The Film Daily (1924)

[onday, January 14, 1924 he White Rose" — United Artists New Astor, Minneapolis tIBUNE — The production boasts of a y competent cast * * * The settings for story are exceptionally fine. 'Wild Bill Hickok"— F. P.-L. Rialto, Milwaukee ^TINEI/-;-* * * differs from other westin that it has some slight historical r * * * it follows the lines of wild and r thrills and will please the old Hart who like their heroes to be supermen rming impossible deeds with savoir faire. Woman of Paris" — United Artists Merrill, Milwaukee ,NTINEL — It is a simple, human story, f tragic, but sophisticated, of the lives iree people. • * * But what Chaplin lone is to prove that one doesn't need a in dollars' worth of sets, several thousand s and all the rest of the bag of tricks der to make such a story entertaining on :creen. "A Woman of Paris" is a classic mplicity. Garrick. Winnipeg (Week Ending Jan. 5) EE PRESS — There is not one inconis feature in the whole of the film, i, on the very face of it, bears the stamp irfection in screen directing. The singular :hness with which the story goes from :equence to another, betokens the fact that [scene was filmed in its proper place, in igical chronological order, » * * I IBUNE — Charles Chaplin, in making his ' serious photoplay, has achieved a twoitriumph, "A Woman of Paris," is sure >hk with the best pictures of 1923, and ;ice Charles Chaplin, the director, among uremost of the screen — yes, with Griffith I3e Mille. "A Woman of Paris" is unsionably one of the finest products of :reen. Woman to Woman" — Selznick Alhambra, Milwaukee LNTINEL — An ending that is true to life » ch circumstance occurs but rarely on the <> — is the one claim to distinction which i;e made by "Woman to Woman," which jerwise devoid of unusual features, despite act that Betty Compson is the star. Sees Shorts in Ascendency (Special to THE FILM DAILY) bs Angeles— Al Christie says: "II of the predictions now being made by iarious leaders of our industry point the 3to the greater ascendency of the short ).:t during the year of 1924. Probably ilaf the most encouraging things which neen said recently was Marcus Loew's t'lent through the Los Angeles press, that A' would in the coming year concentrate e and six reel pictures, 'r. Loew, being one of the largest theater ns in the United States, should know oof he speaks and when he says that Br owners and the public are tired of S padded pictures, and predicts that the an for making eight, nine and ten-reel Wed super-pictures will soon die out, he : rages every producer of short subjects I serve to round out a varied bill." On Broadway Astor — "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" Broadway — "Unseeing Eyes" Brooklyn Strand— "Her Temporary Husband." Cameo — "Through The Dark" Capitol— "Under The Red Robe" Central — "The Courtship of Myles Standish" Cohan — "The Ten Commandments" Cosmopolitan — "The Great White Way" Criterion — "The Covered Wagon" Forty-Fourth Street— "Scaramouche" Loew's New York— Today— "Slave of Desire" Tuesday— "Half A Dollar Bill" Wednesday — "Our Hospitality" Thursday — "This Freedom." Friday — "Mask of Lopez" and "Cause for Divorce." Saturday-"Judgment of the Storm" Lyric — "The White Sister" Rialto — "Let Not Man Put Asunder" Rivoli — "The Humming Bird" Strand— "Black Oxen" Next Week Broadway — Not yet determined Brooklyn Strand— "Black Oxen" Cameo— Not yet determined Capitol— "Under The Red Robe" (tentative.) Central — "The Courtship of Myles Standish" Cohan — "The Ten Commandments" Cosmopolitan — "The Great White Way" Criterion — "The Covered Wagon" Forty-Fourth Street — "Scaramouche" Lyric — "The White Sister" Rialto — Not yet determined Rivoli — Not yet determined Some New Theaters (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Liberty, Mo. — The Liberty is now three weeks old. This house cost $25,000. Liberty was without a theater from Feb. 2, until the New Liberty opened. Alton, 111.— The Grand, which closed temporarily probably will reopen late in January or early in February. Walnut Ridge, Ark. — The Swan has opened. L. L. Lewis is manager of the theatre which cost $30,000 to build. Jaclyn Arbuckle has been engaged Fayetteville, Ark.— E. C. Robertson ' Cosmopolitan for the part of has plans prepared for a new $40,000 |>re Meredith in "Janice Meredith." picture house Billy West First Revival of the 24 Two Reel KING BEE COMEDY SENSATIONS with BILLY WEST in character with cane, hat, shoes and pants State Rights Now Selling communicate with PRIME PICTURES CORP. 729 SEVENTH AVE., NEW YORK Controlling Worlds Right. Bryant 3377 Dinky Dean to be Starred (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — Dinky Dean Prod, have been formed. Charles Francis Riesner is president, Louis C. Simmel, an oil operator, is general manager; Lewis Lipton is supervisor of productions and Jack Neville, director of publicity and exploitation. Plans call for four pictures annually covering a period of four years. Prize Story Filmed Soon "The Throwback," the psychological adventure drama written by William Elwell Oliver a University of California student, who won the Laemmle scholarship prize, will be produced by Universal in the next few weeks. The story will be prepared by Raymond L. Schrock. Memphis Partnership Ends (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Memphis — The partnership between Clark Portner and Tony Ballas of Memphis, has been disolved, and in the future Porter will operate the Rex Theater while Ballas will continue in charge of the American and DeSoto. Seeking Sunday Shows in Geneva (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Geneva, N. Y. — The first reading of the city ordinance to allow Sunday pictures between 2 P. M. and 10:30 was made at the meeting of the Common Council. Final action will come up at the next meeting. Morton Now Controls Four (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Winnipeg, Man.— Henry Morton has increased his chain of local theaters to four with the acquisition of the Arlington on Pantages Ave. The other holdings are the Gaiety, Monarch and Park. Staab Begins New Duties (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Milwaukee — Henry Staab has begun his new duties as secretary of the state exhibitor unit. Vitagraph Buys "Clean Heart" The A. S. Hutchinson novel, "The Clean Heart," has been purchased by Vitagraph. Incorporations Albany — Equity Ticket Service, New York. 500 shares preferred stock, at $100 each; 1,000 shares common, no par value. Attorney, W. Kaufman, New York. Albany — G. G. G. Photo Service, New York. Capital $7,000. Incorporators, G. G. Greenlee and J. A. Vanderzee. Attorney, T. Vantassel, Yonkers. Albany — Richmount Pictures, New York. 100 shares preferred stock, $100 each; 100 shares common, no par value. Attorney, S. V. Ryan, Albany. Albany — Roy Pictures, Yonkers. Capital $20,000. Incorporators, W. Bennett and G. Ellis. Attorney, M. L. Lesser, New York. To Check Up Child Labor Law (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Milwaukee— Exhibitors and exchanges have been warned against employing help under 17 years of age. The Industrial Commission has notified the M. P. T. O. of Wisconsin that it will soon start a check-up among theaters in the state for violators. FIRST WITH THE BEST KINOGRAMS THE VISUAL NEWS effiLTHB WORLD New York Chicago Hollywood Rothacker Laboratories WILLIAM S. GILL, Eastern Sale-; Mgr. 542 Fifth Ave. Tel. Murray Hill 1831 CHAPLIN Appcarmi Marshall Neilan's Associated first National .5 Thomas H. bice's The Rendevous" Her Temporary Husband The Galloping Fish' "I am very much interested in the work of Sydney Chaplin. I consider him the foremost comedian on the screen today." GEORGE JEAN NATHAN in THE SMART SET