The Film Daily (1922)

THE ■^m DAILY Saturday, April IS, 1922 Vol. XX Ho. 1 5 Saturday, April 1 5, 1 922 Price 5 Cenis Copyright 1922, Wid's Film and Film Folks. Inc., Published Daily at 71-73 West 44th St., New York, N. Y., by WID'S FILMS and FILM FOLKS, INC. . Joseph Dannenberg, President and Editor ; J. W. Alicoate, Treasurer and Business Manager; J. A. Cron, Advertising Manager. Entered as second-class matter May 21, 1918, at the post office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States. Outside of Greater New York $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months $3.00. Foreign $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 71-73 West 44th St., New York. N. Y. 'Phone: Vanderbilt 4551-4552-5558. Hollywood. California — 6411 Hollywood Blvd. Phone, Hollywood 1603. Chicago Representatives-Irving Mack, 808 S. Wabash Ave. London Representative— W. A. Williamson, Kinematograph Weekly, 85 Long Acre, London, W. C. 2. „ ^ Paris Representative — Le Film, 42, Rue de Clichy. Central European Representative — Internalionale Filmschau, Prague (Czecho-Slo valcia). Wenzelsplatz. Quotations High Low Close Sales F. P.-L 833^ 82 825^ 12,200 do pfd 96% 96 96^ 800 s#PG'wyn 7 654 12,000 Griffith Not quoted Loew 16 IWi 16^ 28,000 Triangle Not quoted World Not quoted ♦Quotations by H. Content & Co. These quotations are as of Thursday. The market was closed yes— terday, Good Friday. Magicians' Society Protests The Society of American Magicians, through its president, Harry Houdini, has sent a letter to managers of Broadway theaters, protesting against the exhibition of any filrns revealing how magicians work their stunts. Houdini says the letter was prompted because the society understands "a certain film exposing a major illusion, is seeking bookings." Sherwood Says It's All Wrong (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — Robert E. Sherwood, motion picture editor of "Life," says that Hollywood is the most misjudged and most highly over-rated community in the country. Sherwood has been Inere looking into conditions and has already written some of his observations for his publication. Smith Handling Witwer Stories William G. Smith of Fidelity Pictures, has been appointed personal representative for H. C. Witwer, author of "The Leather Pushers." Richard Barthelmess' next starring veiiicle will be "The Bond Boy," by George Washington Ogden. THE SI'ICD OP Tlir: PROGHA.M" Retf. U. S. Pat, Off. France Progressing E. W. Fredman Sees Great Development in Production There — Big Banks Helping (Special to THE FILM DAILY) London — Under the caption, "France Forging Ahead," Ernest W. Fredman, of "The Film Renter," writes: "If there is one factor more than another that will decide the question of bigger and better films in our kinemas in the near future, I am convinced, after paying a visit to France, that the answer will come from that country. It was with the sole idea of acquainting British exhibitors with real news concerning French film production that I specially journeyed to Paris last week. *'I sat in the projection room of Pathe Consortium Cinema last week and saw a 35, 000 feet picture which held one from start to finish. Entitled 'The King of the Beggars,' this serial photoplay is utterly unlike anything that has been produced in serial form hitherto. It is gripping, tells throughout the whole of its length a well-constructed story, and contains some of the finest acting 1 have ever witnessed. Another extraordinary production that I saw is entitled 'The Three Masks.' This picture contained the most original and thrilling plot that one could possibly imagine. I also witnessed 'The Zone of Death,' directed by Abel Gance, the man who made 'J'Accuse.' In this there is a very big volcano scene, and the whole scenario is so cleverly constructed and so carefully acted that one is gripped from start to finish. "France is out for films of an international character. The industry is being financed by bankers and business men who are determined to raise their country to the first flight of film producers. Pathe Consortium Cinema, the head of which is Dennis Ricaud, is being financed by one of the biggest banks in France, and the result will be seen in the enhanced value of their productions, 'The King of the Beggars' cost, I understand, over 2,000,000 francs to produce. They do not waste money, but they do get value in their photoplays. Films in France are a serious business, and it is being taken seriously." French Claim High Speed Camera The Times publishes the following cable from Paris: "In the near future movie fans may be able to sit leisurely in their plush seats and watch on the screens a 16-inch shell twist itself slowly from the mouth of a gun and idle along its trajectory at a speed of several rniles a second. "This has been made possible through an invention communicated to the Academy of Sciences today by Professor Bull. According to a paper read by Dr. Charles Richet, Professor Bull has succeeded in obtaining through his invention 250 pictures in one-one-hundredth of a second. This stupefying speed is obtained through the use of a prism turning 100 times a second, which is lighted by a succession of electric flashes and projects images on an immobile film." Ziegfeld Using Radio (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Chicago — The Ziegfeld, on Michigan Blvd., will install a complete radio phone and will start giving afternoon and evening concerts today. This is said to be the first radio in the city in a large theater. The policy has changed and the admissions reduced from $1.10 to 55c. H. A. Spanuth has taken over the lease. Empire, Buffalo Back to Films (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Buffalo — The Empire, managed by Sam Carver, has abandoned stock and is now back to a straight picture policy. Trade Boost via Films (Continued from Page 1) a special meeting of the National Association of Manufacturers, at which a number of producers were present. Government officials who are interested in this method of developing our foreign trade addressed the meeting and told the manufacturers what has already been accomplished. The great increase in the exports of moving pictures during the war, declared Dr. .lulius Klein, director of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, although without any intent to advertise American products, did much to stimulate the demand abroad for many American commodities. In South America especially, he said, was this the case. As a result of the many American jjictures shown there, American automobiles have practically supplanted the French and other European cars which formerly were used exclusively and for the first time in our history we were able to sell ready-made clothing ill countries which in the past had looked to Paris for their styles. The National Association of Manufacturers will make a further study of the subject and will work out a plan for putting into moving pictures the history of many of our important commodities. Losing Ground in Sweden is Claim According to W. W. Le Mat, of the Liberty Trading Co., American pictures are unable to compete with the German in Scandinavia. Swedish exhibitors, he says, are able to obtain a German production for less than half the price of a similar American release, due to the rate of exchange. He states the German picture is also more to the liking of the Scandinavians, for the stories are more serious. and the public enjoys a morbid production. While "Broken Blossoms" made a record in Sweden, "Way Down East" only played two weeks, according to Le Mat. A good many of the failures may be accounted for by the lack of advertising and exploitation on the part of the exhibitor. Lobby displays, posters, stills and other methods of "putting it over" are foreign to the average Swedish exhibitor. American methods are only now being introduced in the larger cities. Denny in Northwest Films Universal stated yesterday that Reginald Denny will appear in a series of eight Northwest Mounted Police stories. The first will be released in May. Two New Sales "Sawing a Lady in Half" has been sold for Greater New York and Northern New Jersey to Alexander Film, and New England to Sam Grand of Federated. American Opens in Seattle (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Seattle — American Releasing has opened offices at 2012 3rd Ave., in the old Realart quarters. Louis Amacher is manager. Seattle House Again a First Run (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Seattle — James Q. Clemmer has brought the Winter Garden back to first runs and first run prices again and is said to be doing a splendid business. "The Bachelor Daddy," starring Thomas Meighan, will be the feature at the Rialto the week of April 23, which marks the theater's sixth anniversary. Plans House in Charlottetown j (Special to THE FILM DAILY) ' Charlottetown, P. E. I.— F. G. Spencer, proprietor of the Prince Edward and Strand, has purchased property on the corner of Great Georfe and Grafton Sts., on which he will erect a theater. Spencer is also building in Fredericton and Woodstock, N. B. May Regulate 'Frisco Films (Special to THE FILM DAILY) San Francisco— The M. P. T. 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