Harry Warner on making only dramas for the studio. The studio rebounded in 1921 with the success of the studio's film "Why Girls Leave Home"; The film's director, Harry Rapf, became the studio's new head producer. On April 4, 1923, following the success of the studio's film "The Gold Diggers", Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. was officially established, with help from a loan given to Harry by Montly Flint. Harry became company president, with Albert as treasurer and Jack and Sam as co-heads of production. Harry and his family moved to Hollywood. The studio discovered a trained German Shepherd named Rin Tin Tin
Cameo Kirby (1923 film) Cameo Kirby (1923 film) Cameo Kirby is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by John Ford which starred John Gilbert and Gertrude Olmstead and featured Jean Arthur in her onscreen debut. It was Ford's first film credited as John Ford instead of Jack Ford. It was based on a play by Booth Tarkington and Harry Leon Wilson. The story had been filmed as a silent before in 1914 with Dustin Farnum, who had originated the role on Broadway in 1909. The film was remade as a talking musical film in 1930. Prints of the film exist in the UCLA