The Film Daily (1926)

THE <*M tm ^SmSSTMET oyplLHOOMi ■^tH DAILY Sunday, March 21, IS twmmssstsmm M WV^^ 2(f RKOCMIZED TufL^ ^^ Authority VoLXXXV No. 66 Sunday, Mar. 21, 1926 Price 25 Cents Copyright 1926, Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc. Published Daily except Saturday and holidays at 1650 Broadway. New York, N. Y., bv WID'S FILMS and FILM FOLKS, INC. 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, 191S, 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 : Filmday, New York. Hollywood, California — Harvey E. Gausman, 6411 Hollywood Blvd.; 'Phone, Granite 3980. London — Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 58, Great Marlborough St., London, W. I., Paris — La Cinematographic Francaise, 5, Rue Saulnier. Quotations High Low Close Sales (These quotations are as of Friday.) 108^ 120^ •Balaban & Katz.. Eastman Kodak . . Famous Players . . •Fam. Play. Pfd. . . Film Inspection . . First Nat. Pfd. .. Fox Film "A" . . . Fox Theaters "A". "Intern'l Projector. Loew's. Inc Metro-Gold. Pfd. .. M. P. Cap. Corp.. . Pathe Exch. "A".. *Skouras Bros **Stan. Co. of Am.. Trans-Lux Screen.. •Universal Pictures. •Univ. Pict. Pfd •Warner Bros •Warner Pictures. . . . * Last prices quoted. ** Philadelphia market. S 102 63 -5^ 23 sm 22y2 22ys 9V4 69^ 108 108 118J4 11914 120 5 102 62 .>^ 22^ W% 38M 2254 22 63H 50 50 934 30 90 10!^ 14^ 5 102 61 225/8 38 22^ 22^ 63-/8 600 10,200 I'.obo 100 3.500 7,000 2,260 500 1,000 3,400 18,000 When you think of INSURANCE you are thinking of S T E B B I N S Specialists in Motion Picture and Theatrical insurance f-or the past fifteen years. Arthur W. Stebbins &To., Inc. 1540 Broadway N. Y. C. Bryant 3040 In the Courts The Choice Prod. Inc., which brought suit against Associated Exhibitors, has settled the action. It has been discontinued by Supreme Court Justice Erlanger. The fact that Fox Films has brought suit against Gallagher and Shcan was shown in the Supreme Court when an order was signed substituting Maurice Hotchner, as attornej' for the defendant in place of Lippman & Sachs. In a suit of Aywon Film against Samuel Borten, in which the plaintiff got an attachment and filed a bond for $7,000 in February, was settled when the parties got an order from Justice Erlanger cancelling the attachment and the levies made by the sheriff on bank accounts of Borten in the Chelsea and Pacific banks. Would Raise Montreal Taxes Montreal — The city council has proposed an increase in the local amusement tax. At a meeting, the Montreal Theater Managers Assn. went on record as opposing any increase in the tax, pointing out that it already averaged 12 per cent of the gross revenue of the theaters, the tax in Montreal being greater than any other place in North America. The tax is turned into a fund for Montreal hospitals. 56 Shorts from F. B. O. (ConfiiiKcd from Page 1) which has not as yet been determined. Mintz, accompanied by William ("Bill") Nolan, left for the Coast yesterday to attend the F. B. O. convention. Nolan is the creator of the "Kat" cartoons. The series has heretofore been released on the state rights market. Buys Rights to Witwer Stories F. B. O. has purchased the rights to two series of stories by H. C. Witwer for 1926-27. These will be made into two groups of 12 each. The first will be released under the title of "Bill Grimm's Progress," and the second, "Wisecrackers." Oppose Copyright Act Amendments Montreal — Quebec members of the M. P. T. O. have condemned the amendments to the Canadian Copyright Act now before the House of Commons at Ottawa. They decided to oppose the second reading of the bill and have sent a deputation to the capital to present the views of independent theater owners in the Dominion. Hitchcock at L. A. Criterion Los Angeles — Eddie Hitchcock has been placed in charge of publicity at the Criterion, a West Coast house. Zones Go Over (Continued from Page 1) when he may expect each production. This phase of activity was discussed the other day at a meeting of the board . at the Biltmore. Principal speakers were Motley Flint, Don Mitchell, A. Miichael Narlian and Dave Bershon. 61 from "U" (Continued from Page 1) els" also being on the program. "Les Miserables" is being made in France, with Henri Fescourt as the director. Other releases include six Dennys, the first two of which are "Take It From Me" and "Rolling Home"; seven Hoot Gibsons, and three Laura La Plantes. Miss La Plante will also be featured in other productions. Mary Philbin will be starred in "Another W'oman's Life." Twenty-four "Blue Streak" features will star Jack Hoxie, Art Acord and Pete Morrison and will be directed by Cliff Smith, Lynn Reynolds and others. Harry Pollard, King Baggot, William A. Seiter, Edward Sloman, Edward Sedgwick, Dimitri Buchowetzki, Lynn Reynolds. George B. Seitz, Harley Knoles, Melville Brown ano Edward Laemmle are among the directors represented in the list. House Peters, Edward Everett Horton, Pat O'Malley and Norman Kerry are among the stars listed. Univer.sal will also release the Stern Bros.' product, which consists of a series of new "Buster Brown" comedies; the "You Know Me, Al" series, "The Newlyweds and Their Baby" and "Let George Do It," based on the George McManus comedies; "What Happened to Jane," starring Wanda Wiley and "The Excuse Makers."' Universal-made short subjects include the Mustang Westerns, starring Kdmund Cobb. Curley Wetzel, Ben Corbctt and "Peewee" Holmes, the Andy Gump series; the "Bluebeard" one-reelers, starring Charles Puffy and Arthur Lake, and the "Fanny the Trick Mule" series. Universal will continue to distribute the International News. The serial program has already been announced. The meeting was held in the East Ball Room. Earl Kramer, sales director for the East, opened the convention. Addresses were made by Lou Metzger, Western sales director, on the "Greater Movie List"; Joe Friedman, who is handling the Dennys which are to be sold separately next year; Julius Singer, short subject sales manager, and Abe Stern, on Buster Brown Comedies and the "You Know Me, Al" series. In the afternoon, "The Midnight Sun" and "The Flaming Frontier" were shown. "We've got the whole world licked with our 'Greater Movie List'," Carl Laemmle wired from the Coast, "if we only have the backbone to assert ourselves." R. H. Cochrane and "Manny" Goldstein win speak at this morning's session. David Bader, head of the advertising accessory department, is also on the program. Abe Stern, of Stern Bros., in urg ing the salesmen to have cou and confidence, cited the grit of. Laemmle in fighting the Motion ture Patents Company "trust" ] ago. Sidelights Late yesterday afternoon, Laura La P who is here from the Coast, was intro to the salesmen. "The Midnight Sun" heing shown when the star made h pearance. "This is the first picture I ever stopped, although I am in it," Miss La Plante jokingly. She was duced by Paul Gulick, publicity managi Most of the boys attended the Paul lenbach-Johnny Risko fight last night. Tonight, the boys will trek to the Carroll theater to see the "Vanities." Yesterday afternoon, the "delegates'* their pictures taken atop the Hec Building. A strong wind disturbed pliotographer and his subjects. Julius Singer, long known as "Sr Julius," was much in evidence. His change of "flower" subjects is well ki to the trade. Al Feinman, exploiteer in the Philade^: and Washington districts, was busy rei ing old acquaintances. He was with Warners for several years. Edward McDonough, district acces supervisor, with headquarters in Washing is attending the sessions. I F I T'S nifUNES GOWNS OR UNIFORMS LEARN TO SAY BR-OOKS" 1437 BROADWAY TEL 5580 PEN. 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