The Film Daily (1924)

2 THE Monday, October 20, 1924 Vol.XXXNo.17 Monday, Oct. 20,1924 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. Alicoate, Treasurer and Business Manager ; Maurice D. Kann, Managing Editor ; Donald M. Mersereau, Advert'sing 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. Gausman, 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 (CzechoSlovakia), Wenzelplatz. STEPPING (Continued from Page 1) call for radical changes. Throughout the industry. Affecting all branches. If they aren't brought about we are guessing badly. A little less than a year ago. Katz entered the Mid-West organization. Then a handful of houses. Today Katz has over 50 in this organization. And it is just beginning to move. This is a sample of how he works. Bennett Finishes His Latest Whitman Bennett has completed "His Woman." The picture is now being cut and edited. Release through Vitagraph. The cast includes Patsy Ruth Miller. David Powell, Mary Th.urman, Frederick Burton, Lawford Davidson and Frankie Evans. Urges Theaters to Serve Public M. J. O'Toole of the M. P. T. O. of America delivered an address before the franchise holders of First National, during their convention in Atlantic City, in which the keynote was an appeal to exhibitors to establish their theaters as a definite public service center. May Film Dawes Plan Reports are current in Paris, France that the Dawes Plan may be made into a film, the picture medium being considered the most comprehensive insofar as the interpretation of the plan is concerned. tiM 3ioTac do U' / ^ -<%"t\ Geo ,tg® Cot? 220 West 42nd St. ot«^^ \so^ New York, Chick. 4052 Foreign Cables — Ccokann, N. Y. Distribution Some Suggestions (Continued from Page 1) reel comedies being turned out. And, for the same reason, I would not include cartoons. "So much for what I do not think should be considered. Inasmuch as the purpose of the prize is to stimulate interest in those films that are hard to get and that do so much to make an attractive surrounding program, I would suggest that particular attention be paid to the following: 1. .Scenics with the desired novel twisfthat lifts them out of the ordinary. 2. Short dramas, such as the Will Nigh Miniatures. ?t. Pictures with a definite news or historical interest. This does not mean the news weeklies, but it may include material compiled from them. As examples of such films, I would mention "Through Three Reigns," that interesting picture of the three latest rulers of England, and Fox's "The Life of Pershing." 4. Scientific films of all sorts, provided that their technical nature does not interfere with their entertainment value. 5. Films which are hard to put in any particular category, but which combine some of the features of 3 and 4, such as the films of the Shackelton Expedition. 6. Novelties of any kind, though I think it would be advisalde to eliminate any comoination ot sound with film. "Of course, the above are merely .y suggestions, and as I stated in y first announceiTient, are entirely subject to the approval of the comnittee." iNamcs of the jurors to serve in this award will be announced shortly. Three First Runs Simultaneously Milwaukee — Chad wick Pictures had ree oi us proauctions showing a first run houses simultaneously las. week, all theaters within a block of each other. The pictures were "The Fire Patrol," "The Painted Flapper" and "1 Am the Man." Goulding Directing "Excuse Me" ^i^.,j ,,^^— ^vii ooiua.ug is d.rec ■ ng "Excuse Me," Rup.rt Hughes first picture under his new arrange .,. ,,..,1 i.vi^Liu-tju,d\\\> n, w.^erco. .c becomes a supervisor at the stu dios, handling several units. Entertainment Plans Ready Entertainment plans for the second annual Loew-Metro-Goldwyn ball at the Astor Nov. 1 are maturing rapidly. Twelve orchestras will supply the music, while only part of the show will include the Ziegfeld Follies Earl Carroll's "Vanities" and other choruses of Broadway shows. Clara Bow Here Today Clara Bow arrives today to join the cast of "The Adventurous Sex," Howard Estabrook's new picture. "THEY DRAW BUSINESS" HAL ROACH'S RASCALS in "OUR GANG" 2 REEL Pafli^comedy COMING SOON PRODUCERS DISTRIBUTING CORPORATION i Priscilla Dean Directed ky CHET WITHEY Adaptn) by HARVEY GATES -from tht ncrti by IZOLA FORRESTER^ i ^HUNT STROMBERG *' PRODUCTION PRESENTED BY HUNT STROMBERG AND CHARLES R. ROGERS SEASON 1924-1925 THIRTY FIRST-RUN PICTURES Weaver Here on Deal H. C. Weaver, of H. C. Weaver Prod., Seattle is in New York, preparatory to closing a distributing deal for four pictures. 1 WE ARE IN THE MARKET FOR g I SINGLE REELS 1 i WHAT HAVE YOU? | I IRIS NOVELTY EXCHANGE 1 729-7th Ave. City 1 g Phone Bry. 3377 S iilllllllilllillllllllillllllllillillilll Specify Raw Stock for QUALITY Sole Distributors: FISH-SCHURMAN CORP. 45 West 4Sth Street N. Y. Bryant 7243 i ORIGINAL NEGATIVE STOCK SHOTS GENERAL FILM LIBRARY Inc. 130 W. 46th St. N Y. C. Suite 401 Morris Kandel Telephone, Bryant 53j6 JOHN SLOBEY ART TITLES MINIATURE SETTINGS For Productions CLAY MODELLING, ETC. 1650 B'way, N, Y. C. Phone Circle 5572 FOR RENT Private office and office space. Phone service arranged Finest Fifth Ave., location. Apply Box G, 504, c/o Film Daily. 71 W. 44th St., N. Y. City PRODUCERS ATTENTION Foreign Film Distributors AKRA SALES CORPORATION 130 W. 46th St. Phone Bryant 5272 N. Y. C. New York Chicago Hollywood Rothacker laboratories WILLIAM S. GILL, Eastern Sales Mgr. 542 Fifth At*. Tel. Murray HiU 1831 WHEN— You Want Motion Pictxires Made, Any Kind, Ansnwhere. REMEMBER EASTERN FILM CORP. 220 West 42nd St. Chickering 2110-2111 1 i =^;l