Arizona republican., 1919-03-24
MOVIE MEN SAY PROPOSED LAW
 |s GOOD THING
Some Inside Information = Laugh at Threat of Elk hibitors to Make State "Movieless"

Threats of the moving picture pro- ducers to make Arizona ''movieless" should Governor Campbell sign the bill to keep the cash deposits of the moving picture exhibitors in the state make anyone laugh who understands the sit uation,' declared Ray F. Brandon of Brandon Brothers, yesterday.
 The producers have had good thing for so long and are anxious that it continue. This bill in this state worries them. for if Arizona makes it law, every other state in the union will follow suit within a short time.
 As it is now" said MT. Brandon, the moving picture exhibitor hasn't a thing to say, the producer tells him just what to do and where to get off. The exhibitor takes all the chances, whereas the producer takes none. Sup pose an exhibitors theater burns down, or something happens that prevents him running his house, does the pro- ducer return his cash deposit? He does not.
 During the recent influenza epi- demic in Phoenix when the moving picture houses were closed l paid more that s1,10o for pictures I could not show, because the house was closed by tue Cily. udu iO pay lhc pi OOuCSi just the same. and the producer was not out a cent. He pays no salaries to the film, no rent, no insurance: he even isn't out the express charges"
 That the moving picture makers produce the films with the deposit money of the exhibitors was the as- tonishing statement on an exhibitor ir this city, a strange state of affairs not generally known by the ordinary citizen.
 Suppose a producers agent come: to me and says that Maude Adams is to make a picture for them in { year" said the exhibitor. "Of course | 1 would like to show the picture here | In order to make a contract for tha l picture, which is not to be made for : | year, put up a cash deposit of prob | ably s250 or 1900 at the time of sign 1 ing the contract.
 Reveal Exhibitors System
 Agents of the producer are making | similar contracts in every city an town in the United States and are col lecting cash deposits. With the com
 bined cash deposits of thousands 0
 exhibitors, the producer makes tn
 picture.
 When the picture is made, the ex
 hbitor has no means of knowin
 whether it is a good one or not, but h
 pays for it just the same. Of course
 the producer doesn't want to give u
 this good thing of producing picture
 with the money of the exhibitors.
 Don't have any fear that the pro
 ducers will not send any pictures
 Arizona if Governor Campbell sign
 the bill keeping this deposit money
 the state. There are too many produ6 CTS now and too many pictures. ITO prove it I'll tell you of a fill
 for which I paid $500 to show in Phot - nix. The agent went to an eXhibit( in Douglas and wanted to make sim f lar contract. but the Douglas ma II laughed at him. The agent then CT a the price in two, and still the eXhibit' - laughed. He cut it again and nothiI |, doing; he cut it a fourth time, and st U the producer would not consent. , Finally the agent said: MT Elan
 I want to show this picture in yo house, so I'll tell you what I'll do. send you this film and you exhibit
 and when it is done you send me wh e you think it is worth The exhibit - said he didn't want the film even $ those terms.
 l. Its an idle threat, this one of ma f ing Arizona movieless." and l hope t n governor signs the bill. It would gi If the exhibitor a little squarer deal, pc d haps.''