OCR Text |
Show MOVIE RELEASE FIRM ORGANIZED Douf, Mary, Chaplin and Griffith Will Handle Independent Films LOS ANGELES", April 2 1 . N'egotla -tions for the formation of a new motion mo-tion picture releasing company, which it is understood will Insure an open 1 market to Independent producers, have j been brought to a close here, it was announced, with the departure for New I York of Dennla ft O'Brien, attorney j for Mary Plckford and Douglas banks. Details of the new organisation's ac-Itivltles ac-Itivltles have not be n worked out. but 'Mr. O'Brien ,tateJ It would tie h re-1 : leasing medium only, would not enter the production Held, and would handle independent production exclusively. if no other orfc nlzatioti has a similar sim-ilar name, the new one will be called "The Aiiiej corporation," It uji salt!, and its capitalization will be determined deter-mined In New Ydrk. where, It 1- itat-I itat-I ed. incorporation papers are heing pre-' pre-' pared. ; The organizers will be Mary Plckford, Plck-ford, Charlie i'h;tp!in. Douglas Pair- j banks, and D. W. (Jrlfflth. who founded found-ed the I'nlted Artists' eorpm , . .. which the new company mj be a subsidiary. sub-sidiary. Present during negotiations which have been in progress two week wer . Mary Plckford. Douglas Fairbanks Charlie Chaplin. Hi. art, a brat,,- j., . -dent Of United Artists, Dennis p." O Brien. Albert R. T. Banhaf and Mr- 1 Charlotte Plckford. Mary s mother. 00 Protect the forest. Be careful with' fire. |