Warren, and L. W. Boynton.
Considerable advice on the making of pictures filled the air, but the consensus of opinion seemed to come back to the old familiar line, that "a real good picture, on a popular theme, properly exploited, can be made anywhere and be successful evervwhere."
Lubitsch Accepted
Ernst Lubitsch will direct Mary Fickford in "Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall." That became known this week when Miss Pickford received a cable from Berlin in response to her cabled invitation.