The Film Daily (1922)

THE -£&< DAILY Monday, August 14, 922 Vol. XXI No. 44 Monday, August 1 4, 1922 Price 5 Cents 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 ; T. 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; f months, $5.00; 3 months $3.00. Foreign $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. \ddress all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 71-73 West 44th St., New York. N. Y 'Phone: Vanderbilt 4551-4552-5558 lolly wood, California — Harvey E. Gausman. 6411 Hollywood Blvd. Phone, Hollywood 1603. iicago Representative — Irving Mack, 808 S. Wabash Ave. ondon Representative — W. A. Williamson, Kinematograph Weekly, 85 Long Acre, London, W. C. 2. aris Representative — Le Film, 42 Rue de f"lichy. -ntral European Representative — Interna 'ionale Filmschau, Prague (Czecho-Slo vakia), Wenzelsplatz. Quotations High Low Close Sales East. Kod. 76^ 76^ 76^ 1,300 F. P.-L. .. 84% 84Ji 84^ 2,700 do pfd. . . 945/i 945% 94% 1.200 ■Goldwyn . . 5^ Wi Sj^ 4,300 Griffith Not quoted Loew's ... 16 15^ 15% 600 Triangle Not quoted World Not quoted Cupp Buys Walker's Share (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Little Rock, Ark. — The Royal is now owned entirely by Cecil Cupp, who purchased the interest of L. A. Walker. Cozy, Dyersville, Reopens Sept. 1 (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Dyersville, la. — Sept. 1st has been chosen as the date for the reopening of the Cozy. J. E. Grimm, who operates the Cozy at Bellevue, will manage it. Inspiration (Continued from Page 1) up. On the Coast. A lot of other young women. Are going to have their eyes turne(i green. With envy. Mabel buys wholesale. That is. She rests comfortably on the floor. And the mannikins pass slowly in front of her. And if she likes anything — and she likes a lot — she falls for it, hook, line and sinker. And buys the whole darned thing. From shoes to hat — gown included. HELLO ; AL Somebody told me. They read that Al Steffes. Had come out in the open. And said what he thought about Will Hays. How he had changed his mind. And realized what a real man Hays was — and is. Well, if that's true that's fine stuflf. Because Al was one of them "show me" boys — who — when they tried to show him — got nervous affection of the eye. And his feet got all wrapped up. With lumbago. Or something. At all events he couldn't be shown. DANNY. W-B Exchange Opens Aug. 21 The W-B Film Exchange Inc., will be opened by Warner Brothers Aug. 21, with Charles S. Goetz as manager. Theater in Bankruptcy (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Detroit — The Harmony, opened last winter, has filed a bankruptcy petition. The house which is open, is being managed by Bill Haines. To Write Book from Picture "Suzanna," the forthcoming production with Mabel Normand, is being novelized by R. E. Drago and the Macaulay Co. will publish it. This reverses the more usual process of making a picture from a book. MOTOR CARS For Location $18.00 Per Day COLUMBUS 5430 Blue Bird Auto & Aero Service. Jack Mandola, Gen. Mgr. Minter Enjoins Mundstuk (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Detroit — An injunction restraining Dave Mundstuq from interfering with his business has been secured by James Minter — United exchange. In a, transaction made last winter, Mundstuk sold the exchange and Strand features to Minter for $47,000. So far, it is said, Mundstuk has received (inly $14,000 and he is suing on the ground that he is not receiving payments as frequently as he should. Trixie in Lascelle Film (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — Ward Lascelle Productions have started work on "Mind Over Motor," one of the "Tish" series of magazine stories by Mary Roberts Rinehart. Trixie Friganza, vaudeville star, will make her debut as a star of this production which Lascelle will direct. "Hearts Aflame" Cast Rescued (Spedial to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — Word has been received at the Louis B. Mayer studio of the rescue of performers working in "Hearts Aflame" near Cranbrook, B. C, where they were trapped in a forest fire. Those caught were Reginald Barker, Frank Keenan, Richard Headrick, Anna Q. Nilsson, J. M. Voshell, cameraman, Hilburn and Mayo. O'Donnell Takes Issue E. J. O'Donnell, educational sales rpanager for Fox, takes issue with some of the statements made by Elmer R. Pearson in his article which appeared in the Program Building Edition of THE FILM DAILY. (D'Donnell takes exception to what he terms Pearson's discussion of "the morals of the screen," and quotes that portion of the latter's article in which he states "we may ascribe most of the attacks on the morality of the motion picture to those persons who are never happy unless they are crusading against something." O'Donnell says: "The leading educators of our land, as well as that great army of school teachers who fashion the character of youth and mould public opinion, cannot be accused of being fanatics; yet it is this body of intellectual leaders who are demanding better films — riot so much better art, better intelligence or better entertainment — but Setter morals." Powhattan Prod. Co. Formed (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Portland, Me. — The Powhattan Prod. Co., Inc., has been formed with H. S. Edwards, formerly scenario writer for the Monarch Film Co., of California, as president; Grover C. Richards, treasurer and Charles L. Kaskill, governor-director. Headquarters will be maintained here and production work will be done in New York for the present. It is intended to build a studio in this vicinity later on. South Portland is the probable locale. Form Joint Arbitration Board (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Kansas City, Mo. — A joint board of arbitration has been created by representatives of the Kansas City Film Board of Trade and a committee from the M. P. T. O. of this state. To minimize, as far as possible, the differences between distributors and exhibitors is the purpose of this board. Changes in the personnel will be made every three months, but two members will serve for five months. The present body includes in addition to Lawrence E. Goldman, chairman, the following: T. C. Goodnight, A. H. Cole, Charles T. Sears and J. W. Watson, exhibitors' representatives. A. H| Cole represents the Kansas City Film Board of Trade. Get "Torchy" Fibns for Ausi ia Rights to the "Torchy" con its for Australia have been secur( by Famous Players in a deal jtli Mastodon Films, Inc. "Power of Love" Complet (Special to THE FILM DAIL^I Los Angeles — The Perfect Fore Co. has completed "The Pow of Love," its first picture. B; ata Bedford, Elliott Sparling and jjh Beery are in it. "Rich Men's Wives" for Cap-l "Rich Men's Wives" has 'm booked for the Capitol for the of August 20. The production initial release of Prefered P: and will be distributed by Al man Corp. It was directed by out Gasnier, who will make anoth for Preferred Pictures, entitled "Ijmis and Orange Blossoms." STUDIO SPACE FOR RtT Complete in every del Perfect Lighting Equipni jt Modern Sets. IDEAL STUDIO Hudson Heights, N. J. Phone Union 5067 WHY RUl ANY RISK' The production of a motjipicture feature costs my thousands of dollars. Why Ik the success of that featured using poor positive prints? I No longer is there the exc e that the outlay for good pr s is too great. Our rates for e very highest grade of printis no greater than what otbfs charge for work that does it compare. Our low rates are possible ll>cause our men are experts, s id because they use the mostito-date, scientific labora^t7 equipment yet invented: « famous TUBE SYSTl!, which insures absolutely elk perfect prints. Telephone Bryant 1939 and d out how low these rates are THE ASSOCIATE SCREEN NEWS, I 120 West 41st Street, Newljk