FILM YEAR BOOK 1927. THE NINTH ANNUAL EDITION OF FILMDOM'S ENCYCLOPEDIA AND BOOK OF REFERENCE.

998 Pages·1927·45.01 MB·English

by  MAURICE KANN (EDITOR)

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TKe ninth annualedition of Filmdom's
Encyclopedia and Book of Reference,
Replete with informative andstatistical
data of compelling interest to all those
engaged in the motion pictureindustry.
JOHN W. ALICOATE
PUBLISHER
MAURICE KANN, Editor DON MERSEREAU, BusinessManager
JAMES P. CUNNINGHAM
In Charge ofStatistical and Information Dept.
1650 Broadway Ambassador Hotel
New York City Los Angeles, California
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FUTURE
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By JACK ALICOATE, Publisher of THE FILM DAILY
mEVER in its thirty years of com- there is nothing at present to fear. Good
pelling progress has the motion pic- pictures that are made abroad will be
ture industry as a whole looked shown in America. There is no room here
forward with more assurance for bigger for foreign mediocrity. We produce
accomplishments than to 1927. Thirty plenty of bad pictures ourselves.
years of honest endeavor, long periods
of experimentation, months of strife and
uncertainty and finally the welding of IHE year will see no radical change
many conflicting interests into harmo- in distribution methods. The big
nious groups, chief of which were the. fellows will continue the present
producers, headed by that big little man. exchange plan as formerly. The so-called
Will H. Hays, have made possible this booking system is still a theory headed
new giant of art and industry, the mo- nowhere so far as the immediate future
tion picture of today. is concerned. For the independent or
states right distributor the future is far
from bright.
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]HE coming year will see great
strides in the matter of presenta-
tions. The idea is firmly established. DHE history of the year just passed
Its sig:nificance as a permanent auxiliary has been brimful of progress. High-
to modern picture entertainment cannot lights were many. Among those
be overlooked. The day of the super the- that may be mentioned were the debut
ater is at hand. Tremendous houses exist of the Vitaphone, the opening of the new
everywhere. Many more, involving mil- Paramount Theater, the first Laugh
lions are in the course of construction. Month, Carl Laemmle's twentieth anni-
The small theater, especially in urban versary, bringing forth the largest spe-
communities, must fight for its exist- cial edition of the year published by THE
ence. The chain idea is growing. The FILM DAILY, the enlargement of the
thought is practical and sound. Greater already powerful Stanley chain, the
chains are being formed, perhaps to be opening of the new First National Stu-
absorbed later by larger ones. The small dios at Burbank, California, the Ufa-
independent exhibitor must look to larger Famous-Metro deal, the accessory deal-
interests as a matter of self-protection. ers' amalgamation into National Theater
Supply Company, the acquisition of Bal-
aban and Katz by Famous, and the tie-
RODUCTION competition will con- up between P. D. C. and Keith-Albee.
tinue on its merry way. Production
costs, already too high, will prob-
ably continue to mount. This condition IHE year was marked by the passing
cannot continue indefinitely. It is eco- of Jules Mastbaum, Hiram Abrams,
nomically wrong and must sooner or Rudolph Valentino and Joe Dan-
later be adjusted. With the importation nenberg, for nine years editor of THE
of foreign directors and stars the inter- FILM DAILY. It is to "Danny," as he
national idea will gain in momentum. It was lovingly known to the entire film
is not a vogue. Art knows no sectional world, that this volume by his former
boundaries. From foreign production co-workers is affectionately dedicated.
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1921 Editorial Index 1927
l^oliv'a—A Survey '. 959
Booking Agencies, Presentation 508
Accessories, Mfis. and Dealers 869 Books and Plays Released Under New Titles 237
Accessory Dealers, Theater Supply 891 Booths, Projection !i69
AAccoStFueoesrratistaiulcrsase,nsdTAhcetarteessres, Work of, in 35, 28346S994 ]BBBirro;aioxztoiiilhsOsh—f.fiAWcTeeiscRStkeuecrtIovnreddyise—s—LeAadiSnugrveFyirst Runs.. 13, 5899:45579991
Short Subjects 394 Brokers, Insurance 877
Adaptors and Scenario Writers, Work of .... 67i Brokers. Play and Story 916
Addresses Brokers, Theater 508
See Distributors, Producers, Theaters, The- Bulfjaria—A Survev 934
iter Chains, Exchanges, Supply Dealers, rUirtau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce 925
Buying Guide, Associations, Foreign, Studios, Buying Guide 869
etc.
AAddmmiissssiioonn GTraoxsseRseceoifptLse,adUi.ngSTheaters .. 13, 487419 C
Admission Tickets 889 Cabinets, Film 871
Advertising Novelties 881 Camera Lenses 877
AAfdrviecrat—isiAngSaunrdveyPub. Org 986433 CCaammeerraammeenn'sanCdlubT,heJiurniWoorrk 711
Air Conditioning 873 (Ass't. Cameramen's Assoc.) 840
Alicoate, Jack: "Past and Future."
American Cinema Assoc, 1926. PFaegaeturCeofReI-ndex CCaatmnieaordnaisa,n PGaorvtesrnmaenndt'SsuppAlcitievsities in Produc- 788719
Amleeraiscesan Dramatists' Assoc 844188 CC'aannaodpiieasn fGoorveThrenamteenrts in Prod 877819
AAAmmmeeerrriiicccaaannn FSPeerdoaejtericanttgiiooCnno.oSfociMeutsyicians 884466 CCCaaassrtebisonngsandAgeCnacnises 988177611
AmFPeiernriascnoacnninaellSoSctireutcyturoef Cinematographers 788442065 CCCeecntmsheionlrtis,chi_pAF,citolFrmosr'ei_Ggunild(LiosfteHdolulnydweorode,acMh.cPo.un.- 884721
AmPeurbilciasnhersSociety of Composers, Authors &- 783 Chtardy)wick Pictures Corp.—1926 Feature Re- 933
"Annals. The," Treatise on the Motion Pic- leases 418
ture Industry 479 Chains, Theater with Personnel of Large
Arbitration and Film Boards 777 Circuits 649, 905
AAAArrrrcgchmeinytLteicaTntmhsape,—astTAehresa,StuerUrv.eyS 898865269389 C.ChhetasuitrreerfCRieoellvdeearssMeostioofn Picture Corp., 1926 Fea- 481783
AAArrrtttRiclefleliaecesiasasPleiPsciFtclutrouewrseerss(CLoefreopr-.B.rTah1de9fa2ot6redr)Fs,eat1u9r2e6RFeeleaatsuerse 484161898 CCCChhhhiuiilnrldacer—he—nA.Aan4d0SS0uuDrrrvSvaeeelymveacteAdssFoiclms for 849974561799
Assmiesnt'asntCClaubm)eramen's Assoc, fjunior Camera- 840 CCCiiinnneeemmmaaattgootggmrrdaaipphheeCrrlssu,baAnmderTihceainr SWoocriekty of 887414110
Assistant Directors' Assoc, of Ca! K39 Circuits, Theater, with Personnel of Large
Assistant Directors' Assoc, Nevi^ York 840 Chains 649
AssNoacimaetsi)ons, (Indexed Under Institutional Clubs (Indexed lender Institutional Names)
Coin Changing Machines 871
Associated Exhibitors, Inc. Color Process Laboratories— 901
Personnel 825 Columbia Pictures Corp. Personnel 825
1926 Feature Releases 391 1926 Features Releases 418
AAsvssotcrailait—aed—AM.SPu.rveAydvertisers (A.M.P.A.) .. 8946*3^ CCoolmopmobseiras—,AAuStuhrovresyand Publishers 959
Austria A Survey 9^3 American Society of 783
AAAAuuuytttwhhhoooorrrnsss'''FiLGLleuemiaalggduCuoeerpFo.fe—llA1om9we2sr6hiipcFaeature Releases .. 8884444;888S CCCCoooonnontslsroitalnrcgiut.dc,attiHeoeSdnat,taFniiTdnhlagemrad&tIenrEVdxuehsnNittberiiilwteaisto.inngIncS.y,stPeemrsson.n.e.l. 488862775533
Copyright Regulations. Foreign (Listed under
B each foreign country) 933
Costumers 873
Cranfield & Clarke, Inc,—Personnel 825
Balaban & Katz Corp. Critics, Newspaper 771
Personnel 649 Critics Select Ten Best Pictures 16,697
Financ—ial Stnicture 739, 746 Critics of Fan Publications. Trade Papers,
Belgium A Surve—y 933 Weekly Magazines 697
Berne Convention As It Affects Pirating .. 507 C,ie .Sheets. Music 879
Better Films National Council 848 Curtain Machines 875
Better Films Organizations 847 Curtains and Draperies 873
BoaBrodasrdsof Trade, Film, and Arbitration 777 CCuzretcahionss.lovFaikrieap—rooAf Survey 897334
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