The Film Daily (1924)

THE i il s^^ • DAILY Thursday, August 28, 1924 Vol. XXIX No. 50 Thursday, Aug. 28, 1924 Price 5 Cents Copyright 1924, Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc. l'ul)lifhed Daily except Saturday, a 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, 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 ordeir. 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 —Walter R. Greene, 6411 Hollywood Blvd. 'Phone, Granite 1980. London Representative— Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 53a Shaftesbury Ave., London, W. I. Central European Representative — Internationale Filmschau, Prague (Czechoslovakia), Wenzelplatz. Quotations High Low Close Sales East. Kod. 112 110^ llQi^ 1,400 F. P.-L. .. 81 78M 795^ 11,300 do. pfd... 953/J 95% 95% 100 Goldwyn.. 15^ 15^ 15^^ 100 Loevv's ... 17 17 17 200 Warner's Not quoted A Correction Due to a typographical error in the advertisement of Banner Prod, appearing in yesterday's issue, the address of the Inter-Ocean Film Corp., which handles foreign sales on the first Banner series was given as 18 W. 42nd St. when it should have read 218 W. 42nd St. Extols Service (Continued from Page 1) business requirements of the territory make necessary". In this connection, the claim is advanced that enforced long runs compel the exhibitor to carry pictures beyond the period where they possess a box-office value. Delegates from the C. E. A. of England and representatives of other Continental exhibitor bodies will be invited to the national convention in Milwaukee next year. Representatives of the M. P. T. O. will also be sent abroad to attend foreign exhibitor conventions. The directors again meet in October. GEVAERT RAW STOCK Negative — Positive As Qood As The Best JOHN D. TiPPETT, Inc. GEVAERT ntM 1540 BVay N. Y. C. 40 Two Reelers Planned by Artclass for State Rights — Weiss Closes Deals on Trip Los Angeles — Louis Weiss is expected here from Salt Lake Saturday to confer with Lester F. Scott, Jr., producer of the Buffalo Bill, Jr., and Buddy Roosevelt series which Artclass handles. Weiss will also make arrangements for two series of two-reelers, twenty in each group for state rights release. Louis Weiss has been on the road on an extensive sales trip. He has sold the following territories on the Buffalo Bill and Buddy Roosevelt series: Progress, St. Louis, for Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois; Skirholl Gold Seal Prod, Cleveland, for Ohio and Kentucky; R. G. Hill Enterprises, Inc., Pittsburgh, who control Western Pennsylvania and Virginia, have added Michigan; Standard Films, Kansas City, for Kansas and Western Missouri and Shooker Film Exchange, Denver, for Colorado, Utah, Idaho, and New Mexico. Placque for Sydney Cohen The board of directors of the M. P. T. O. A., have presented Sydney S. Cohen with a handsomely engraved gold placque, set in a case of solid mahogany. The inscription is highly complimentary. Another for Pasmezoglu (Special to THE FILM DAILY) St. Louis — Hector M. E. Pasmezoglu, owner of the Criterion, Congress and Delmar has purchased the Yale, 3700 Minnesota Ave., with a seating capacity of 600. The acquisition was made in the name of the Super Theaters Corp., the holding company for Pasmezoglu's interests which have also acquired the Plaza theater building on Etzel Ave. 250 "Peter" Runs (Continued from Page 1) drug Store and gift shops. Russell Moon, Chicago exploitation representative has tied up with a new Peter Pan product, to be announced shortly. This company intends spending $100,000 in association with the proposed Paramount picture. Smoke, But No Fire (Special to THE FILM DAILY) St. Louis — Smoke caused by friction on a broken leather belt caught around a pulley in the engine room entered the auditorium of the new State and caused some uneasiness among patrons. However, the smoke was not dense and the show continued without interruption. There was no fire. Fox to Make "Brass Bottle" Los Angeles — Claire Adams has been signed to play a featured lead opposite Edmund Lowe in "The Brass Bottle" for Fox. The story, an adaptation of the novel by Joseph Louis Vance will be directed by Jerome Storm. Fire Razes Theater Morton, Wash. — Fire that swept the business district here and caused damage to the extent of $5,000, utterly destroyed the Arcade. Garrick to Show Picture? San Francisco — A report emanating from theater row here intimates that the Garrick, on Ellis St., near Filmore, next door to the Princess, has been bought by a syndicate and will soon be opened to the public with pictures. Christoffers Leaves Associated Portland, Ore. — The entire office staff presented Leo H. Christoffers with a silver pen and pencil, when he severed connections with Associated Exhibitors. New Home for Columbia (Special to THE FILM DAILY) St. Louis — Columbia Pictures Corp. is now functioning in new quarters in the Plaza Theater Bldg. Barney Rosenthal is manager. Colman in Fitzmaurice Film Los Angeles — Ronald Colman, one of the leads in "Tarnish" will appear in George Fitzmaurice's new picture. Ssmchronized Chartered Here (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Albany — Synchronized Pictures, a Delaware company has been authorized to transact business in this State. "Iron Horse" Opens Tonight "The Iron Horse", first of the Fox specials to reach Broadway opens tonight at the Lyric. I COMING SOON PRODUCERS DISTRIBUTING CORPORATION .^^vZ^vIC^Vl,^^ H < V i?. HUNT STRDMBERQ 6> CHARLES R. ROGERS /!/?5Wte Priscilla Deaa IH** SEVILLE Storij fii/ n ri VAN LOAN Oirectdbi/ JEROME STORM Md HUNT 5TR0MBERG E.NT1QE PRODuCnON UNDER THE PERSONAL SUPERVISION OF-o HUNT STROMBERG SEASON 1924-1925 THIRTY FIRST-RUN PICTURES v< ft' H 'A 14 Companies at Fox Los Angeles — Fourteen units are at work at the Fox plant. Tom Mix .is making "Teeth" and "The Deadwood Coach" at the same time. I 1 Alice Lake will have the featured role in "The Lost Chord". CHARLEY CHASE "knocking -em DEAD"" IN HAL ROACH'S 1 REEL Pafh^comedy =^ * ' 'Another 'Mother Type' Has Arrived." 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