The Film Daily (1924)

Way, April 22, 1924 THE ■cBtl DAILY 0em's Ocean Trip (Continued from Page 1) ■f]je funny way the time runs here p > twenty-four o'clock gets Mrs. lejker puzzled but not me. I am e^ng two watches and look at ,e: both and then just add them up. I sked the porter where we could a t see life and he said go to Pairifcjts which we did but we didn't iv no dress-suits on so we couldn't 8t,n. I got it fixed for tonight icfh for I made an affidavit before ie American Express Company that .\ve a dress-suit but my trunks n: arrived. If this affidavit don't ettis in I'm going to stick to the jirvards which ain't so terrible hi. they are full of French mammas h give you nice dirty looks as you rq.enade. ^e money's changed again and sqs me with a pocket full of EyeK liars and they're no good, so pess I will give them to my wife Harrow. Maybe she can pass 'em. ]jot some great ideas for exhibitrswhen I get back. One place I liid through I see all the men sitn on a fence watching the wora1 flowing so I'm thinking now of H;.ng a farm. Especially as Mrs. K taking on weight. t'le ticket sellers at the movies a are smart. When you go to B'a ticket they looks at you and if I are an American they set you i' twice as# much as you were a rich man. So here's my idea. The cjbitors should know everyone in w towns then when anyone buys t'ket, if he's a stranger charge him Dj)le. Of course you got to be careIn case a person comes up who IS moved to your town. If you st to be perfect make a tie-up with itstation agent and he can tip you fiiow many people got off the Si each time one gets in. lere's an old guy in front of the 3l here who says if I give him :. franks he'll show me around af:'Mrs. Deneker gets to sleep toij'row but its just my luck she t't be sleepy then or the guy won't (v up. he conciergy here tells me Danny il this old guy every night he was l! last year. Hot dog? ook for the hot letter tomorrow | if you think it is too frank (like imoney here) don't publish it but k it for me when I get back so I (remember what to tell you I saw. sk Doc. Gianinni if he's got a K here. It looks like I'm going heed it if this old guy is on the Best Ever, CLEM. ore Resignations at Fox, Phila. ' (Special to THE FILM DAILY) 'hiladelphia — Frank J. Black, asiate conductor of the Fox orcheshas resigned. In the past few :ks many attaches have resigned Deen let out. $2,000,000 Theater For Poli (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Worcester, Mass. — The Poli cir vvill erect a $2,000,000 theater : before the end of the summer. Plan 4 Columbus Theaters (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Columbus, Ohio — William M. James, president of the James Amusement Co., is making plans to build four theaters, each with a seating capacity of at least 1000. Curfew in Camden, N. J. (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Camden, N. J.— The Board of Censors has decided that children will not be allowed to attend shows after nine o'clock, unless accompanied by parents. Seattle F. B. O. Office Wins Contest (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Seattle — The F. B. O. exchange is the winner of the ten weeks' sales drive, barely nosing out Philadelphia, which held first place through the drive. Maclntyre Heads Albany Board (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Albany — J. H. Maclntyre, new manager of the Famous-Lasky exchange has been elected president of the Film Board of Trade. "Counterfeit," New 1st Nat'l (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — Colleen Moore and Conway Tearle are to be co-featured in "Counterfeit" for First National. Palma Files Name Change (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Dover, Del. — The Palma Pictures Corp., of New York has filed a name change to Associated Arts Corp. Ten Weeks' Sales Drive (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Detroit — Vitagraph has launched a ten weeks' drive for new business. It ends June 14. Coast Brevities (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Hollywood — Metro has signed Pat O'Malley for a part in "Bread." He is now appearing opposite Viola Dana in "The Beauty Prize." Ford Sterling has been cast for one of the roles in "We Are French," Rupert Julian's new Universal production. Ramon Novarro will start work on his first starring picture for Metro following the Fred Niblo's "The Red Lily." Isadore Bernstein, has been chosen to do "Heart of the Night Wind," the next William Desmond serial. Eulalie Jensen, Gertrude Claire and Lucille Hutton have been added to the cast of "Mary the 3rd." Irving Asher, has been assigned to assist Zion Myers, supervisor of comedv units at Universal. Wanda Hawley and Mae Busch have been engaged for parts in "Bread" for Metro. GREENE Migrating Eastward (Continued from Page 1) "The tide of motion picture production," says the Wall Street Journal, "which until now has moved westward for California sunshine has been checked by 'good-as-sunlight' improvements in artificial lighting. The motion picture business of the next decade will be mostly within sight of the tower of the Woolworth building, except for tropical sets which can be made somewhere near Miami, Fla., 42 hours from Broadway. "Money spent in the motion picture production has gone mostly to California, to the building of enormous studios and cities such as that of Hollywood with its permanent 15,000 colony. But managements continued to keep their main offices in New York. It is here that films receive the stamp of approval or fail. Forty per cent, of their money is invested on this side of the Alleghenies. Off in California companies have huge traveling expenses, and oftentimes work at odds with the home office. A European setting means a 2500mile trip east and as far again to the Continent. Costs for shipping properties are large, and often mean circling half the globe. New York banks were cold to films produced on the other side of the Rockies. Long Island Favored Migration east has begun. In 1922 Famous Players-Lasky produced but 20% of their pictures at Long Island City, last year 40%. They also are planning to sell one of their smaller studios in California. When asked about this shift of production Famous Players said they have no intention of shifting their entire production east. "A group of promoters have an option on a large expanse of property near Brooklyn and intend to begin constructing large studios in the near future unless blocked in court by adjoining property owners. "Griffith continues to stage his films along the eastern coast. There are a number of studios growing up on Long Island and in the neighborhood of Jersey City. Why East Desirable "Now that New Yrok banks are showing more active interest in financing moving pictures producers see advantages in being nearer their money. Most of the industries manufacturing moving picture supplies are also in the neighborhood of New York. An important consideration is in greater facilities for getting casts in New York. The choice is many times larger, mobs come cheaper, and enormous transportation charges are eliminated. "According to Jenkins' percentage tables 42.4% of the movie public is in the states between Maine and Virginia. New York has 18.7%, New England 8.5% and Pennsylvania 8%. The largest western -state is Illinois, with 9% of the total public. "Some of the motion picture industry is firmly anchored in California. Some producers have settled down for good, and get their money from local banks. Some of the movie stars and producers have invested much of their money in California real estate. It is safe to say, however, that in the future the bulk of production will be done within easy reach of Manhattan." Helen Ferguson will appear, with Lillian Rich in "Never Say Die," featuring Douglas McLean. Simplex Projection Rooms Longest throw. Most modern upto-date rooms in the city. Open 9 A. M. until Midnight. Chickering 2110-2111 220 W. 42nd Street U.S. & CANADA ACENTS FOR CAMERAS and SUPPLIES MOTION PICTURE APPARATUS CO II8W.44ST.N.Y. BRYANT 66 i> The Biggest Little Star in Pictures Sol Lesser presents BABY PEGGY in CAPTAIN JANUARY By Laura E. Richards Now in its 54th Edition; Circulation 600,000 With a superb cast including Hobart Bosworth, Irene Rich, Harry T. Morey, Lincoln Stedman, Barbara Tennant. Produced by Principal Pictures Corp. Method of Distribution to Be Announced Later.