Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-07-25 | Page 10 | Ogden May Get Movies Studio

Hgg m.,WJUMIi.JU OGDEN MAY SET MOVIES STUDIO Ten Million Dollar Company to Be Incorporated in Utah, Report Moving picture production will come to I'tih with the organization of 51".-000 51".-000 "00 company, to be Incorporated within the ne? few days. While defoliate defo-liate Information has not been gb.cn out regarding the headquarters of the corporation. It is understood that Ogden Is being looked on favorably, because f its superior scenic sui- ronndlnps W I. Swanson. president of the Iswanson theatre circuit: Oeo Mayn: 1 general mnnager of the Swanson Interests, In-terests, of New York and Los Angeles, Ange-les, who are well known men In tne QlOVlng OlCture game, will finance the proposition Ellon i"ook and Hamilton Smith will have charge of the huslness arra increments of the corporation , While several attempts have been 1 V. tn lonnr-H 1 h e ftlm ri i-r (1 lit - tlon business this step marks the Initial In-itial step of entering Into this industry indus-try on a large scale. Mr. Cook ban toured western states for fl desirable location and has two which seem o answer their purpose, one at Ot;den, the other :it Salt Lake PROGRAM OP 1 P. Mr. Cook announces that the company's com-pany's program for the first year calls for the production of about AO feature photoplays, six special or super features. fea-tures. I- two reel comedies and two 1 -episode serials. Glass covered studios stu-dios which will accommodate seven dramatic and comedy companies nr the same time are to he built enu the company will bring to I tarl a payroll approximating from $'i,00o,-000 $'i,00o,-000 to $6.ooi) ooo a year It is announced that prearranif-ments prearranif-ments havs been made wherein- tbe company already Is assured of a supply sup-ply of stories, and Mr. Cook says that some of th blRgest stars in h- nn. -ing picture world today will be engaged en-gaged at the local studios