The Film Daily (1924)

THE ■«3^ IVilM DAILY Wednesday, September 10, 1924 Vol. XXIX No. 60 Wednesday, Sept. 10,1924 Price 5 Cents -•»■ .. . . — ■■ ■ ■ Copyright 1924, Wid's Films and Film Folks Inc. Published Daily except Saturday, at 71-73 West 44th St., New York. N. Y., by WID'S FILMS and FILM FOLKS, INC Joseph Dannenberg, President and Editor, J. W. Alicoate, Treasurer and Business Man ager; Maurice D. Kann, Managing Editor; Donald M. Mersereau, Advertising Manager Entered as second-class matter May 2'I, 1918, at the post office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States, Outside of Greater New York, $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 71-73 West 44th St., New York, N. Y. Phone Vanderbilt 4551-4552-5558. Cable Address: Filmday, New York. Hollywood, California — Walter R. Greene, 6411 Hollywood Blvd. 'Phone, Granite 1980. London Representative— Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 53a Shaftesbury Ave., London, W. I. Central European Representative — Internationale Filmschau, Prague (Czecho-Slovakia), Wenzelplatz. Quotations High Low Close 'Sales East. Kod. 109 109 109 100 F. P.-L 80 78^ 787A 6,500 do pfd Not quoted Film. Ins Not quoted Goldwyn ... UYz 16^/4 16^ 400 Loew's .... 17 17 17 300 Warner's Not quoted 1st RUNS (Continued from Page 1) of the group of financiers. With that 10 million. Who may "rescue" the Warners from the locked, blocked, first run situation. Which they are facing. By the way. You may have heard a lot of stories. About hard hearted, tough bankers. And picture folk. But if you want the other side of this story talk to any of the Warners about Motley Flint. And you'll get such a story. As will make you wonder whether your hearing is sound. Or whether Flint has really been what the boys say — "a real father" to them. Mechling Leaves B. J. Mechling, exploitation manager of the Caldwell H. Brown theaters in Zanesville, O. is returning home after a two weeks' visit in New York, where he formulated campaigns at the Warner office for 1924-1925 productions. f i Geo •tge CotP ,ot»^ Xiot^ 220 West 42nd St. New York, Chick. 4052 Foreign Cables — Geokann, N. Y. Distribution Buys 6 In Montreal {Continued from Page 1) mons operates the Capitol and Palace, Loew's Montreal, St. Denis and other '.heaters. Famous controls 70 theaters in the Dominion. With regard to business conditions, M. L. Nathanson declared the general situation is good with the possible exception of the Middle West. Attendances had averaged well in all cities and Famous had met all charges at the end of the corporation's fiscal year on Aug;. 31. He also announced that all dividends had been earned for shareholders. $10,000^000 in Theaters (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Toronto — Advertising used in connection with Paramount Week in Canada by Famous asserts that capital invested in houses throughout Canada exceeded $10,000,000, this representing the investments of 1,700 shareholders, of whom 95 per cent were resident Canadians. $1,000,000 House for Ottawa (.Special to THE FILM DAILY) Ottawa — It is understood the Famous Players Canadian Corp. will build a $1,000,000 theater on Queens Street. New House for Bronx Karl K. Firestone will build a theater, stores and apartments to cost $1,000,000 at East Tremont, Roberts, Blondell and Ponton Aves., the Bronx. Ormiston Suceeeds Perez Harry Ormiston succeeds Paul Perez, oi Universal. Ormiston will assist Paul Gulick on Universal Weekly besides regular trade publicity. "Doc" Golden Here E. A. "Doc" Golden, Metro-Goldwyn sales supervisor in Boston was in town yesterday. INTERNATIONAL KINEMA RESEARCH AMERICAN AND FOREIGN . RESEARCH UNO LOU HOWLAND HOLLYWOOD SECURITY BLDG. Ad Club Warns (Contintied from Page 1) with offices in the Markham Bldg. has secured the following pictures made by J. Stuart Blackton five or six years ago: "A House Divided". "My Husband's Other Wife". "Forbidden Valley", "Man and His Woman", "Respectable by Proxy", and "The House of the Tolling Bell." These will be reissued on a franchise basis. The company intends disposing of one hundred franchises to either individuals or organizations. Each zone is designed to include 160 theaters and the sale price, one print at about five cents per foot. The re-editing is being handled by Sada Cowan and Howard Higgin, according to a prospectus. The purchaser will become sole owner of the pictures for his zone, to do with as he pleases. He will determine rentals and all other detail. Paragon's plan is the second of that nature to develop since Imperial Pictures announced its zoning sales plan. George Mooser was reported sponsoring a similar move in San Francisco some weeks ago, and now comes Paragon. Brewer Dead; No Successor William Nelson Brewer, president of the Otis Lithograph Co. of Cleveland died Saturday at Lakewoood after a lingering illness. He is survived by his widow, one son, Wilbert S. Brewer who is vice-president of Otis, three daughters, one brother and three sisters. Mr. Brewer had not been active in the management of Otis for about a year and, therefore, there will be no one to succeed him as president. The company will continue under its present personnel. INSURANCE We have beem handling Motion Picture and Theatrical Insurance for the past fifteen years and are in a position to handle any proposition — HAg or little. Arthur W. Stebbins & Co., Inc. 1540 Broadway, N. Y. C. 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