The Film Daily (1922)

7Ao brAdstreet ^y FILMDOM GOLDVVYN STUDIOS ^^ecocmizei Authority 1. XXII No. 68 Saturday, December 9, 1922 Price 5 Cents Hays to Coast ipes to Make Hollywood an "Ideal Industrial Center" — Patten Already There \^ill Hays is on his way to Hollyod. He is in Washington today, will leave Chicago tomorrow ht for the Coast. The purpose his visit is definitely laid out in tatement which Hays issued before ving, and Which, in part says: For some months we have been inning to inaugurate such activities our Association in Los Angefes, would make certain that the intry discharges its full duty in ping to maintain a model indus1 community not only as to the ustry's own activities, but in its itions to the splendid community which it is a part. It is for that purpose "that Thomas Patten has gone to Los Angeles represent this Asso.;iation. The is the working conditions in the ustry are very good nov», the it of cooperation among the co■kers is much above the average, the industry's activities already a very definite and creditable part the commercial and social fabric. (Continued on Page 4) Sailing )n the Homeric sailing today will F. W. Kilner of London, Herman Iner, of Berlin, formerly of the U. A. organization and now of Felland Somlo. More "Booking" iSufclal lo -I UK l-ll..\l D.MLY) ihicago — Thirty-five exhibitors resenting 53 outlying houses may n a co-operative booking agency secure better prices on films. 'he Troubles of an Exhibitor ^r Film Daily. sure was interested in my brother ibitor's letter from Split Lip and th trouble he is having with the ?^ "'Isbad Theater. I wonder if we get together in some way. Mayconvention and exhibit here 1 do it. Do you think I could ime of the big companies to buy o wonder he flopped with The F;ur of Minneapolis. I played it. Os of the big men in Reuben and F'kelstein is a cousin of my first w's aunt, and I played it on their lit — and tied up with the Pillspeople. They sent me two hunsigns reading "Eventually Why Now" and everyone caine event (Continued on paiff 3) There are no skeptics left! In big towns and little towns, on opening days and closing days "Shadows" is a a success. First runs in Washington, Los Angeles, San Francisco to date have offered sufficient proof. — Advt. Official Massachusetts Figures (Special to THE F]I.X1 DAILY) Boston — Returns officially given out by the Secretary of State show that 553,173 votes were cast against the proposed censorship and 208,252 for the measure. ' This is about 6,000 more votes against censorship than liad been estimated previously. Two More Coogans for First National (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Hollywood — It is reported that the Executive Committee of First National has closed with Sol Lesser for the next two Jackie Coogan pictures, "Daddv" and 'Toby' Tyler or 10 Weeks With a Circus." The first will be released in January. Both will be released on the open market basis bv First National. Is It Fair? Michigan Theater Owners Attack Fairbanks Deal With Masons for "Robin Hood" (Special to THE FILM nAIl.V) Detroit— The M. P. T. O. of Michigan has issued a broadside attacking the deal bv which "Robin Hood" is being shown by the Masons in Detroit. In part the circular, says: "Is it fair exhibitors of Michigan? "First. For Douglas Fairbanks to sell "Robinhood," his greatest picture, to a nontluatrical organization, to be played in direct competition with you, without giving every theater owner interested at least an oppor(Continued on Page 4) Going to the Coast Irving Lesser leaves on Tuesday for a quick trip to the Coast. He will spend the holidays there and leaves Jan. 1 for New York. Deal Off Announcement was made yesterday that the arrangement between the Christian Herald and the National Non-Theatrical Motion Pictures, Inc., for the distribution of the Christian Herald Standard Films, had been cancelled. At the same time, Harry Levey announced that "to perform the function originally planned for the Christian Herald," leading ministers of various faiths had formed cominittees to serve the National NonTheatrical Motion Pictures, Inc., in a like capacity. Picture Folk And Picture Making to be Shown in Several Films— "Merton" Being Considered f Special to THE FILM DAILY) Hollywood — Several productions are under way or in sight which will tell all about Hollywood. They will have spring release. And while they will not be made for the purposes of propaganda, at the same time thev will include material which should help in a real way to show the serious side of picture folk and picture making. (Continued on Page 2) Valentino Loses Appellate Division Affirms Injunction Secured by Famous Players — Cannot Work Elsewhere During Life of Contract Tlie Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday affirmed the order of the lower court without opinion, granting Famous PlayersLasky a temporary injunction against Valentino. There is no further appeal from this order. This means that Valentino will either work for Famous Players during the remainder of the life of the contract, or not appear publicly either on the stage or in pictures untill after Feb. 1, 1924, wlien the contract expires, although Famous has an option for one more year at an increased salary. Valentino could not be reached yesterday for a statement as *c h:r plans, and Arthur Butler Graham, his attorney, was reported out of the city. As before noted, Valentino claimed that he was forced to undergo humiliation at the Lasky studio; and that Famous had broken the contract in regard to advertising him as a star. Lubitsch Due Ernst Lubitsch, the German director, is due to arrive today on the President Roosevelt. After a few days in New York he will go to the Coast to confer with Jesse Lasky, and later start production for Mark Pickford in "Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall." "Lab" Men Dine Manufacturers Urge Keeping Out Foreign Raw Stock — Courtland Smith Talks How laboratory men have become bankers, and an appeal of manufacturers to the "lab" men to use American made raw stock in place of foreign material were the outstanding features of the several talks at the second annual dinner of the Allied Laboratories at Delmonico's Thursday night. Courtland Smith, representing Will Hays, was the first speaker, and dwelt on the possibilities of the development of the industry in the production of films for non theatrical use. He said that while there were 15 000 theaters showing pictures in this country that there were over 275,000 schools in which pictures would be shown in time, as well as (Continued on Page 2)