Variety (Apr 1927)

Wednesday, April 6, 1927 PICTURES VARIETY 19 ^ PUBUX COAST HOUSE DEAL (Continued from |m«o S) proviously reported in Variety. Arthur. Jr., has been ap- pointed appraiser for North Amer- ican and Qore for Weei Coait. Morth Anii^lcan'a 145 or so the- atres are located mostly in the northwest with some in California. Mr. Qore stated he ezpeets to li4Ve New York for L.os Angeles sometime this week. Mr. Franklin will accompany him westward, to assume active charge of the circuit. Qore stated that everythingr had lisaii amicably adjusted In West Coast matters and that Franklin would find a solid and harmonious bodr surrounding him when reach- ing his post. • Gore is said to have come on her* irlth John Dillon, of Hayden. Btooe-A Co^ the New York bank- ing concern that engineered the Franklin appointment. No special object was stated Mir Oore as to why he had come on at this time. Abe. with his brother Mike, are large stockholders in West Coast and have had charge of Its Im- ' mediate direction with John Bowles as general manager. The Qores. from accounts, are said to have objected to the entire amount of Franklin^s large yearly salary being charged only against West Coast. What disposition, if any, was made of that point has not b ee n disclosed. Gore denied that ho had entered any objection to the proposed PiUrtiz deal, stating he looked upon tt as good business. Marcus Loew's Position ^ In Los Angeles Marcus Loew's own Loew*s State, the most profit- able house on the West- Coast string, with West Coast operating It; also Loews Warfield. in San 'SVaneiscO. tJnder Loew's contract with West Coast these houses might be withdrawn almost with- out notice from West Coast's oper- ation. This angle ts said to have been dwelt upon: In the Ittchiiloii of lioew't in the arenerfa i>Hderttand- ing. ■ ' MPubllx is operating the Granada, itt. Francis and California In San Francisco, with the Metropolitan and Million Dollar in Los Angeles. Metropolitan is the largest thea t re in Los Angeles. In Los Angeles West Coast's largest the- atres are the Uptown and Criterion. Kelth-Albee gets into the deal Ihrough its pending merger with the Orpheum Circuit. The deal on the Coast as at pres- aat outUned will not Hffect any of the parties mentioned in proceed- ing with any other deal or trade outside of that territory. It is 'looked upon as a preventative and ^ biMlness builder only;, . v marks. At all poHslble occasions the film industry cried with pathos that their products are not com- mercial but artistic. And despite this, the mediocre Alms ,itMmi to- day's field. "Is it not possible to oppose the American 4k»aar with oiif fumOtts German intellect? But today Amer- ica has not only money but also enthusiasm, devotedness and love for the work, not to speak of the necessary genius. The good Ger- man film will always find its mar- ket, except in America, and if we get subventloiial eredlt let ns w it to prodiMiflbas.'^ Rcoidcing '*TiiH«'» Los Angeles, April 6. Charles Christie is planning to remake **Tlllie^ PiinotttrOd mance." There is a possibility that Marie Dressier will ^ain .play ,the lead. , ' ' : It is uiiderstM tMi l4etiii»^ w be releasiid. Fi^^ N. Daylight Saving It Is aU set for daylight saving time in New York to go into effect at 2 a. m. April 24 with the period running until Sept. 26. An effort was made this year to amend the daylight saving law of New York state so that the period would last for three months only— June, July and August. As the law staiite it #m go flv^ inn aionthft Daylight saving time law pro- vides for local option. Any N. Y. state municipality that desires it eau havo It. The proposed amendment to pre- vent home rule was defeated when the physicians of the state, athletic assbeiatloiis and many eltlaeiis got behind the present law. Massachusetts is the only state In the union that sets the clock for- wlutt everywhere within Its borders la obidieiiee to stata ktw. ReiVs Los Angeles, April 5. Sam Rork has changed the title of "His Son," featuring Lewis 8teii% t# "Tlihra «C ^ Bltf.' Sereen Girb Pay Fine at $1 Day as City's Guests Los Angeles, April S. Gail Webster, 22. and Mary Stew- art, SO, claiming to be screen actresses working with Red Grange in "The Motor Maniac," were taken into custody at Huntinprton Beach on a charge of being drunk in com- paar of Harry Andetian, M. Vksir were fined ffO eaoh. Having no money they asked per- mission to phone Gri^nge. They couldn't locate the Wheaton loeman SO are peylaff off the fine at the rate of $1 a day as guests of the city authorities in the official lodging quarters at Huntington Park. JOHNNY BURKE PICKED FOR SENNEn'S FEATURE Steps Into Langdon's Place in Siiinett Group^ull Length ^"Johnny of U. S. A.'' - SMa»y V SQ^ BvmIk •vrX«sals IL iMdiiey, z<oeM bteklng executive, is confined home follow- ing an operation for the removal of a throat growth. ,It has temporarily aire<M the beokOi^i speaktnt ^aiee. He is going away for two weeks to recuperate. Incidentally, a loss of 10 pounds in weight is consid- o0«iirsBlw6sa «f tha Los Angeles, April S. Mack Sennett has Johnny Burke^ former vaudeville single act, well on his way to replace Harry Lang- don in the ranks of his organisa* lion. Burke has been clicking so well that for the first time in six years^ or sinof "iTha Extra Girl" was made #itl| Sea* iMtt win fradji^ a fHU lenctb IsiM* tare. 9iiflBa ii to be starred la thU piobir% luibwil as "^bttay of tha U. 8. A" Harry Edwards, who directed for Langdon, will direct Burke. AUdI l)|y luid 1^ sft the fiaitntiiMi tssds UFA IS AiiLYZEP (Continued from paga f) percent and of other papers that Its share was 80 percent is de- cidedly erroneous." . German Rellif This, says Mr. Canty, is but a part of the controversy behind the QoTernment's study of a plan for . aid to the German film industry. It Inoludes relief in the way of many taxes and, In addition, would «tve a subsidy of 20,000,000 marks, -nore than three-quarters of which would go to one oompany^-li^iftaltm- ably Ufit), a(kH)t^ing 0 the tm^ press. Continuing, the • I'ilm - Kurier" urces that the German liidnetry create such an organization as that of the American concerns in Ehi rope. Namely, "Fanamet." Yet, Mmlta the trade paper, after urg- ing in addition to this organization government credits, etc., "what is wanted fundamentally is good German films." "Actually." sUtes the Kurier. •^fa cried for subventions because of threatened foreign productions. It Is expected that 250 Alms, in- TOlTtag some 10,000,000 marks, will be produced in Germany. But this does not make the industry happy, because many of the producers will not hare an important part In this plan. Why. they ask, should some small concerns be permitted to pro duce 10 sm all pic t ures when th e market is already overstocked? Qeed Films "The Spitzen organization, in turn, talks of the fallacy of makintj too expensive films, and mentions the film 'Metropolis.' while others maintain that a Mm costing a . million marks is sometimes lens expensive than one costing 100,000 i r ii f iiii j i hecau &e ■JaS>. iiii •|i|-|l*fil'i