The Film Daily (1924)

THE s^^ DAILY Monday, July 28, 1924 >^ FlknOOH Vol. XXIX No. 23 MonJay, July 28, 1924 Prico 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. \V. Alicoate, 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. Hollywood, California — Walter R. 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. Guts And Flashes William MacHarg, author of "The Price of a Party", is in New York from Fire Island to title the picture. Bert Seibel is cutting. F. A. Marcus, secretary of the Jans Film Service, has fully recovered from an attack of appendicitis and is back on the job. Texas Unit Active (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Dallas — The board oil directors of the Texas M. P. T. O. at a recent meeting decided to name a Congressional chairman for each district in the State to prepare for the winter session of the Legislature in January, at which many bills are expected to be proposed. It was recommended that in all cases of bad prints, that the exhibitor file a money claim against the exchange, with the secretary of the organization. It was also recommended that Texas exhibitors do not send any membership dues to the M. P. T. O. A., contendnig that their financing p'ans are nut sound. An arrangement was also made with the Moeller Service, of N. Y., to show advertising films. The directors signed a lease on quarters in the new Blaylock Film Bldg., to be occupied jointly with the M. P. Journal. The directors decided to hold meetings once every two months. An application for a charter has been filed with the Secretary of State giving the official title as the M. P. T. O. of Texas. Incorporations Albany — Three Musketeers Co., New York. 500 shares preferred stock, $100 each; 1000 shares common stock, no par value. Incorporators. H. Liverright, F. Mandel and L. Schwab. Attorney, O'Brien & Cassidy, New York. Albany — Page Organ Corp., New York. 400 shares common stock, no par value. Incorporators, C. E. Murray ,C. R. Stevenson and L. V. Gordon. Attornev, F. P. Ufford, NewYork. -Gregory Kelly is making his debut ^ in "Manhattan", Richard Dix' first st?rrin' vehicle for Famous. Alma Rubens has been engaged by Fox to play the lead in "Gerald Cranston's Lady." Dissolution papers have been granted the Alco Amusement Corp., of Brooklyn. Max Davidson appears in "Eat and Run", a Century comedy for August release. Metro-Goldwyn Cuts Force (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Philadelphia— The office staff of the Metro-Goldwyn office has been slashed. Deny Shauer's Illness Mel Shauer declared Saturday that Emil Shauer, his father was not ill with pneumonia in London as reported in a special cable to THE FILM DAILY. He said his mother had been stricken with an attack of influenza but had now recovered. Albany — Eve Stuyvcsant Features. Inc., New York. lUO shares common stock, no par value. Incorporators, E. and E. Stuyvesant and H. Klumph. Attorney, J. J. Conroy. Albany — Greeley Theater Ticket Corp., New York. Capital $10,000. Incorporators, E. S. Johnson, A. Gordon and A. Preis. Attorney, R. Seelav, New York. Albany — Barrtown, Inc., New York. Capital $500,000. Incorporators, W. A. Marks, M. Arnow. Attorney, S. E. Ginsburg, New York. Springfield, 111. — Waukegan Theater Co., Waukegan. Capital $9,900. Incorporators, Julius Goodman, Abe J. Kaufman and Louis Harrison. Dover, Del. — American Theaters, Inc., Wilmington. Capital $100,f I *OtS^ Cot9 220 West 42nd St. New York, Chick. 4052 Cables— Geokann, N. Y. ot ^^' otv Foreign Distribution New York Chicago Hollywood Rothacker Laboratories WILLIAM S. GILL, Eastern Sales Mgr. S42 Fifth ATe. Tel. Murray HiU 1831 "WIT WITH A WALLOP" HAL ROACH'S RASCALS in "OUR GANG" 2 REEL Pafh^comedy 'fj:fz::r^:i^Af^i;fi:=s2ik 1 ''A 'A % H ».'■! COMING SOON PRODUCERS DISTRIBUTING CORPORATION CHARLES II ROGERS prtsents jbjrC!J25!J23J A RENAUD HOFFMAN LEGEND, moiimooti nth PERCY MARMONToW ZASU PITTS ADAPTED 6Y ^/. COHN /■romM/PHOTOPLAY MAGAZINE'^/o^y/.y FRANK. CONDON 'Dirtctedbu RE.NAUD HOFFMAN Hi y/. % 'A Deny Free Show Evil (Continued from Page 1) Pictures in such spots are seasonal. In hundreds of points there are many airdomes and on certain river boats along the Ohio and Mississippi films are shown. All of these unusual conditions have to be met, distributors point out, and met in a fashion that protects their regular, year-round customer. It is known to be a fact that distributors have instructed their field forces to take care of theatrical exhibitors first and the others later. Insofar as free shows are concerned, it is asserted that exhibitors themselves in some instances give them. Davis With Rowland and Clark {Special to THE FILM DAILY) Pittsburgh. — A. S. Davis has resigned as First Nat'I manager, effective Aug. 2, to become general manager of Rowland & Clark, R. S. Wehrle succeeds him. ^^\VV^^>^\SSSS^S.S.^kV<VV^^V^V\VsVVv.^^^^^^ ^iLM Developing corr 210-16 WfeehawkenSt.\HfestBo6€tea,NH Laboratory with the lowest Insurat>;;e Rates in the East. Negative Develop>u«i. E'rinting, Cutting and Projection Rooma. Phone. 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