The Film Daily (1923)

m 12 THE ■JZW, DAILY Sunday, July 29, 1923 Percentage (Continued from Page 1) going on in this great big industry of ours SR is recognized as big league. One of, if not the' greatest sales manager in this business. And for that matter — in almost any other. I know a couple big concefns that weep every time they think. Of how they might have had SR handling their sales. And think it over. With regrets. MICKEY AN ACTOR Everyone knows Mickey Neilan as a director. But how many know that Micke) is also an actor. Yes; right on the screen. Doesn't make a practice of it. But then he's an obliging cuss. And so, when Eddy Dillon was directing Elaine Hammerstein. Out on the Goldwyn lot. Mickey was looking on one day. And Eddy — who is an old pal of Mickey's. Asked Mickey if he wanted to ''act.-' "Sure," said Mickey, "don't you know I'm the greatest actor on the screen." "All right then," said Eddy, "go on an play a driver for us." And Mickey did. And the only trouble is that Truart can't advertise Mickey. As appearing in the cast of "Broadway Gold." IN AND OUT They have a sense of humor in Ger ENGLAND NEEDS A WILL HAYS At least "Freddy" in The Film Renter (London) thinks so. Saying:, apropos of the failure of the English film industry to r\ many. Even if the mark flops every other minute. And so Kinemetograf, Berlin, used this cut, showing "Frederick the Great," departing from the Ufa Palace and "The Two Orphans" coming in. Please note the little Gish girls. HIRAM'S LIFE Yep ; Abrams. Still in the making. But the data is coming along fine now. And when we get back. From vacationing. Yep ; we're on it now. The chances are the biography will begin appearing. Don't miss it. BURN REAL MONEY FOR ECONOMY Over in Berlin a producer shot a scene. Showing friend wife. Carelessly burning up her miser husband's hoard. And it was found cheaper to burn actual 100 mark notes. Than to buy imitation money and use it. MORE CENSORING Not satisfied with all the legal censors that are on the horizon another has developed. Clarence D. Antrim, manager of a Philadelphia Lyceum Bureau. Which supplies films for the Ocean Grove (N. J.) Asso. Auditorium. And Antri takes "realism" out of the pictures he shows. No beach sirens, no girls smoking cigarettes. No hula dancers and no underworld crime stuff. Likes Tommy Meighan in "Back Home and Broke." Showed it without a cut. Says audience don't like the stuff he cut out. And he knows. A MEETING Some business men. Not of this business. Attending a board meeting of a company in which they were interested. Managing director talking. Telling of the cash the company had in negatives. "That's all right," said one of these regular business men, "but we would rather see the cash in affirmatives." This story is true. Name of company on request. GETTING "ROXY'S" GOAT When tin -<• out of the industry publications talk about picture houses the) sometimes slip. One of them recently had an article telling of how the big California. In Los Angeles. Had lost money. Lven tho "Roxy" had started it. Of course "Roxy" isn't talking. Bu,t those of us who know. Know that the California i^ making money. And did from wdien Roxy started it. It's enough to get "Roxy's" goat. Way out in Field ston. revise the Entertainment Tax : "The entertainment tax campaign failed, and failed miserably because it had not a single personality who could command the real respect of the Government." Adding that he advocated "the appointment of a Will Hays in this country." Sorry, Freddy, sorry you're in trouble. But you'll have to find a Hays of your own. We need our Willie over here. IN THE MAIL BAG Comes a postal from Joe McCloskey. From Venice. Saying "Come on over. Any man who can't make love here better than Valentino should be barred off." Oh, Joe! But thanks for the compliment just the same. OUR TEETHING INDUSTRY P. A. Parsons in the dentist chair. R. W. Baremore, of Metro, in the dentist chair. Billy Brandt as well. And Harry Reichenbach having teething troubles. Any more? . STARTING RIGHT Pandro Berman is Harry Berman's son. And Harry is a real hustler for FBO. Pandro had his choice. Of going through the University of Pennsylvania. Or taking up picture production. And because he's the son. of his father he stuck to pictures. So on Friday last he left for the Coast. And will start in the carpenter's shop. At RC studio. Learning the business Atta boy ! THE MILLENIUM Maurice Tourneur says the time is coming. When theaters will be divided in groups. And one type of house will play mellers ; another the high brow type, and also houses where programs are specially shown for children only. What's that old Methodist hymn? "Oh, happy day — ?" SO LONG Goin' away. All tired out. Too much figurin' things. Want a new perspective. A new viewpoint. Back soon. Meanwhile tell "Red" your troubles. DANNY. Skill + Speed + Service EGGERS, Inc. 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