The Film Daily (1924)

Thursday, September 25, 1924 Vol. XXIX No.73 Thursday, Sept. 25, 1924 PriceSCents 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. Alicoatc, Treasurer and Business Manager; Maurice D. Kann, Managing Editor; Donald M. Mersereau, Advertising Manager. Entered as second-class matter May 21, 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 — Harvey E. Giiusman, 6411 Hollywood, Blvd. 'Phone, Granite 3980. London Representative — Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 53a Shaftesbury Ave., London, W. I. Central European Representative — Internationale Filmschau, Prague (Czecho-Slovakia), Wenzelplalz. Quotations High Low Close Sales East. Kod...llO 110 110 100 F P.-L. ... 82^ 81 82 5,900 do pfd. . . 973X 97 97 900 Film Insp. SVs S'/s SVs 100 Locw's .... 17 16.>4 17 1,200 Metro-Gold. 15^ 15>^ 15}4 400 Pathe 48% 4514 45 975 \\'arncr's Not quoted Raise $7,000 Fund Allied To Expand BIG SETS (Continued from Page 1) production will cost so much that the average exhibitor will not be able to play it and live. There are bales of correspondence in the offices of distributors to verify the point that even now exhibitors are complaining bitterly over the existing cost of productions. One way to get these down is to make pictures that have great story value. Because after all, what the audience want — and demand — is story value. Regardless of whether or not it is all fussed up with an expensive yet immaterial production. "Film Tribune" on Coast Los Angeles — "The Film Tribune" made its appearance here last Saturday. Fred W. Fax, formerly editor of "Camera" is handling the new publication. GEVAERT RAW STOCK Negative — Positive As Qood As The Best JOHN D. TIPPETT, Inc. GEVAERT FILM ( 1540 B'way N. Y. C. (.Continued from Page 1) starting, because many members had been delayed by late trains. With the aid of Al Stef=Ees, of Minnesota, A. H. Cole of Texas, Jack Martin of Chicago, and presidents of other state organizations, the body raised a fund of about $7,000 to finance a membership drive. A committee consisting ot L. M. Miller of Wichita, A. F. Baker of Kansas City and J. W. Watson of Kansas Cit}-, was appointed in charge. One of the accomplishments of the meeting, which has been long pending, was the ratification of the amalgamation of the Kansas City, Western Missouri and Kansas organizations into one body, which will be known as the M. P. T. O. of Kansas and Alissouri. It was agreed that the present officers and directors of the M. P. T. O. will remain in office for the merged organization until the next regular convention and that m addition seven new directors from Missouri be elected to serve on the board. These are: C. T. Sears, Nevada; Mo., W. P. Cuff, Chillicothe; S. E. Wilhoit, Springfield; Jack Truit, Sedalia; Hugh Gardner and Rube Finkelstein, Kansas City. Among the resolutions adopted was one stressing the need for a parcel post system for the efficient transportation of film, such as that enjoyed by Omaha and shorter length features. Block liooking was mentioned, but definite action was deferred as no objections from the floor were \oiccd. Exhibitors were warned to protect themselves against unfair competition and the free show evil which lias been flagrant in Minnesota and which have been attempted in this territory. Ginsberg Closes Several Deals Henry Ginsberg has closed the following deals on the Bennie Leonard "Flying Fists" series: to M. R. Schwartz, of Chicago; to John Scully, of Boston, for the New England states, except Conn.; Greater N. Y. and No. Jersey, to Ben Levinc, of New York; to Ben Amsterdam, of Phila., for So. Jersey and Penn., and to Jack Grauman, of Milwaukee, for Wisconsin. Eugene William Jackson has been added to "Our Gang" at the Roach studios. (Continued from Page 1) ficcrs will be elected once a year, rather than every sixty days. For a time. Allied was threatened with disbandment. because Steffes said no progress had been made. His statement was objected to by other state presidents there. It seemed to be the opinion that Allied was going through the hazardous beginnings that other bodies of similar nature had experienced and that it was merely a question of time before its scope would be national. H. A. Cole, president of the Texas M. P. T. O. said the Allied start was auspicious. "If in the next year," he said, "we can take a dozen states and make real organizations of them, we will have done more than the M. P. T. O. A., has done in four years." Urged on by Steffes to adopt drastic rt organization measures, it was determined to assess each member $100 and continue the practice of annexing new states, rather than to call a national meeting of all unaffiliated exhibitors. R. R. Bichele, president of the M. P. T. O. of Kansas and Missouri was appointed a member of a committee that is to meet with Will H. Hays anent the permanent committee to handle the uniform contract. The next meeting will probably be held about, Nov. 15 in a state not now an .\llied member. Goldbeck With Ingram Unit Willis Goldbeck, who adapted "Peter Pan," has arrived' from the Coast. He is doing the continuity of "Mare Nostrum," to be directed by Rex Ingram, and will sail with the Ingram unit to France. 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