Paramount Motion Picture Club

Alternate Name:

Paramount Movie Club

Year Founded:

1926

Location:

Manheim, Pennsylvania, USA

Film Formats:

35mm

Resources:

"From the renting and showing of 35 mm. films in his home, Richard H. Litzenberger, with his associates, has organized the Paramount Motion Picture Club of Manheim, Pa. To quote from Mr. Litzenberger's letter: "My next aim, after showing the pictures in my home, was to run a full seven reel feature in our local theatre. I got a group together who would be willing to buy a picture and help sell tickets. This was the beginning of our club. At the first meeting we enrolled nineteen members. In April, 1926, we rented a feature and a short comedy. From the proceeds we paid all expenses, besides making ten dollars clear profit. At present we have fifty-five members. The officers are : President ; Vice-President of the Seniors (ages 11 to 20) ; Vice-President of the Juniors (ages below 11) ; Secretary and Treasurer of each department. Each member pays ten cents to enroll and five cents a week dues. The dues will now be used to buy raw film and make our own productions."" ("Closeups and Swaps 37)

"A fine example of employing settings "as is" comes from the Paramount Motion Picture Club (Junior Department) of Manheim, Pennsylvania. "The Glorious Fourth" produced by this club, tells the story of an historic Fourth, using the events of last year's Independence Day as -a setting. This film will shortly be shown in Manheim theatres." ("Using Means" 53)

References:

"Closeups and Swaps," Amateur Movie Makers 2, no. 5 (1927): 36:37.

"Using Means at Hand," Amateur Movie Makers 2, no. 11 (1927): 53. Gale, Arthur L. "Amateur Clubs," Movie Makers 4, no. 1 (1929): 854:856, 889:891.

Moore, James W. "Amateur Clubs," Movie Makers 7, no. 11 (1932): 481, 500:501.