The Film Daily (1924)

THE ■;xi^. \ DAILY Wednesday, November 26, 1924 Vtl XXX No. 49 Wednesday, Nov. 26,1924 PriceSCents Copyright 1924, Wid's Films and Film Folks Inc. Published Daily except Saturday, a Tl-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 Man ager; 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. 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. Quotations High Low Close Sales East. Kod. ..1115/^ 111^ 111^ 1,000 F. P.-L 88^ 87 88^ 1,700 do pfd ...103 102^ 103 700 Film Insp Not quoted Loew's 19H \%yz 18^4,100 Metro. -Gold Not quoted Pathe Not quoted Warners Not quoted Paramount Players Move Bebe Daniels leaves for the Coast next week to spend the holidays in California. She will return here to make "The Crowded Hour," with R. A. Walsh directing. Adolphe Menjou has gone West for Thanksgiving. His next picture, to be made here, will be "A Kiss in the Dark," which Frank Tuttlc and not Dimitri Buchowetski will direct. '® CotPO'* .V»o» 220 West 42nd St. New York, Chick. 4052 Foreign Cables — Geokann, N. Y. Distribution INSURANCE We have been handling Motion Picture and Theatrical Insurance for the past fifteen years and are In a position to handle any propoeition — Wg or Httle. Arthur W. Stebbins & Co., Inc. 1540 Broadway N. Y. C. Bryant 1040 After 250 Theaters For Exhibitor-Owned Exchange in Michigan — Already Distributing Pictures Throughout State (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Detroit — Because of inaccuracies that have crept into articles concerning Wolverine Exhibitors, Inc., Lloyd Hammond, general manager of the organization, has prepared a complete statement concerning its plans and operations. He says: "We have been under way for some time, working quietly in hopes of completing our organization without any publicity. In other words, a sort of 'test exchange' to prove out a theory held by the writer and a number of Michigan exhibitors. Now that the cat is out of the bag, let's get it right. "1. Our title is The Wolverine Exhibitors, Inc., a Michigan corporation. "2. Instead of tying in 150 theaters in this, the number is 250. "3. And in place of the small exhibitors paying $100 for a franchise, he Days $200 the same as the large exhibitors and has the same voice. There are only 100 franchises instead of 150. "4. The sub-franchises are sold at $50 and not $100. There are 150 subfranchises and these are held by both large and small theaters. "5. An exhibitor can hold but one franchise. If he has more than one theater, he comes under a sub-franchise which has no voting power and participates in no profits, making the man with one theater equal to the man with several. "6. This is a movement to save the independent exhibitors as well as the independent producer. There is a movement on now in New York City to snread this through every State in the Union. If this ever comes to pass the public will profit by receiving better pictures, as the exhibitor is in a nosition to know best what is wanted, he beine the man who comes in contact with the public and knows what pleases them most. "There is altogether too much money spent on pictures. The producers seem to be unable to control this condition as everybody from the stars down dictate to them and practically set their own salaries. This is true all along the line and by the time the picture reaches the theater, the cost runs up into unbelievable figures. The quota the exhibitors must pay is a burden that is almost breaking their back. Of course, it comes on down to the public in some cases. "An exhibitor dislikes to increase his admission and must depend on an increase in patronage to get by. If the weather or a dozen other things are against him or the public does not respond to his extra advertising, he must take a loss that takes his profits for a number of days, and in most cases weeks. "We are sure we have the key to the situation. However, it is worth the effort, at least we think so. "It has been stated we will not buy any pictures until our organization is complete. That is not so. We are now operating an exchange and our pictures are being shown daily on; the Michigan screens. Also, the a.C-, tual number of theaters tied in with] us now is 51 and not 68." Schumo Gets Bigger Job (Special to THE FILM DAILY) j Milwaukee — Harry Schumo, who was with F. B. O. as assistant manager, has been made manager of the Associated Exhibitors' exchange. He succeeds Ralph Wettstein, who will enter the industrial film field. Arthur Roberts has been shifted from Minneapolis to fill the F. B. O. va^ cancy. Shurman Takes De Lorenzo's Place (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Milwaukee — Sam Shurman, in charge of the Metro-Goldwyn office; has been elected vice-president of the Film Board of Trade. He fills the vacancy left by Frank De Lorenzo| who automatically stepped out when the Selznick office closed. j L. and B. Prod., English Unit (Special to THE FILM DAILY) London — Sammy Burney, who recently resigned as general manager of Rose Flm Co., has formed the L. and B. Prod. .>.«-o. Take a tip from the Exhibitor Use hand coloring by »(>• i /(:7mt/\. Phone: Morningside 1776 528 Riverside Drive N. Y. C. COMING SOON PRODUCERS DISTRIBUTING CORPORATION. ^ U ''A Florence Vidor' mmCdgarSehOpl'S successful Bmmiwafpla, George Archainbaud s^,^/' I BBABON 1924-1925 THIRTY FIRST-RUN PICTURBS PafheNews Sees All"" K^ Knows All I NO. 96 THE EGYPTIAN CRISIS— Assassination of Sir Lee Stack brings on crisis in relations between Egypt and Great Britain ; wrf Gen. 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