The Moving picture world (November 1925-December 1925)

p Along 63cchange Row ' UJitk the (Men Who Sell the 9tctures San Francisco Ben F. Simpson, who has been in charge of the San Francisco office of Associated Exhibitors for two years, has been relieved of his duties and has been succeeded by R. S. Stackhouse, formerly of Salt Lake City. Mr. Simpson plans to spend a few weeks in the southern part of the state before making new connections. Hannali Belle Gordon, formerly cashier for Pathe Exchange, Inc., San Francisco, but for the past two years with Thomas I>. Van Oslen, has returned to her old post to the delight of her many friends in the industry. W. Randolph, for many years a film salesmen in the San Francisco territory, and until recently with the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer exchange, has joined the staff of Warner Bros, and has been transferred to Seattle. Ned Marin, sales manager of the Western Division, First National, was a ■visitor at the San Francisco exchange on December 1 and a sales conference was held at which plans for the new year were gone into at length. Gilbert Moyle, cashier at the San Francisco exchange of First National, who has been on the sick list the last couple of months, is reported to be on the road to recovery and it is hoped that he will soon be able to attend to his former duties again. During his absence the clerical work has been in charge of M. V. Cannon. Frank H. Galvin, formerly connected with a theatre circuit in the Middle West, has joined the staff of Producers Distribiiting at San Francisco as exploiteer. This is' the first time that this organization has made use of an exclusive publicity agent, but the addition to the force was made necessary by the importance of its releases. A! Oxtoby of the San Francisco branch of First National recently made a trip through the San Joaquin Valley as far south as Fresno, and met Jack and Betty Brower, formerly of the San Francisco office, who had come up from Los Angeles, where they are now stationed. Barney A. Gurnette, for several years with the San Francisco branch of Universal and now connected with the studio at Universal City, paid his old friends in the Pacific Coast metropolis a visit recently. He is quite his old self again, having fully recovered from his long illness. Manager Carol Nathan of the San Francisco Universal Exchange motored to Universal City recently to confer with President Carl Laemmle. L. Thierkoff, formerly with Universal in charge of its theatre interests in California, has been made district manager for Associated Exhibitors, succeeding Orin Woody. Nat A, Magner, old-time film exchange man of San Francisco, gave up his offices on Golden Gate avenue some time ago but is back again, with quarters next to the Premier Exhibitors Music Roll Company. The San Francisco office of Producers Distributing recently had a \isit from S. Z. Williams, auditor for the Western Division. Canada After many weeks in the hospital and strenuous medical treatment, Phil Kaufman, general sales manager of Regal Films, Ltd., Toronto, has recovered sufficiently to be able to resume his business duties and has received a hearty welcome by his confreres. Regal is Canadian distributor for MetroGoldwyn, Warner Bros., Pathe and other releases, including British specials. Mr. Kaufman is one of the oldest film exchange men in Canada when presonal service is considered. Week by week, the personnel of Vital Exchanges of Canada, Ltd., is broadening out to cover the Dominion market. One of the most recent appointments by R. J. Romney, president and general manager of Vital, whose headquarters are at St. John, N. B., has been the naming of James A. Kirkpatrick aS' manager of the Montreal Vital office. Mr. Kirkpatrick has been identified prominently with Canadian Universal for seven years. Among exchange representatives who attended the recent annual banquet of the Ontario Division of the M. P. T. O. in the King Edward Hotel, Toronto, were P. C. Taylor, Canadian general manager for Film Booking OfiSces of Canada, Ltd.; O. R. Hanson, Canadian general manager of Canadian Educational Films; Archie Laurie of Regal Films, Ltd., Toronto; W. J. Melody, Toronto manager of Vital Exchanges of Canada, Ltd.; Sid Taube of Toronto, and others. Leroy Scott, 450 McLeod street, Ottawa, Ontario, is in the market to purchase independent film attractions for presentation throughout Canada. For more than a year Mr. Scott has been busily engaged with the showing of a war record picture, "Canadians in Action," a British release. This picture recently played Hamilton, Kitchener, Barrie and other centres of Ontario with success. Seattle Texas Harry Sachs, booker and utility man for Pathe at Dallas, has been promoted to inspector booker for the Pathe system, with headquarters in New York City. Bob Bowers. Pathe salesman at Pallas, has been promoted to serial salesman covering sales in Dallas, Oklahoma City and Kansas City. Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Ford announce the arrival of Virginia, a handsome baby girl. Mr. Ford sells the De Milles for P. D. C. at Dallas. Oklahoma L. B. Remy, Southern Division manager; P. K. Johnston, branch manager, and James R. Grainger, general sales manager for Fox, visited the Oklahoma City and Dallas offices. Members of the Northwest Film Board of Trade in Seattle have presented H. A. Black, tormer manager of Warner Brothers here, with a handsome Gladstone bag in appreciation of his long association with them. Harold Glanfield has resigned from the local United Artists branch, joining Producers Distributing out at Seattle. Ra.v Grombacher spent a couple of days in Seattle this week. Mr. Grombacher has signed for the Warner product 100 per cent., being Carl Stern's first customer in his new .iffiliation with Warner Brothers. The Star Amusement Company of Everett, also signed 100 per cent, during the first week of Mr. Stern's incumbency. Carpenters are busy remodeling the interior of Warner Brothers' exchange. Manager Stern's office will be in front, giving the full sweep of the office across the back for the office staff. His office has been besieged by his many friends, both among exhibitors and exchanges, who have stepped in to welcome him back to Seattle. A preview of "Winds of Chance," at which Alaskans now in Seattle were guests, was given in the First National exchange here last week, with Manager Fred Sliter acting as host. Greater Features, Inc., will move shortly into its new location at 12th and Gilsen streets, Portland, Ore., in a building now being completed for them. It is probable that a projection rocm will be part of the equipment. Kansas City And still business continues at a brisk pace along Kansas City's Film Row despite the holidays. Bob Gary, Universal exploiteer, spent a lively week at Ottawa, Kans., on a campaign on "The Phantom of the Opera" at Willard Frazier's Crystal Theatre. Leslie Durland, booker for the Independent Film Corp., knew he could sell film — and did — to Kansas exhibitors. Paul Gray, Southern Division exploitation manager tor Pathe, was a Kansas City visitor. Sam Berger and Harris Wolfberg, special Metro-GoldwynMayer representatives, made a sales canvass of the Kansas City territory, while E. C. Rhoden, manager of Midwest Film Distributors, Inc., made a business visit to Kirksville. Mo., Stanley Rolo, formerly connected with the old Mutual Film Company, has accepted a position as representative for the Kansas City P. D. C. branch. C. E. Gregory, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer branch manager, is jubilant over the fact that he has a decided "edge" on Kansas City first-run bookings tor the next three weeks. C. A. Schultz, P. D. C. branch manager, left on a hurried business trip for Leavenworth, Kans. Louis Reichert, Warner Bros., is branch manager, confining his efforts to Central Missouri. (More cxoliaii^e news on next paKe) FVERY ONCE IN A WHILE somebody tries to eheer up an unlmppy guy by saying, "Huh! That ain't so luorse." L Goldstein manager of Metro-Goldivyn-Mayer's Central American office, says that when he hears of transportation difficulties in the States. Here you see him fording a Guatemalan river and about to throw the bull; also, ^'J/ f owner of the Capitol, Guatemala City, rejoicing over an effective display of Buster Keaton m The Navigator.