Variety (September 1919)

w&v%? Y*0-''; : \%''^y;< MOVING PICTU RES !*& SUIT AGAINST EASTMAN CO. ??' Rochester, N. Y., Sept. 24. - After several years postponement due to war tittle conditions, the gov- ernment is understood to be prepar- Inn to resume its anti-trust crusade, Eluding its suit for the^ dissolution 0 f the Eastman Kodak Co. All/the anti-trusts suits which have been Sending in the United States Supreme Court are scheduled to be argued be- fore that body during the week, of Oc- tober 6th unless some of the defend- ants obtain a continuation. : xhe cases against the coal com- panies wil be argued out beginning with the opening of the term, and it is understood that the other cases, in- cluding the Eastman case, will he scattered over a period! of several weeks. The suit against the Eastman Co. alleges that if is an illegal com- bination in restraint of trade/ Walter S. Hubbell, secretary of the Eastman Kodak Company, says that he has received no official notice that the government would resume its case at the coming term of the Supreme ? Court, but he understood that the case 'was to be resumed. ^ ; I FOX'S SALES MANAGER. •Herman Robins, assistant manager of Fox, has been promoted to general . sales manager with supervision of ren- tals and leases for all films and subjects oyer every Fox Exchange throughout .the world. SELECT EXCHANGES. Select will open an exchange in New Haven, Oct. 6. The new branch will be in charge of Morris Safier, former- fj* connected with the Select B6ston office. pC C. Reed has been appointed man- Scr of the Kansas City Select ex* angc, and Ben Rogers will succeed D.J. Selznick as head of the Select Boston office, Oct. 1. I- 1 ,-.-' ™_»—■ ■ ■ PINNACLE CO. ORGANIZED. Nathan Vidaver organized the Pin- nacle Photoplay Corporation this 'week, capitalized at $250,000 under the • Delaware State laws. V; Several known film people are inter- ested in the new organization. To Produce Christian Science Films. Los Angeles, Sept. 24. ;'; King Vidor has severed his connec- tion with the Brentwood Films and ■ 'lis formed his own organization. Vidor is to produce semi-Christian Science pictures, and has been prom- ised unlimited backing in New York. 'William Parker ; who is his personal representative, will leave for the me- tropolis on the 29th. The work of production will start almost imme- diately. Portland avenue: Franklin Malone, 465 inc.i general amusement Dullness; stock, street Fifth street, Brooklyn, f $5,000; Manhattan. Benjamin Sohlelmer, New York Theatre PrancaU. Inc.. Man- Planet Btlm Corporation! capital. $16,- 27 Avenue A; Mitchell Kay, 1079 St. Nich- hattan, $25,000; P. L. Anderson. AT A. 000; Manhattan. David C. Hlrsch, 141 olas avenue; Dave Resenawelg-, 016 Jenkins, D. H. fceuter, Babylon. LI Broadway; Simeon B. Blsendrath, 18 South Boulevard. Metropolitan Amnwment OoJI100.000: East 48th street; Bernhard HorWltz, 18 Arlon Photoplays, Iac.j picture busi- H. L. Croteau, H. B. Knox, 8.ODIH. Will ESast 48th street, New York City. ness; stock, S1&000: Maspeth, I* L Rob- mlngton. ' aadJoaool Films » capital, 1100,000. ert Kiiiize. 128 Grand street: Anna Kunse, Nam* Picture* Corporation. Nyack, Louis E. Miller, Helen K. Miller, Jacob 128 Grand street; Peter Koch, 19 Lex- $100,000; P, Craft, H. G. Kosch, M. Gerst B. Adlef, 1400 Broadway, New York City. California Proauclng Oo.i capital, 15,- 000; Manhattan. Joseph H. Lee, 362 West 46th street; Samuel L. Warner, 220 West 42d Btreet; Bertha Schfartz, 2 West 46th street, New York City. Cinema Trading CO.| capital, |20,O00; Manhattan. Samuel M. Berg, 226 West 42d street; Isabella Shorter, 226 West 42d Btreet; Charles Hollander, 961 St. Nicho- las avenue, New York City. Holy, Holy Eyeet capital, $10,000; Man- hattan. Gilbert G. Barry, Robert Wal- ker, Solomon Goodman, 1476 Broadway, New York City. Jast A Minute, capital, $10,000; Man- hattan. Gilbert Q. Barry, Robert Walker, Solomon Goodman, 1476 Broadway, New York City. . Bid* Producing Corporation, theatrical; stock, $1,000; New York County. James F. Kerr, 129 West 48th Btreet; James B. H. Kelly, 65 Broadway; Richard A. Bten-- dicke, 66 Broadway. The Renown Theatrical Bnterjrlse, ington avenue. 1476 Broadway, New York. Screen Follies, Inc.i pictures; stock, Arcadian Flint Corporation, Manhattan, $10,000; Manhattan. A. A. Fertlnand, 226,000: I* Friedman, D, Blum, M. Ham- Lena P. Fertlnand, Luis Zeel, 220 Wast mersteln, 493 Broadway, New York. 42d street. ' Moving; Picture Titles, Inc., Manhattan, Academy Theatre Ticket Company, $16,000; G. O. Debba, A. WolfBOhn, J. Inc.i theatre ticket brokers, general ad- Barr, 2486 Second avenue; New York, vortislng; $1,000; Manhattan: Philip J. Weiss B*j»th«ra Amusement Company, Dunn, George Fawcett, Alice J. McLaren, capital $36,000; directors, Samuel Weiss, 16 Broad street 1114 Manhattan avenue, New York; Alex- Elite Film Association, Inc.i pictures; andor Welws, 46 Greenpolnt avenue, $60,000; Manhattan. William W. Skin- Brooklyn; Aaron Weiss, same address, ner, 337 St. Ann's avenue; Valerie Mr Beehive Ride Gon>pony, concessions Skinner, 33J7 St. Ann's avenue; Magdalena and amusement devices; capital $10,000; Block, 106 west 163d street. / directors, Adolph Klein, 313 Bast 72d Bdacar Lewis Productions, Inc.i motion street; Joseph Bchneps, 614 West 167th pictures: $600; Manhattan. Harry Ca- street; Adolph Schwartz, 66 Fort Wash- sane, 1467 Broadway; Edgar Lewis, 1467 Ington avenue. New York. Broadway; Abraham L Felnsteln, 227 Hdvrisi Oarewv Productions, motion pic- Broadway, tures; Edwin Carewe, Harry Cabane, Dalton Enterprise Company, Inc.i the- Wm. Applobaurn, 1467 Broadway, atrlcal business, pictures; 160,100; Man- Pandex •Hanufneturlng Company, Inc., hattan. David Selgot, 3828 White Plains phonographs, motion pictures, 16,000; avenue; L. J. Rodrigues, 869 Van Buren Marian Farachi, Elinor Erlksen, Robert street; James H. Dalton, 86 Bast 49th B. Floker, 47 Wont Btreet. ■:-m ■■'l>\ : *,■■■■ a W Bs w Ba M w ********+***+**t****4*4 M im*m v w wwsw* i' ' ~*/W«*V», - ■ —~- ■ ■ j —--.-.-■.-.-*- r ■.■.'.- ifi ..-. ■ ■: - •• •..... ••:• , v .;.:.. y;,-W ■_.;■, '■ ; . ... ™™. ; , ■ - ■ ■' ". ',-■•:■■»■ •■ ;• ■'•' tver > . . . * t caring three Farragut passed the Vicksburg forts whoops what was in the channel. In five months, or since April 1, the Hodkinson organi. zation has run through a mined channel, has not cared . • ! : ■■'' ■ i. .... ,, , , ; :';:,'■• Widom Engaged by Gasnier. f-v Los Angeles, Sept. 24. , C S. Widom, having finished cos- .luniing the first Big Four picture "His Majesty the American" (Douglas Fair- tanks) has been engaged by Louis J*. ■WMiier to outfit "The Honor of the Family" the new Dustin Farnum 've- hicle which is a costume play. Mrs Farnum Recovering. Mrs. William Farnum is recovering from her recent illness and expects ,tobe about early next week. |> INCORPORATIONS. The following- amusement corporations received charters within the past two Oscar Hantmersteln's Grand Opera Oo.t eapltnl, J20.000; Manhattan. Emma Swift hammer ate in, 949 West Bind avenue; George Blumenthal, 21 West 27th street; v. Sidney Bernstein, 288 Broadway.. Earth Realty Corporatloni capital, 1W.000; Manhattan. Gilbert G. Barry. Jtobert Walker, Solomon Goodman, 1476 .woaaway; Harry Qreenberg, 286 Broome .street. t>^ a,lor Holmes Prodactlonai capital, lijMOO; Arthur H, Walrond, 25 South Ox- rt >r<5 street; Henry'O. Swenson, 41 South three whoops about what any other firm's policies or "politics 1 * were, has ignored the red tape and intrigues) of the picture business— . ■' • .''.,'" ■. ■* ."■"-■*■■•. ..'■'.' '■'■:,'.' ■.■■'•.' ", '■ - ' ■ ' '.-.■■■ . ' . -' ^^ .-■•'■■ : ;.,..v..:-,- * &■' ■'■■■' , / ,: . :', delivered We have delivered to the exhibitors of the United States: ■ . • L ■■■ • 1 ■ ■. ■'.:•••• >t ■ : .'.'.'■' l.v ■.■■•,' Hampton & El tinge F. Warner's.first Zane Grey 'Desert Cold." Hampton's Great Authors* • Stewart Edward White Picture, k The Westerners." J. Parker Read Jr's. Louise Glaum-Allan Dwan production, "Sahara." Artco Productions starring Leah Baird in "As a Man Thinks" and "The Volcano.*' * Robert Brunton's production starring I. Warren Kerrigan in "A White Man's Chance.' 1 National's production starring Billie Rhodes in The ' BlueBonnet." . .'•■.'..'■ . ►' h ■ ■ M '■ • ••'••'■ •' .''* • '' . . ■ '>■':-' ■ .i '.. .'.;'. : J ', :"' ■ '; ■ ...'.■'. • • ■ ." • i • ■■ ■.' ''■'. . ■' Each and every one of these productions, according to its class and the price schedule adjusted to its rating, has made convincing profiits for exhibitors.. ■. ■■, And there are more to come. '■-/■■■ .•■• ;.v -, .*i What do other people's miscellaneous policies, red tape and intrigues matter to an organization that delivers the pictures? W.W. HODKINSON CORPORATION 527 Fifth Avenue. New YorkQiy Dtitnbultog through PAI)l£ hxhangt, IncOr p om ted ,,,,,,,,tilt4*ttKr*ntf*fllf**t'tltf>HH*Hft*"tt*>IH**"*"***""t't** , ' tr """" e "* H *'"'**"" 4 '""" m *M 1 '-'''rtf-i i,:/'.- > : :..' :; 3 ■'.«. : i ; ;Mk . 'A