The Year In Headlines
Wednesday, Sept. 1, 1920
Robert Harron accidentally shoots himself.
Dies of results.
Theater Owners C. of C. to furnish United
Artists with a bond, thus guaranteeing advance
deposits.
Hodkinson to produce Irving Bacheller works.
Thursday, Sept. 2
Samuel Goldwyn and F. J. Godsol retire from
Goldwyn Pictures. Messmore Kendall named
managing director.
Famous Players shows profit for first six
months of 1920 of $2,204,570,
Educational Pictures Securities Corp. formed.
Strike of operators in t Greater New York
averted.
Friday, Sept. 3
Hampton Del Ruth to form own comedy organ¬
ization.
Dissatisfaction in ranks of Independent Ex¬
hibitors' Corp.
Saturday, Sept. 4
Stockholders of National _ Playhouse Corp. file
fraud suit against officers of corporation.
Los Angeles reports Great Britain will produce
a series of propaganda films.
Monday, Sept. 5
Vitagraph suing Larry Semon for $407,338.
Claims Semon tried to break existing contract.
Tuesday, Sept. 6
Educational suing "Babe" Ruth for $250,000
alleging damage to reputation.
King Vidor completes First National contract.
Forms $2,000,000 company to make four pictures
a year.
Jack Callicott leaves managership of Kinema,
Los Angeles, after a row with Sol Lesser.
George Blaisdell resigns as editor of M. P.
World. Arthur James is successor.
Wednesday, Sept. 7
Briton N. Busch resigns as president of Republic
Distributing. L. " J. Selznick now in complete
charge.
Independent Exhibitors Corp. have trouble in
Northwest with members.
Thursday, Sept. 9
M. P. T. O. to_ hold open meeting on New
England theater situation, A. S. Black and
AdoVph Zukor invited to attend.
Paul Lazarus elected president of A. M. P. A.
Bray Pictures Corp, to make special films for
war department.
Friday, Sept. 10
Olive Thomas dies in Paris from mercurial
poisoning.
Theater Owners Chamber of Commerce to wage
campaign against star stealing.
Saturday, Sept. 11
Financial interests endeavoring to bring about
combination in industry.
Associated First National and Marcus Loew in
legal tangle in Cleveland over sub-franchise.
Monday, Sept. 13
Associated Producers, Ltd., of Canada formed.
John L. Hunter, formerly with First National, is
general manager of distribution.
" Paul Brunct elected president of Pathe Ex¬
change, Inc.
Jesse D. Hampton may produce in the East.
Willard C. Patterson answers A. S. Black's
charges regarding Chicago convention.
Tuesday, Sept. 14
Hugo Ballin's first production to be released
through Hodtinson.
Famous Players suing over rights to Hand-
schlegel color process.
Louise Fazenda completes contract with Mack
Sennett.
Wednesday, Sept. 15
M. P. T. O. Commirtee gathers testimony at
Hotel Astor meeting against Alfred S. Black and
his alleged coercive theater methods in New
England.
Famous Players' representative says his com¬
pany will, not countenance "such operations.
Wm A, Brady again elected president of N.
A. M. P. 1.
Thursday, Sept. 16
Famous Players charges wires . from Denver-
were forged to discredit that organization. (_
Important distributors said to he after Chaplm s-
Geor'ge' Baker to be an independent producer.
Alma Rubens finishes Cosmopolitan contract.
Friday, Sept. 17
Sol Lesser forms booking company m Loa
"National Association seeking to placate labor
bodies who object to propaganda in films. ,
Executive Committee appointed for National
Association.
Saturday, Sept. 18
William A, Brady urges combine of 'exhibitors
with N. A. M. P. I. „..
Suit filed against agents who sold Powers l-iim
Products stock.
Monday, Sept. 20
Adolph Zukor entertains Lord Beavcrbrook at
luncheon. Prominent film men attend.
Winnipeg, Man,, to be center of a number ot
new producing units. Million dollar holding com¬
pany formed. Ernest Shipman, interested.
Candidate for Governor m Georgia opposes.
censorship. . , ,
William Bhimentbal, returning from abroad,
says foreign outlook is far from satisfactory.
Famous Players' new Long Island studio opens.-—
Tuesday, Sept. 21
W Walter Crotch, vice-president Alliance Fihri
of England, in New York. Denies reported dif¬
ficulties in company.
Morris Gcst threatens court action over his nun
version of "Aphrodite."
Marcus Loew expected to take over Swanson
and Nolan theaters in the West _ ,
First National reported as having lavish film
version of "Du Barry."
Wednesday, Sept. 22
S. A. Lynch closes deal for 18 theaters m Ten-
nessee, _. .
Heated correspondence passes between rratiK
Rembusch and Sydnev S. Cohen. Rembusch digs
up happenings at Cleveland convention.
Louise Fawsnda to star for Special Pictures
°rP' Thursday, Sept. Z3
Senate Investigating Committee inquiring inta
character of "Uncle Sam of Freedom Ridge, pro¬
duced by Harry Levey. .
Christie Film warns against reissue oi its
comedies. . . .
Carter de Haven and wife to make series ot
features for First National release.
George Walsh completes contract with hox.
Friday, Sept. 24
C. A. Barbian, Waldorf Theater, Akron, Ohio,
tells First National officials how he made a suc¬
cess running a 284-seat theater.
Saturday, Sept. 25 '
Mae Murray to star for Paramount; E. Phillips
Oppeuheim to write original stories. Lasky talks
of future productions.
Independent Exhibitors Corp. of the Northwest
using threats to put over booking combine.
Monday, Sept. 27
Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford reported
planning tour of the world. Will make pictures,
while in route.
Exhibitor organizations meeting all over the
country. . .
Sir Gilbert Parker to write original stories for
Famous Players.
Tuesday, Sept. 28
Federated Film Distributors, capital one mil¬
lion, formed in Delaware. Affiliated with Fed¬
erated Film Exchanges.of America.
Pioneer acquires for U S. and Canada series
of Nick Carter two-reelers made by Broadwell
Prod.
Wednesday, Sept. 29
Nils Bouveng, director of the A. B. Svensk
Filmindustri of Stockholm, i-n New York.
World M. P. Corp. formed in Delaware, capital
$6,000,000.
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