The Film Daily (1923)

iTHE 7Ae BRADSTREET of FILMDOM Authority xxv no. n Friday, July 13, 1923 Price 5 Cents Leases Two Houses px Takes House In 'Frisco and Chicago for "If Winter Comes" — Trade Shows for Films The Fox organization has leased e Columbia. San Francisco and the [arris. Chicago, for runs of "If inter Comes." The San Francisco gagement will open July 21. The eater has been leased for four eeks. The Chicago run opens on pt. 2, and will remain there four eeks. Following "If Winter Comes," at e Harris. "Monna Vanna" will go S. Barrett McCormick will have arge of the San Francisco premiere, addition to the Harris, Fox will ve the Monroe, formerly Barbee's oop in Chicago. A special lighting rangement for the front of the >use and the marquee is being desed. William Fox is sending out a ecial communication to all exbitors in which definite dates for owings of all of next year's specials e given. He says he wants exbitors to see all of the pictures here booking them. Nathan Hirsh On Way Home (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — Nathan Hirsh has ft for New York, following perfecon of production plans for the Fall. e will stop off to see several state ght buyers on his way East. Big State Rights Deal Charles C. Burr has sold "Secrets E Paris," "The Last Hour," "Luck" id "You Are Guilty" to Enterprise ist. Corp. for the entire South and liddle West. "Of Great Value" . Commenting on the proposal of THE FILM DAILY to publish the institutional advertising campaign conducted by Balaban & Katz, after noting that the Crandall houses had carried on a like campaign for 18 months, Harry Crandall of the Crandall Theaters, Washington says: "I really believe it would be of great value to all exhibitors, especially those with circuits, who have never done it, the only question being, would they lay out this amount of money? Our campaign here ran some thousands of dollars, and we still do it three or four times a year, even at this time." .^"^"t^ m m ■ MPP^i 0 '?&£«■ I % if „ s^" \ ■ t ■ III 1 ■\ m* Jr Wf^P Irene Rich and Eileen Percy in Yesterday's Wife the first of the four C. B. C. Columbia Super attractions. Directed by Ed. J. Le Saint. — Advt. 47 Parker Stories To Be Filmed by James P. Hogan, Director of "Wandering Boy" — Production on Coast (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — James P. Hogan, director of "Where Is My Wandering Boy Tonight?" has entered a partnership with Leslie Stewart, said to be the American representative of Sir Gilbert Parker, Elinor Glyn and W. Somerset Maugham and jointly they will film 47 short stories written by Parker. Barry O'Neill will be featured in the pictures. The first four will be five reelers and will be "The Gateway of Dreams," "The Whisperer," "As Deep As The Sea" and "Tomorrow." These stories are in the volume known as "Northern Lights" for which the rights have been secured as well as on "Adventures of the North" and "Pierre and his People." After Minneapolis Theater It is understood that J. B. Clinton of Duluth, and J. Friedman of Minneapolis, are negotiating to take over the Orpheum theater, Minneapolis and that the visit of both of them to New York concerns product. Clinton owns a string in Duluth and Minnesota and Friedman houses in the Twin Cities. Selling Stock Long Island Cinema Offering Blocks to Towns on the Island — Ernest Shipman is President The Long Island Cinema Corp., of which Ernest Shipman is president, is offering 5,(100 snares of 8% cumulative preferred stock to the public. In this connection, blocks will be offered to towns on the Island where the pictures will be made. At least three features a year will be produced, the first to be "The River Road." They will be known as Sunrise Trail Pictures and will deal with Long Island life and people. Shipman is president of the company, William G. Colvin, secretary and Claude H. Mac Gowan, general manager. An advisory board of prominent Long Island people will be named shortly. Rothacker Sails Tomorrow Watterson R. Rothacker sails for Europe tomorrow. The advisability of a laboratory in London will engage part of his time while abroad. Millard Going Abroad Claude Millard, poster artist of the Riesenfeld theaters, sails on Saturday morning for a three months tour of Europe lie will return in October. Trouble In Sight Between F. I. L. M. Club and T. O. C. C. — May Need Ironing Out Before Reaching Settlement Trouble is reported between the members of the F. I. L. M. Club and the T. O. C. C. regarding the work of the arbitration board. While no specific charges are made at this time it is said that the difficulty is largely due to the fact that from indications several members of the board from the F. I. L. M. Club are working together and in a manner prejudging, to an extent, some of the cases resulting in the exhibitors being unable to get a "square deal." In consequence, it is said matters are reaching a point where the T. O. C. C. members of the board are liable to retaliate where such moves are indicated and bring about a block. Commenting on this, an important member of the T. O. C. C. said yesterday that if the tactics existing continued it might result in the dcs. tion of the arbitration board and return to conditions which existed several years ago. He added that he hoped this would not happen. Jess Robbins Here Jess Robbins arrived in town yesterday from California to confer with Vitagraph through which he is releasing his productions. "Leave It To Me" is his latest picture, a print of which Robbins brought East. Helene Chadwick in Hughes Film Los Angeles — Helene Chadwick will have the leading role in Rupert Hughes new picture, "Law Against Law." Willis Leaving Hays Ass'n Lloyd D. Willis who has been engaged on legislative matters for the Hays organization, leaves the end of the month to join an advertising agency. Shapiro to Head A. M. P. A. At yesterday's A. M. P. A. meeting, the nominating committee made its report. Victor M . Shapiro is slated for the presidency; A. M. Botsford, vice-president; Arthur M. Brilant, treasurer and Charles W. Barrell, secretary. Thomas G. Wiley will be representative to the U. S. Chamber of Commerce and the following on the board of directors: Fred E. Baer, Jerome Beatty, Herbert Crooker, Bob Dexter. Howard Dietz, Walter Eberhardt. John C. Flinn. 1 larry Reichenba< ii and C. L. Yearlsey. The election will be held on 6.