Show FILMS TOO NUMEROUS im i'm z fr 44 4 44 fr b e 1 MAKERS MUST UNITE Overproduction Threatens Says Louis Marcus larcus Back From New Nev York hAT the motion picture producing T THAT and distributing companies companies' of the country outside of the Famous Players- Players Lask Lasky corporation distributors distributor of or Paramount Paramount Par Par- amount and pictures would soon be forced to unite in two or 01 three largo large or organizations to prevent overproduction overproduction over over- production and waste nete In tho the Industry was tho prophecy made mado yesterday eSter ay b by Louis Marcus head of the Notable Feature Feature Feature Fea Fea- ture Film company compan on his return from New ew York and a meeting of or the Paramount Paramount Para Pam mount and distribution of of- of Mr Marcus forc foresees first a combination combination combination tion of distributors and Inter later on a combination combination com corn of film flInt manufacturers and cites cs tho the obvious ob ov production over of ot motion pictures an ns a basis basis for his be be- be lief He believes the competition be between between between be- be tween the many companies now In the field will soon result in such low prices as to eliminate profits with the tho re resulting resulting re- re suIting combinations to reduce production production production pro pro- pro pro- and do o away awny with the waste aste now apparent apprent In the motion picture In Industry industry In- In coming comins as a a. solution n for the problems In my opinion there will be two big big- combinations with perhaps two or three of ot the producing companies re remaining remaining re- re outside the tho fold Cold said Mr Ir Marcus Too many films are being made now and the competition to place them is growing gro so 80 keen among the tho concerns not allied with the Famous Lasky Players corporation as to re reduce reduce re- re duce profits to a minimum I believe the time distributors will vill combine first and tho tha manufacturers later The F Famous mou P L Players Lanky l corporation corporation corpora corpora- tion no now no controls tho the output of ot the I 4 Itu studios lol of the tho Famous Players L Lasky kt Ieee Fairbanks Mack Sea Sen- I nett and Pallas Palms It will continue distribution distribution dis dis- i I r the tho trade mark of Paramount ana ana The he New I-ew York meeting was called to discuss distribution distribution tion plans for 1918 HIlS Mr Ir Marcus attended attend d all the tho corporations corporation's corpora corpora- tion's conferences and was a guest at tho dinner at the Astor hotel tendered ll by Adolph president of the Famous Famous Fa Pa- Lasky Players corporation Addresses Addresses Addresses Ad Ad- dresses were ma made e by 11 him and the other other other oth oth- er branch mana managers |