The Film Daily (1923)

THE ■2&?k m DAILV Friday, December 21, 1923 V )i XXVI No 69 Friday. Dsc. 21. 1923 Price 5 Cents * opynabt I".'.', Will's Kilm and Film Folks, Inc., Published Daily except Saturday, at 71-7.3 West 44th St.. New York, N. Y., by WIDS HI. MS end FILM FOLKS, INC. Joseph DannenberK, President and Editor ; U . Alicoate, Treasurer and Business Manafter; Maurice D. Kami, Managing Editor. I >onaKl M. Mersereau, Advertising Manager. I ntcrrd as second-class matter May 21, 1918, at the post office at New York, N. Y., under <■ ad ol March i, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States. Outaide of Greater New York, $10.00 one year; 6 moaths, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign J15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 71-73 West 44th St., New York, N. Y. Phone Yanderbilt 4551-4552-5558. Hollywood. California — Walter R. Greene, Mil Hollywood Blvd. 'Phone, Hollywood 1603. London Representative — Ernest W. Fredman, Th« Film Renter, 53a Shaftesbury Ave., London, W. I. Pari* Representative — Le Film, 42 Rue de ClichT. Central European Representative — Internationale Filmschau, Prague (Czecho-Slo vakia), Wenzelplatz. Quotations High Low Close Sales 5t. Kod. .108 1077/6 10774 200 1 P.-] 6754 67 67K 4,000 do pfd. ... 86 86 86 100 Goldwyn ... 8^ 8% 8y& 500 Low's 17J4 1654 16^4 3.500 Commends Editorial Regarding costs and failure of the production department to take such matters up with the distribution department, Robert Cotton, in charge the Educational Exchange at Dallas, writes: • "Danny : "A fine editorial. "Also it they would only listen to us we could tell them something about what length of features was most popular with exhibitors all over the country. But they don't want advice." Davis Assisting Blackton Clay Davis is assistant director with the Blackton unit at Vitagraph which has just completed "Let Not Man Put Asunder." Davis also figured in the Banks of the Wabash." ADVERTISE YOUR SHORT SUBJECTS MATS for this "ad" FREE at your Educational Exchange /, MERMAID COMEDY til EXIT CAESAR A JACK WHITE PRODUCTION with AT* ALL-STAR CAST Foreign Dis'ribution of Motion Picture ■mductions *^ V^ann ****** \jS>x* l. • (2nd St York. Chick. 2355 Cables — Geokann. N Y. Newspaper Opinions "The Man From Brodney's" — Vitagraph — Rialto AMERICAN A picture like "Tbfl Mail 1 "in Hi" lo -; with an ' 1 in an obvious manner, and mi with a result that is so undeniably sattory. ' * * One of the best things this company has ever made. DAILY NEWS Onlj Mr. McCutcheon can deal bo glibly in mythical kingdoms and the romances which bud therein. EVENING JOURNAL— • * * Is good serial material. It is not the sort of thing one expect' to see at the Rialto. Objection is not made to the fact that it is melodramatic, but to its ridiculous impossibility. EVENING WORLD « * * J. Warren Kerrigan * " * is ably supported by Alice Calhoun, Wanda Hawley and Miss Dupont. MAIL It is a lively melodrama with a flag-waving ending. * * * "The Man from ney's' should prove to be a "knockout" when it reaches the 10-cent stands. MORNING TELEGRAPH—' * * For it is typical McCutcheon fiction, produced in a manner worthy of his efforts. * * * The best acting in the piece is done by some one called Saunders, but he isn't even mentioned in the ivided by Vitagraph. POST ' just manages to become passable entertainment. TELEGRAM It is a love story of mystery and intrigue in the South Seas. » • • TIMES — * * * A popular type of picture, in which awkward situations are cleared up conveniently by the scenario writer and the director to suit their convenience. • * • This picture is poorly cut, and although it has certain interesting sequences it is not an overwhelming success as an entertainment. TIMES SQUARE DAILY— It is a highly romantic story * * ■ the usual emotional hokum. The uprising gave David Smith a chance to stage a corking battle. * * * TRIBUNE — * * • A quite entertaining picture. * * * It was all very good and we liked J. Warren Kerrigan better than in anything we have seen him previously. WORLD — For the sake of this compelling climax the picture must be accorded a vote of moderate confidence. The early reels are rather soporific and may well be omitted by the discriminating movie-goer intent upon inspect ing only the best of the week's display. Rivoli Shows For Kiddies The Rivoli will hold children's matinees Christmas Week at ten o'clock, beginning Monday morning. Films, dances, songs and playlets of appeal to the youngsters are on the program. Miriam Battista will take part. Admission to the matinees includes the privilege of remaining over for the regular program. Hatkin Dead Philip Hatkin, formerly Harley Knoles' cameraman is dead. I. P. D. A. Revived (Continued from Page 1) pleti lisl oi officers : I . E. ( !hadwick, Chadwick Pictures, president; Oscar A. Price, Tri-Stone, first vice president; Joseph Brandt, C. B. C, second vice president; Robert North, Weber & North, treasurer and Charles B. Hoy, Hoy Reporting Service, executive secretary. The companies which were elected to membership were: Chadwick Pictures, Equity, Arrow, Aywon, Agnes Egan Cobb, Weber & North, C. B. C, Blazed Trails Prod., Export & Import and Lee Bradford. The plan of operation as drawn up by the committe provides that the 1. P. D. A. is to function in all three branches of the business: production, distribution and exhibition. One of the important purposes of the body concerns the establishment of credits on a definite basis and it is in that connection that Charles B. Hoy will figure prominently. Headquarters of some kind will be secured so that meetings can be held regularly and in some definite place. Dawn Finishes Alaskan Film (.Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — Norman Dawn, who has been in Alaska for some time, has finished his Alaskan picture which he intends calling "The Trail of Broken Hearts." Ritz Opens Monday (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Philadelphia — The new Ritz will be formally opened Monday morning. The house is at Fifth and Market, cost $150,000 and seats 1,000. Reichenbach Going to Chicago Harry Reichenbach is going to Chicago next week in connection with the showing of "The Eternal City" at the Roosevelt theater there. Next Week on Broadway "Don't Call It Love" goes into the Rialto on Sunday and "Big Brother" into the Rivoli. Seena Owen Back Home Seena Owen is in New York from Europe. While in London she made a picture. m UFIRE ftaTftOlHl -=• «* sJttf IPC pAlgg* FIRE PATROL BULLETIN No. 29 a s i Jack Richardson is denounced for bis villainy before Spottiswood Aiken, the blind, old, sea captain in "THE FIRE PATROL," directed by HUNT STROMBERG. It's the first of fi big melodramas released on the franchise plan by CHADWICK PICTURES CORPORATION. 729 7th Ave.. N. Y B FlQE PK1RO& Henley Goes to Spokane (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Spokane — Samuel Henley formerly branch manager for Associated Exhibitors at Oklahoma City and recently on the sales staff of Universal at San Francisco, has been appointed manager for Universal here. Henley is a brother of Hobart Henley the director. HAL ROACH'S CHARLEY CHASE COMEDIES "Consistently Good" 1 reel Pafhecomedy We'll show you "What Three Men Wanted" ? INDEPENDENT PICTURES CORP. 1540 Broadway N. Y .C. Bryant 6884 Wanted young man for theatre who can write advertising copy, must also handle office detail and assist manager. Apply at once, Box F 21. it tti PUBLIC PROJECTION ROOM Will Rent Fully Equipped Money Making Projection Room to Responsible Party or Company. Apply to Box K3U Film Daily 71 W. 44th St., N. Y. 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