The Film Daily (1923)

DAILY Wednesday, August 22, 1923 VlL IXV Nt. 44Wediesda». Aiij 22 1923 Pnci 5 Cents Copyright 102.», 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. {oteph Dannenberg, President and Editor ; . \V. Alicoate, Treasurer and Business Manager; Maurice D. Kann, 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. 'Phone, Hollywood 1603. Chicago Representative — Irving Mack, 738 S. Wabash Ave. London Representative — Ernest W. Fredman. The Film Renter, 53a Shaftesbury Ave., London, W. 1. Paris Representative — Le Film, 42 Rue de Clichy. Central European Representative — Internationale Filmschau, Prague (Czecho-Slo vakia), Wenzelsplatz. Quotations East. Kod. .102^ 102^ 102^ 100 F. P.-L 74y2 73 74 2,500 do pfd 89^ 88^ 89^ 900 y'Goldwyn Not quoted y^ Griffith Not quoted Loew's 16 15*4 15# 200 Triangle Not quoted World Not quoted New Fox Comedies "The Rainstorm" is the first release of the new Imperial Comedies to be made by Fox. Each will be in tworeels. FOR SALE: Twenty thousand feet of Eastman negative stock at 25% discount. ' Left over from filming a production. Address Gregory, 76 Echo, New Rochelle, N. Y. Phone New RocheUe 4061 WELDED WIRE REELS For Salt Ay Howclls Cine Equip. Co.. 740 7th A»e.. New York New York Chicago Hollywood Rothacker Laboratories WILLIAM S. GILL, Eastern Sales Mgr. 542 Fifth Ave. Tel. Murray Hill 1831 New Group In Work (Continued frosa Pace 1) in the lead. "Rita Coventry" which William de Mille will direct will be released as "Everyday Love" with Jack Holt and Nita Naldi featured. The Cecil B. De Mille production to follow "The Ten Commandments" will be "Triumph" with Leatrice Joy and Rod La Roque featured. Cliff Smith who was associated with William S. Hart as his director lor years will direct Hart's first, "Wild Bill Hickok," in which Ethel Grey Terry will have the feminine lead. "Flaming Barriers" will be directed by George Melford with Jacqueline Logan, Antonio Moreno, Theodore Roberts, Walter Hiers and Sigrid Holmquist in the cast. "The Stranger" a John Galsworthy story will be directed by Joseph Henabery with Richard Dix, Leatrice Joy and Lewis Stone in it. James Cruze's production to follow "Ruggles of Red Gap" will be "There's A Fortune In It" in which Agnes Ayres. Edward Horton, Bebe Daniels, Wallace Beery and Louise Dresser will play the leads. Following "West of the Water Tower," Glenn Hunter will be starred in "When Knights Were Bold" for which Ralph Spence will do the editing and write the titles. Pola Negri will be starred in "My Man" which Herbert Brenon will direct. Irving Willat will direct "The Heritage of the Desert, "a Zane Grey story in which Lois Wilson, Rod La Roque and Noah Beery will have the leads. Victor Fleming is now at work on "The Call of the Canyon," another of the Grey series. Maurice Tourneur 111 (Special to THK FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — Maurice Tourneur is ill with ptomaine poisoning. Production of "Jealous Fools" has been temporarily held up because of his illness. Silverman Bros. Here The Silverman Bros, who operate theaters in Altoona, Pa. and other towns in that part of Pennsylvania were in town yesterday. Nixon Colonial Now A Stanley House (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Germantown, Pa. — Nixon-Nird linger's Colonial, the largest theater In the Courts The receivership for the Morosco Holding Corp. has resulted in the filing of an injunction suit by John M. Riehle, the receiver, to get possession of two films, "The Half Breed,' and "Slippy McGee," in a suit in which the Greenwich Bank, Oliver Morosco, George R. Bentel and Associated First National are named as defendants. The complaint alleges that the Morosco Holding Co. owned the stock of the Oliver Morosco Prod. which in turn owned the film rights to the two plays and produced them. It is alleged that with full knowledge of the ownership of the stock by the Morosco Holding Co., the defendants Morosco and Bentel, as officers of Oliver Morosco Prod., assigned the films to the bank as security for loans, and the bank accepted them with full knowledge of the facts. The papers state that the bank has already received $32,664 and is claiming additional money amounting to about $6,000 in the possession of First National, which is distributing the films. The papers ask that the assignment of the films to the Greenwich Bank be declared illegal and that Associated First National be restrained from paying over any more money to the bank, and that the bank account for the money received. The Commercial Traders Cinema Corp., stated yesterday that the injunction sought by Oscar Apfel to restrain the sale of the prints of "The Trail of the Law," "The Man Who Paid" and "The Wolf's Fangs" had been denied. Los Angeles — Jules E. Brulatour has instituted suit against H. H. Van Loan for $2,166.66 charging that Van Loan had contracted to write a scenario for $1,666.66; that he had been advanced $500 by Brulatour and then failed to carry out the agreement. Gilroy Resigns Foster Gilroy has resigned as director of publicity for the Hodkinson Corp. His successor has not been named. in this section of the state, is now under control of the Stanley peoples ^Yie ( The property was purchased for $400,000 on an option taken three years ago. ^Aronson Closes Deal With Lande During a recent visit to Pittsburgh, Alexander Aronson closed a deal for the Truart franchise with Harry Lande for Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky. Aronson also closed for Ohio and Kentucky with Lande. "Hollywood" Opens in Los Angeles (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — "Hollywood" opened at the Rialto yesterday for an indefinite run. ftTrie Spoilers" is now running at Contest on "Romeo" The Daily News is conducting a contest for the public to determine who would be the more popular player to play Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet," Mary Pickford or Norma Talmadge. Votes for Romeo also are being cast. May Start Work in Spring (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — It is practically cerl tain that Norma Talmadge will appear in "Romeo and Juliet" with "Broadway Gold" and "The Empty Joseph Schildkraut as Romeo. Miss Cradle" will be handled by Max , Talmadge is now making "The Dust Glucksmann in Argentine and Chile, of Desire" with "Secrets" next on the the deal having been closed by M. schedule. This will keep her busy Hoffman, general manager of Truart. until next Spring. PatkeN No. 68 ew, EUROPE MOURNS PRESIDENT HA DING Memorial services are heid in Westraimt Abbey; Paris too holds services DETHRONES TE1 " HELEN WILLS NIS CHAMPION Young California girl defeats Molla lory, champion for eight years British ruler sails on royal yacht and wi honors at Cowes, England Other news as usual U ^Announcing EMBLEMS Of LOVE" as the title of a forthcoming production to be road-showed by Progress Productions Incorporated 19 West 44th St., New York Cosmos Art Pictures Association The Exhibitors Associatk JOIN NOW film! tllH protector CI 220 WEST 42^ STREET NEW YORK PHONE chickerinc ALLAN A.LOWNES 2 937 PRES.