The Film Daily (1925)

THE '^^ dHOH DAILY Tuesday, July 7, 1925 Vol. XXXIII No. 6 Tuesday, July 7, 1S2S Prite 5 Cents Copyright 1925, Wid's Films and Film Folks Inc. Published Daily except Saturday, at 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y., by WID'S FILMS and FILM FOLKS, INC. Joseph Dannenberg, President a-nd Editor; J. W. Alicoate, Treasurer and Business Manager ; Maurice D. Kann, Managing Editor ; Donald M. Mersereau, Advertising Manager; Ralph Wilk. Traveling Representative. 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. 1650 Broadway, New York. N. Y. Phone Circle 4736-4737-4738-4739. Cable address: Filniday, New York. Hollywood, California — Harvey E. Gausman, 6411 Hollywood Blvd.; 'Phone, Granite 3980 London Representative — Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, S3a Shaftesbury Ave., London, W. I.^ Paris Representative. La Cinematographic Francaise, 50 Rue de Bundy, Paris, France. Quotations High Low Close Sales Eastman Kodak ..108!^ 108i^ 108^ 500 Famous Players ...109 108J^ 108i/5 5,900 F. P. Pfd 117 117 117 300 F. P. Rights bVi 6 6 1,400 Film Inspection Not quoted First National Not quoted Fox "A" 58M S8^i 58J4 22 Loew's, Inc. .. 28% 28Ji 285^ 2,260 Metro-Gold. Pfd. .. 20J4 20}4 2^Vi 200 M. P. Cap. Corp. .. 18;^ 18'4 18^ 1 Pathe Exch. "A" .. 89^ 84^ 88Ji 85 Universal Not quoted Warners Not quoted Warners "A" 16i^ 167-^ 16"/^ 9 Riesenfeld's Vacation Parties Start Following a custom of many years, Hugo Riesenfeld is again turning over the Rialto for the entertainment of children and their mothers during July and August. Constance Bennett Entertained Constance Bennett met trade paper editors and film folk at a tea given her yesterday by Associated Exhibitors at the Algonquin Hotel. Cranfield & Clarke in Deal Wardour Films, Ltd., of London, has purchased Ivan Ahramson's "Lying Wives" from Cranfield & Clarke for the United Kingdom. Mischa Visarofif, who appeared in "The Swan." has left for the Coast to freelance for three months. GEVAERT RAW STOCKt Negative — Positive As Good As The Best JOHN D. TIPPETT, Inc. GEVAERT FILM 1540 B'way N. Y. C. 6040 Sunset Blvd. Hollywood Germany the Goal The Scramble Abroad Hinges Around Control of That Market, Newspaper Reports The World reports from Berlin: "There is a good fight on in the motion picture world for Germany as a film market. America leads in the contest at present, but English as well as German producers are showing determination not to let this situation last indefinitely. German film producers perceive the rich home market and are endeavoring to make it theirs. "Germany is regarded as the best potential picture market in the world outside of the United States, for it counts a large, homogeneous and literate population ; it has many good sized cities; it has plenty of excellent theaters and concert halls readily convertible into movie houses, and nearby are Czecho-Slovakia, Poland, Danzig and Austria, all with populations demanding films captioned in the German language. "Fortunes have beer sunk in England, Italy, Germany and Sweden in the picture business. Bankers have backed producers heavily, but most of the producers who started out so bravely several years ago have lessened their capitalization and drawn into their shells. Massive films which were supposed to be equal to American productions have failed to catch on. The producers worked with a national rather than an international point of view and found that even if their films went in their home country they were not a success abroad. "America was the market they were all pitching for. It is worth more than all the rest of the world to picture producers. But the Americans refused to look at most of the European films ofTered to them, and did not find funny the comics made in Europe." Pictures at Keith's Palace, Cleveland Cleveland — Effective Sunday, the 3,000 seat Keith Palace will show pictures. This is the first time films have been played in this vaudeville house. Eight Fox specials have been booked, each for a week run. The first is "The Iron Horse." Six acts of Keith vaudeville will also be included. If the picture-vaudeville policy proves successful, it is quite likely it will be continued. Liberty Buys "Big Timber" Series Independent Pictures have sold to the Liberty Film Corp., of Atlanta, the "Big Timber" productions for Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. The contract covers eight pictures to be released over a period of a year and a half. Up-State House Opens Batavia, N. Y. — The new Lafayette in Jackson St. owned by Jacob Farber and leased to Western New York Theatrical Enterprises, Inc. has been opened. It had been expected that the theater would be finished last spring, but delays in Iniilding operations delayed the opening. Second Fire for Theater Sioux City, la. — The Royal was visited by fire recently, the second time this year. It will t:ikc several weeks to repair the dan::'.gc. Morris Smith is owner. Hand Managing First Nat'l Office Stanley Hand has been placed in temporary charge of the local First National exchange. Wallace Munro Quits Curtis Prod. Wallace Munro has resigned from Catherine Curtis Prod. In the Courts Stipreme Court Justice Levy has denied an application by Grand-Asher Corp., Samuel V. Grand and Kenneth Shelburne to dismiss a suit by Harry Q. Triplett and Monty Banks to cancel an agreement with the defendants for the distribution of "Racing Luck." The plaintiffs allege that the defendants violated the contract in a number of respects, including an assignment of the distribution rights to Associated Exhibitors, for ten years, although the defendants had an agreement covering only five; that they failed to account for 65 per cent of the receipts; failed to keep books in New York and owe a large balance on the guarantee that the cost of the pictures, $44,900, would be advanced in ten months. In refusing to dismiss the complaint Justice Churchill held that the plaintiffs had a right to rescind the contract, and that a decree of the court is necessary to make the termination effectual. A default judgment for $10,805 was filed in the Supreme Court by David Jaffe against Jacob B. Backman. of 1650 Broadway, in a suit alleging that the defendant guaranteed the payment of loans by Preferred Pictures Corp. to the extent of $15,000 and that the plaintiff lent Preferred $10,000 in 1923 and 1924, which has not been paid. Free Shows in Chelsea Park The Hudson Guild, a neighborhood organization working in the Chelsea district, last night started its regular Summer free show schedule in Chelsea Park, 28th St. and Ninth Ave. The outdoor movies are screened every Monday and Friday evening and consist of a feature and short reels. Ince Series Thru B'way Dist. Corp. The Broadway Dist. Corp., through Sierra Pictures, has secured distribution of a series to be made by John Incc Prod., featuring E. K. Lincoln and Wanda Hawley. It was inadvertently stated in Sunday's issue that .'\. G. .S'tecn would release the series. Circle in Cleveland Closes Cleveland — The Circle has closed for July and August. .^Iterations will be made and several hundred seats added to the balcony. English Unit Plans Series of Shorts London — Cosmopolitan Prod, will liroducc a series of 12 short subjects, comedies and dramas. Walter West will direct. Exhibitors Lose Sunday Fight Tekamali, Nebr. — By a majority of 161, the "blues" won in their fight to close theaters here on Sunday. INDEPENDENT PRODUCERS What have you available for Greater N. Y. and Northern N. J. Box K-106 c/o Film Daily 1650 Broadway, N. Y. C. May Broadcast O. K'd Pictures Indianapolis — Mrs. David Ross, president of the Indorsers of Photoplays, has proposed a publicity campaign whereby lists of pictures they have indorsed will be broadcast by radio stations. Hector Tumbull Returning Hollywood — Hector Turnbull, of Famous Players, is due back from Europe shortly with the first draft of Michael Arlen's story, "Crosswords of the World", written especially for Pola Negri. "Ko-Ko" At Three B'way Houses Red Seal's "Ko-Ko Celebrates the Fourth," an Out-of-the-Inkwell novelty, played three Broadway houses last week simultaneously. They were the Rialto, Rivoli and Strand. Stop, look and Laugh! HAL ROACH presents CLYDE COOK In a new series of two reel comedies that will mak« 'em scream. Path^comedy — =^ ^ LOBBY FRAMES OF THE BETTER KIND LIBMAN-SPANJER CORP 1600 Broadway New York City Tcl-Chickering 5550 Sliow Room BRVANT 37-4.0-374-4 I54-0 BROADWAY i\ NewYork. Insurance txperts to the Theatric] And Motion Picture Industry