The Film Daily (1918)

Tom Moore says that in beautiful California the hours fairly melt into one another. So they do here too, Tom, — in August. In Violet Mersereau's next picture she plays the part of a very fortunate young lady who lives on an island, never saw a man and is heiress to a diamond mine. Sidney Drew isn't t'e sort of a man that you'd think would be disturbed in the presence of debutantes. But he is 'cause just as soon as he sees one, he says his collar slips off the button. • Roy Diem, utility man at the Lasky studio played the role of a cow in Ethel Clayton's new picture "Private Pettigrew's Girl" and everybody congratulated him on the way he "mooed"'. But he explained when they pullled him out that the "mooing" couln't possibly have been his 'cause he had all he could, do to breathe. "Fatty" Arbuckle say that his manager, Lou Anger is a "raconteur par excellence". . I hope that's somethin' nice. Just imagine sendin' $20,000 to build a village with real houses and everythin' and then burnin' it all up for a picture. Tom Ince says we're goin' to see the biggest conflagration (whatever that is) in his new Dorothy Dalton picture "The Accursed Town". • Everybody round Paramount's stopped work when Lieutenant William J. Moore walked in trom France with a medal that he .said, "somebody pinned on his chest". After sayin' she never would play another comedy part as long as she lived, Winifred Westover has gone and accepted an offer from Roscoe Arbuckle to be his film sweetheart. New England Exhibitors Want Exposition Funds From N. A. M. P. I. At a meeting held recently, exhibitors of Massachusetts and Rhode Island voted to take action against the N. A. M. P. T. to recover money which they had expended on the proposed exposition in Boston and for which they claim, the association had agreed to reimburse them. Want Money Refunded Movies For "Gobs" Largest Film Show Ever "Booked" Arranged For by Famous. The "gobs" who will be compelled to remain on board their respective ;h?ps tonight are not to be overlooked from the standpoint of entertainment. The largest motion picture "booking" ever made to be shown in one night has been arranged for the fleet numbering 161 reels. Each of the 23 ships in the Hudson River carrying projection machines and facilities for showing "movies" will be given a complete show including a five or six reel feature production and a two reel comedy. On each ship the show will first be given in the officers' salon and then the reels will b« relayed to the gun deck where they will be shown to the men. The idea giving the entire fleet a motion picture show on New Year's Eve, especially to the "gobs" who will have to stay on board, was conceived by Walter E. Greene, Vice-President of the Famous Players. The donation of this "show" of 23 feature productions and 23 short subjects if rented to theaters on this evening, would bring the company a revenue of about $25,000. 'I :.e ..la;>, 1 Member 31. 1918 Griffith Prologue For "The Greatest Thing in Life" Causes Divided Critical Comment. Los Angeles — Criticism is divided regarding the 30 minute prologue which David Griffith wrote for the initial presentation of "The Greatest Thing in Life." The prologue was entitled, "Voices," and was intended to create proper atmosphere for the presentation of the production. Some of the Los Angeles critics contended that the prologue was unnecessary and others that it added to the value of the picture. Inasmuch as the production runs for 0 minutes and the prologue took 30 ninutes, it practically constituted the mtire evening's entertainment. Nearly ill the Los Angeles critics agree that he production dues not need the proogue inasmuch as it is strong enough without it. To Show "Stirs of Glory". "Stars of Glory" the second Perret production will be shown somet;me in the near future in one of the New York theaters. If possible the Tim will be shown as a full evening's entertainment. To Show War Pictures Exclusively. Chicago — According to Robert E. Rlcksen, western representative of the Division of Films, trie government has leased a picture theater Nore for the purpose of showing pictures of the war exclusively. On the Electric Signs. Myron Selznick is advertising Olive Thomas in big electric lights at the corner of Broadwav and 46th Street. The other half of the same ^•^n is flashing forth "Stars of Glory" while across the street, is one with .Marion Davies' name on it. NEW CORPORATIONS. Wilmington, Del. — Pilgrim Co., to carry on a general taking and producing of motion pictures. Capital $80,000. Covington, Ky. — Pathescope Sales Co., s capital $4500; incorporators, Arthur Stollmeier, John M. Ferguson, C. J. Koch. Des Moines — New Art Film Corp., capital $40000. To produce films and purchase and dispose of theaters, copyrights on plays and musical productions. Exchange Men Organize. Minneapolis exchange men have completed their organization officially known as the Minneapolis Film Board o^ ^r^de Inc. It will become affiliated with the Board of Trade of Minneapolis. 1 tie following officers have been elected: President, E. A. Eschman, Vice-Presidi nt, E. R. Pearson Secretary, W. C. Lestico, Treasurer, Benj. Rriedman. Yonkers. — Proctor Theater Building was sold under foreclosure proceeding to, the Yonkers Theater Co. To Make Kennedy Serial. Arthur B. Reeve and John W. Grey, Inc., have opened offices at 116 W. 39th St. in the Knickerbocker Theater Building. Both Reeves and Grey have been identified with B. A. Rolfe in the production of the Houdini serial. They will produce two serials. One known as the Craig Kenned} serial has been started and will be released in March. They will also produce six feature films which will be started before the serials are completed. Distributing arrangements have already been perfected.