The Film Daily (1923)

THE BCB DAILY ■iiiiMiinwgfegea»\ Friday, June 8, 1923 Among^The "Independents 9 9 Mayer Signs Norma Shearer (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles— Louis B. Mayer has signed Norma Shearer. She will be ured and perhaps starred later on. Hirsh Closes New Deal (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Kansas City— While Nathan Hirsh here enroute to the coast, he sold ■'The Adventures of Tom Mix" to I . E. Richards. Miller With Johnson Unit (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — Bernard Miller of Kansas City, has been appointed business manager of the Emory fohnson unit at the Power studio. "Cyrane" Sold for France ial to THE FILM DAILY) Rome — "Cyrano de Bergerac," whicli was produced by the U. C. I., has been sold for France and Belgium to a group of French capitalists, headed by Messrs. Fernand and See German Producers in New Ass'n (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Berlin — There has been a split in the association of producers. Some of the leading producing firms, led h\ the Ufa, have left the old association and have formed a new one. Give Films Clean Slate (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Springfield, Mass. — After investigation, a committee of women appointed by the Springfield Federation of Women's Clubs has given local theaters and motion pictures a clean bill of health. Gasnier to Direct "Maytime" i. Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — Gasnier will direct "Maytime" for Preferred. Gaston Glass and Ethel Shannon will have ■ two leading roles. Tom Forman will direct "The Virginian" in which Kenneth Harlan will have the title role. Victor Schertzinger's first picture will be "The Boomerang." New Herman Productions (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Berlin — The Film Express lists the following new productions: "Princess Suwarin," produced by Decla; "The Bat." made by Deulig Films; "Race for Fortune," a Hagenbeck film; "Chaos" and "Town in Sight," made by Rex; "Children of the Revolution" and "Young Mcdardus," made by Sascha of Vienna. Plans to Preserve Film History (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — Ray Rockett's plan to present the Government with a complete print of "The Life of Abraham Lincoln" has been amplified in order to invite all film companies to submit rosters of players, photographs and other matter that will serve to historically record events in the film industry of today. A special vault is planned. Stoll's Announce Latest (Special to THE FILM DAILY) London — The latest release of Stoll Films is "Samson and Delilah," Marie Corda is featured. Simon In Washington (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Washington — Milton Simon, former manager of the F. B. O. office in St. Louis, has assumed the management of the Warner exchange here. "Yesterday's Wife" First C. B. C.'s first fall release will be ''Yesterday's Wife," to be produced by Columbia Features. C. B. C. will release one feature a month beginning in September. Takes Over Horsley Studio (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — Rollin W. Van Horn has taken over the old Horsley studio. Van Horn does an extensive costuming business, his most recent job being "Scaramouche." E. D. Tate in Kansas City (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Kansas City — E. D. Tate has arrived here to assume the management of the Educational exchange. Tate hails from the Pathe office in Los Angeles. Dipson in New Company (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Batavia, N. Y.— With Nikitas Dipson and J. R. Osborne as the principal incorporators, the Genessee Theatrical Enterprises, Inc., has been incorporated with capital stock of $5,000. Aywon Sales Aywon announces the following sales; to Reelcraft, of Chicago, "White Hell." "The Dawn of Revenge," "The Rum Runners," "With Wings Outspread" and "Fidelity," for Illinois, the latter also for Indiana. S. & S. Film Supply, of Pittsburg, has purchased "The Drug Monster" for Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Dowling Goes to Atlanta (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — Pat Dowling of Christie Films has gone to Atlanta to attend the Kiwanis convention there. He will distribute 1500 copies of the book, "Can Anything Good Come Out of Hollywood" to delegates from all over the country and expects to show a picture with the same title at one of the theaters in Atlanta. Thomas Coming East (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — William La Plante has been appointed personal representative of Richard Thomas. Together they will go east shortly to arrange distribution for two pictures Thomas recently completed, "The Silent Accuser" and "Phantom Justice." La Plante was the producer of Fightin' Mad," which Metro distributed. 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