The Film Daily (1924)

Friday June 27, 1924 DAILY Coast Brevities (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Hollywood— Harold Bell Wright is preparing the script of "The Mine With the Iron Door," the next fht story Principal will produce. The company will leave for Arizona shortly, where the picture will be made. C. B. C. has engaged Norbert Brodin , Dewey Wrigley and Edward Henderson to turn the crank on "The iPricc She Paid" The trio were the cameramen on "The Sea Hawk". After spending several weeks along the edge of the Mojave desert, the Hoot Gibson company has returned to begin interiors for "The Ridin' Kid from Powder River". Famous Players has engaged Agnes Christine Johnston to write the scenario for "Forbidden Paradise", starring Pola Negri. Lubitsch will direct. J. Stuart Blackton has begun production on A. S. M. Hutchinson's, "The Clean Heart." Percy Marmont and Otis Harlan play the leads. The last episode of "The Telephone Girl" series, starring Alberta Vaughn, and directed by Percy Pembroke, has been completed. Samuel Goldwyn has signed Belle Bennett and Lillian Hackett for parts in "Potash and Perlmutter in Hollywood." Anders Randolf has been engaged by Samuel Goldwyn for a part ir) "Potash and Perlmutter in Hollywood". Lon Chaney is slated to play the n.ale lead in "He Who Gets Slapped". Victor Seastrom will direct. Robert Ellis will appear in "Lover's Lane" and Wilfred Lucas in "Cornered", both for Warners. Arthur Rosson has begun filming William Desmond's newest, "The Measure of A Man". "Race for Life", the second of the Perfection series for C B. C, is now in production. The Billy Sullivan unit has just left for Palmdale, to shoot exteriors for "An Eyeful". Hunt Stromberg has engaged Walter Anthony to title "Tiger Thompson". Virginia Valli has begun work on her "Clinging Fingers". Ted Sloman is directing. "Fine and Dandy", featuring Tom Mix, will be released as "Oh, You Tony!'. "Spec" O'Donnell has been added 16 the cast of "The Foolish Virgin". Frank Atkinson is editing "Captain F' arless". GREENE Competition Nil (.Continued from Page 1) about 900 theaters are served out of St. Louis exchanges; that of the total, ninety-five per cent are owned by one individual or by one company and that competition is nil or practically nil for that reason. As noted, Hill testified that he had experienced no difficulty in obtaining first runs in St. Louis and other key cities In but one city. Springfield, 111., had he been unable to dispose of all of his first-runs, and there he stated a combination of the exhibitors dictated prices. Paramount had tq meet this situation as all other exchanges he said. He defended block system as a matter of economics, pointing out that it costs $15 or more every time a film salesman makes a town, and that if a company could sell twenty pictures at once, its expenses would be lower and it could afford to sell for less. Famous was forced in self-defense to build a first-run in St. Louis to obtain an outlet for its product. That was the substance of the testimony of Fred L. Cornwell, owner of the Dclmonte and formerly president of the Famous Players Missouri Corp., owner of the Missouri and which, during Cornwell's regime also owned the Dclmonte and fourteen neighborhood theaters operated by the Koplar Bros. Cornwell reviewed the history of first-runs, his testimony being intended to show that Famous had not been guilty of unfair methods of competition and that they had "endeavored to open up a closed market rather than to close an open one." However, Bruce Bfomley, counsel for Famous was handicapped in getting the desired testimony from Cornwell into the record, Examiner Alvord sustaining many objections. Efforts of Bromley to bring out that previous efforts had been made by other companies to obtain control of the Koplar chain were not permitted by Examiner Alvord. Fuller also successfully resisted ef forts to have Cornwell testify that Marcus Loew is completing a vaudeville and picture house at Eighth and Washington, and that Goldwyn-Cosmopolitan interests were financially assisting erection of a first-run at Grand and Morgan Street in which Famous would have no interest. Washington House Destroyed (.Special to THE FILM DAILY) Castle Rock, Wash. — Charley Het fum's theater is in ruins caused by fire that destroyed nearly the whole town. The lose was partly covered bv insurance. Exhibitors Score Victory (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Port Orchard, Wash. — Through the efforts of J. A. McC.ill. local exhibitor, the city coluncil has passed an ordinance taxing all traveling shows $5 per day. Reioice Over New Schedule (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Seattle — Local exchangemen are pleased over the new schedule prepared by the American Express Co. to expedite the shipment of films. Incorporations Albany — Wendell Phillips Dodge Producing Corp., New York. 65 shares preferred stock, $100 each; 110 shares common, no par value. Attorney, F. J. Knorr, Albany. Incorporators, W. P. Dodge, D. S. Ellsworth and B. W. Harton. Albany — Grantland Rice Sport Lights, New York. 1,000 shares common stock, no par value. Incorporators, G. and K. H. Rice and L. J. Hawkinson. Attorney, L. Hardy. New York. Albany — Constance Films, New York. 200 shares common stock, no par value Incorporators, N. Handel, M. Kreeger and E. J. Sichel. Attorney, A. A. Silberger. Hartford, Conn. — Triangle Theaters, Inc., Westport. Capital $50,000. Incorporators, Morris Neuns, Samuel Shapiro, and Louis Astor, all of New Haven. New Color Process The color work being done for Lee-Bradford on their "Red Head" comedies and for "The World in Color," is being made by a new system worked out at the Kelley Laboratory at Palisades. Ordinary single coated stock is used. It is joined, polished and handled the same way all films are. The colors are in the single emulsion. It is said to be the least expensive film ever made from color selection negatives. Canada Sees "Married Love" (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Edmonton, Atla. — "Married Love," the sex picture by Dr. Marie Stopes of London, has been passed by the c§nsors, and was presented at the Monarch theater by M. O. Allen, recently. Albany — Seven Seas Film Corp.. New York. Capital $25,000. Incorporators, J. J. Akston and W. A. Farrell. Attorney, T E. Shea, New York. Albany — Gordon Biddlc Prod.. New York. Capital $60,000. Incorporators, F. P. Trice and W. Greenwald. Attorney, J. A. Michael, New York. Sacramento, Cal — Standard Casting Directorv, Inc., Los Angeles Capital $75,000. "Between Worlds" at Capitol "Between Worlds" a German picture, directed by Fritz Lang, will play at the Capitol the week of July 6. American distribution is controlled by Weiss Brothers. The local Fox circuit has booked "Mysteries of Mali Jong", a two recler, from Arrow. New York Chicago Hollywood Rothacker Laboratories WILLIAM S. GILL, Eastern Sales Mgr. 542 Fifth Ave. Tel. Murray Hill 1831 DON'T FORGET TONIGHT at the Town Hall, 12* W. 43rd Sr., at 8.30 P. M. an interesting illustrative program made by the The Friese Greene Colour Film Process will be presented by the Directors of the Spectrum Films, Ltd. Telephone for complimentary tickets to Mr. Stuart M. Johnson, Business Manager, Friese-Greene Film Process, Hotel McAlpin NOW PLAYING ^Betty C°mpson MIAMI SlOry (>y JOHN LYNCH < an Alan Crostand Production Produced by TILFORD CINEMA CORPORATION RELEASED BY PRODUCERS DISTRIBUTING CORP.