The Film Daily (1924)

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yyyr^' im£ :9& brAdstreet bjC FILHDOM Authority I.. ol. XXX No. 37 Wednesday, November 12, 1924 Price 5 Cents A HOLLER By DANNY Well known independent projcer talking. And saying the ■everbial mouthful. To wit: "What's the use? We put 50,000 in a picture. It turns It mighty well. Far better lan the average. Well known ;ople in cast. All the requirelents for the box office. And len what? "Try and get a first run book\g. Try is the word. I don't lean in the tank towns. Where 'first run' means Zero. But in le larger cities. And see where Du get off. You won't need a 'lescope. You'll know very Liickly. You get off before you et started. It can't be done." i"You hear a lot of talk. About x>d pictures getting in. Regardless E who produces them. But you stick aur bank roll in one. And see what .ppens. Try and knock your head jainst a stone wall. That's all it leans. "The three big concerns have the country tied up. You cannot escape it. No mntter where you turn. Once in a blue moon, you get a first run booking. But generally — hoy, you're stuck. And stung." A few hundred words like this. loing into details. And then this: At the rate things are moving I preIct that within a few years there will e no independent distribution No idependent production. It will all be ned up. In three or four big conrns. Who will doubtless have an nderstanding between them. And lat will be the picture business. "I think it's about time to movQ on to Washington. To see what can be done. Among the lawmakers. Certainly there must be some relief. There should be. Not only for the good of the industry. But the country at large." Rough words. Rough ideas. But hen you have the family bank roll. 'led in. And tied up. You, too, (light be inclined to be rough. Some Business That boy Lloyd. Yes. Harold. Still ■oing strong. "Hot Water" opened is third week. At the Strand, New fork. To within $900. Of the busiless of the opening day. Against |uch opposition as the fifth anniversary bill of the Capitol. That shows oniething. $400,000 Pledged Selznick Expected to Carry On — Outside Distributing Deal Becomes Unnecessary Although the producers' committee interested in Selznick affairs did not meet yesterday as planned, it is understood assurances were forthcoming principally from the Utica interests that would permit the company to carry on under a reorganization plan. This will involve about $400,000, most of which will be supplied by the Up-state group and some of it by other interests, believed to be several of the producers who have pictures in the releasing organization. Henry M. Hobart who has been calling the producers together in conference is expected to gather them in meeting (.Continued on Page 2) First National Starts First National has placed its first Eastern unit at work. It is making 'The Interpreter's House" and Lambert Hillyer is directing at the Biograph studio. Milton Sills, Doris Kenyon, Phyllis Haver and Paul Nicholson were brought on from the Coast. Through Jess Smith, Kate Bruce and Charles Lane were added yesterday. A second picture, "One Way Street" will begin next Monday. John Francis Dillon is to direct and Ben Lyon and Anna Q. Nilsson are to be cofeatured. A batch of film editors and cutters, working with Marion Fairfax are busv at work on the negatives of "The Lost World." "So Big," "As Man Desires," and "If I Marry Again." Buys "Partners Again" Los Angeles — Plans for a third "Potash and Perlmutter" are already under way bv Samuel Goldwyn, "Partners Again" has been obtained md a director and cast will be selected shortlv. Census Ready Soon 1923 Production Encounters Difficulties But Work is Near Comoletion (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Washington — Several weeks' work will be reauired before the Census Bureau will be in a position to make nublic the results of its 192.3 census of production, it is stated by officials of the Department of Commerce. Owing to the fact that this branch of industry has not heretofore come within the scope of the census investieations made by the bureau, sorne difficulty is being encountered in analyzing the reports. Trouble has (Continued on Page 5) Conference On (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — ^The final United Artists conference is under way at the Pickford studio. A long session was held on Monday at which were present Dennis O'Brien, Joseph M. Schenck, Mrs. Pickford, Mary Pickford, Douglas and Robert Fairbanks and Nathan Burkan. It is reported that there is doubt about Chaplin going into the merger with the rest. May Change "Kontingent" The Wall Street Journal reported from London yesterday that German producers are dissatisfied with the "kontingent" system and intend changing it to allow unrestricted importation with a proviso that an equivalent number of German pictures are purchased and exhibited in the country of export. Need $50,000 State Righters Must Pledge That Amount Before Outside Leader Can Be Approached Tlie I. M. P. P. D. A. is throwing out lines to discover what subscribers can be depended upon to support the plan to secure a prominent figure, at present outside of films, as the head of the state right group. It is understood that a fund of $50, (Coiitinued on Pape 2) Sax Plans 12 for 1925 Sam Sax, just in from the Coast, intends producing 12 features next year, or double his present program, all of them will be outdoor pictures In six, the plan is to touch on a different sport, such as baseliall, footliall, racing and the like. The remaining six will be stimt pictures. Reichenbach's Publicity Collier's, current issue, contains a very interesting article by Harold Cary on the career of Harry Rcichenbach. It is captioned "Deadbcating the Editors." It also contains a very unusual photograph of Reichenbach. Chadwick Acquires "Flattery" Chadwick Pictures will distribute "Flattery" produced bv Mission Film under direction of Tom Forman. Ashtabula Opens (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Ashtabula. O. — .Ashtabula has lifted its "blue law" enforcement after four weeks during which everything in the town was closed except the lighting, the water works department and newspapers. (Continued on Page 5) T. O. G. G. Acts Members Vote to Push Investigation Against Loew's, Inc. — Walker Sees O'Reilly The Theater Owners Chamber of Conmierce, at yesterday's meeting, voted an endorsement of the report against circuits and Loew's, Inc., as submitted by the conference committee, and passed a resolution calling for the filing of a formal complaint with the Federal Trade Commission. Loew's, Inc. has been selected because the committee declares that more damaging testimony has been gathered against it than any other circuit operating in this territory. The action will be in the nature of a test of the rights of an individual theater owner as compared with the buying prestige of a city-wide group. (Continued on Page 2) $10,000 Robbery in Seattle (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Seattle — Five armed bandits held up Frank Stefify, of the Coliseum and Leroy Johnson of the Liberty on Afonday morning; blocking the automobile in which they were making a trip to the bank, and made a getaway with $10,000, Saturday's and Sunday's receipts. The bandits seized the bags and fled in a car that was waiting for them. They evaded pursuit by disarming Robert Murray, an armed guard. The loss is covered fully by insurance. The houses are owned by Jensen and Von Herberg who operate them under the name of the Greater Theaters Co. This is the fourth attempt along similar lines. New Capitol Record "He Who Get.s Slapped" has smashed every existing record at the Capitol by grossing $15,130.45 on the opening Sunday, This gross, according to Edward Bowes, is $300 more than the previous high record made by "The Navigator." New "Lab" Gombine Tom Evans and Mark Dintenfass Reported in Merger — Deal with W. E. Greene Off It was reported yesterday that Tom Evans of the Evans Laboratory and Mark Dintenfass of the National Film Laboratory had practically completed a merger of interests. The National plant is located at Palisades, N. J., while Evans' plant is in Fort Lee. While the deal was unconfirmed, it was reported the operating plan provides for the handling of print work in the Evans plant. Dintenfass recently had an affiliation planned with Walter E. Greene (Continued on Page 2)