The Film Daily (1924)

THE ■St!k DAILY Sunday, November 30, 192 VoLXXXNo.SI SuRday.Nov. 30.1924 Price25Cents Copyright 1924, Wid's Films and Film Folks Inc. Published Daily except Saturday, a n-73 West 44th St., New York, N. Y., by P/ID'S FILMS and FILM FOLKS, INC. foseph 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 Filmschan, Prague (Czecho-SIovakia), Wenzelplat2. P. D. G. Inc. Moves Uptown P. D. G., Inc., has moved from 150 West 34th St., to new quarters at 1650 Broadway. Arthur N. Smallwood states that the P. D. G. plan of distribution will be put into effect with offices in principal cities but that the company will not handle physical distribution. "Lena Rivers" in Work Gladys Hulette, Earle Williams, Frank Sheridan, Edna Murphy, Herman Lieb and Irma Harrison have been cast for "Lena Rivers," under direction of Whitman Bennett, assisted by G. McKnight. Edward Paul is the cameraman. Midnight Show for "36" A special showing of "North of 36" will be given at the Rialto, Monday evening, at 11:30. The time has been arranged to permit those attending the premiere of "Romola" to take in Rialto showing. <JM Jton^ do il~! rfVtV Geo tge ot« 220 West 42nd St. New York, Chick. 4052 Foreign Cables — Geokann, N. Y. Distribution When you think of INSURANCE you are thinking of S T E B B I N S Specialists in Motion Picture and Theatrical insurance for the past fifteen years. Arthur W. Stebbins & Co., Inc. 1540 Broadway N. Y. C. Bryant S040 Will Organize Albany Zone Charles L. Oi'Reilly, Rudy Sanders, Billy Brandt, Sam Moross and John Manheimer will meet in Albany on Wednesday to organize a zone of the state exhibitor unit with headquarters there. Charles Hayman and Jules Michaels will represent Buflalo. On Tuesday, at the regular T. O. C. C. meeting, there will be a discussion on arbitration. Guests will include Judge Moses Grossman. Ogden Mills and State Senator James J. Higgins. 7 Theaters Close In One Section . . St. Louis — Seven theaters in this territory have closed during the past few daj's. V. R. Anderson has closed his houses at McKittrick and Warrentown, Mo. Poor business has resulted in the Brooklyn theater, Brooklyn, 111., being shut down. The same reason has forced the Victory, Farmersville to shut for an indefinite period. The Star, Lake City, Ark.; the Meyers, Silex, Mo., are others that are now dark. Dual Vacations for Veterans Upon his return Sunday from the Coast, Carl Laemmle announced that all those who had been in his employ ten years or more would be given a winter vacation in addition to the regular summer vacation. Of the 3600 employes on the payroll, 83 will be benefited. Laemmle is seriously thinking of inviting all employes to participate in the fund he maintains for the sick and injured. State Right Releases (.Continued from Page 2) mortgagees of Grand-Asher to take over the Grand studio property and make his own pictures.' The plant will be known as the California studios after Monday. Bischoff declares he will produce for state right release and some for national distribution. Late Coast News (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Hollywood — Herbert Rawlinson is back from New York where he appeared in "The Adventurous Sex" for Howard Estabrook. Pat O'Malley has signed with Crown Prod. Inc. to play the lead in "The Fighting Cub." Lloyd Ingraham has completed work on "Midnight Molly," starring Evelyn Brent, for F. B. O. F. B. O. intends making a new series of two-reelers to follow "The Go Getters." Erie Kenton will direct the last three of this series. The "Zander the Great" company is up at Victorville, shooting exteriors. Marion Davies joins the troupe next week. George F. Hill is directing. Crowded Out of Own Studio (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — Production schedules at United are so heavy that M. C. Levee, president of the studio company, has been compelled to lease the Clune plant to produce "One Year to Live" for First National. Sam Wood on His Own Hollywood — Sam Wood intends producing on his own. Beresford Here From Coast Gordon Beresford has returned from Los Angeles. He has started on a picture of his own, "The Princess Dumbdora," a six reel comedy. Mrs. Ince Large Stockholder Los Angeles — It is understood that Mrs. Ince is the largest individaul stockholder in the Thomas H. Ince Corp. Tom Mix in Costume (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — Tom Mix is working in his first costume picture, "Dick Turpin." Harry Morey Here Harry T. Morey, "heavy" in "The Rough Neck," is in from Los Angeles to attend the opening of this picture at the Central Monday. 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