The Moving picture world (January 1926-February 1926)

4 MOVING PICTURE WORLD Independents On West Coast To Organize I. M. P. A. A. Auxiliary I. E. Chadwick, Head of Group, Will Preside Over the Meetings Whether West or East The Immediate organization of the independent producers on the West Coast is to be undertaken by I. E. Chadwick, president of the Independent Motion I^icture Association of America following fhe endorsement of the proposal at the monthly meeting of the association held at the Astor yesterday. This meeting was attended by Dale Hanshaw, of Sierra Pictures, Inc., and P. J. Andrews, of Hercules Productions, who have recently returned from Los Angeles, and were enthusiastic regarding the prospects of securing the active support and cooperation of the other independent producers. The association has recommended to the Executive Committee a classification of the producer distributor members and as a result of this action It Is anticipated that at least fifteen companies will take advantage of this opportunity to affiliate with the I. M. P. A. President Chadwick has made tentative plans for the meeting which will be called by him within a fortnight and in the preparations for which he will have the assistance of several of the Independent Association executives who are already on the coast, including Sam Sax, of Lumas Film Corp.; M. H. Hoffman, of Tiffany Productions, Inc., and Harry Cohn, of Columbia Pictures Corporation. It is proposed to perfect a producers' organization on the Coast which will serve as an auxiliary to the Independent Association in New York and the meetings of which will be presided over by President Chadwick, when he is In Lios Angeles, and in his absence by a vicepresident to be selected by the Coast Unit and who 'is also to serve as a vice-president of the parent organizatloii. The association approved of a short animated trailer to be attached to all Independent productions and several of the company executives present stated that they had given Instructions to have this trailer attached to their releases in the future. Oscar Neufeld, of Philadelphia, chairman of the contract committee, announces he will call a meeting of his committee to be held in New York, Saturday, February 6, at which time conferences are to be arranged with representatives of other organizations Interested in the adoption of a standard equitable exhibition contract. Various routine matters were considered at the meeting which was presided over by General Manager Frederick H. Elliott In the absence of the president and vice-presidents of the association, all of whom are at present on the West Coast. Bill Regarding Children Albany, February 2. Assemblyman Freiberg's bill pertaining to the admission of unaccompanied children to motion, picture theatres in New York State in ali cities outside of the metropolis, was introduced on Tuesday. Tlie bill, according to Mr. Freiberg, has the approval of the Board ot Education of the City of Buffalo, and the judges of the city and children's courts, as well as the Police Department of that city. Jazz Brings Sorrow Jerome H. Kemick & Co., New York music publisliers, have filed an Injunction suit against the Lincoln Theatre, a negro show house at 916 West Walnut .street, Louisville, to prevent the theatre from presenting further amusements until alleged damages of at least $250 are paid bei^ause the theatre used the music "Got No Time," on which the company claims to have the exclusive copyright. T. O. C. C. Dinner-Dance The sixth annual dinner-dance of the Theatre Owners' Chamber of Commerce will be held at the Hotel Astor, Friday evening, February 12. F. P. Elects Stralem Casimir I. Stralem, a member of the firm of Hallgarten & Company, has been elected a director and member of the finance committee of Famous PlayersLasky Corporation, to succeed Maurice Wertheim, resigned. Gunning With First National Los Angeles, February 3. WId Gunning has signed with First National Pictures, and will remain here, assisting on stories and productions for Colleen Moore. Naked Truth Dinner The annual "Naked Truth" dinner of the Associated Motion Picture Advertisers will be held Saturday evening, February 6, in the Hotel Astor, New York City. Barry Curran Resigns Barry Curran has resigned as manager of advertising and publicity for Columbia Pictures, and win shortly announce his new plans. Rubens-Cortez Kr.ersidc, Cal., January 30. Alma Kubens, Fox star, and Uicardo Cortez, were married here today. Shaw Killed in Auto Crash Los Angeles, January 31. Harold Shaw, the director of the Motion I'Icture Directors' Association in Los Angeles, was killed In an automobile accident here yesterday. Shaw was riding with a friend, w^hen their car crashed Into another vehicle. The second man escaped fatal Injury. Both cars were wrecked. Shaw directed a number of pictures in England, and in South Africa, before coming to the United States. He directed several pictures for Metro. Mrs. Shaw, Edna Flugrath, is a sister of Viola Dana and Shirley Mason. Rembusch Issues Call {Continued from page 1) eluding ofliclals, are expected to attend the French Lick conference, under the conditions laid down in the Rembusch telegram. Information from other sections of the country point to a full attendance of exhibitors, regardless of their stand on questions other than the uniform booking contract. In his wire, Mr. Rembusch, In part, said: "A national survey, made last week, discloses these facts: "For the last fourteen months, theatre owners everywhere have talked and complained much about the uniform contract, but have done nothing. "Because of past organization political differences, national united action has been impossible, up to this time. "The buying season opens within ninety days. Unless theatre owners unite, and make immediate demand for a fair contract, we will be forced to continue using the same old, one-sided contract. "In Interviewing leaders of national, allied, and other groups, we find all willing to Join in a national conference to decide upon a uniform cyntract on the following conditions: "That the conference shall be entirely free from politics, personalities, elections, and organization differences, and that there shall be no old organization affairs discussed or new organization work undertaken, and that no producers shall participate in the deliberations. "That the Hays organization will be obliged to recognize the deliberations and demands of this conference. "Because such a conference, called by any particular group, might fall, we are calling upon all the theatre owners of the United States and Canada, large or small, in and out of organization, to come to French I.<lck, Ind., as theatre owners, for two days' conference on the uniform contract, exclusively, Wednesday and Thursday, February 24 and 25. "We are able to do this through the courtesy of the French Lick Springs Hotel Company, and other hotels In the Lost River Valley, and the Theatre Owners of Indiana will act as hosta." Theatre Owners In New Jersey Turn Down Tax Object to Details as Proposed by Hays Group Morristown, .V. J., January 28. Upon the recommendation of President Joseph M. Seider, the Board of Directors of the Motion Picture Theatre Owners of New Jersey, at the meeting here today, authorized the organizations' Legislative Committee to take definite action in regard to theatre encroachments and overseatlng in the small towns. In this respect the committee was Instructed to prepare a measure for presentation before the Iveglslature which will amend the State Building Code. According to the outline for this measure, given by President Seider, the amendment will require towns under 10,000 to Issue all licenses for prospective theatres in their Jurisdiction. In addition, it will require the approval of these licenses by respective common councils, and also the granting of a public hearing upon the request of any citizen. Following a report by Mr. Seider on the contract situation. National President R. F. Woodhull's request for the State to turn down the Tax Clause by the Hays' organization, was unanimously acceded to by the twenty-nine theatre owners present. PersonfJ June Mathis has arrived in New York. She will produce four pictures for First National. Corinne Griffllh Is resting. She will next do "Into Her Kingdom" for First National. Hal Roach left New York on Tuesday last for Hollywood. ("Laugh Month" is over.) Dorothy Glsh will visit her sister, Lillian, in Hollywood, late this month. Then Dorothy goes to London, to star in another British picture. George Eastman leaves r -xt month to hunt big game In Africa. ("Boy! Get us r me more film!") Joseph M. Schenck and Mrs. Schenck (Norma Talmadge) v. :il arrive In New York next week. Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Loew and party have gone to Flor' 1 1. Al Parker, who directed Dcik Fairbanks' forthcoming pictui "The Black Pirate," is at the McAlpin, New York. Dorothy Phillips will return U stellar roles on the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer program. Eugene Zukor has gone to Europe. Samuel Rachman accompanied him. (Mebbe that Ufa Incident!) Old-Timers' Night Thomas Melghan. Shepherd of the Lambs Club, and Ormi Hawley, a favorite of the screen when motion pictures were in their Infancy, were among the gruests of the New Yor'K Newspaper Club at Old-Timers' Night, January 23. Miss Hawley conducted a symphony orchestra of twenty girls, who are dally rehearsing at the B'ippodrome.