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MOVING PICTURE WORLD
November 22, 1924
One of a Series
Moving-Picture Vhe Hamilton
National Bank
ROBERT E. WELSH ------- EDITOR
Published Weekly by CHALMERS PUBLISHING COMPANY 516 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Telephone: Murray Hill 1610-1-2-3
Member Audit Bureau Circulation John F. Chalmers, president ; James P. Chalmers, Sr., vicepresident ; Alfred J. Chalmers, vice-president; Eliza J. Chalmers, secretary and treasurer, and Ervin L. Hall, business
manager.
Branch Offices: 28 East Jackson Boulevard, Chicago; W. E. Keefe, 1312 Stanley Avenue, Hollywood, Cal. Managing Editor — John A. Archer. Advertising Manager — Ben H. Grimm. Circulation Manager — Dennis J. Shea.
Subscription price : United States and its possessions, Mexico and Cuba, $3.00 a year; Canada, $3.50; foreign countries (postpaid, $10.00 a year. Copyright, 1924, Chalmers Publishing Co. Copyright throughout Great Britain and Colonies, under the provisions of the Copyright Act of 1911. (All rights reserved.)
Other publications: Cine Mundial (Spanish). Technical books.
VOLUME 71
NUMBER 4
Features
Editorial 299
Speaking Freely 301
Stories of the Builders — Adolph Zukor 302
News of the Week
"Covered Wagon" Awarded Gold Medal as Best Picture of Year 305
Interstate Secretary Sees No Danger of Mid-West Circuit War .' 305
Both Win ! Preachers Move Pulpits to Theatres and Ashtabula Opens Sundays 306
Indications Are Congress Will Not Discuss Tax Until December, 1925 306
Report Shows Balaban-Katz Net Profits Exceed Last Year's by $100,000 306
Kunsky-Balaban-Katz Building in Detroit Proves Incentive 307
Marcus Loew Tells About George Walsh and "Ben Hur" 308
Tax Free Tickets Need Only Specify Admission Price, Washington Decrees 308
Southern Tier Theatre Company Officers Named 322
Fenway Theatre Surprises Boston by Reduction of Prices 323
Six Western Pennsylvania Houses Opened November 10 .' 324
Many Changes in Personnel of Tacoma, Wash., Company 326
Jackie Coogan's Signature to Contract Sought by English and German Film Men 339
Departments
Selling the Picture to the Public 311
Exhibitor News and Views 319
Straight from the Shoulder Reports 327
Reviews 358
Pep of the Program 361
Index to Release 363
Projection 367
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