The Film Renter and Moving Picture News (Mar-Apr 1923)

32 THE FILM RENTER & MOVING PICTURE NEWS. March 3, 1923. THE NEW AMERICAN CONTRACT —Continued. ‘* The parties hereto further agree to abide by and forthwith comply with any decision and award of such Board of Arbitration in any such arbitration proceeding, and agree and consent that any such decision or award shall be enforceble in or by any court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to the laws of such jurisdiction now or hereafter in force; and each party hereto hereby waives the right of trial by jury upon any, issue arising under this contract, and agrees to accept as conclusive the findings of fact made by any such Board of Arbitration, and consents to the introduction of such findings in evidence in any judicial proceeding.” The provisions relating to arbitration are as follows: In the event that the exhibitor fails or refuses to submit to arbitration any controversy over a contract containing an arbitration clause, or to comply with any decision of the board, or if any exhibitor shall be found by the board to have been guilty of such a breach of contract as seems to justify the distributor in requiring security, the distributor may, at its option, demand payment by the exhibitor of an additional sum not exceeding $500 and not less than $100 under each existing contract, to be retained by the distributor until the complete performance of all such contracts and then applied, at the distributors’ option, against any sums due or damages determincd by the board, the balance to be returned to the exhibitor. If the exhibitor fails to pay this sum within seven days, the distributor may suspend service until paid or terminate the contract. In the event that the distributor refuses to submit to arbitration or to abide by the decision of the board, or if the board find him guilty of such breach of contract as shall in the opinion of the board justify the exhibitor in refusing to deal with the distributor, the exhibitor may terminate this and any other existing contract with that distributor by sending notice by registered mail within two weeks. In the meantime this distributor shall not be entitled to redress from the board for claim against any exhibitor until it shall have complied. ‘‘ The provisions of this contract relating to arbitration shall be construed according to the laws of the State of New York. ‘‘The parties hereto agree that every existing contract between the parties hereto shall be and hereby is amended so as to include the foregoing section with the same force and effect as if originally incorporated therein.’’ ; =) ‘‘ TWENTIETH : (Optional Clause.) If this contract design: ates certain photoplays by title, it shall be non-cancellable as to such photoplays. If it embraces a series of photoplays not designated by title it may be cancelled as to such series by either party after two photoplays of such series have been played and paid for, by notice in writing to the other party within ten (10) days after playing the second of said photoplays, such cancellation to take effect after .... .......... additional photoplays shall have been played and paid for.” AL. LICHTMAN CORPORATION PICTURES. President Arrives in London. N announcement of interest to the British film industry is A the arrival of Mr. Al. Lichtman, president of the Al. Lichtman Corporation and the Preferred Pictures Corporation, which has within a short time developed into one of the most important motion picture organisations in America. Mr. Lichtman arrived in London on Monday to meet Mr. Arthur Levey, foreign sales manager of the corporation, and to complete arrangements for the distribution of the Al. Lichtman productions throughout the entire Continent. The Umited Kingdom rights for these pictures are controlled by the Walturdaw Co. Mr. Lichtman was formerly general manager of the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, and is one of the best known film ren in America. Mr. Arthur Levey, the foreign sales manager of the Al. Lichtman Corporation, is also foreign sales manager of the Associated Producers, Inc., and has disposed of all the Associated Producers’ pictures for the United Kingdom and the entira Continent. He recently closed a contract for the distribution of the first Al. Lichtrnan production, ‘‘ Rich Men’s Wives," throughout the territories of France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Holland. Mr. Levey states that his affiliation with the Al. Lichtman Corporation is based upon his confidence and faith in the corporation to produce motion pictures that are real boxoffice attractions instead of the ordinary run of motion pictures. ‘‘ We must have better pictures,’’ says Mr. Levey, ‘‘ because there is no place for trash. We must also have larger theatres, because motion pictures have reached a dignity and an importance requiring the finest presentation.’’ HIGH PRAISE FOR “THE BLUE LAGOON.” Surpasses Author’s Highest Expectations. R. H. DE VERE STACPOOLE, the author of ‘‘ The Blue Lagoon,’’ was the guest of honour at a Juncheon which took place at the Café Royal after the premiere of the film version of his famous book last Tuesday. C. Holder-Ness, general manager of the I.V.T.A., Ltd., occupied the chair, and other guests pres2nt included Arthur Pursey, who appears in the picture as ‘‘ Dick,’’ F. W Kilner, A. George Smith, W. Gavazzi King, and representatives of the lay and trade press. Mr. Stacpoolc, in the course of a speech, expressed his delight with the film, which had surpassed his highest expectations, and he thanked the producers for the trouble they had taken to secure realistic tropical settings. The popularity of the romance that had provided the theme for the film was referred to by Mr. C. Holder-Ness, and in the course of some remarks Mr. F. W. Kilner, who also spoke, expressed the opinion that they were all agrecd that in it they had seen a really fine film. He pointed out that it was a British production, made in South Africa, with British capital, and British artistes. Public appreciation of it, he was sure, would be enhanced by that fact. He thought, however, that it had not been advertised as extensively as it should be; it was worthy of a big publicity campaign. Representatives of the trade and lay Press, speeches, referred to the picture appreciatively. who made Mr. C. Worrall has resigned his seat as a director of the Salthouse Pavilion, Barrow, and also of the Gaiety, Whitehaven, as he is about to leave the district for Sheffield. He has been a director of both these picture theatres sinca their inception, | |