The Film Daily (1923)

Thursday, June 28, 1923 Coast Brevities (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Hollywood — Edward Laemmle making rapid headway with Victor." is "The Jane Novak will be seen the week of June 24 at the Rialto in "Divorce." Edwin Carewe has signed Walter McGrail for a part in "The Bad Man." Herman Raymaker has started production on the fifth Monty Banks comedy. Hal Roach Going To Europe (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — Hal Roach will tour Europe soon in search of new comedy talent. Lieber Buys Burr Feature Floyd Brown of the H. Lieber Company of Indianapolis, has closed contracts with C. C. Burr for "You Are Guilty," for Indiana. Herbert Dablache is directing "The Wild Party" for Universal, Gladys Walton is starred. "Times Have Changed," starring William Russell has been completed at the Fox studio. Henry Lehrman has supplanted Mai St. Clair as director of F. B. O's. "Fighting Blood" series. William Desmond will shortly begin work on a new production for Universal which Robert Hill will d£ rect. Levey Gets "Columbus" Film Harry Levey of Nat'l Non-Theatrical has secured non-theatrical distribution of "Columbus and The Discovery of America" from Ralph Gervers. Crusader Films produced it. De Luxe Buys "Super Five" (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Seattle — De Luxe has acquired Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska rights for Principal's Super Five series and "Mind Over Motor." "A Virginian Outcast" has just been completed by Bob Horner. Marjorie Daw and Jack Perrin are starred. A new structure to house the cutting department and film vaults has just been completed at the Warner Bros, studio. David Kirkland has completed "The Barefoot Boy" for the Mission Film Co. and the picture is now being cut and titled. Joe Rock is another director to keep things buzzing around the Grand lot. Rock starts this week on a new comedy. "The Meanest Man in the World" has been completed for Principal Pictures by Edward F. Cline and has been cut and edited. W. R. GREENE After Artie Films Leo Hansen, bearing an official commission from the Danish Government is in New York en route to the North where he expects to join Knud Rasmussen, the explorer and secure motion pictures in the Artie. Series Sold For South Aywon has closed a deal with Arthur Bromberg of Progress Pictures, Atlanta, covering the new series oi "Big Boy" Williams for Georgia, Florida, Alabama, North and South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana. WATCH FOR TUTANKHAMEN A Wm. P. S. Earle Classic TURNER GLIDDEN BLODGETT 185 Devonshire St., Boston, Mass. Financial Factors Investments Moving Pictures Theatres Distribution Negatives and Seasoned Securities in the Amusement field Correspondence Solicited. & New Theater Company Formed (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Corpus Christi, Tex. — The Corpus Christi Amusement Co. has been formed here to take over the Aldine and Amusu. H. H. Elliot and L. G. Collins are back of the new organization. Will Film Sea Battle (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — The sea battle between the Merrimac and the Monitor, will be reproduced on the screen as one of the scenes in "Barbara Freitchie," which Thomas H. Ince will produce. u. . ' Vancouver Houses Not Involved (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Vancouver — W. P. Dewees, managing director of the Allen, states that the sale of the Allen theater assets to the Famous Players Canadian Corp., Ltd., has no bearing on the theater here which is operated by z group of men living in Vancouver. Doubt Over Winnipeg House (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Winnipeg — Some question haf arisen over the ownership of the Allen theater here. It has been intimated in Toronto if the local house is not included in the sale to Famous Players, an allowance of $25 000 will be made off the purchase price of $650,000, M0^c?b!s