Variety (November 1924)

Wedneaday. Uv^ibaa!^ 5. i9M ffCTUREI^ VARIETr IP.-L FAMOeS FORTY" --..s^r -J^. .•*tuj3l »:■*■, llMijfr, Jlooking mdepofuienl Output in Hope of Forcinf l^amou* to Arbitrate—Famous Refute* to Treat Organization CollectiTely, but Will Me^t Members IndiTtduallf Xhi jiiiilitbttor mMUlMrj of the fhfktr* ~«^*«r»' Chsmber^ Cam- ^jkro*, et drMter N«ir-Tdrk ar« fiinyinc U^r flcM against F«meo« gliij^ri IjWiilrr into tho boino ofllce 4r"t&ftt orsUhlmtlon. Tbora l« »lao i-Hiiclded Mhibttor trsii'd t» AUci- Thft abov* provWon l« in shuy contnat wltk Ibi «M provktad (or In th* tteUotm OoMnot mad MatMry to th* »*H dataM •in viamMitanr l*w on contnuiu. No as- klMlM aMI k* aowtad or tonat to wafvk Bla 1*|ial rlfbu la a oantnot, which tk* ahMr* twatad BrovWoa 'latcndi to dwy kta . Cimtrmt* antUnrlljr Apalfe ] uahcd. Claaa«,Mo. t, L4]ia. No. •. raada In part aa I«|^«: "Inaamiteh aa fli« iwrfohiuiaoa of (hi* acraaamt aa thalwrt nt lh» Biiehanaa may ka M«Te|ited or dalayad (or variola raaaona Mjroad tba coatrol, it Is reooc- nlaad bjr bath eartWa ttiat It t» naeaa- aary (or tba Btchanc* to nperra th* -richt of oaD«*lllu thla asraainant. It 1*. »«ro(ora, apa^flcally acraa« that' the Bxoteoca may, apaa ten dayr ootle*'^ thO IBsIUbltor, eaocal U^ aaroaoiaat. la'tha 0ttnt of aooli oanealtaUM, both patttaa ahall tharaaflar b» raUaved aC •n (urthar liabiuty hcreuadar, excapt that tha Bahlbttor ahaU pay (of all ra- laaaea pctaally had and «aed. at. tha rataa afMclfled In tiitt acraanMat, and th* Exchanc* Win r«fpa> to tha Ekhlbftor ^« th. »: P-U organisation by ^^^t»«Sir.?'^1SrT"lffl:w'5r.3? ,«to)HnK wp *®U<Ujr with lndepen(i«nt — * "" " ' jVMttctloitt^ltoV •<> m\>«h 'froui th« l^to rl<hT «r(«hlsatlon8, DUt frohi Jli^butonr aa th« Producora' Dls- .K^utlng Corporation, tho At»o- tUA^A Exhlbltora and kIndrM or- mnlaations ao that they Vrlll be In C iKMiUon to Ignoro the iec'ond iijrles of the "Faiaous Forty'* almeat flbtUly. 'The «Khibitt>ta. teel that it they ^nrtiage to c&uae a ahrlnka^e 6t the btttlness 'In the New Torlc ex- jfiiui^e of tnU a^riea they wni be tn £ i>o^itioh to Vhtp the produier-Ola- Mlbutor tltiti • line when he coakea tSifOig wltti hia drat product foi- the i>2i-2< seajibn. ^'tfarry^'macfee, eaatern OtVlalon Siilaasrtr ivlb^iipmmu Playeea-Iiaeky [ft* deiiilmWmt, iaaued a ikate- theirt that'hM (corporation woold not deal with the exhibitors of the T. O. r:G. C. aa a bftdy, but that Famous ■'Vrb^lA be ready to meet the exhlbl- tora aa Indivlduala and diacusa the "fatter of. ^djuatmenta. Howerir. niU-ia not to be conMdered until Cne epthlt{ltora.have. l>ia]red'the en- |h-e proddqt that they h&ve con- nected for; 'Thua far the average j&^iKhboi1i6od exhlMtor has had but iiy«h ot elKtit pictures of the flrat i^«iup of ^e "Famoua Fofiy," ac- leiordliu; to'' J^iattt;*. In ^a atate- liient he fi^iufijr admlttefl th*t the Vamoua oi'faiiJaatloh ahniUd ^ftke adjuatnai^ta^'the on^ objecuofi waa they did nc/ll'irititt to dHl with the . 5?. O. C. C, coliectlvely. , . :., since'the itaeetlng of th4':T. O. X:, C. the liJkdeiMndenta have been busy with exhlbltora of the terri- tory tyiBif them up to ooihractSr.Ttie ^rdducera* XMatrtbuttng saleamen bave fteei^ oh the lob an<i aelUnf Ihel!' groutt of IT pictures right and . left, and the Aaaoclated Bxhlbltora got busy the^Iatter part of last Week and atarted a apeclal drive '•.long the aame Unea. The exhlbl- ttfra figure that with the product of theae two tndependenta, coupled Vlth what they can get from Aaso- eiated Flrat National, Fox, Metro- twidwyn and Warner Bros, they will be In a poaltlon to stand off Famous eayers %nd force theqa to come rough on adjustments. Another angle that the T. O. C. C. b taking Is a direct flgb^ against form of contracts being used by Apo)Io^.Exchange, the Depend- e Kxcha'nge, the Producers' Dis- tributing Corporation. Paths ]E,x- MaQge, t^e Associated £xplbltt>rB', inc., the Yltagraph and the Capitol iriUn Exchange. To. this end they have addressed the following to the chairman of iMie' Boar^ of Arbitration otthe New Toi^ District: Now Tork, Oct SS. ' 1 Tha TTAffonn BxhlMTloa C6ni r>-* * ■■ inatramant wMch raaaitad 4r*ai tM jolat fdrart^ «( producara and aaUblMn msm Fim MAKING BETTER Looks Little v Better on Britons' Tight Jsle t?i^ ■i«i?' ntraet la ^ jrta <K Pra -_ aiwL duty iilltnrnt by th* Uotloa Pto ■laraPradooars-end Didtnt ^'- aad tha Thaatia OwtianC — taMHi* tot'' thU tarrltory and ealy oontraet apon whioh the local B6anl ibvtara «f -anwica Chambtr at C««i- aad (halria b* the of Arbitration oan ba eallad apaa ta arb« trata any diapata or controrerar arlaiaa oat at any breaeb thtnot or aay mtaoaneaptkai a« ta HManlna or eooatruatloaa a( Its rail- oiia provlsmns. 2. Bzchana** oparatlns I" this territory •■ are pneetcd ta sell their prodact andar tb» Valrom Bahlbltlon Coatraot. a* Written, approved and adapted by th* alMT* aataad r*ap«ctlr* bodies wHIiout ndaitioiis or iqodlAcatteps o( any of U« provlalona. 3 Your particular attention ii directed * <o Contracts In use by th* followlns UlaWlbutore: Apnilo Bxchanre. Int,. -rtltitrlhutera for Watjier Brothers' product. Clause No. Id, Paragraph No. l.telatire to pe- riod of time for acceptance or rejection ofjyappllMtMM^ la «»S\<t*> 4«y» Ja^* of^se^mf fi) nSys M'the City of New totk, Etaa, Hu<tM«i anfl Bersrn Coun- Ifes In New Jeriey. STid "WesteChester County. N ^. ', ,€|aiv<- Ma. 18, Paraarauh No. U-haa the foIlo#lnK addition wjilch forms no > paw of the llnlfonn Bthlbltlan Contract: t..., . "It Is oopccJi-d. hi»w»»fr. Ibat npori s:anln|t of this appllrallon M the Ezhlhltnr. th* Distributor r»llM theream' iSOil lorefiue* oaalrastliix iWUli olbar EK- hn>Uor« for Oie narnp services In the - asm* I6r*llly,. and in o«h«- *nVM awa - la,reliance tl^waan Coaae^upntly* tkia appllcnlli.n la an Irrevocable ultr-T j>end- Ins ecreptenc* thereof wllliiii the tllM limits herein speelOed." . y . amrsumaxanuOnloc to. the »radlt o( thp latter.'" Tha provMaa of thls'elads* alrea th* I>la- tribatas the rtsht of eancallatloa wlthaat a raciprooal rlsht to th* exhibitor to do llke- wlsa. Tour atteatloB Is directed to Clause No. t, jrhipb prevMaa for punitive damages. Clk«HS No. t-4>n tha ri«ht of exhibitor to advertlaa. Clfeiu* No. 11—Oa th* transtsr. sale or purchase of the*tt«. Was niu ^Jarp.—Cnlforaa Bxhlhlttea.- Ceatract - Additions made in the abOTe contract. CUusrs "H" and "N," whiob read aa quated: CLAUSE "H." It ta aadersUadlac ot th* parties that there shall ba exclodad tTMB thla aoatfact th* period cooUBoniy kasam as Boly Weak, ta w\U tnm April B u April 11. aad tw* w**ks prior to ChHsriau ta wft. IMaaatb** T «e De- aanbar'M, bed tkat ne p a nau tans a«- caasmeats wader th* contract ahall l>e played or pictures furnlshsd for «a(aa*- B«il»-d«rrtB|t ttia aforesaid perloda (XAQSBMM.'' Th* KshlMtar aar«e* that tlM Dtatrflnrter h*a th* riaht before atsalna tMa aaa t rat * at th* Home OfBc* la Haw Tark to. allmlaata fraaa tha oob- traot ear ea* or inar* ■rodaeUoaa, th* ■rlo** aad tdtikk of whWh era aot aatla- taetory ta tha Dtatrttntor. Aad It U fwthsr actaed that the Mlmiaatla* o( on* ,«r Btora prodaatlpfu wUl not la aay war aCeot tha otharprodaitlaoa/Mrafad br UUa opatiaat, aad that tha.^ropaasd oietiaet aa aabatlttaii t* tha Itaaa^HBoa . *C tha OMrtbatar'sdaaad by.tha MMhtH- Itor, ahall be renrdad aa an otter on the saft.ot Of RiMbltor to aaeapt th* aal^t- lo* on a aalt haala, each pfadi n tlea ha- Inc racatdad as a unit, any or all of whUh nujr ba re)«etad or aco«|Had br _th* Piatribator. • P i f «a »l i »rtlmag» ■ Palfarw OaatfacA Claaaa Na. IS, snuaarB«h No. »-acc*pt- «aea o(. appUpatl w ii oa r lod tea (10) daya ihstaad of a*Md (T) daya f f o d a om a DtaMbaitaa—Vatrona Caairaet Ciaaa* No. le-Poaltlaa daews*a—not ea^talaad in th* Uniform Exhibition Qtti- traot. ■ ^ ratha Kxe^aaaa—Noa-tTalfana Oaatraet Clause No. T—Punlilva daraa«*s. Asaa e totad itehlbHara, Imv— Maa-Falfona Oaatraet Claos* ^e. T—Puntttr* damacea-aame as Path*. i Vltavtaplt. lae,—Nsa-Calfaraa Oeatnwt Clauae No. 8—Cancsllatloa clause In favor of Dtstrlbutor, without raplprocal Tlcht to Exhibitor (aame as Apollo Ezchanc* con- traoty. OaplM niai Kxchaasa—Nea> Uaifana Caatiset . Thla ooQti^ct baa no objectlonabla tta- tuMa: ' It la tharefosa aor opinion that th* Board of /t.rbltratlon shall bav* Jurisdiction of. amea arlslns out of disputes under the trni- form Contract. ATI ether caatb wher* aon- X'torm coatracts ar* in disput*. a noord II be spread upon the minutes 6t the trial: that the cases so tried Will b* trl*d only subject to the provisions of the Uni- form Exhibition Contract. Respectfully yours. THEATSjC ^^^W.HBKn The contention of the T. O. C. C. is that in agreeing that all of their itaembarsblp should abide by the decisions of the Board ot Arbitra- tion on the uniform con tracts, they made certain oonoeeslons to- the beads of the exchanges at the be- heat of Will H. Hays, who was anxious to have the uniform con- tract adopted, eapeclaliy aa at the time the M. P. T. O. A., headed by BMney 8. Cohen, ref^aed to con- aider the contract. The clatuea that have been In- aerted In the contracts since were the very ones that the etchanges waived because of the consider- ations which the exhibitors grant- ed them, and, therefore. Haya will be called in to.talce official notice of tha complaint which the T. O. C. C. has fllcd with the arbitration boMil ahaJnnan. X^ondon, Kov. 1 British and Colonial are on the point of starting remaking and will shortly produoe at least two pic- tures. It is said negotiations are pending by which Ivor Novello wllil be the stA^ in onfll and Miitheson Iiang in the other Both will be adaptations from popular novels. Meanwhile, Alfred Oodal U In Ger- many. George Dewhurat, whose most recent picture, "What tiie But- ter Saw," featoiing Paulina Oarai and Irene Rich, haa Just been ahown t9 the <^ade by Ootimoht, wlR ahort- ly be restarting, but the sublet-Is not yet disclosed. There ti no truth tn the widely circulated story- the Gaumont (British) studios are going to cease prodootlon. Woric will go OB as uatHd with Qeorge Cooper as chief producer. A. V. Bnamble will shortly begin work on tfaie "RumwII case" picture. Whiter Ntlghluhfs company la waltlng'tO'^oceed to Oermany, aad Oraham Cutis la already hard at work there. Efficielicy [jEpert'^ ' Oul of $ftxe Hoiues Milwaukee. Wla.. Nov. 1 " WlSconsin-p tiin laotUM Ptt- tupe f(Rcleney.expertbas_oom^ and gOiie. - • / - Harry Rathner, who filled that post for the Saxe organi- sation, has left after a stay of only a few months and Thomas Baxe, head of the com- pany controlling 21 theatres in the State, declares no one will be appoiiited to succeed him. Although no explanation has- been ottered of Itathner's leav- litg. It is understood that it was due in part at least to the fact that managara of several Saxa hpuses and others with whom he oaqie Into oontaet refused to co-operate with Mni. JRattfuer, aOcordfag td word received, here, has rejoined Prineip&l , l^lctuves In New Tork, having been connected with that organlaatlon before coniiog to Saxe> PAIHTIHa MABIOR DAVIES ' Ials Angeles, Nov. 3. •Tada Styka, European portr.iit pointer, Who has made portraits of CarOso, Titta I^uffo ana Challni<in, )<ai«8tabiMhed headntukrters at the 'd'filtpd SftOJliOs, Where he i» maliing lii"tor'ttait''ot Marion Davle»« le- Iween scenes of "2an;ler th«- Crcit." in which she is now at work. Slim Chanee for QranMr After all, there aeema tUUe poa- ^libllity ot tha flaoaa of Omnger continuing il» tlia trade, at any., rate in Ita present style. A sharehold- ers' ^eetbig has been held af which 4t waa uiihBhttoiuAy decided to wind up the company's aSatrs voluBtar- lly. Orangera was on* ot the pio- neer firms-here, aad mtiok of Its capital came from the Potteries. After tha war It braaehed. o«t and did much p«X)^uotlon wor% i^th the late Matirtcfi Binger tn fiollaad. the best ot tha^ productions being the adaptation bf^DumaS* "Black TvUp." On Blager's death the firm Went into alleglaiws with a Viennese flm,^ sines bankrupt, and was eoncera^ In. amonf other things, tha making ot 'Hinrcusniaala.'' the flbn which brought Max Under back'to xUt Left Over Million -^ iames Fieldsend, a provincial ex- hibitor, left tlJM.OOO, of which 9900,000 goes to charity. He tsas one eC the pioneers of the Industry In Sheffield and died suddenly last Mav after attfn4lng his brother's funeral, who waa also aa exhibitor. The company which went out to Central Afrlca'T)ver a year ago to make a film life of Dr. Livingstone haa apparently sufTered • good many vicUsltudes. M. A. Wetherall and the few players h» took with him are now thought tO t>e on their way home. MAX GRIF loss ^. ' s, San rranolseo, Nov. t. Max Qraf, deposed vice-president an4 genef-i^l tehnager of Orat Pro- ductions, Inc., has lost his aalt againat the directors of the. cofn* pany who were hocused of obtain- ing from him 9W0',IMW tn steci -and "personal property." That was the decision handed down here by Biipsrtor Judge Franklin Grlffln who has been de- liberating on the case since Sept to. Graf alleged the directors oiuted him and tobk away his property .tlurough ' <K>sr«iMi saA fraudi .1^ ■ '■■ • «■."(-_ ■(..'•t ••''■- Orafvbroutfht a civil siiit fn whlo& he named aa defendants Albsrt Casper, banker: Lsoa Rey, mer- ehhnt; Harry Lapidalre, druggist; George N^iiman, realtor and ^^.tL. Walraven. publicity director. . . This suit Is the flrat to he sht- tled of the three that have bsen flted as a result ot litigation that has Involved th«Jbotepatky' In tur- moil and dlsienhlon since 1^ ful;|r. nCTUSE p. A. CHAVOES . - tion .Yonng severs connection ^Uh Warner Brothers' press departnest ilekt daturdHy Knd wtllbe siioeeeded by Randall White. Nat Parker, who was attached jto the department and went south In the hope of benefiting his health, will not return to his for- m^ duties. Merrlt R. Crawford became gen- eral press representative lor Weiss Brothers Monday. ?'■ f nrZMAOMCElQfS DIVIHICE ACnON Alleges Desertion by Ouida Bergere—Wouldn't Go to Gdast with Husband liOS Angeles, Kov. S. George Plttmaurlce, nlm director. has filed suit for divorce on grounds of desertion from Ouida Bergere, scenario writer. The complaint charges the deser- tion occurred when Fltzmaurice came here'to work and his wife re- fused to accompany him, going to IBhirope, to suppvsedly secure a di- vorce. Aoords Spb Hohfing^' IiOa Angeles, Nov. 1. ■Bevei'at inonths ag^ Mrs. Edna Mae Aoord filed a divorce coth- plaint in the Bupet-Ior Court alleg- ing her husband, Art Acord, pUo-''' fnr«a; told her h» was going so iar aWhy it would cost |1A to sen4 htm a postal card. ^9 went to South- Xihertcal ' '..',' About two we^s a^o he retui;ned toT>lay hi the picture "gtajr Away *Vom Kollytrood." , ' . , 4%* attorneys for Mrs. A^ord served.th^ papers o? him and he appe'hre4 in .Judge Quecln's.court to, <li/»cu88 alimony. A few mln- ute* jpcior to the hearing his law- yers got together with those repre- senting his wife and thel- made an arrangement for a property settle- ment of their community holdings. n»taUs ttf the setttsaaept.wili ha filed late this week. , ^ ' 'Mrs.' Atord'iff her cpmpUlnt al- leged that hej- hustM^id was In the habit of staying away from home at night When taken to teak he replied, "No motion picture actor should be married. It interferes vUth^hla bualneaa. tiouise Lorraine. pisltnaa. was naoied as co-respon- dent 1 .' - The Aoords wera married July IS, 1*2», and adparatad Deo. t^ Ittt. - . ■*- ,.•. , Col. Brown's New Company Colonel H. A. Brown, recehtiy the managing director of Waltilrdaw, has become the head of a>new 4rm, Trianon , Flbtts. Pioturea wiU be |^ made by tha new company la B«- rope under the direction of Myron Selsntck. A start wUl be made early in 192$. •1 mwaT9 mmnrt EMward N. Hurley, Putha p. a.,- must pay Mrs. Marion ^urley, for- mer actress, |2C weakly alimony, ao- pordlng to Justice BtOr^ dcfcttlon In the New Tork Supram^Conrt Vera Milne HaH. acfrass-frfend of Mrs. nuriey. Was tha trlaldar of a whip in lashing tha pfiblleKy man at 'tthe stag* ot the mlttrimonlal tangle. Fiinn Looking Over Preduatiana Loa Angeles, Nor. i. John C. FUnn, rlce-prealdent in c^rge of productions for Produc- ers' DlsCributora, Inc., arrived here this MT^tk to look over the protluc- tions being made for hia organisa- tion at the Ince, Christie and F. B. O. Mudios. i DUPONIS AND PAHIE PLAN "FT- : ..-4 (•■•>•> '.'•■i •,'•►»' *n*t ,1* «i.v I-».•»..'.; ■ :■•!." ■u.i) *(: .■: .vti.*... ( ).,.'-'i:..iA ':•« .,•'> •^i H. a HoagUutd, for MUna Uma publicity chief here for Auis* AA- ists. is to go to the StoU studios aa .edltor-ln-cbief. Bruoa AHaar. re- cently pubUolty chief for P^mJE^>ok- Ing Office; becoojies the ^tbi' of '%e KftieihMofrra^i Weekly*' tn place of IVank H. TlUy, who Is in business In Oermany, and Robb Lawaon leaves Universal to become publicity chief for Allied Artlata. Rentera, Ltd., has entered the field- again and IS putting out a good series of weatern films with a ape- clal line of German "Arabian Nights" featurea forthe Chclatmas season. ...,,, XUe. Whiter (a PictuiM, Hurt Los Angeles, Nov. t. Police are detaining Gilfltord An- drews pending an investigation of an automobile i^ccldeot In which Tote Adams, character actor, E9, known on the screen as George WhHe, 8uffere<l a crushed hand and other Injuries: Adams was In a mnchhie driven by Clifford when rhe car crashed Into. a telephone pole. The police say there was noglii^ence and w.int to establish the fact before releasing CUHord. EkiptiriimmM, Work^ Reflected amt (ikwtiar Ctrttntei] in DeUware^Has (>piU} of $1l,2()Q,000j:As^Vv3 OM»^sitM»A Enieclefl Soon ^^' /'"':* Ki irilV.. I .ii^.. itih !.•- , '" <)ffieer for Cttnerunsii Los Angeles, Nov. 3, Dorothy Seastrom, appearing in B^uoatlenal comedy films and en- gaged I'D marry a naval Officer, did AOt like the Idea ot becoming tha bride of a'aea warrlbr,. 6n Oct. Is she want to the City Hall and obtained a license to marry Francis Corby, camera man for Educationat fhe caretnony was performed on that day ar the Con- gregational Chttrch. Hollywood.' News of the elopement was made known this week by the bride to her family when she announced her future home would be with her husband. / MaMon Hamilton With Paths Mahion Hamilton haa been iilgned for 10 weeks with Pathe on the coast. Hamilton leavef) New Yorli thU week. He Will appeAr' in the •axt X'alhe eeriaJ. An fcseooiatlon between the du PiKibt'Interestii and Paths recently formed seems to forecast n War in the~ raw stock field with the new Combination directly opposed to the Sastman organization. Eastmap has had practically a monopoly on the fle'.d. It has been knoWn that the du Poula have for more Jthan three years been carrying on experimental work m the raw stock'fleld, and now with the annou(ioement of an' .as- sociation of inier^t's with 2>athe, it looks as though they we(tfgol9g.^'o the fight actively; ' .' '^ , The du Pont-ra,the l^rii ifjJHnu- tactuMng (^orp. has been forftied t>y B. I. du Poiit de Nef»lOt;r8' and Co. of Wiliplngton; t'athe Eschange. Inc., of New Tork,'ind pathe Cinema Soclete Anpnynfe of P^tri' for the in^inHfaicture , and. saw o cinema flftn.' ' ' ' ^ - -^ The^ new E^rpoV^Mob'/yfai" tei-ed in Dover. Det, ^t'wcek ji Capital (yi* ti,200,ob«f Mgfiti^ ^^L tumulatlve pfefei-rid *f6ck' ani id'^ 090 ubares tk ponunon, no ^ai' .valusu, .0*