The Film Daily (1922)

iTHE 7A0 brAdstreet 0/ FILMDOM ;9^<?re(0cmized Authority FORMERLY Vol. XIX No. 74 Saturday, March 18, 1922 Price 5 Centi New Hearing on 'Fate' Appellate Division to Review Rejection by Mot-on Picture Commission The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has granted a hearing to William E. Weathers of Los Angeles, owner of the film "Fate." which tells the life story of Clara Smith Hamon, acquitted of the murder of Jacob Hamon, Oklahoma politician, in a suit to review the action of the Motion Picture Commission in rejecting the film on the ground that "tends to corrupt morals and incites to crime." Weathers, who was a banker in Oklahoma and knew Hamon, when he was induced to make his first venture into the film field by financing the Clara Smith Hamon picture, .states in his petition that the picture was made between April 20 (Continued on page 2) Rachmann Arrives Samuel Rachmann arrived in New York from Germany last night aboard the Aquitania. The boat docked about seven o'clock. Hearst Talks Out Tells Will Hays What He Can DoOther Speakers at the Directors' Dinner William R. Hearst, for the first time in his many years' experience in pictures "talked right out in meetin' " at the M. P. D. A. dinner to Will H. Hays at the Astor Thursday night. And except for Hays' address (printed in yesterday's issue) certainly the Hearst address attracted more attention than probably anything else that was said. "All he (Hays) has to do for us," said Mr. Hearst during the course of his remarks, "is to get us together; give us a set of new principles and something with which to win the regard of the public. "There has been a great deal of criticism of the picture industry; most of it unjust and unfair. But I (.Continued on page '4) Places English Gross at £30,000,000 (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Londn — Sir Oswald Stoll, estimates the total revenue derived from the film industry in Great Britain yearly is £30,000,000. Tips on Reports How to Keep Sales Records and When Such Data is Found Necessary Ci. P. Richardson, manager of the sales promotion department of the Detroit Steel Products Co., asks the editor of Printer's Ink whether it is the usual custom for large companies, maintaining l)ranch offices and salesmen, to require a daily report to the home office of each call upon prospects. The editor of Printer's Ink, in commenting on the letter, says: "It is both wise and usual to exact complete 'call reports' from new and inexperienced salesmen. Similarly, many manufacturers, when launching a new product or putting into effect a new customer policy, ask for detailed reports from even their veteran and highest-paid field representatives. This is also true in connection with intensive drives on staple products. "It is not common practice to burden branch-house salesmen with reports design(Continued on Page 2} Hays Goes to Sullivan Will H. Hays left for Sullivan, Ind., yesterday. He will be back in town on Tuesday when the framing of the by-laws of the M. P. P. D. A. will again be taken up. Woody Joins Selznick Becomes General Manager of Distribution Succeeding Sam E. Morris John S. ("Jack") Woody, widely known throughout the industry, and until recently general manager of Realart, has been engaged by Lewis J. Selznick as general manager in charge of distribution of the Selznick Corp. This follows the statement made last week that Sam E. Morris, vice-president and general manager of distribution, has been transferred to London to become president of Select Pictures, Ltd. Woody has moved into the Selznick offices and is working with Morris, taking over the management of the thirty odd branches throughout the country while Morris is busy with lireparations for his new work. Woody's present employment with Selznick is his second in association uith Lewis J. Selznick, the first having been with the original Select organization. It is expected that Woody will spend a great deal of his time in the field. Purchasing Value of the Dollar Based on Retail Prices The appended chart is based upon figures compiled by the National Industrial Conference Board and shows the variation in the retail purchasing value of the dollar from July, 1914, to December, 1921. Based on Wholesale Prices The appended chart is based upon figures compiled by the U. S. Department of Labor and shows the variation in the wholesale purchasing value of the dollar from July, 1914, to December, 1921. % \