Show Motion Picture Convection Stirred by Brad Brady Bradys s 's s Speech He Organized Movement to Fight Kitchin Revenue Revenue Revenue Reve Reve- nue Bill Rill and Told M Movie vie Men Many Plain Made Brady-Made Truths e I I That William A. A Bady's speech at atthe atthe atthe the motion picture convention at Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago last week will have a afar far reachIng reaching reaching reach reach- ing effect on the film business in general general gen gen- eral and a detrimental effect on anti- anti legislation is beginning to be demonstrated demonstrated demon already I Mr Brady closed the convention by bya a spirited talk talle lasting over an hour I and during which time he said The theatrical business is not organized organized or or- and it was mulcted from stem to stem Every indignity was heaped ore on us We organized and within two weeks weeks-killed weeks killed the child labor bills anti- anti copyright bills and other obnoxious bills which would have cost the the he theatrical theatrical theatrical the the- producers millions of dollars Now they are trying to mulct the film makers We are unorganized and andopen andopen andopen open to attack from every greasy grafting politician in America I Ostracise the man who makes an indecent picture Drive him out of the I industry Take him and his filthy stuff and bury them Refuse to play I suggestive immoral dirty pictures and then well the business will reach that stage to which it is entitled I When Mr Brady concluded the most sensational talk the convened exhibitors exhibitors exhibitors tors had heard he was cheered to the I arose echo and the entire assemblage arose to their feet and offered cheer after I I cheer The official body then asked that a rising vote of thanks be given I and it was immediately and unanimously unanimously done I Following his talk Mr Brady was wasI made a member of the executive board and went into consultation with that I committee A plan of campaign was outlined looking forward to the workings of the newly formed federation federation federation federa federa- tion against the bill now in senate in which it is proposed to tax all theatres theatres theatres the the- atres one-half one per cent of the gross receipts Telegrams were sent to Claude Kitchin chairman of the ways and means committee Champ Clarke President Wilson and to individual congressmen and senators Mr Brady suggested a meeting of all the branches of the amusement world to which legitimate musical operatic circus and film men would be called to plan a campaign This meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing will be attended by Senator OGorman O'Gorman OGorman O'Gorman OGorman O'Gorman man of New York to whom Mr Brady wired and immediately received an affirmative answer Mr Brady during the course of his speech took occasion to answer a few of the preceding speakers Stars salaries will not drop Stars will continue to receive all the money they are worth so long as they prove attractive We Ve cannot put noted actors and actresses on a par with baseball players play play- ers They are of different quality and andare andare andare are of entirely different caliber But eliminate the tremendous wastage wastage wast wast- wastage age that obtains at the studios We Ve can show actors and actresses and directors where they are injuring themselves irreparably by subjecting us to wastage and neglect We can make the actor and director director director tor a part of this federation and let him learn that the golden dollars will soon come to an end unless he does his part to make every dollar do a dollars dollar's dollars dollar's dollars dollar's dol dol- lars lar's worth of work Mr Brady closed his speech with a lengthy discussion of the evils of non- non organization tion We will be burdened with taxation un-American un legislation and heartbreaking heartbreaking heart heart- breaking ordinances so long as we are too weak to fight If H we can become unified strengthened by organization will stick our chin out walk straight and fight back hack we can lick every thieving grafting politician and their bills before they even get started I read in the Chicago papers an advertisement advertisement ad ad- in which a man says Wreck the Programs and that he is the young Lochinvar who vho is going to todo todo todo do that very thing Fie upon him The Is the very spine of your industry Wreck I the program and like Sampson you will pull the temple down upon your your- self I You have it within your power to secure proper representation representation representation tation in our national assemblies Every screen screen screen-is Is is a means to vas vast t exploitation exploitation exploitation ex ex- power You men and your screens are the medium of wider distribution distribution dis dis- of opinion than even the newspaper Put things on your our screen that you want your mother and daughter daugh daugh- ter to see Dont Don't play playa a picture that is not fit for your own sister Cleanse yourself then the motion picture becomes becomes be be- comes the power it was destined to become be be- come Mr Brady was cheered to the echo and the Associated Press and other news gathering concerns sought copies of his speech which were sent broadcast broadcast broadcast broad broad- cast throughout the country The exhibitors' exhibitors committee then decided decided decided de de- de- de to have copies of the speech printed and sent to every film man theatre manager and newspaper In the country While the finance committee was Vas arguing as to the cost of this action Mr Brady on behalf of or the World Film corporation offered J to pay for the syndicating |