The Film Daily (1924)

7Ao BRADSTREET b/' FILMDOM f/yTn,-^ iECOCMra Authority [Vol. XXX No. 38 Thursday, November 13, 1924 Price 5 Cents BEARDS By DANNY "Rudy" Valentino has grown beard. Lo and behold! A great -probably the greatest flapper ivorite — of the screen. Thus ikes a chance. With millions of appers. Both young and old. Sight to eighty. Because they on't like beards. And that's lat. I^f "Rudy" has grown tlie beard. To 5 used in the first reel. Of his conig Sheik picture. Because a Sheik rithout a beard. Just isn't a real heik. In other words. Artistically is Sheik must be just so. (Just the ime. When he appeared in "The heik" — his famous Famous picture — ie did not wear a beard.) Still there hay be a difference between a Falous Sheik and a Ritz Sheik. Beards on leading men — lovers on the screen — are taboo in this country. Chiefly because striking, handsome Americans don't wear beards. Except in Utah. And in the Mennonite section of Pennsylvania. Years ago the screen said "no" to earded artists. When old Pop Lubin ns producing. Many years ago. One f his directors made a war picture. n which General Grant appeared. Vhen Pop saw the run ofif. .^ccord■ig to Terry Ramsaye. In his "Rolantic History of Motion Pictures" unning in "Photoplay" he ordered be showing stopped. And asked /hy Grant had a beard. The director old him Grant wore a beard. At ;hich Lubin said: "Well, neither irant, or anyone, wears a beard in ly pictures. That's out." And out : -was. "The Ten Best" Pictures Interesting to note. That "The lovered Wagon" awarded "Photoday's" Medal, As the best picture or 1923. By 2.500,000 readers. Was .warded the distinction. Of leading he Ten Best Pictures. ^ For 1923. By tewspaper critics. All over the counry. In the Film Year Book, 1924. 'ho at that time. It had been preented. In comparatively few cities. t will be mighty interesting. To .sec vhat the critics pick. As the best picure for 1924. And note the check up. (Continued on Parje 2) On Ritz Directorate Walter Hays of Buffalo and Frank Newman of Kansas City Join William's Company Walter Hays of Buffalo and Frank L. Newman of Kansas City have beccme members of the board of directors of Ritz-Carlton Pictures, it was announced yesterday by J. D. Williams. Newman is president of the Newman, Royal and 12th St. Theaters, Kansas City. Hays is vice-president of the Mitchxjll E. Mark Realty Corp., which has also become a heavy stockholder in Ritz. Hays' company has a theater investment in the neighborhood of eight million dollars. The other directors are Hawley Turner, Dr. Brazill and C. L. Yearsley. On June 19, in an address before (Continued on Page 2) Valentino Leaves Tuesday Rudolph Valentino leaves Tuesday for the Coast to start work on "The Scarlet Power." The party will include Mrs. Valentino, Joseph Henabery, J. D. Williams, Hawley Turner, Joe Jackson. Nita Naldi, Gustav von Seififertitz and members of the technical staff. Atmospheric scenes for the picture were made abroad. On Saturday, J. D. Williams will tender Valentino a private dinner at the Ritz, prior to the departure West. Maude Adams Forms Another Unit (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Albany, N. Y. — Maude Adams is one of the promoters of the Maude Adams Co, Inc. The concern has a capital stock of 10,000 shares of preferred, of $100 par value and 25,000 shares of common, no par value. Other stockholders are: Franck C. Bangs and W. J. Fahy, of New York. =;atterlee & Canfield, New York, are the attorneys. More Financing Important Organization to Have Several Millions at Its Disposal — Announcement Soon Announcement will be made within the next few weeks of the entrance of an important organization into the financing field. A rather impressive amount of money — all from sources outside of the industry — is understood to have been marshalled for this purpose. The company involved is not engaged in production or distribution, yet it is known generally throughout the trade as a high-class organization. Financing of production will be a new departure for this group which will interest itself only in projects of real merit. Monday Is M. P. Day National Motion Picture Dav, originally launched by the M. P. T. O. A., and dcsicncd to be an annual event, falls on Monday this year. The same day also marks the opening of .American Education Week and the launchinf' of the Red Cross drive. Dr. John J. Tigert, National Commissioner of Education has been cooperating with the M. P. T. O. .\ . with the result that state and local school superintendents are reported active. Theaters are expected to put on special programs, similar to those arranged last year. United Artists Schedule (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — A tentative schedule of United Artists releases was drawn up yesterday and will include four Constance Talmadges, three Norma Talmadges, one Fairbanks, one Pickford, four Keatons, "The Salvation Hunters," probably one Griffith and one Chaplin. Erie Goes "Blue" (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Buffalo — The ministerial association is believed to be behind the issuance of warrants earlier in the week against 12 managers for violation of the "blue law" ordinance. If the court determines to keep picture houses closed, efforts will be made by exhibitors to make the shut-down complete. Hays Ass'n to Move The M. P. P. D. A.— the Hays organization— will move in the near future to the 8th floor of 469 5th Ave., in the offices formerly occupied by Goldwyn. The new quarters will be sufficiently commodious to take care of all departments. Kelly on Coast Los .\ngeles — Arthur Kelly, Charlie Chaplin's personal representative is here from New York to sit in on the United Artists conference. Selznick Through Insufficient Funds Raised — F. B. O. May Get Short Subjects — Pathe Sought on Features An order to liquidate the Selznick Dist. Corp. will be sought today before Judge Winslow in Federal Chambers. The group of Utica bankers which had pledged $500,000 to permit the company to continue advised the producers' committee yesterday that it could only raise $275,000 and asked that the producers supply the deficit of $125,000. The request was refused by the committee. It was then determined to drop the elaborate reorganization plans which had been worked over for the past ten days, seek an order permitting the exchanges to close, a transfer of the assets where the credi(Continued on Page 6) Pearson Going to Coast Elmer R. Pearson of Pathe leaves for the Coast today. Canadian M. P. T. O. Meets Toronto. Out.— The M. P. T. O. of Canada meet at the King Edward Hotel Tuesday, for the nomination and election of new officers. Ufa and United Artists Linked (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — The Times declares a deal between the Ufa and United Artists for the distribution of "Siegfried" is in the wind. An official of the latter company is said to have admitted that the matter has been discussed. F. W. Murnau, who will direct "Faust" for Ufa, will join Messrs. Lang, Pommer and Kallman in New York. Stuart Paton Recovers (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — Stuart Paton, stricken with blindness two years ago, has fully recovered and announces his intention of resuming work. He has formed Stuart Paton Prod. Inc., capitalized at $500,000 with himself as president and director-general; J. C. Parker, vice-president and general manager and George D. Anient, secretary-treasurer. 10,500 More Seats (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Chicago — Proposed theater projects include: Lubliner & Trintz are to erect a 3.000 scat house on Lawrence, between Artesian and Campbell, north frontage, a 269x156 foot site, to cost $1,000,000. Leo Spitz and D. A. Meyer were attorneys in the purchase of the site. Another 3,000 scat house is announled for the next block, on a 183x157 foot site on Lawrence, 100 feet west of Western, south frontage, under plans by S. N. Crowen, for Clinton (Continued on Page 2)