The Film Daily (1922)

//(ff brAdstreet fijT FILMDOM ;S^«RE(OCNIZEI> Authority jL. XXI No. 55 Friday, August 25, 1922 Price 5 Cents loth On Franchise Jiing Norma and Constance Talndge Productions for First National Franchise Holders ■ has been considerable disin jicture circles as to how ^t Norma and Constance Tal..^^ productions will be released, isso. First National. Inquiry yes,y developed that both "The nal Flame" Norma's latest, as as "East Is West," the latest stance Talmadge feature, will go le franchise holders, hile no exhibition value has as been placed on "East Is West" ! expected that this will be delined after the test run in about :ities. There is hardly a doubt, ever, that it is expected to go on jxhibition value materially in exof any of her former produces. !jrhe Eternal Flame," it is underM, will go out on an exhibition Siie of $1,200,000. Sloman's Next i (Special to THE FILM DAILY) OS Angeles — Edward Sloman's )nd production will be "A Honeyjn for Three." He also holds the its to "The Tavern and the Ar s." Scientist Brings Films ■ordon MacCreagh, an ethnologist 1 New York with motion pictures he Caapi, native name for a South erican devil dance. • The pictures e shot while MacCreagh was a nber of the Mulford Biological ploration Expedition. Following the opening of "Rich Men' Capitol, New York, the Evening T the matter of beauty. The story is — Advt. s Wives," a Preferred Picture, at the elegram said "The cast is prodigal in an absorbing society drama of today." What's the Outlook? "Many believe wage increase of U. S. Stel Corp. indicates great era of prosj parity ahead. Kindly wire your views on this subject." I This telegram was sent ito over 100 Captains of InIdustry in America, together I with members of the President's Cabinet, and other [notables, by THE FILM I DAILY following the anI nouncement of the Steel j Corp. What these most I important business executives and statesmen think I of the outlook will appear 1 in tomorrow's issue of this ' publication. The Emersons Return John Emerson and Anita Loos have returned from Europe. Original plans called for their meeting the Talmadge party abroad. Scott Detroit Manager for Pathe (Spedal to THE FILM DAILY) Detroit — Harry Scott has been appointed manager of the local Pathe Branch. He has been succeeded at the First National office by F. E. North. Goldwyn Downtown in Chicago ■ Svecal t., -I UK I'U.M OA I I Yj Chicago — It is understood that Balaban & Katz will show Goldwyn pictures in the Chicago and Roosevelt during the coming season. This gives Goldwyn a downtown first run. Plan Attack on First National (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Minneapolis — One of the chief matters of discussion at the convention of the M. P. T. O. of Minnesota will be First National and that company's rentals. The keynote of the entire convention, is lower rentals. W. A. Steffes has intimated that action of some sort will be taken against the company. Will H. Hays is due here today. Snags Over Tariff House and Senate Have Different Ideas Over American Valuation — Now in Commitee (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Washington — When the conference committee, which has just started its work on the tariff bill, reaches the moving picture paragraph in that measure it will find a large number of differences between the House and Senate rates which will have to be adjusted. When the House passed the bill it provided for ad valorem rates on all classes of moving picture films, to be based upon the Amervaluation of the imported film. The Senate practically rewrote this paragraph, placing the film rates on a specific basis and leaving but one or two ad valorem duties, which were to be based upon the foreign valuation. As passed by the Senate a rate of 20% ad valorem is provided for photographic cameras and parts thereof, not specially provided for, in lie", of vContinued on Page 2) Sidney Garrett Back Sidney Garrett is back in New York from an extended stay in Europe. 9 Million Marks for "The Kid" (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Berlin — It is understood that $25,000 or about 9,000,000 marks is the price asked for "The Kid" for Germany. A. M. P. A. Election The nominating committee of the A. M. P. A. have presented the following slate for election the third week in September: For president: John C. Flinn. For vice-president: Col. J. W. O'Mahoney. For secretary: Tom Wiley. For treasurer: Horace Judge. Since the report of the nominating committee was made, the name of Victor Shapiro has also been submitted for Vice-President. By some this is taken as indicative that there may be contests for other places. Another Town Goes "Blue" (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Wilmington, O. — Wilmington will go "blue" this Sunday. The town will be shut tight. , Kann Back George Ka)in of the foreign department of Goldwyn, who has been making an extensive business tour abroad, returned on the Majestic Wednesday and was back at his desk yesterday. More about what he descovered later. Premise Free Gold as "Cristo" Stunt The Fox organization promises to distribute $250 in small bills today, duplicating the action of the Count of Monte Cristo in "Monte Cristo" at the 44th St. theater. The public has been advised that the offer is bona fide and that it will be merely a question of keen eyesight to discover the bills in a number of plac* which will be definitely specified. Irene Castle Injured (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Ithaca, N. Y. — Irene Castle while riding horseback was thrown from her horse and her collar bone broken on Wednesday. Irene Castle has made three pictures for Hodkinson, one "Slim Shoulders" going into the Capitol the week of Sept. 3. She was not at work when the accident happened. / Weiss Sells Out Interest in New York and Buffalo Goldwyn Exchanges Revert to Company Alfred Weiss, formerly vice president and general manager of Goldwyn Distributing Corp., has sold to that company his entire commission interests in the operation of the Goldwyn exchange offices in New York City and Buffalo. This important transaction, which was consummated vesterday involved a cash transfer of $100,000. Mr. Weiss' arrangement with the Goldwyn company has been in effect for the past five years and in lieu of (Continued on Page 4)