Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-30
GOODWIN COMPANY
IN EUROPEAN FIELD
British and French Branches Are
Launched; .Earthbound -
Latest Production.

Expansion of the Goodwin Picture Cor
poratioD into various countries IN EUROPE
through the organization OF british
Goldwyn company and n French Goldwyn
company and an effort on the part OF the
Goodwin interests 10 anticipate the de-
sires and wishes of the movie public, are
things that are occupying the time and
attention of the active spirits IN the
Goodwin ranks, according to Samuel
Goldwyn, leading genius in his concern
and one of the prominent producers IN
the motion-picture world. Mr. Goldwyn
came To this city last night, Ito visit
friends" he said But it is rumored that
one of the other objects of his visit, per-
haps the most important one, was 10 dis
cuss with heavy stockholders IN the com
pany the result of his recent months trip
To Europe and plans for the extending OF
the business abroad.
The financial plans of the company,
however, outside of those who are IN
tcrested, and there are many who hold
stock in this city, are matters about which
MIR Goldwyn did not care to discuss ut
length, leaving such things 90 the re-
sponsible group of men about him whose
business is finance. Tho British company,
he said. was Differed and has a directorate
of British citizens, but la directed and
controlled by the American Goldwyn
company, which is the mother company
for the British and French companies.
Many new moving-picturc theatres are
being constructed in England and also
France, and IN Some of the English
theatres ms much ms six shillinEs are
charged for big film productions. Many.
of the films shown in England are Amerl-
can productions and the people like them,
Mir Goodwin asserted.
II is the plan Of the Goldwyn g to estab-
lish studios in France and England to aid
in both advertising the films and increasing
the popularity and demand for them. Mr..
Goodwin said that films Of conditions and
life of the people IN many countries IN
Europe were being planned IN order To
bring To the attention Of the people oi
adjoining countries how their neighhors
lived There IS big future IN England
aud France. he believes, and the only live
competitor they have is the Famous
PLAYERS Corporation.
The Goldwyns have acquired n lease
on the Capital Theatre Of Now York City.
which has q capacity for 8, 200 and rs the
largest moviug-picturc house IN tins
country
What the motlon-plcture promoter was
enthusiastic about was q new MN wilch
is 90 be called "Earthhound, and which
has taken year 60 produce II will make
it's appearance shortly and Mr.. Goldwyn
il baslng his reputation as q motion
picture wiseacre on IT, that Il will cause
d STIR 10 the motion picture world when It
IS produced
Its a wonderful film be said in dis
cusg2ng the picture. It's scenario
written by Basil King, and IL FIVE yeare
ahead Of the times IN its conception and
advanced thought
Mr.. GOODWIN said that he wns not
anticipating establishing studio IN VII
rnngton for many reasons. chief Of which
Is that the movie world as far AZ making
pictures is concerned IL Los Angeles.
The corporation Of which he Is the
president Is not engaging stars at fabulous
sums 10 enact stories before the film. but
are employing the best writer's America
can produce 70 write scenarios. believing
that the public Is more Interested IN q
good story than they are IN an actor.
The price Of movies will not advance
much, MIR Goldwyn says; prices con-
tinuing 10 range about as they are. with
the exception Of SPECIAL productions,
although the cost Of producing films has
advanced with the high cost Of living