The Film Daily (1924)

THE -^< DAILY Wednesday, July 23, 1924 Smith Heads Equipment Dealers New officers of the M. P. Equipment Dealers of America, Inc. follow: H. J. Smith, president; Joe Hornstein, first vice-president; Leo E. Dwyer, second; C. D. Strublo, third; R. M. Combs, fourth; Frank F. Barth, secretary, and B. A. Benson, treasurer. The Bureau of Associate members, representing manufacturers will have the following on the advisory board of the dealers' group: M. G. Felder, New York; J. R. McAuley, Chicago; W. L. Brendell, Cleveland and Will H. Hays, exofificio. Lytell in "Sandra" Bert Lytell has been given the male lead in "Sandra", the new La Marr picture. Motoring Agitates "Blue" Advocates (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Conway, Ark. — Sunday closing agitation has been further excited by the building of good roads into this city. Ministers and "blue law" advocates have been scandalized because residents of Little Rock, owning automobiles persist in taking rides on Sundays. The congregations and men's bible classes of the First Methodist and First Baptist churches have passed resolutions favoring Sabbath obsevance by closing of all forms of amusement. Columbia and Metro-Goldwyn Move (Special to THE FILM DAILY) St. Louis — Colurribia has moved into its new home in the Plaza Hotel Bldg. The exchange was formerly occupied by Metro. Metro-Goldwyn has moved to its new offices. Cobb Returns From Trip C. Lang Cobb, director of distribution of Kelley Color, has returned from a trip covering all of the Eastern territories. He reports sales of all but one of the Eastern territories for "The Color World." iLM Developing Corp. 210-16 ¥eehawken St.\ifest HobokenJU. Laboratory with the lowest Insurance Rates in the East. Negative Developing. Printing, Cutting and Projection Roouu. PboDe. UNION — 4800 At Broadway Theaters Capitol Selections from "La Boheme" open the performance, followed by Ballet Divertissements, a classical dance presentation, and "Our Defenders", a Rice Sportlight. Florence Mulholland next sings "My Ain Folk" (Scotch Folk Song), assisted by the Capitol Male Quintet. A prologue to the feature, "Bread", is sixth, with the picture immediately following. An organ plays an e-xit march. Rialto "Pique Dame" is the overture. Other numbers, following in order, include: Riesenfeld's Classical Jazz ("Covered Wagon Days") ; the Magazine, the feature, "Behold This Woman"; dance divertissement, performed by Lillian Powell, and Jack Dempsey in "A Society Knockout", one of the "Fight and Win" series. Rivoli The overture selected this week is Karl Goldmark's, "Sakuntala". The Pictorial News and Martin Brefel, tenor, singing "Vesti La Guibba" from "I Pagliacci", are second and third on the bill, respectively. "The Side Show of Life" is the feature and is followed by one of the De Forest Phonofilms. "Good News", a Cameo comedy, closes. Strand The overture is "La Traviata". "In A Bird Cage" is second; this is a novel whistling oflfering, by Sybil Sanderson Fagan. A Dance fantasy, "Playing Cards", comes next, while Perle Frank, soprano, sings "Love's Garden of Roses" and "The Blue Danube". The feature is "The Signal Tower". An "Our Gang" comedy, titled "It's A Bear", precedes the closing unit, an organ selection. At Other Theaters Pictures holdover remain practically the same, with "The Sea Hawk" still playing the Astor, and "Girl Shy", the Cameo. "The Ten Commandments" is at the Cohan, while "Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall" continues at the Criterion. The Liberty still houses "The Thief of Bagdad". Sail for Rome Today The following members of the "Ben Hur" technical staff sail for Rome today on the Reliance: Ben Reynolds, Harry Oliver, W. A. Pallman, W. B. Okmby, Harold Grieve and K. McLean. Next Week at Rialto and Rivoli Gloria Swanson in "Manhandled" will be the attraction at the Rivoli next week, while "The Man Who Fights Alone," with Wm. Farnum, will play the Rialto. Play BaU! (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Albany, N. Y. — Branch managers and exhibitors are getting together to form a baseball team that will meet a nine composed of salesmen. COMING SOON iJ:^]■llWj:T^OH<:ll:n^jl?rcfV.]■)J.lryM!lJ^^°i^'=^:^:'^i^ii'S^ THE WIfEJflRGIN » STARRING RatsyQuth Miller ANO Matt Moore ELMER HARRIS SPECIAL PRODUCTION 0IMCTCO fly ,^ ^^ uoyo In The Courts A suit by Hiller & Wilk, of Los Angeles, against Maurice Tourneur Prod., in the Supreme Court, for commissions on the sale of films, became known when Karl W. Kirchwey, as attorney for the latter, applied to compel the plaintiff to file a new complaint stating whether the suit is based on the claim that the plaintiff was sales agent for all the films finished during the period ending Sept. 2, 1918. Supreme Court Justice Burr has signed on order to punish the Rex Laboratory, Inc., lor contempt of court because the president, William K. Hedwig, did not appear in pursuance to a court order and testify as to the defendant's ability to pay a judgment for $1,400 obtained by the Powers Film Products, which the latter has been unable to collect. C. B. C. Sells Perfections C. B. C. has disposed of Utah and Southern Idaho rights to the eight Perfections to George Mayne, of Preferred Pictures Co. The deal includes "Forgive and Forget," "Pal O' Mine," "Innocence," "The Marriage Market," "Discontented Husbands," "Traffic in Hearts," "The Barefoot Boy" and "Why Women Remarry." Asher on Rammed Liner Harry Asher of Grand-Asher was among those shipwrecked in Long Island Sound late Monday night when the liner Boston bound for New York was rammed. He was picked up early yesterday morning after he had drifted about the Sound in the dense fog in one of the Boston's lifeboats. New York Chicago Hollywood Rothacker Laboratories WILLIAM S. GILL, Eastern Sales Mgr. 542 Fifth Ave. Tel. Mnrray HiU 1831 Ed Laemmie in Wreck Edward Laemmie, en route East to film a sequence for a Universal-Jewel, has been delayed because of a Santa Fe railroad wreck at Holton, Kansas. "A picture that will bring joy to kiddies and prove just as interesting to grownups." Says the Pittsburg Press of # Baby Peggy I in u >> Captain January By Laura E. Richards with Hobart Bosworth Irene Rich Lincoln Stedman Harry T. Morey and Barbara Tennant Directed by Edward F. Cline It's a Sol Lesser Presentation Distributed through our territor I ial franchise holders who own and j operate individual distributing bran ', cft.es in every key center. | GARRETT ELSDEN FORT author and scenarist "THE FIRE PATROL" The Season's Box-Office Sensation TWO MORE MELODRAMATIC SMASHES READY FOR IMMEDIATE PRODUCTION BY PRODUCERS WHO WANT SURE-FIRE STORIES. Write or Wire care of Writers Club Hollywood, Calif. Ub