The Film Daily (1923)

THE ■cBi< DAILY Thursday, July 5, 1923 W.injto.4 Thrstpf lily 5. 1823 Met 5 Cirts Copyright 1923, Wid's Film and Film Folks. Inc., Published Daily except Saturday, at 71-73 West 44th St., New York, N. Y., by WID'S FILMS and FILM FOLKS. INC. Joseph Dannenberg, President and Editor ; . W. Alicoate, Treasurer and Business Manager; Maurice D. Kami. Managing Editor; Donald M. Mersereau, Advertising Manager. Entered as second-class matter May 21, 1918, at the post office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States. Outside of Greater New York, $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months $3.00. Foreign $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 71-73 West 44th St., New York, N Y. 'Phone: Vanderbilt 4551-4552-5558. Hollywood, California— Walter R. Greene, 6411 Hollywood Blvd. P'hone, Hollywood 1603. Chicago Representative — Irving Made, 738 S. Wabash Ave. London Representative — Ernest W. Fredman. The Film Renter, S3a Shaftesbury Ave., London, W. 1. Paris Representative — Le Film, 42 Rue de Oichy. Central European Representative — Internationale Filmschau, Prague (Czecho-Slovakia), Wenzelsplatz. No Quotations The Stock Exchange was closed yesterday because of the holiday. Arthur and Bershon Here Harry C. Arthur, Jr., general manager of West Coast Theaters and Dave Bershon, of the division of films for the West Coast chain, are in town. New Device For Film Vaults (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Culver City— The Goldwyn organization has installed a new device in its film vaults here which helps to preserve the film and at the same time renders the vault fire-proof. The mechanism permits the windows to be open allowing cool air to circulate throughout the room thereby helping to preserve the films, but in case of fire the sensitiveness of the mechanism to warm air increases the temperature so high that an attachment closes the window. (f&diicatixirtcil O^ctuAju) TMr <ntE OH THE PROGRAM" w TURNER GLIDDEN BLODGETT 185 Devonshire St., Boston, Mass. Investments Financial Factors Seasoned Securities in the Amusement field Moving Pictures Theatres Distribution Negatives Correspondence Solicited. & Kraft To Exploit "Rupert" Will Kraft will handle the exploitation of "Rupert of Hentzau" which has its premiere at the Strand next week. Children To Be Featured • (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — A special Mack Sennett unit will soon start work on comedies featuring children and animals. Another "beauty brigade" has also been added to the company. Blackwell Starts "Beloved Vagabond" (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Paris — Carlyle Blackwell and a company of English and French artists are working near Vannes, Brittany, on "The Beloved Vagabond." Blackwell will do Paragot. Film Board Issues New Rules (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Kansas City — The Film Board of Trade has issued a new set of rules which have been sent out to every theater and exchange member. The rules have been issued to create a better understanding between the exhibitors and exchanges. Ban Lifted On "Foolish Wives" (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Toledo, O. — "Foolish Wives" has finally been permitted to be shown in this state by the censor board. The film was rejected a number of times by the board. During a recent showing at the Temple the house was hardly filled, due, it is said, to the way the picture was cut by the censors. Tilt Over "Birth" Kansas Exhibitor Unit Protests When Reports State That Ban on Film Will Be Lifted (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Kansas City, Kans. — "The Birth of a Nation" is again the cause of a sensational fight, which has already found it's way into the newspapers. C. W. Slater, of Oklahoma City, who claims control of the Oklahoma and Kansas rights to the film; the state M. P. T. O. and the state censor board are participants, with Governor Davis, of Kansas, on the side lines. For some years the picture has been barred by the different state executives, each new Governor taking the same attitude. This battle started when one of the local newspapers stated that the censors were about to permit the film to be shown in the state. This enraged R. G. Liggett, head of the exhibitor unit, who went to Topeka to protest to Governor Davis, declaring that if the ban was ever lifted exhibitors in his organization would "boycott" the production. Liggett further stated that cutting the film would not alter the situation. Fear of racicial differences is the reason for the ban. Cohen Issues Questionnaire Sydney S. Cohen has sent a questionnaire to exhibitors of the country asking them to determine the attitude of their patrons toward shorter features, and urging them to get behind their congressman in an effort to have the admission tax eliminated. United Studios Humming (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — Eleven companies are busy at the United lot. Among those working are Norma and Constance Talmadge, Maurice Tourneur, Sam Rork, Arthur Jacobs and Edwin Carewe. First Nat'l companies under the direction of Frank Lloyd, Joseph De Grasse, Jack Dillon, Lynn Reynolds, and Jack McDermott are starting. £&Madet Punti Insure Your Screen BRANDT & KIRKPATRICK are the exclusive agents for RAFAEL SABATINI The motion picture rights of CAPTAIN BLOOD and THE SNARE are now available Bry. 2564 35 W. 45th Street Fairbanks Back Home (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Hollywood — Mary and "Doug" have returned from a brief sojourn at the beach between San Diego and Los Angeles. "Doug" is working on "The Thief of Bagdad" and it is expected that Mary will start work on "Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall," soon. "Enemies" Run Indefinite Cosmopolitan states that "Enemies of Women" will continue its run at the Cameo for some time. The picture played several weeks at the Central, then at the Rivoli, later playing the Rialto and finally the Cameo where it has been running for the past month. "Enemies" is the first film to play four Broadway houses consecutively. Church Showings Hurt Theater (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Pierre, S. D.— J, E. Hippie, of the Bijou, is complaining of the fall-off in box-office receipts at his theater since the pastor of the First Congregational Church inaugurated "screen showings." Hippie states that due to these church showings, several nights his total attendance has been less than 30, while the population of the town is more than 3,000. The church showings attract as much as 450, he says, has even reached 600 on Sunday nights. The church shows some of the latest features. Highest light, deepest shadow and the delicately graded halftones intervening — all are carried through to the screen by the print on EASTMAN POSITIVE FILM It faithfully portrays all that is in the negative. Eastman Film, both regular and tinted base — now obtainable in thousand foot lengths, is identified throughout its length by the words "Eastman" "Kodak" stenciled in black letters in the transparent margin. EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY ROCHESTER, N. Y.