Variety (October 1919)

LONDON FILM NOTES 1 London, Oct. 11. - Vhe Barker Motion Ph6tograpby Go's. tjUtvoi venlon of "Tho Flag Lleu< tenant," a play made popular by Cyril kUude at tbe Playhouse, was ahown iMt Wednesday^ The atorjr t« not an inepttoMaiy gMuiA om tor film pur- IWMik but tte pNOymn havt dam aU t». WMUMHM MMpMi MA th* ■Ul iMpMlMi pNf* popalar I flliM mOteaetft Vwey Maah, Uli'pcoduoer, Ium Am* hto mfk weU !K I .iiMiC the JUM remark iqnifllM to Jack 'to nsponatUe'-for 'the ■^^'.;:??;:t- ; i Ww>rt «. •■ Oirteg to the 'co-operatlbn Admiralty the naVal acenea are .^-^|l>#li^^ being taken under '.v^^'ft..:!'^ , ■ • ■■ • ■ ■ ■ , .:j?-;|ttrele Sidney, known far and nMe v jll^^tiM,'' a— ot-irtMae.l». jart>>ri»li Is now showing in America under the title of "The Hour ot Vengeanooi" has severed his conneotlos with the Oau- mont Co« and to ihortly Ipavliiv Bpg- land to anka pteturaa on the ooiaUiMat Tet another new producing eoaipeuiy •—the Pollock-Daring Films Co. They announce the adaptation of a series of boya' Btorles somewhat of the "Penny Blood" order featuring three characters, "Jeick. Sam and. Pete," and will present many astonishing "stunts." I.le.ut, Jack Xlairliig is announced as aprodocer and leadlhg man. "Lieut. Jack Daring" was th* name under ^hlch several now well- BMttoh §«tora,>ap|Murea la the Um 9t im ben the arrival In Bngland per th» U; e. S. "Uauretania" of Maxwell mUSr ot Selznlck .Pictures, who, together with Sdith Koch, Is here to organlte a chain of distributing offices Cor the Selznlok productions. His Idea to to do away with the middle-man and will form British selznlck Co.. with M}Ton Sels- nick as president and himseif as vice* president, for the purpose of exploiting his "features." and'afifo tor tba ba^lag oC British films. LatoT'lM aiajT start vroduelng over here.- - yem ago. naiJUai niAt.iivMt «i;tl|« weak'ha* One ,of the beat British flimi yet shown Is the "Harms" production, "The Uan Who Forgot." The flllm is a six reeler which Is rather too long for an ordinary dramatic feature, and tbe production is the woric of F. Martin Thornton, With Harry Uorln as assis- tant director. The story Is an excep- tionally strong one and deals principally with sea-faring life. The photography is excellent as is the staging and the picture wlil doubtless prove a big favorite wherever It will -bo shown. : ' 1- Ilia ■■■■ iM'. The firm of Ruffells has ceased to exist under the direction of the LoTe<^ sey Brothers. The new directorate wiu be beaded by 8. Q.- Kerwman, who fop. the past two years has been, the Ona'n " general manager. Mr. Newman Jolned[. Buffells in - IHt as Scottish represent . - tatlve, was quickly' promoted to flal«| manager, and then to general managei<,' on A. C...IiOvesay joining the navy. ^ the time ot hto appointment the 'flni|'. had only tir»,i)»aaohes outside Xiondc^ ' ■< but the asir management went ahead :] until,today Rultbiis' branches estot la'^ everir large, town in .Oraat Brttala «•#;. Ireland."' ~. ..•via , Bubenstein to making a big feature ot filming popular iHWincial plays. Among others, tbey have Just ■ acquired th^ rights of a lurid melodrama by Arthur' Shirley, entnied "White Stoves of Lon> don." The utto egptatau tlw qatare the work^ " . ' Just now tho big boom to oo. Capittt to flowing Into tba. oofftra oili:, tka pro*, diiotog plctitro ihtoillv/l^iiiMI^ ,oi»i|<\; puiies, ahd ■ nair ' renting flhna an! siwlnglng up Ifta.iaushrooms In a'attfrt^;. In- the provtaliM-'aew picture tltoatiw- arb bolnir ruB ap tirherOver bulidini perif mtU o^ ba, obtained, and on all hands' a decide4 *^t*throiM:*^ polli^ to observ-^ able. ■ ■ ■ .• In Blackburn, for instance, there are ' already three legitimate theatres, as many music-halls, and over a dozen kinemas, yet eight new picture houses; are being built at a cost of over,£200,- 000. These small towns, theatrically "number twos," cannot stand the strain and someone will go to the wall! very ' shortly, and it to more than likely thit; the ioiBeenes via bd.the ito# af^a who . have onae lato'tks trada, .a(tiia«tod. Ir' the stories oC aataU weilth. .Sha'pliia: ■orioC thhig to OfMoat iia profikdtNft^v. BiMiy>:.6C the <protoo(m be Bear 'eott«v PtMBlea have not the' ailghtest IdMi or ■ howtoddltofthaMtot : , ^ In London tiade Of roles there to much talk of a fusion of big existing picture theatre companies ,whlcb, when joined to renting and producing flrms, will cut the ground from under the feet of the medium and small.Individual ekhibitor. Again, guauded advertisements are ap- pearing in the theatrical papers offer-, Ing to buy jdrama and vaudevlUo houses, that haite tollen on evil ttanei. • - Konelm Foss, probably the leadhig British scenario writer, has purchased tbe Windsor Film Company's ;studios. several big productions are promised, but the most interesting of them to tbe fllmtoation of Bobert Louto Stevensoa's atmy. rKfdaappod.'t • ■ ■ SABBIE nm JS FIGTintES Famous Players-Lasky is about to close a deal for the picture righto of all plays by Sir James M. Barrie, prodoeod under the Frohnwn regime. When F. P.-L., took over the Froh- man Compuiy, the Barrio plays were not iiicluded. It to also understoofjl. that the dtolnelination ot the titled playwright to give his pUys Om ftlr' film prodU4)tton took a time to overooma' Inoludod la thf long list and' oominl^ first in importatttor U !Tytw PjM.": ftik lowed by ''Tba AdiUrabto OriaMan,* nAltoa Stt Br the IW^" and COCHRAN RENTING FILMS. London, Opt 29. * Charles B. Cochran to gotaig'in for film renting, startlns as tha.-MwilNr •C'- The Topical Oazette. ' INCOSFOt&TIOH^ M. X. TheMrieal nsaSBSiS' A Manhattan, 9m,000i B. a Jvtm, 1. J. KlinC a. Chard, 42 B. eZd atMst, Mnr Vork. Hope Hampton PredactloBS, Ine., Manhat- tan, pictures, 1,000 ahare*, no par vatu«, actira eaplUI, IS.000; P. Ooodhua, O. B. Tltrnar, B. 1. IioagBtrMt, ISO Broadway, Mew Tork. BigniMIe DIstilbutlag Ooip., Manhattaa, VM)ifna, . »,m tOuno,. esmqtoa atoak. no m>. valoa, aotive capital, tm.mt W. 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