The Film Daily (1922)

THE jg^ 1 DAILV Thursday, November 23, — I Among The '^ Independents Dickens Film to Alexander Alexander Film Corp. has obtained Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations" for the Greater New York territory through the Producers' Service Co. Shallenberger in MidWest (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Des Moines — W. E. Shallenberger, president of Arrow, passed through here en route to Minneapolis. To Handle Lund Film Hopp Hadley's Producers Service Co. is handling Oscar Lund's "Love's Old Sweet Song," with Louis Wolhcim, Donald Gallaher and Helen Weir. "Notoriety" Rights Sold Sam Sax, back from a trip for L. Lawrence Weber and Bobby North, reports sales of Will Neigh's "Notoriety" to the Midwejt Distrib. Co. of Milwaukee for Wisconsin and the upper peninsula of Michigan and to Lee Goldberg's Big Feature Rights Corp. of Louisville for Kentucky and Tennessee. Both buyers contracted for the Nigh series of four features. Estabrook With Distinctive Howard Estabrook, who recently resiTneJ, as noted, from F. B. O., has join :d Distinctive Pictures Corp., as general assistant to Arthii S. Friend, president, and Henry M. Hobart, vice-president and production manager. Estabrook will be occupied w^th production plans which involve several uew units in addition to the George Arliss pictures. Sold for Brazil "Rich Men's Wives," first release of the Al Lichtman Corp., has been sold for Brazil to the Compania Brazil Cinematografico. Bert Adler in Omaha (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Omaha — Bert Adler, special representative of Distinctive Pictures, paid a visit to the United Artists exchange. His next stop is St. Louis. Kurtz Bartola Sales Mgr. (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Chicago — K. G. Kurtz has been appointed general sales manager of the Bartola Musical Instrument Co. He succeeds Dan Barton. Burr's All Star Cast In "Flames of Youth" which Edga' Lewis is making for C. C. Burr is the following cast. James Kirkwoo'l, Doris Kenyon, Mary Carr, Robert Edeson and Edmund Breese. Nearly all of these are either being starred or featured in Broadway plays of films. Goldin in Austria (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Wien, Austria — Sidney M. G^^ldin, American director, has completed a feature suggested by "The Bells," and is now working on his second production. New Kwality Exchange Salt Lake City — L. K. Brin, manager of the Kwality organization, handling Warner Bros, features, has opened a branch office at 52 Exchange Place with A. J. O'Keefe as manager. Gerson Pictures Re-organized (Scecial to THE FILM DAILY) San Francisco — The Paul Gerson Pictures Corp. has been re-organized with C. E. Reinhart, head of the Reinhart Lumber Co., as the new president and Philip S. Baker, vice-president of the Baker, Hamilton & Pacific Co.. as the new vice-president. Jas. L. Jerichau, wholesale tobacco merchant, is the secretary. . Paul Gerson, founder of the company, remains in charge of production. The company is producing the Plum Center comedies. S-P Exchange Opens The S-P-Film Exchange, a new state-right company has opened offices at 729-7th Ave., under the management of Samuel Pinkenfeld. The new company will handle the new Shorty Hamilton series, and other short subjects. C. B. C. Offices Moved The C. B. C. Film Sales Co j moved to larger quarters . eighth floor of the Mecca B,| 1600 Broadway. Export & Import-Amalgamate j Export & Import has a^l foreign rights, exclusive of (; to all Amalgamated Exchangi ductions. Ed LeSaint Here Edward J. LeSaint, who has i ed two features for C. B. C i town to go over production p i "Temptation," with Joe Bran Jack Cohn. Winstock With Kwality I special to THE FILM DAILY) Portland, Ore.— Melvin G. Winstock, veteran film man, has joined the Kwality organization, Warner Bros, representatives in the Northwest. He will have charge of the new exchange, 403 Davis St., which will be opened Dec. 1st. Burr Gets "Blind Justice" C. C. Burr has taken over distribution rights to Edward Sloman's "Blind Justice," filmed from Frank R. Adams' story with Milton Sills, Carmel Myers, Pat O'Malley, Jack Mower, Walter Long, Alex Frances, Eric Mayne, Charles Clary and Wilson Hummel. Scenario Writer Engage Mrs. L. Case Russell has b. gaged by Atlantic Features, ., which Robert W. Wood is pr 1 to prepare the scenario for' Broken Violin," for release row. H. H. Thomas Heads Arrow i H. H. Thomas has beei. aca to the position of manager of i c New York exchange. Thoir been with Arrow for two i) He was formerly with the All i Film Corp. and, before that, v . Fox New York exchange. Fire Chief in Film , (Special to THE FILM DAIjr St. Louis — Fire Chief Wm. i will "die" in the St. Louir hit film being made here by the ( acker Film Co., under the d of Gilbert P. Hamilton. Panzer is taking the ro'" chief who died in the great 1849. \Esie/le 7d<//or\\Wallacff 5eeri/ \ \Wil/iam ^coUr "I \dosep/,ine AddrX l"" ™ \jan7es Morr/'son\ • Mafsha// I \Mae 3u.sch. LOOK AT THIS LINjEUPf And wait till qou s^e the lineup uou'll have ok . the 50X OFFICE WHEN YOU PLAY ONLY A SHOP eiRL 2nd. of the e^OX OFFICE WINNERS THE SENSATION OF THE YEAR