Exhibitors Herald (Dec 1923 - Mar 1924)

March 8, 1924 EXHIBITORS HERALD 59 First National "FLOWING GOLD", Richard Walton Tully's forthcoming production for First National, contains everything that goes to make good box office value according to Rex Beach virho wrote the story. Mr. Beach, departing from the usual custom of authors, states that despite certain changes made in his original story the picture has been capably made and that the finished production is one that should have a vast public appeal. + + + "WHY MEN LEAVE HOME", a John M. Stahl production presented by Louis B. Mayer, has taken its place among the "1924 Twenty" of Associated First National Pictures, Inc. The screen adaption of the New York stage success by Avery Hopwood will be distributed to first run theatres during the coming month. + + + J. K. M'DONALD, producer of "Penrod and Sam" and "Boy of Mine" will make at least two more pictures for First National imder a new contract awarded him by that company in recognition of the success of his first two productions. Associated Pictures ROY BUSH mid Dolores Ordoqui. zvell knoivn "side line musicians" who are providing the music to -which Barbara LaAlarr, Percy Marmont, Leiv Cody, Mae Busch and George Siegman emote in "The Shooting of Dan McGrew," have discovered a new way of "kidding" good naturedly the actors on the set. Folloimng each dramatic scene in which the throb of the violin and the soulful notes of the organ assist materially the players in registering their "stuff " Roy and Delores dash off some particular thing in a lighter vein which contains a hint of burlesque as it concerns the scene zvhich has just been enacted. C. B. C. THE C. E. B. Film Sales Corporation has secured the services of Ralph J. Rossiter as their new publicity director to succeed Esther Lindner, whose betrothnl to Ralph H. Haas, vice-president of the Happiness Candy Stores Company has already been announced. + + + JOE BRANDT, president of the C. B. C. Film Sales Corporation, who was in Washington, D. C. last week, closed a deal with Harry Crandall of the Exhibitors Film Exchange. 916 G. Street, N. W., for the C. B. C. output. The territory embraced in this sale includes the states of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia Among the pictures sold were the "Marriage Market." "Innocence." "Forgive and Forget," and "Discontented Husbands." F. B. O. F. B. O.'S new H. C. Witwer series "The Telephone Girl", based on the author's stories current in Cosmopolitan Magazine, is progressing rapidly at the F. B. O. Hollywood studios under the direction of Mai St. Clair. He is now at work on episode five which is titled "King Leary." Alberta .Vaughn again is in the lead and Arthur Rankin plays opposite. There will be twelve episodes in the first series with a likeUhood of twelve others to follow. + + + RALPH LEWIS, F. B. O. star, since starting his career in motion pictiu-es vfith D. W. Griffith at the old Biograph Company thirteen years ago, has played in 114 screen dramas, ranging from the spUt-reelers put out by Biograph to the big Griffith special twelve-reel features like "Intolerance" and "The Birth of a Nation." Associated Exhibitors ■UAVID COPFERFIELD. the Associated Exhibitors picturi::ation of Dickens famous novel, was given at the Richmond theatre, Richmond, N. Y., in seven benefit performances for the Staten Island Sofial Service, Inc. According to all reports, the results lucre highly gratifying to that organization. Goldwyn Cosmopolitan RUPERT HUGHES. Goldwyn authordirector, arrived in New York early this week from the studios in Cidver City. Just before starting on his trip East, Major Hughes completed editing and titling on his new, original screen story "True as Steel," which tells of the struggles and temptations which a woman who embarks upon a business career must meet. The leading roles in this pictiu'e are played by Aileen Pringle, who was the Queen in Elinor Glyn's "Three Weeks," Huntley Gordon, Cleo Madison, Eleanor Boardman, Norman Kerry, William Haines, Louise Fazenda, William H. Crane and others. + + + CLYDE SLATER has been added to the executive staff on the Goldwyn studios. He will be sales-manager of the newly created rental department. The studio has e.'-.larged its technical equipment and is making an active campaign to induce independents to produce their pictures there. + + + HOLBROOK BLINN, has just been added to the cast of "Janice Meredith," the forthcoming CosmopoUtan production adapted to the screen by Lillie Hayward from Paul Leicester Ford's stirring story of American Revolutionary days in which Marion Davies will appear. He will play the part of Lord Clowes. United Artists MAURICE CLEARY, for the past two years a member of the Board of Directors of the United Artists Corporation, was elected Treasurer of the distributing organization to take the place of Ma.v E. Prager, zvho recently resinned. + + + A SECRET TRIAL showing of D. IV. Griffith's picture "America" at the Rialto Theatre, South Norzualk, Saturday night, indicates this may be his most successful production, ez'en surpassing in popularity "The Birth of a Nation." It tms presented in a three and four fourths hours showing, with eighteen reels, and the reception was the most enthusiastic any of his productions have ever received. Interest in the historic battles 7vas particularly intense, and e.rcitedly applauded. C. C. Burr ENTERPRISE Distributing Corporation has just closed what is believed to be one of the biggest state rights deals ever put through with C. C. Burr. This deal brings to the great amount of territory controlled by Enterprise, the two Burr specials, "Restless Wives" and "Three O'Clock in the Morning." Doris Kenyon and Montague Love are featured in the former and Constance Binney in the latter. Enterprise announces that they have already taken a large number of contracts on these two subjects. T. O. D. C. FIRST definite nezi^s of the introduction of Anderson Pictures "After the Ball" in Philadelphia comes from the Stanley Company which has closed ivith F. B. 0. for the opening of the T. O. D. C. presentation in one of their downtozim theatres. Century WITH THE completion of "Young Tenderfoot," formerly "Wilder and Woollier," director Al. Herman made his thirtieth Century Comedy for Julius and Abe Stern. All but fifteen of them were with Buddy Messinger, who plays the leading rcie in "Young Tenderfoot." + + + HARRY EDWARDS has been engaged to direct the Century Follies Girls. The story is now undergoing radical building up at the Centiuy studio. The cast is made up practically of the bevy of exshow girls that comprise the Century FolUes unit. The male comedian has not been officially engaged, although it is expected Jack Earle, the giant star, will be assi.'^ned to play this role. + + + BARTINE BURKETT, vho deserted the screen some two years ago to join the ranks of married women, is to return via "The Movie Queen," a new Centiu"y Comedy, which is now ready to be placed in production. Educational AS A\ appreciation of the work he has done in the zvorld of the camera, Louis H. Tolhurst has been unanimously elected a member of the American Society of Cinematographers. The society has manifested an eager interest in Tolhurst' s inzrentions connected with microscopic motion pictures and has approved the remarkable achievements of the scientist in the "Secrets Of Life" he is making for Principal Pictures for distribution by Edu 'ational Film Exchanges, Inc. + + + "MV FRIEND." Lloyd Hamilton's new comedy distributed by Educational and the first he has finished since his return to Los Angeles from Nezv York where he appeared in "His Darker Self made at the Griffith's Studio, is said to be meeting zvith exceptional praise throughout the country, at the hands of theatre ozmicrs and newspaper reviewers. Hodkinson "WANDERING HUSBANDS" is the final title selected for the second James Kirkwood-Lila Lee production in the series of Hodkinson releases. The working title of this picture, "Love and Lies" was originally scheduled for its release title but owing to its similarity to the title of a production already on the market, it was deemed advisable to change it to a name more distinctive. + + + THE HODKINSON Corporation announces the appointment of "Doc" Smith, former salesman for Pathe and Universal as a member of their field organization in the Pittsburgh territory and the appointment of Henry Wilkinson former Buffalo branch manager for Realart as a member of the sales staff in HodIdnson's Buffalo branch. + + + ACCORDING to official confirmation from Los Angeles, a familiar face on the Paramount program will be seen in one of the coming Hodkinson specials. Walter Hiers has been engaged by Al. Christie to co-star with Dorothy Devore in the coming big feature comedy, "High and Dry" which will be released through the Hodkinson Corporation. Preferred THE FIRST print of "Poisoned Paradise," Gasnier's recently completed production for B. P. Schulberg, was received this week at the offices of Preferred Pictures Corporation. A number of the Preferred franchise holders canw to Nezv York for the first screening of this picturi::ation of Robert W. Service's novel and their enthusiasm oz'cr its box-office qualities zcas unanimous.