The Film Daily (1924)

Vol. XXX No. 33 Friday, Nov. 7. 1924 Price 5 Cents Copyright 1924, Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc.. Published Daily except Saturday, at n-73 West 44th St., New York, N. Y.. by WTD'S FILMS and FILM FOLKS, INC. loseiih Dannenberg, President and Editor; J. W, Alicoate, Treasurer and Business Manager; Maurice T). Kann, Managing Editor; Donald M. Mersereau, Advertising Manager. Entered as second class matter May 21, 1918 at the post office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage tree) United States, Outside of Greater New York. $10 00 cne year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 71-73 West 44tli St., New York, N. Y. Phone Vanderbilt 4551-4552-5558. Cable AddressFilmday, New York, Hollywood, California — Harvey E. Gausman, 6411 Hollywood, Blvd. 'Phone, Granite 3980. London Representa live — Ernest W. Fredman. The Film Renter, 53a Shaftesbury Ave., London, W. I. Cen tra! European Representative — Internationale Filmschau, Prague (Czechoslovakia), Wen zelplatz. Quotations High Low Close .Sales East, Kod. .AUs/s 111.5/^ lll.^^ 200 F. P.-L SSy. 84^ 8474 5,200 do pfd Not quoted Film Insp, . . 6/2 (yy> Gyi 100 Loew's l&H 18^ 18^2,600 Metro-Gold. , 16 16 16 200 Pathe Not quoted Warners Not quoted A Correction In the article dealing with the re ported switch of Monta Bell to Famous, it was inadvertently stated yesterday that Bell had first "excited (-onsiderable comment by his direction of Charlie Chaplin in 'A Woman of Paris.' " What was meant was that Bell aided Chaplin in the direction. The error is regretted. Reichenbach Addresses Advertisers (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Cleveland — Harry L. Reichenbach delivered an address before 1,200 members of the local advertising club on Wednesday, during which he, of course, mentioned what had been done in that field by the picture industry. Reichenbach, incidentally, mentioned the Hays office and the work that organization is doing. 120 NOVELTY REELS First Run Specialties 1924-25 1600 B'way. N. Y. C. New York Chicago Hollywood Rolhacker laboratories WUXIAIW S. GILL, Eastern Sales Mgr. 542 Fifth Ave. Tel. Murray Hill 1831 DAILY Friday, November 7, i Mooney on Sales Trip Paul C. Mooney, sales manager for Prod. Dist, Corp., left on a three weeks' sales trip through the Middle West yesterday. "He" At the Capitol "He Who Gets Slapped" will be the feature on the Capitol's fifth anniversary program next week. Business Reviving, Says Government A survey, recently completed by the Department of Labor in Washington, shows that general business conditions are constantly improving and the unemployment, generally, is decreasing. The general trend seems to be on the upgrade, the survey shows. Graf Loses $200,000 Suit {Special to THE FILM DAILY) San Francisco — Max Graf of Graf. Prod., Inc., has lost his civil suit brought against seven members of the corporation's board of directors to recover stock valued by him at $200,000. Graf brought the suit on charges that the directors had removed him from the vice presidency and under duress had compelled hiir to return to the company $200.01^' worth of stock which stood in his name. The defendants alleged th?' Graf had been removed from offic because of misuse of funds. In The Courts Hollywood — Testimony was heard recentlj-, in Jiidge Elliott Craig's court in the suit of Eugene E. Downey against the Downey Process Laboratories to recover $5,904 in royalties and $7,492 for services the plaintiff declared were due him. Downey claimed to be the inventor of a secret process for developing fdms and declared it was used in preparing films for some of the large spectacles, including "Robin Hood" and "Tess of the Storm Country." Downey's services were performed while he was acting as manager of the laboratories, according to his attorneys, Arthur William Green and H. H. Harris. The process was said to have been perfected in Hollywood and has been used on nearly 6,000,000 feet of film. Bronx Theater Bldg Sold The Tiffany theater Iniilding, Westchester Ave. and Tiffany St., has been sold by the Carthage Realty Corp., to tlie Weneeda Realty Corp. New West Virginia Theater Firm Morgantown, W. Va — The recently formed Morgantown Amusement Co. has made application for permismission to improve the Strand theater and building. TheWizard olr Oz Cannot help but be the smashing hit of this season or any other season. To round out a cast of brilliant players, each one a gem for his part, Josef Swrickard was selected for the role of the Prime Minister who is responsible for all the strange adventures which Dorothy and her companions meet ini the Emerald City of Oz. JOSEF SWICKARD as the PRIME MINISTER Will endear himself to movie lovers all over the world. He will dupHcate his remarkable success in "The Four Horsemen." Applications for pre-release engagements will be considered. Communicate at once with: CHADWICK PICTURES CORPORATION 729— 7th Avenue New York City COMING SOON PRODUCERS DISTRIBUTING CORPORATION HUNT STROMaenq i 'A H % HARRY CAREY IN I V % :iz::c}z<^}:zCii:^^::^:;iixzz?^^^^ Standard Cinema Increase C The Standard Cinerria Coi New York, has filed an inert capital with the Secretary of in Albany, amounting to $99,0C company's capital has been in( from $1,000 to $100,000. ARTHl STON HEADED FOR FAME II HAL ROACH' 2 REEL Path^comedy =:r-^^= ^ WHEN— You Want Motion Picti Made, Any Kind, An}nwhe REMEMBER EASTERN FILM COR 220 West 42nd St. Chickering 2110-2111 Furnished private office in studio. Private entrance; use 1 ception room if desired. Parti'i desirable for theatrical or adve agency for motion picture ( \ office. Rent reasonable. 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