The Film Daily (1923)

Claims Usury m (Continued from Page 1) >i>lznick states that to cover up the ll:>ged "corrupt and usurious agreen,nt" Wener induced him to make Contract by which Select Pictures S.uld transfer to a corporation to be K-med by Wener, certain films in Tiich the Talmadge sisters appeared oith rights for the United States until is>cember, 1924. He alleges that the ilfendant corporation was organized r that purpose and the plaintiff was impelled to pay Wener $700 a week s assistant to the general manager -w^lynirk savs he has paid i^SU'^ r the loan "of $175,000, or $28,525 h excess of the legal rate, and he ants it back. He quit paying on yec 16 and says Wener and the ,f>poration are now threatening to ,.11 all the stock of the corporation Jjnd the film licenses that were transe»rred to it. t Three Sales on "Yankee Doodle" " George M. A. Fecke has returned rom a" trip to Washington Pittsburgh and Buffalo where he sold "'Yankee Doodle Jr." in Washington ,o DeLuxe, to Vimy Film in Pittsburgh and to Niagara Pictures in ^Buffalo, d Second Ready "Foolish Parents," the Second Aywon offering to the state right market, has been finished and is ready for distribution. Another Independent (Special to THE FILM DA1L\) Los Angeles— Earl Montgomery has started work on "See Here a comedy; the first under his own banner. Start Work on Kyne Story Tspeeial to THE FILM DAILY) San Francisco— The first of the Peter B. Kyne Stories, to be issued as short subjects by the Paul Gerson Pictures Corp. is under way. Collins With Schlank (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles Monte Collins, formerly with Johnson & Von Herberg. Portland, has been made head of the art dept. of Anchor Films. Franchise~Holders~a K Script C B C has developed a plan whereby the franchise holders of the "Six Box Office Winners will have a voice in the approval of the script. The plan starts with the third picture, "Temptation. Southeastern News (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Durham. N. C— Don Nichols has taken charge of the Durham Amusement Co. Louisville -The new Kentucky, a first run house, has been opened here. Greensboro, N. C.-T. G. Latch las fully recuperated from a recent attack of influenza. Engineers Meet in May The usual Spring meeting of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers wdl be held at Atlantic City, May 7-8-9-10. "Black Gold" Completed (Special toTHE FILM DAILY) Long Beach, Cal.-"Black GolcT has been just completed by fc.. o. Dver and Rex Thorpe for John F. Mills Prod. It is an educational showing the romance of oil. Columbia, S. C.-The Ideal, formerly operated by S. A. Lynch, has been secured by L. T. Leste.. The Lynch lease has expired. Norfolk, Va.-"Skin Deep" was recently given a special showing to a 1 the'dfsabled men in the government hospitalatJh^avy_YardJ SIMPLEX TITLE SHOP 220 W. 42nd St. Announces the .closing of » "ntract giving it exclusive sales rights on tne S FAMOUS STONE LIBRARY Over two million feet of selected shots as far back as 1897, negative and positive are now made available for your requirements. Phone Bryant 0984-0985 Gerson Plans Feature (Special to THE FILM DAILY) 11 San Francisco— Josef Swickard, ^Fritzi Ridgeway and Virginia Faire Will appear in Paul Gerson s first feature The corporation is now established in its permanent studio home at 1974 Page St. *WE NEVEB DISAPPOINT" New Non-Theatrical Company (Special to THE FILM DATLY) Dover, Del. The Herald-NonTheatrical Picture Corp. has been incorporated here by Graham Patterson Rae D. Henkle and Clarence C. Chester, all of New York. Capital is listed at $5,000,000 ^^^ -INCORPORATED^ PHONE BRYANT 5576 , INCORPORATED 22dWEST42*fi STREET : NEW VORK . ALLAN A.LCWNES [ GEN. MGE. I is listed at ^,«™.«™' __ THlTSUPER 39 OR1A SWANSON "Prodigal Daughters No. 18 in Scenario by Monte M. Katterjohn. From the novel by Joseph Hoek.ng. T~n~xT A SAM WOOD PRODUCTION Released April 15th A JAZZY story of the modern girl's rebellion against convention. A subject that everyone is talking about dramatized in a vivid, thrilling manner. The book is a best seller, and a photoplay edition, with scenes from the play, will soon be put on sale throughout the country. "Dark Secrets." n "My American W'te. "Drums of Fate." "Nobody's Money "Adam's Rib." "lava Head." "the White Flower. "Adam and Eva. Big scenes include a marvelous bathing party, studio scenes in Greenwich Village, a thrilling aeroplane rescue, wild jazz parties-and the usual Swanson gowns. Cast includes Ralph Graves, Vera Reyno Id* Theodore Roberts, Louise Dresser, Charles Clary and Maude Wayne. No. 10 "Racing Heartt" No 11 "The Nth Commandment No 12 "Mr BiUinti Spend. Hi* D»« No' 13 "The Glimpses of the Moon. No 14 "The Leopardess. No' 15 "Bella Donna. No 16 "Grumpy No. 17 "The Go-Getter." WATCH THIS SPACE MONDAY FOR No. 19 llll^ggBiiiiiP^iiiW