The Film Daily (1922)

Wednesday, December 27, 1922 DAILY PatlieNews No. 104 THE FIRST NEWS REEL THE REAL NEWS FIRST News from Washington, England, Florida, California, Chile, etc. Plan $400,000 House (Special to T8& FILlf DAILY) St. Louis, Mo. — A 1.200 seat house, ,to cost about $400,000, will be erected t University City, near here. i Lots of Boards (Special to THE FILM DAILY) St. Louis — Goldwyn has just signed a contract with a leading billboard advertising agency for 100 regulation 24 sheet boards and 20 illuminated Doards in St. Louis to exploit Stranger's Banquet" and "The Chris;ian." This is said to be the largest signboard campaign ever undertaken n St. Louis on individual pictures. On Broadway This Week Astor— "The Town That Forgot God." Broadway — "Beautiful and Damned." Brooklyn Strand — "Heroes of the Street." Cameo — "The House of Solomon." Capitol — "Headless Horsemen." Criterion — "When Knighthood Was in Flower." Loew's New York — Today — "Singed Wings" and "The Blacksmith." Wednesday — "What Fools Men Are." Thursday — "A Daughter of Ltrx ury." Friday — "Brothers Under the Skin" and "When the Desert Calls." Saturday — "Skin Deep." Sunday— "Oliver Twist." Lyric — "Robin Hood." Rialto— "The Flirt." Rivoli — "Back Home and Broke." Strand— "Dr. Jack." Next Week Astor— "The Town That Forgot God." Broadway — Not yet determined. Brooklyn Strand— "Dr. Jack." Cameo — "Sure Fire Flint." Capitol — "The Stranger's Banquet." Criterion — "When Knighthood Was in Flower." Lyric — "Robin Hood." Rialto— Not yet determined. Rivoli — Not yet determined. Strand— "Dr. Jack." Question (Continued from Page 1) HEADHUNTING Sam Behrendt. Coast partner of Artie Stebbins and "Rube" of Reuben Samuels, Inc. Sam is here. Showing his collection of scalps. Greatest little head hunter in the business. Fact. Nutty on the subject. Has the finest collection of Jirava Indian heads existent. Come from Peru. And what do you think brought him to New York? Business? Not for a minute. Wanted to buy a famous skeleton. That's what life insurance does to you. DANNY. Music Case Hearing (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Charlestown, S. C. — In the case of the Pastime Amusement Co., operating the Princess, sued by the Whitmark company on account of violation of music tax by playing "Kiss Me," I. Emanuel Souder and George P. Aarons appeared in the U. S. District Court of Eastern District of South Carolina on behalf of A. Sottili, the owner of the theater. A motion filed by the plaintiffs to strike out parts of answer of the defendants, more particularly defences relating to playing excerpts of compositions constitutes no infringementcombination of music publishers a violation of the Sherman law. The musician playing the excerpts was an independent contractor — the court refused the motion on the part of the plaintiff, and all of these important defences can be admitted at the trial. House Destroyed (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Norwood, N. Y. — The Castle was destroyed here by fire last week. Non Inflammable Film Bill (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Washington — A bill to prohibit the "importation, mailing, shipment, sending, carrying, or transportation of inflammable films in interstate commerce" has been introduced in Congress by Congressman Sanders of Indiana. The bill has been referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. It is to go into effect on and after Jan. 1, 1925, if the Committee act favorably upon it. If the bill is"p§s3?d, a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment fo: one year, or both fine and impiisonment shall be the punishment for violation, and its purpose would be to have all film used be of a noninflammable nature. in THE SUPER 39 JACK HOLT "Nobody's Money" By William LeBaron Directed by Wallace Worsley Scenario by Beulah Marie Dix Released February 26th. Jack Holt's first comedy! And you'll find him as much the master of light roles as he is of serious. It's going to double Holt's popularity. The play was a big laughing hit last season in New York. It's all about a book agent who is hired to impersonate an author who never existed. This mixes him up into a muddle of love, crime and politics, and supplies an unending flow of comic situations. The cast includes Wanda Hawley, Julia Faye and other favorites. No. 1 "When Knighthood Was in Flower." No. 2 "Dark Secrets." No, 3 "My American Wife." No. 4 "Drums of Fate." FAMOUS PLAYERSLASKV CORPORATION aOOlPH ZukOB Ccm . C£ Q>aramount Q>icture WATCH THIS SPACE TOMORROW FOR No. 6