The Film Daily (1923)

THE n >i if if • 1 °t is i) r !(• 1 tl 1 ); ii H U it v VI i> i -JZ0»l f*r j.vwm DAILY Thursday, January 25, 192 Likes Clem My Dear Danny: I have read the "daily" ever since it has been issued for its news value and the reviews because I ought to. But if the whole publication hadn't contained a thing of value it would be worth many times its price for the many good laughs I have had out of Clem Deneker. I have just finished reading his speech aloud to Daddy and the tears actually rolled down his cheeks. Seriously Boy, in these days of poor business and other worries, your little bits of sunshine come direct from heaven. With best regards. JULIAN BRYLAWSKI. Grauman's "Met." Opens (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — Sid Grauman's Metropolitan will open tomorrow night. Sennett-Lesser Suit Settled (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — The suit filed by Mack Sennett against Sol Lesser some time ago for an accounting of the receipts of "Yankee Doodle in Berlin" has been settled. Up to the time the action was filed, Sennett claimed he had received $123,000 and that other sums were due him for which no account had been made. Taisho Buys Metro for Japan The Taisho Film Co. has purchased the entire 1922 Metro output for Japan. This includes "Trifling Women," the Mae Murray series and the others. With West Coast Theaters (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — Clem Pope and Charles A. Goss have been added to the staff of the West Coast Theaters. Frank Drew To England Frank Drew, manager of the Pittsburgh Fox office, sails Feb. 15 for London, to begin his new duties as assistant general manager in the British Isles for Fox. Many at "Christian" Showing There were a number of important exhibitors at the special showing of "The Christian" at the Capitol on Tuesday. Some comment was caused by the presence of so many exhibitors at such an early showing which started at 10:15. Censors Collected $154,655 (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Albany, N. Y— The Motion Picture Commission collected $154,655 from the industry during 1922. Its expenses were $82,883. The commission during the year ordered eliminations from 861 films; approved 2506 without cuts; granted permits without examination to 326; issued 3,377 licenses and condemned 72 in their entirety. The report says the commission has been liberal in its judgment of pictures. McFarland Sails For "Doug" R. W. McFarland, formerly production managir for Mayflower, has been appointed personal foreign representative for Douglas Fairbanks. He will sail Saturday for London to supervise the road-showing of "Robin Hood" on the British Isles, with headquarters at the London Allied Artists' office. Clarence Erickson, who has been handling; the Fairbanks interest abroad, will return so i to the Hollywood studio to become assistant to John Fairbanks. Box-Office TitleSensation — Thrills— Malcom Strauss' SALOME Nozv ready for INDEPENDENT EXCHANGES Distributed by GEORGE H. 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