The Film Daily (1922)

I z^^ DAILY Wednesday, July 19, 192. Thursday's Issue Pathe Creeps Up Playing Fine Baseball — Defeated Vitagraph and Hodkinson on Saturday Quite a furore has been created in the baseball league by the sensational pace set by Pathe. The Roosters, have hit their stride and are considered by their rivals as a dangerous contender for the championship. Their defeat of the First National team inspired them with the confidence to go in and win, and their accomplishment of last Saturday demonstrates the calibre of ball they are dispensing. In a double-header at Elks Field, Long Island City, they defeated Vitagraph in the first game 7-3, and Hodkinson in the second game 6-3. At the Catholic Protectory grounds, Goldwyn defeated Metro "12-7. Messick who started in the box for Metro was replaced in the third by Loen, who failed to stop the Goldwyn sluggers. Borack for the Lions was not as effective as usual and was hit hard and often. The game resolving into a batting bee for both sodes and when the smoke cleared Goldwyn was on top. Batteries: Borack and Caulway. Messick, Loen and Ellsworth. By mutual consent Paramount, Universal and First National did not play, but have arranged to play off the postponed games as twilight games, or double headers on Saturdays. Won Lost Pet. First National 6 2 .750 Paramount 6 2 .750 *GoIdwvn 4 3 .571 Vitagraph 4 3 .571 *Pathe 4 5 .444 Metro 3 4 .427 Hodkinson 3 5 .375 Universal 1 5 .167 *Game of June 17 to be played over. This game not included in above figures. Newspaper Opinions "Record Breaker" — Goldwyn Capitol TIMES — * * * It is an absorbingly interesting film. • • * N. Y, HERALD—* * * interesting and unique. • • * TRIBUNE—* * * Shows the finest lot of atliletes in the world, * * * MORNING TELEGRAPH — Grantland Rice and Jack Eaton have a corking sport review. * * * TELEGRAM—* * * is an interesting exposition of the unusual qualifications required of the professional athlete, giving scenes of the actual breaking of many of the existing records in the various outdoor sports of American colleges. * * ♦ GLOBE— * * * an interesting Sport Re "Hope"— Hodkinson Capitol TIMES—* * * this may be of interest to those who look upon the movies as a means for making a neglectful public interested in "Art," but it means nothing at all to those wlio want good motion pictures for their own sake. The question for them is, is this 'Hope" a good motion picture? And the answer is, yes, in many ways. * * * N. Y. HERALD—* * * tastefully put together • * * and as simply appealing in its story as any of its predecessors, which virtually amounts to a cast iron guarantee. In addition it has winsome and beautiful Miss Mary Astor, who is good enough to make a hit under her own power. TRIBUNE—* * * The direction and the acting in this little drama are flawless. The story does not amount to much. The cast, whicli supports ^liss Astor, is so good that special mention should be made of them. They are Ralph Faulkner, Fred Gamble and Regan Stewart. SUN — * * * a Triart production of delicacy and discrimination * * * because it has Mary .'\stor, who indeed might be called part of the hope of the films, can be enjoyed by highbrows and also persons whose iiats have no difficulty in reaching their eyebrows. ♦ * * "Nights of Many Shadows"— Educational— Capitol TIMES — * * * It has the spectacular mountain scenery that characterizes many of Mr. Bruce's works and includes, also an incident of the wilderness in which the pack horses of a lone traveler, after being stampeded, are brought into line again and led on by a ghostly figure whom the traveler follows afoot, awe-struck, until he ties the animals to a tree and disappears. The incident might have been more grippingly developed, it seems, but as it is, there is an atmosphere of w'eird unreality about it that gives it that peculiar fascination of ghost stories. And it has been skilfully photographed. N. Y. HERALD—* * * another of the unusual Robert C. Bruce "Wilderness Tales" * » * MORNING TELEGRAPH— In pictorial loveliness and poetic presentation this new Bruce reaches the same high standard as its predecessors. It has a story,' slightly humorous. TRIBU.VE— * * * an interesting Robert Bruce picture. * * * SUN — * * * captivating scenic effects. * * * GLOBE— * * * cool and refreshing for a July evening. Adams Opens House (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Imogene, la. — The Imogene has been opened by George Adams. In the Courts Because Mary Pickford authorized two music publishing houses to use her photograph and autograph on the cover of a song based on her picture "Daddy Long Legs," the Appellate Division has dismissed a suit brought in her behalf against the Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co. to recover the minimum royalty agreed to be paid, and reversed a judgment for $2,500 for Elizabeth A. Reilly, to whom the claim was assigned. The opinion of the court showed that the day after Miss Pickford personally made an exclusive contract with the defendant for the use of her autograph and photograph for a song based on "Daddy Longs," her mother and attorney made a similar contract with the Broadway Music Corp., which published "Dear Old Daddy Long Legs." The Court said that the evidence showed that while the defendant sold 480,000 copies of its song the other publisher sold 414,210 copies and paid Miss Pickford $2,021 royaltnes to Feb. 28, 1920. The defendant had paid $2,597 on "Daddy Long Legs," "The Hoodlum" and "Heart of the Hills," until it quit be cause of the alleged breach of contract by Miss Pickford. The -Appellate Division also • | that Miss Pickford's attorney agr | with the defendant that as comper . tion for its loss on "Daddy L Legs" because of the competition defendant could have the next picl ; released by Miss Pickford for a . ture song, and it was agreed 1 1 this picture would be "Pollyani ' but upon being advised that the j ■ lisher of "Pollyanna" had reser 1 the songrights and the defend t couldn't use it, the defendant 1 1 paying any more royalties, and suit was brought. The court says that the defen. was induced to keep on paying ro ties after Miss Pickford had bro . her agreement, as the result o promise that was not kept, ' plainly sustained damages resul; from Miss Pickford's violation of contract." Plans Another House (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Bloomington, Ind.— Harry P. ^ derschmidtt will erect a $35 house. He operates the Libe Washington. 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