The Film Daily (1923)

England to Be Busy (Continued from Page 1) mpany have also secured the Newspaper Opinions I St. Louis Notes "Omar the Tentmaker"— First Nafl Strand SlTngnT for-Loyalt.es/' the ilsworthy Play, which is playing nultaneously in London and New Stoll's will schedule a number of K pictures for release this year. ?he Prodigal Son," the Hall Came ory on which close upon £40,000 [s been spent, is now completed and ill be due for showing at the end this month. It is reported that ,e total length of this picture will t in the neighborhood of 20,000 feet, id will be released in two parts. toll's are also producing another herlock Holmes series in addition > an eight or nine reeler of Ihe ign of Four," one of the stones rhich made Sir Conan Doyle famus Two other pictures that they nil produce are "The Wandering ew " with Matheson Lan* in the itle role, and "Guy Fawkes for re^ase on Nov. 5th. All these pictures rill be produced on a lavish scale rith a view to obtaining an mternaional market. Gaumont's have equally ambitious >lans for the forthcoming year and n particular, following Colonel Bromhead's visit to the United States heir production will be made particjlarly for the American market. At the present moment they are engaged upon a screen adaptation of "Bonnie Prince Charlie" and henfull programme for the year will be announced in the course of the next few days. Welsh Pearson, who has been responsible for many fine pictures, notably "The Better 'Oe and "Squibs" havt a big subject for release in September. This is none other than "Nell Gwynne, featuring the British star, Betty Balfour. Every endeavor is to be made to make this a worthwhile production, and it should be one of the outstanding releases for 1923. In addition there will be a sequel to "Squibs entitled "Squibs M. P." Hepworth's have a number of pictures that they are starting immediately upon, as also have Samuelson's, who is offering in the next few weeks his latest picture of A Royal Divorce." Ideal's look like being very big in 1923. They have "The Harbour Lights," made by Tom Ternss, and featuring Tom Moore, "Mary Queen of Scots," directed by Dennison Uitt, and "This Freedom," also directed by Clift. There will also be a series of "Scarlet Pimpernel" pictures, from the well known novels by Baroness Orczy, and a number of others. British production in 1923 looks to have a bigger year than ever in its history, and as producers in this country are alive to the value of an international market it would seem that they should find their way to the screens of the world. Progress Buys "Shopgirl" Progress Pictures, Inc., of San Francisco, has purchased Only a Shopgirl" for California, Nevada, Arizona and Hawaii TRIBUNE— There are plenty of beautiful scenes and a lot of photography which is fine nut they are linked together into a p.cture which becomes unbelievably dull. MAIL— All the oriental color and tfmosS^ul^o^bfa^e^esented^ 'thetiUe role in the stage success, is supported by an excellent cast. SUN— It is an excellent picture of its kind. Cornprised as it is of spectacle, me lodrama romance and many scenes of real poetic beauty "Omar" p/obably offers more, enterj tinment as a picture than as a play. " " "niov a spectacular show here is the Very p" oToptay for you. If such things bore you stiff, however, stay away because t is I conventional, though good, exponent of fts tvne * * * the Shah played by Noah Beery * 'yP* was acted so flashily that it came near to overshadowing the role of Omar. rT nBF Tames Young has done a good ioi? of direct nT Richard Walton Tully has prov?ded an effective setting. There is nothing new, however, in design or scenery. The acting is satisfactory and even. Mr. Post is too old, of course, to be a convincing youth, but he makes amends in the latter part of the picture. EVE WORLD— It is a beautiful theme, beauHfully done in the way ^that^ Richard Walton Tully knows so well. Witn gooa acting an entrancing story, excellent company and rather remarkable photography, "Omar the Tentmaker" should have impressed us more. TELEGRAM— The final fadeout of Omar n . Tentmaker" * * marked the definite ntry of Richard Walton Tully into the field of super producers. As for Guy Bates Post, S he hadPnot already won that distinction by is work in "The Masquerader," final recog, tioTas a cinema artist of most consummate ability cannot be withheld from him now. DAILY NEWS— It is beautifully set and photographed, it has its «n°m™tsrof,tdra££e and with one exception is well cast lhe exception, we must state, is Mr. Post. VV# do not think he is a good enema actor. In these later episodes we thought Mr Post s imDersonation very much better, and the scenes where he is placed in the torture chair he endowed with real dignity. (Special to THE FILM DAILY) St Louis— Ross Denny of Roodhouse, 111. has sold the Dreamland. Carl Muff has bought the house at Shelbina, Mo. from J. E. Huggins. F G Conklin, special representative for Hope Hampton Prod, is expected in St. Louis shortly. Lehr Bros, have bought out the interests of Morris Reichman in his South St. Louis circuit. The Kil Kare, Wood River, 111., owned by Wahl & Worchester, was destroyed by fire. Capital Increases Albany, N. Y.— Hampton Play Corp, of New York has increased capital from $40,000 to $75,000. The ^■tuvvesant Theater Corp., New York, from $500,000 to $1,000,000. The Chester Picture Corp. has changed their name to Chester Inter'al Pictures, Inc., and increased capital from $900,000 to $3,500 000 After Exteriors The All-Star comedy troupe under supervision of Richard Thorpe, has gone to St. Augustine, Fla., for exteriors. inn New Coast Company (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles— The Royal Union Film Ass'n, a new independent, has filed papers of incorporation here. SHBBBBHF MADE TO ORDER Commercial Developing and Printing Have Your Titles Made the Right Way Quality — Quantity 24 hour Service FARINA & OGLE Title Photographers At Claremont Laboratories 430 Claremont Parkway Tel. Bingham 2100 "Robin Hood" opens at the Capitol Sunday A drama on chained passions on the edge of the white man's world. For drama, for the unusual, for the spectacular and sensational "animal stuff," see "THE RED TRAIL" Featuring NORA SWINBURNE NORCA PICTURES, Inc. 1540 Broadway, N.Y. City Booked by Finkelstein & Rubin— "THE HERO" A Gasnier Production Will be shown in their big houses. It's a picture with real box office power. And it's one of the Preferred 8. PREFERRED PICTURESInc. 8-P Sdwlberp -Pm JC-Bwhtnann -I***. Di tin beted b* AL-LICHTMAN