The Film Daily (1922)

iTHE ^<? brAdstreet »/* FILMDOM Authority FORMERLY XXI No. 37 Monday, August 7, 1922 Price 5 Cents lans 26 Exchanges ry Levey Promises National Non fheatrical Will Have Branch i Offices in Key Cities I system of exchanges, covering ey cities is contemplated by the ;onal Non Theatrical M. P. Inc., iivork of laying out the plans now jg in the hands of Arthur James ) is associated with Harry Levey. I have bought out Alfred S. Ik's stock in the concern," Levey i on Saturday, "and as for the old lio on 38th St., that has been ■i;ht by a syndicate which will e: a 16-story office and loft buildpn the site. ")uring the coming year, we are g to distribute 80 pictures taken .' from the World Film Corp. te are all in 5 and 6 reels, many hem costume plays, and practili the entire lot have not been revd non-theatricallj-. In addition, j'lave 160 Swedish Biograph oncers, 28 popular science subjects, mericanization films. 6 Field and run offerings, 308 Burton Holmes rbers and 35 biblical pictures." (:i the exchange matter, Levey exaed that hitherto the concern had I'sed through arrangements with li.'rsities and small concerns handij non-theatrical material. This is !: changed with the opening of the :i set of branches. A tie-up has r ally been arranged with a Church ilcation which has a circulation oout 2,000,000, Levey declared, Kimany pictures will be released ■)njunction with it. Kann Due Soon (orge E. Kann, foreign manager 'Dldwyn, is expected back in New o;ii from abroad in about three e(js. |erman Films Sold for Africa I'port & Import, on behalf of a ilton Theatrical Corporation, isiold "Loves of Pharaoh," "The o'n," "Deception," and "One rtian Night," for South Africa. "U" After Royal, St. Louis special to THE FILM DAILY) S Louis — There is a persistent !pit in usually very reliably inin;d circles that the Universal ia;take over the Royal Theater. 6th :id31ive, owned by Harry Koplar. E'-ney Rosenthal, local manager )r Universal, refused to affirm jr en the report that ! n'versal may ikiover the Royal. Koplar could ot e reached for a siitScment. Lon esome E H. Goldstein, of Universal, was onommittal when asked to comlei on the St. Louis dispatch. Reading American trade journals. In rainy London. Ed J.Smith. And B. Harrison Grimm. Know B. Harrison Grimm? No? In little ole New York. They formerly called him Ben. Yes. Ben Grimm. Not so over in Ltinnon. There he parts his name. Right in the middle. And wears a monocle. And carries a stick. It helps. (Around 3 a. m.) And otherwise plays the part. Of a real Englishman. That's the way it's done. When the Broadway boys. Hit the Strand. But his boss. Eddie Smith. Who's putting over Universal. In England. Does it differently. He looks dignified. And important. Out Cleveland way. And down in Philadelphia. Well — boys, you'd never know him. If Manny Mandlebaum. Or Paul Gusdanovic. Of Cleveland. Or Gene Felt. Or Jules Mastbaum. Saw him now. Oh, boy ! WAITING AWHILE That's what the new American organizations. Do over here. Because of block booking. And other conditions. But they wait patiently. They get in the habit. Because what between holidays and the general methods of doing things over in England. No one bothers about things. If you don't believe it ask Harry Reichenbach. Or George Kann. Who gets back early in August. They will tell you the story. Over here yoti catch a man on business chiefly on Wednesdays. Because on Thursday he leaves for his week end trip. And gets back on Tuesday. So you do business on Wednesday. Or not at all. By the way. Universal puts on "Foolish Wives" for a run. Sometime in August. In London. At a downtown house. BIG HOUSE GOING UP American producers will be glad. To hear that a big house — 2500 seats — will be started. In the Strand. In the heart of downtown London. Within a few weeks. Well known theatrical magnate back of proposition. Great chance for a live American manager. But heaven only knows. What he would do to get them going. For this is a word to mouth country. The newspapers won't "fall." For what is known as American publicity. And if it's a good show. The crowd has to tell one another. Otherwise AMERICAN CAPITAL IN GERMANY For a big house. In Cologne. Which is the gateway to Germany. Understand a great site has been procured. Right opposite the wonderful old Cathedral. And a 2,500 seat house. Will be erected as part of a gigantic hotel property. There isn't a big house in Cologne. And this one promises to be a real baby doll. Up in less than a year. The backers are already dickering. For American product. Understand Fox has been working on it. But didn't get very far. Up to this time. AL KAUFMAN BUSY Running things at the big EFA plant. In Berlin. Al likes Germany a lot. But still hankers. For Hollywood. When Mabel Normand gets to Berlin. There will be a reunion. Mabel likes this side. But still won't mind. When it's time to get back. (Continued on Page 2) Fox Lands One Gets Film Rights to "Six Cylinder Love" — To Be Made as a Special Production Winfield R. Shcehan has closed a deal with Sam Harris for the film rgihts to "Six Cylinder Love" for which there has been active bidding in the picture field. No purchase price was revealed by either party concerned but it is believed the film rights were held at about $50,000. The picture will be made as a Fox special but neither the director nor the cast has been selected. Tebbitt Buys Lloyd Series David Tebbitt, of the W. and F. Film Service, London, is in New York, making his headquarters with Inter-Globe Export. He has purchased the .'Kssociated Exhibitor series of Harold Lloyd comedies for Great Britain and also the new Pathe series. Three Weeks' Run at RivoH "Blood and Sand," which opened at the Rivoli yesterday, will remain there for three weeks, according to present plans. It will be followed on August 27 by "The Young Diana'' and then "The Old Homestead." This latter film will also be at the Rivoli for three weeks. F. B. O. Plans Own Sales Force (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Toronto — It is understood that the F. B. O. will maintain its own sales force in Canada, but continue its physical distribution through Regal Films, Ltd. Joseph Schnitzer denied the above on Saturday. He said his company's contract with F. B. O. still had some time to run, and that no change was contemplated. May Exports of Positives $451,987 (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Washington — Figures just compiled by the Department of Commerce show that May exports of moving picture film included 4,297,296 ft. of unexposed film, valued at $121,664; 1,016.416 ft. of negatives, valued at $63,299, and 9,825.625 ft. of positives, valued at $451,987. The largest market for raw stock was England, whose imports amounted to 1,380,596 ft. valued at $39,647. That country was also our best customer for negatives, taking 324,033 ft., valued at $25,612. Our most important market for positives,, however, was Canada, whose imports totaled 1.425,096 ft., valued at $81,266.