The Film Daily (1922)

THE [WPMBIlMiKWMBWp Vol XXII No. 52 Wednesday, Nov. 22, 1922 Price Sjents Copyright 1922, Wid's Film »nd Film Folks. Inc.. Published Daily at 71-73 Weit 44th St.. New York, N. Y.. by WID'S FILMS and FILM FOLKS. INC. Joseph Dannenberg. President and t-ditor ; 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 Bonthi. $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: VanderbUt 4551-4552-5558. Hollywood, California — Harvey E. Gausman. 6411 Hollywood Blvd. 'Phone. Hollywood Chicago Representative — Irving Mack. 802 S. Wabaih Ave. ^ ,., ,, ^ London Representative — Ernest W. Fredman. The Film Renter. S3a Shaftesbury Ave.. London, W. 1. »> . Paris Representative — Le Film. 42 Rue de Clichy. . ^ Central European Representative — Internationale Filmschau. Prague (Czecho-Slorakia). Wenzelsplatz. Quotations High Low Close Sales East. Kod. 86 85^2 86 300 F. P.-L. .. 925/g 9VA 92y2 2,000 do pfd Not quoted G'wyn .... 5^8 5^ 5% 800 Griffith Not quoted Loew's ... 19 19 19 500 Triangle Not quoted World Not quoted Palmer with Mayer Forces After several months in England, Ernest Palmer, camera man, has returned to the Louis B. Mayer forces. He will be with the John M. Stahl unit. Strand Circuit Books Warners The Strand circuit has booked without screen examination, the series of five Warner Bros. featur< •.. "The Beautiful and Damned" opens at the New York Strand Dec. 3 to be followed by "Heroes of the Street" Dec. 17. Dawn to Alaska (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Hollywood — Norman Dawn has announced his intention of taking a company to Alaska early next Spring to make two pictures. He expects to reach Point Barrow, 300 miles North of Nome. George Madden will be the camera man. (T^cLuuitcoruil ^RctuA^) THE SPICE OF THE PROGR.VI' JUPITER FILM CORP. 1482 Broadway New York We buy rights only for entire Latin America. l^U^ DA DAILY Wednesday, November 22, 195 W Developing China (Continued from Page 1) In the beginning a great deal of educational fihn will be shown. Chamberlain and several others, including Mr. Thomas, expect to sail some time next month for China. Meanwhile the work of selecting material and purchasing the necessary equipment and supplies is going ahead rapidly. Chinese Way in the Background With Pictures Today In an address delivered before the old National Association last Spring, Lynn W. Meekins. American Trade Commissioner to China, made some observations regarding pictures there that, in view of the above, are interesting. Mr. Meekins said, in part: "There are less than 100 theaters in China. Forty of them are comparatively good and show new films — principally American films, although recently some French. Italian and German films have been brought into China. Tile seating capacity ranges from 100 to 2000 — an average of about 600 seats per theater. In Shanghai there are six theaters which have a large foreign patronage and in Hong Kong there are three. The others are attended only by natives at admission prices ranging from 5c American money to $2 — an average of about 30c, The theaters which cater to the foreign population charge from $1 to $2 a seat. "It is doubtful that admission prices in China will ever be raised, because the average Chinese earns only from $4.00 to $5.00 a month and hasn't much money to spend for amusements. About two years ago the Chinese produced a motion picture film — written, acted and directed by native talent under the auspices of the Chinese Motion Picture Society. It depicted a famous Chinese murder case in ten reels and, for a Chinese effort, it wasn't bad at all. "The Chinese like noise. When you enter a theater there you can readily imagine you are in a boiler factory. The lights are kept going and the audience goes right on talking no matter what is transpiring on the stage or screen. There is no good music — everything from a victrola to a three-piece orchestra is used. The theater seats have shelves in front of them for tea and nuts. "As to the future of the motion picture in China, there is this to be borne in mind : There are only 75 large cities, with a population of. 100.000 or more that are accessible by railway or steamship lines. In these 75 cities perhaps only 2,000,000 persons are available as movie fan prospects. In entire China 5 per cent of the population can be considered as immediate prospects for films because the rest are unable to pay admission prices. In order to enlarge the field of films it would be an excellent plan to have them shown in connection with the spoken drama. There have been no moving picture theaters built in China during the last five years." Robert Vignola Sails Robert G. Vignola sailed yesterday on the Laconia on a trip around the world. He was tendered a farewell dinner by Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Paterno at Riverdale-on-Hudson. Talmadge Party Sails (Special to THE FILM DAILY) London — The Talmadge party, including Norma and Constance Talmadge, Mrs. Margaret Talmadge and Jos. M. Schenck, sailed from here on the Mauretania, due in New York Nov. 25. Constance will reach New York just in time to see her "East is West" open at the Strand. Margaret Leahy, winner of the Talmadge beauty contest, is now on a tour of the provinces. She will follow a week later on the Aquitania, to assume her role of Aggie Lynch in support of Norma in "Within the Law." Two Features for Broadway Two feature productions are scheduled for Broadway runs. Nazimova's "Salome" will open at the Criterion Jan. 1st, replacing "When Knighthood Was in Flower" for an indefinite run. F. B. O.'s "The Third Alarm" will open at the Astor, Jan. 8. New Universal Foreign Offices (.Special to THE FILM DAILY) Paris — A. B. Blofson, who represents Universal here, has opened offices for that company at Lyons and at Marseilles. Barcelona, Spain — Universal has opened a distributing office here in Calle Valencia. George Bronson Howard Dies (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Hollywood — George Bronson Howard, scenario writer, was found dead at his home. It is believed that he inhaled illuminating gas. He had been with Universal, Fox and Lasky. His picturizations included "The Spy." "Come Through," "Queen of the Sea," "Sheltered Daughters" and the Yorke Norrov series. Cochran Gets "Robin Hood" Charles B. Cochran, a leading British theatrical manager, will present Douglas Fairbanks' "Robin Hood" in London. Contract was signed yesterday. The London premiere will take place shortly before Christmas. Cochran will sail Saturday with prints and accompanied by Clarence Erickson, of the Fairbanks organization, who will look after business matters. William H. Tuers has retur|« from Cuba and Florida, where |5 photographed "A Million in Jewf*\ a P. J. McGowan production. r8 SIMPLEX TITLE SHO ■ TITLES " ILLUSTRATIONS j, ANIMATION ---- -trailer;.! 3 phone: BRYANT 985 '^ Van Horn & Soni Established 1852 THEATRICAL COSTUMERS Specialists in Motion Pictures No. 5 West 42dA St. Sale or Reotal I j;::<3etr BUtllOG Wmmqnd Pe&d dr n e^V<^^:*