The Film Daily (1924)

DAILY Thursday, July 24, 1924 Vol. XXIX No. 20 Thursday, luly 24, 1S24 PricoSCeots Copyright 1924. Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc., Published Dailv 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. VV. Alicoate, Treasurer and Business Manager ; Maurice D. Kann, Managing Editor ; Donald M. Mersercau, Advertising Manager. Entered as second-class matter May 21, 1918 at the post office at New Y'ork, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United Slates, Outside of Greater New York, $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 montlis, $3.00. Foreign $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all connnunications to THE FILM DAILY, 71-73 West 44th St., New York. N. Y. Phone Vanderbill 4551-4552-5558 Hollywood, California — Walter K. Greene, 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-Slo vakia), Wenzelplatz. Quotations High Low Close Sales East Kod Not quoted F. P.-L. .. SZYs 81!^ 82 1,800 do pfd Not quoted Goldwyn . . 14 13^ 14 400 Loew's .... 1634 16.% 16-K 200 Warner's Not quoted War On Sexy Books (Continued from Page 1) their titles and in which producers make radical changes. Stories and plays of that nature fall under the ban. An effort will be made to eliminate all salacious and suggestive titles in production from now on. Protests against them have been particularly strong in the Middle West. Willard Mack is back in New York from the Coast, where he supervised production of "Little Robinson Crusoe". Cot? 220 West 42nd St New York, Chick. 4052 Foreign Cables — Geokann, N. Y. Distribution GEVAERT RAW STOCK Negative — Positive As QooA As The Best JOHN D. TIPPETT, Inc. GEVAERT FILM 1540 B'way N. Y. C. Ray-Art To Distribute W. Ray Johnston Leaves Arrow to Form Own Company — Has 16 Features W. Ray Johnston, vice-president and general manager of Arrow and one of the best known figures in the state right field has resigned to enter business for himself. He has formed a company known as the Ray-Art Co. Ray-Art will distribute on'y. Its first year's program includes two serials, four specials, two series ol si.x outdoor pictures and short subjects, including one series of thirteen tworeel novelty comedies. The company has taken offices in the Godfrey Bldg. It is understood the organization is backed by Western capital. Johnston is president and general manager while the board of directors consists of Johnston, A. Kehoe, a lace manufacturer and Raymond Ray, a capitalist formerly interested in automobiles. Clarke Bringing More Films W. F. Clarke is due in today from England, via Montreal with several more Hepworth Prod, and a series of twenty-six one reelers for distribution here. Regal handled three in Canada but the remainder will be handled by the American unit. Plaza, Bronx Changes Hands The Plaza, Washington Ave and 188th St. has been sold by Harris and Maurice Mandelbaum and Fisher and Irving Lewine, the operators to Meister Builders. The house seats 1,700. What of 1924-1925? How many features are available for the new season? What will independents offer? A tabulated analysis of production for 1924-1925 will appear in the Sunday issue. In addition, there will be a number of interesting dispatches from abroad relative to the foreign situation, the usual feature reviews, short subject reviews and consensus of outof-town newspaper opinions. Jim Kent Back in Detroit (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Detroit — Jim O. Kent is back as manager of Selznick, taking the place of Charles Meade, resigned. Kent has been with Film Classics. Buffalo-Albany Offices for Warners Apollo handling New York and Jersey rights to the Warner product, has opened offices in Albany and Buffalo to distribute up-state. Billy Leath with Commonwealth Billy Leith, formerly with First National, has joined Commonwealth. Sid Kulick is also with Commonwealth, covering Jersey. Norman Trevor in Swanson's Next Norman Trevor has been signed by Famous for "Wages of Virtue," which Gloria Swanson will make. The Princess, Hamilton, Progressing {Special to THE FILM DAILY) Hamilton, Ont. — Work is progressing rapidly on the new Princess. Ayres In Four Will Alternate Between Directors' Ass'n and Famous — First, "Market Price" (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — The Motion Picture Directors' Holding Corp. will star Agnes Ayres in four pictures. She will alternate with Famous for which sly^'wiTl" also make four. X''Her Market Price," a play by Frances Nordstrom now running in London has been purchased. 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