The Film Daily (1924)

THE 10 The Weeks Headlines Monday Large local circuit heads to confer on question of handling tax. Unanimity of action anticipated. Saunders and Grainger off for second MetroCioldwyn sales convention in Chicago. To attend Coast meeting. Tuesday J. D. Williams returns. Hugh Mcintosh joins Ritz-Carlton. "Bioscope" report credits Sabatini with writing Valentino stories some of which will be made abroad. Iiinderup case resumed at Omaha. "Blacklist" charge again to the front. J,. Gordon Edwards, back from abroad, praises Brabin's work on "Ben Hur." Wednesday Survey made by THE FILM DAILY shows exhibitors generally will refund admission. Famous office closed in Tokio because of boycott. No word from others. Howells receives word to hold up shipments. Committee appointed at Warner franchise holder's Coast meeting to co-operate with producers as to material desired by exhibitors. Thursday Treasury Dept. rules certificates showing destroyed tickets are necessary. Informa tion relative to Admission Tax. Regal becomes Metro-Goldwyn Canadian distributor. Tacoma suburban exhibitors worried over expansion of Jensen & Von Herberg. Friday No. Car. M. P. T. O. meeting, was, in effect, a meeting of the Allied exhibitor group. W. A. Steffes elected president. Mid-Winter meeting of Allied organizations planned in December at Charlotte. Trans-Canada Theaters, Ltd., seek to have theater deal with A. J. Small interests cancelled. M. P. T. O. directors submit financing plan. Committees named. Saturday Production plans of Schulberg — (Preferred) for coming season. Binderup cross examination. Hays office declares report issued by Chicago ticket concern to exhibitors, as false. Charles R. Rogers back from Coast. Corinne Griffith to start "Wilderness" before "Declasse." Sennett Has Four at Work (.Special to THE FILM DAILY) Hollywood — Mack Sennett has four companies at work. Ben Turpin is finishing up on his travesty on Romeo and Juliet and will start immediately on a burlesque on "Three Weeks". Alice Day, Vernon Dent and Charlotte Mineau appear in Ralph Graves' second comedy for Sennett. The ninth of the Harry Langdon series, being directed by Harry Edwards, is under way, while Billy Bevan,' Sid Smith, Madeline Hurlock, Barbara Pierce and KallaPasha are in the cast of a new sea comedy which Ralph Cedar is directing. Rosen's Next, "Lovers' Lane" (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Hollywood — Having just completed "Being Respectable", for the Warners, Phil Rosen is preparing his next, "Lovers' Lane". Harry Geyskens Resigns (Special to THE FILM DAILY) London — Harry Geyskens, founderdirector of the Societe Anonyme des Ceneinatographes-Harry, has resigned because of ill health. Returns to Coast Frank Condon, scenario and fiction writer, left yesterday for the Coast. Ben Lyon in Town Ben Lyon, who was in "The White Moth," is here from the Coast. Rogers Back (Continued from Page 1) ville" directed by Jerome Storm and Hunt Stromberg is completed and Miss Dean starts on her next, "The Cafe in Cairo" about July 1. Rogers also brought with him a print of Renaud Hoffman's "Legend of Hollywood" in which Percy Marmont and Zazu Pitts are cast. Hoffman.will be recalled as the producer of "Which Shall it Be?" which proved somewhat of a sensation. Later the title was changed. Hagedorn and Backus in Partnership (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Detroit — Charles R. Hagedorn, who recently sold his Lyric theater, Mt. Clemens, and Claude E. Backus, have formed a partnership and have taken over the Michigan rights to the Dempsey-Firpo fight pictures. Offices are located in the Favorite Exchange. Logan, Love, Beery in Ray Film (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Hollywood — Jacqueline Logan, Bessie Love, Wallace Beery, Lydia Knott, Russell Powell and Adelbert Knott, will appear in the cast of 'Dynamite Smith," Charles Ray's first of the Thomas Ince productions under the Pathe banner. Exhibitor Candidate For Congress (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Chicago — Mayor Walter A. Rosenfield, mayor of Rock Island, and interested in the Fort Armstrong and other theaters in that city, has announced himself as a candidate for Congress. New Producing Plans (Continued from Page 1) also formerly of Preferred, who will be in charge of the New York offices. The first release under the new plan will be "The Breath of Scandal", which will be directed by Gasnier. Others to follow: "The Boomerange", "The Triflers", "White Man", "When A Woman Reaches Forty", "My Lady's Lips", "Frivolity", "The Mansion of Aching Hearts". Schulberg expects to add another director shortly. Long-Time Managers Rewarded (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Detroit — Thomas D. Moule, manager of the Adams, Madison and Capitol, and Mike Schoenherr, manager of the Columbia, both with John Kunsky for ten years, have received a gift in appreciation of their faithful services, in the nature of a trip to the Coast, and in addition, $1,000 in cash. Will Help Awaken Interest Warren A. Newcombe, art director for D. W. Griffith, is preparing an article to awaken an interest in a better theater to present pictures movement. Newcombe contends that the present theater harmonizes with the presentation of burlesque and vaudeville. Lloyd Starts His Next (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Hollywood — Harold Lloyd has started work on his next, the present title of which is "Hubby." Jobyna Ralston appears opposite. Desberg in Accident (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Cleveland — As the result of an accident Fred Desberg of the Ohio theaters is laid up with a broken foot. Mary Bradley Plans Trip Mary Hastings Bradley, author of the Pathe serial, "The Fortieth Door," sails for the Belgian Congo, June 28, to hunt wild animals. Change Title of Pathe Serial The Pathe serial "The Golden Panther", now in production at the Fort Lee studios, will be released as "Wanted by the Police". Nat Beier with Commonwealth Nat Beier has just been appointed Supervisor of Sales in New Jersey for Commonwealth Film. A Misapprehension (Continued from Page 1) be a penalty of $1,000 to all exhibitor's using old tickets after July 2. Jack Connolly of the Hays organization says the Bureau will work out a plan which will prevent theater owner's from being embarassed when the new tickets should be used. Planning Johnson's Next (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Hollywood — Emile Johnson, mother of Emory Johnson, has practically completed the story for the producer's next. It is understood that it will be along the lines of other Johnson productions. Novel Sennett Comedy Mack Sennett has produced for Pathe a novel comedy short reel, in which a porpoise, sharks, swordfish and tuna play the featured roles. Special Showing "A Self Made Failure," produced by J. K. McDonald for First National, was given a special showing at the Plaza last night. Booked for Indefinite Run (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — "The King of Wild Horses" has been booked for an indefinite run at Miller's. Caulfield Leaves Harry Caulfield, who is making commercial films, leaves today for Los Angeles. Binderup Case (Continued from Page 1) more than the number of towns for which he contracted. The line of defense is expected to then take the tack that because Binderup had exceeded his contracted arrangements by "bicycling" in other towns, that he was refused service by various film concerns. The cross •examination secured an' admission from Binderup that he was able to and had obtained service after the dates which have been brought forward at the time that he was refused further service bv members of the Omaha Film Board of Trade. On the other hand, Binderup has been successful in establishing that various exchanges were cognizant ors using old tickets after July 2. pictures in whatever towns on his circuit that he chose. Attorneys for the defending film companies cut down the damages for which Binderup is suing to less than half of the original amount of $724,000 in an attack on his valuations and by forcing him to produce records. Binderup also admitted on the stand that he had practically been running an exchange at Minden and supplying theaters with film. Merge Old Companies The negatives produced by Pickford Film Corp. and the Famous Players-Mary Pickford Co., Inc., were equally divided between Miss Pickford and Famous Players before Miss Pickford's recent departure abroad, as noted, and all of the stock in both companies formerly held by Miss Pickford, was transferred to Famous Players. The latter, as the simplest method of winding up all affairs of the two corporations, has merged both the Pickford Film and the Famous Players-Pickford Co. Liberty Enterprises Start (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Santa Rosa, Cal. — Liberty Enterprises has been organized to conduct a chain in northern California. John E. Triguerio, manager of the Strand, is president of the new company, which has been chartered with a capital of $50,000, and which operates houses at Fort Bragg, Mendocino City, Caspar, Albion, Elk and Point Areno. Tashman to the Coast Lilyan Tashman leaves on Tuesday for the Coast. 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