The Film Daily (1918)

Wednesday, July 10, 1918 Isadore Feibleman and Meyer Efromson of the Circle Theatre, Indianapolis, are in town. They will remain here until the Boston Convention. Published Every Day in the Tear at 71-73 West 44th St., New York, N. T. By WID'S FILMS & FILM FOLK, Inc. F. C. ("WID") GUNNING President and Treasurer LYNDE DENIG, Editor Entered at New York Post Office as Secondclass Matter Terms (Postage free) United States, Outside of Greater New York, $10.00 one year; 6 months, S5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, $20.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to WID'S DAILY, 71-73 West 44th St., New York, N. Y. Telephone: Vanderbilt 4551 — 2 Guts and Flashes Harry Revier has been engaged by Carle E. Carleton to direct the serial feature, "L'Air," in which Edith> Day is to be featured with a noted aviator. William G. Underwood of the Specialty Film Co. of Dallas, is in New York and stopping at the Claridge. He has taken the franchise for the Shortv Hamilton comedies for Texas. J. Eugene Pearce of the Pearce Films of New Orleans, arrives in town today and will be at the Knickerbocker. A. Blaikie Dick, general manager for McClure Pictures, has disposed of the Mexican rights of "Seven Deadly Sins" to the Piedmont Pictures Corp. Through other deals made last week, foreign rights for the same film were sold to cover Brazil, Argentine, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru and Uruguay. Arrow Film has sold "The Sunset Princess," starring Marjorie Daw, to Al Posen with offices at 729 Seventh Avenue, New York City, for New York City and Northern New Jersey, and the two Harry Rapf productions, "The Mad Lover" and "Today" • to the Foursquare Pictures, Inc., Joseph Mark Building, Detroit, for Michigan. James Sheldon, president of the Mutual, has completed another of his commuting trips between here and Chicago and arrived in New York yesterday. John Sunderland has replaced Rockliffe Fellowes as the male lead in Educational's new picture. The company left for Charleston, W. Va., on Saturday for exteriors. L. J. Meyberg, of the W. H. Clifford productions, makers of the Shorty Hamilton comedies, left on the Century yesterday for Chicago to close several mid-west franchises for the comedy product. He will return late this week. S. J. Warshawsky, who has been with the Triangle publicity office for a long time, has been transferred to the Coast in compliance with the general change of publicity offices. L. R. Stewart has been left in New York to look after the business at this end of the line. D. W. Russell is reported as still being in a serious condition at Roosevelt Hospital. "On the Italian Battlefront" is being booked heavily, according to an announcement made at the offices of the General Film, which gives as the reason the spectacular fighting now taking place on the Piave. William A. Johnston, editor Motion Picture News, was a Chicago visitor last week, reorganizing the central west office of the News. William J. McGrath, for the past year representing the trade paper, was supplanted by Wm. Hite, formerly on the staff of the Herald and Examiner. Night school for promoters in the film field is not what it formerly was and the classes are growing smaller each night, consequently the Hotel Astor is not as crowded as of old. Last night there were present only Joe Lee, H. M. Horkhcimer. and one other. We miss our "Bill" Sherrill and Harry Reichenbach is the plaint of the survivors. Rolfe Ready to Start B. A. Rolfe states that he hopes to begin shooting on the ten-episode Houdini serial about July 15. He has the story completed by Arthur B. Reeve and Charles Logue, but up to the present has decided on neither director nor studio for the making of the picture. The first of the eight annual superspecials that he intends making with Florence Reed as the star will be made as soon as the serial is completed. After this is done the company will go to the coast to produce the seven additional pictures. Incidentally, B. A. says that he has a new releasing plan that is "all his own." He has worked it out and is going to put it into effect with the serial. He will not divulge at present what his method of marketing his product is going to be. The exhibitors sure will be red hot boosters for the N. A. M. P. I. Exposition next fall. Star Series Policy Goldwyn Adopts Another Method of Selling Pictures In a statement issued under the signature of Samuel Goldfish, Goldwyn announces that during its second year, beginning in September, pictures will be sold under the Star Series plan in place of the single contract heretofore in force. Goldwyn offers six Geraldine Farrar productions and a like number of Rex Beach and Pauline Frederick films, whereas Mabel Normand, Mae Marsh, Madge Kennedy and Tom Moore are listed for eight pictures each. Doorman is Robbed CHICAGO.— While Charles Doll, doorman employed by Ascher Brothers, at the Oakland Square, a motion picture theatre, was taking the day's receipts to a nearby bank Saturday evening, he was hit over the head with a blackjack and relieved of $365. The three robbers escaped down Oakwood boulevard. The holdup occurred at 10.20 o'clock in full view of hundreds of persons on the streets at the intersection of Oakwood and Drexel boulevards. Doll's injuries were slight. Retains Picture Policy Manager M. D. Gibson of the Mozart Theatre, Elmira, N. Y., has abandoned dramatic stock companies, in favor of feature photoplays. His experience with pictures has been so successful during the past few months that he has concluded to follow the same policy during the winter.