The Film Daily (1926)

THE ■c^H DAILY Tuesday, September 7, 1926 VoL XXXVII No. 57 Tuesday, Sipt. 7, 1926 Price 5 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE :::::: Publisher Published daily except Saturday and holidays at 1650 Broadway, New York N. Y., and copyright (1926) by Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President and Treasurer ; Maurice D. Kann, Editor ; Don aid M. Mersereau, Business and Advertising Manager Ralph Wilk, Traveling Represen tative. Entered as second-class matter May 21, 1918, at the post-office at New York. N. Y.. onder the act of March i, 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 ad dress: Filmday, New York. Hollywood. California — Harvey E. Gausnran, Ambassa dor Hotel: 'Phone, Drexel 7000 and Washington 9794, London — Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 58, Great Marlborough St., London, W. I., Paris — La Cinematographie Francaise, 5, Rue Saulnier. Financial The market having been closed Saturday and Mondaj', these quotations are as of Friday, September 3. Quotations Low 36 38 119 114H 70Ji 24 t High Am. Seat. Vtc. ... 36 J4 Am. Seat. Pfd. . . . 38>i •Balaban & Katz . . . •Bal. & Katz Vtc. .. Eastman Kodak ..119^ Famous Players ..115 •Fam. Play. Pfd. Film Inspect •First Nat'l Pfd. Fox Film "A" . . . Fox Theaters "A" •Intern'l Project. . Loew's, Inc Metro-Gold. Pfd. M. P. Cap. Corp. Pathe Exch. "A" *tParamount B'way ttRoxy Units ttRoxy Common. Skouras Bros. . . . **Stan. Co. of Am. . . Trams-Lux Screen 10)^ 9J^ •Universal Pictures . . •Univ. Pict. Pfd ( Warner Pict 49)4 Warner Pict. "A" SOji • Last Prices Quoted •• Philadephia Market t Bond Market tt Bid and Aik 7M 72 •^ 24"^ 42}^ 23 fi 18 S3H 24 7 57 41K 23J4 17^^ S3Ji 22 6 S7 47^ 467^ Close 36 J^ 38}4 73^ 68J4 119/2 1147^ 119J4 IVa. 103 !4 72 J4 24^ 42 14 23J4 18 53-^ 98 Sales 1,200 1,000 700 900 '366 2,466 100 i',266 100 600 800 57 87 10 7,500 95^1 .... 34 48}4 1,700 49J4 28,500 Paramount Week Goes Big Australia's sixth annual Paramount Week was launched Aug. 29, according to cables received by E. E. Shauer general manager of the foreign department of Famous. Webb to Direct La Plante Los Angeles — Tom Moore will appear opposite Laura La Plante in "Beware of Widows," which Millard Webb will direct. Keith's at Lowell Reopens Lowell, Mass. — Keith's has reopened with split week program. Ben Picket continues as manager. Poli's House Policy Changed Worcester, Mass. — Poli's Plaza changes policy from pictures and vaudeville to stock commencing Sunday. What They Wanted (.Continued from Page 1) was not a trust," the association continues, "With ail due respect to thq Department of Justice its action in this relation seems somewhat on 3 par with a move said to have been made in one of the state courts some time ago by the makers of a popular drink. They charged themselves in a round about way with having cocaine in the drink. Then they presented the evidence they wanted to have introduced, and of course, there was no 'coke' in thei evidence and they were given a clear bill of legal health. The advertising results were very gratifying. "The Dept. of Justice, however, tells the Film Boards of Trade that they must discard the practice which required certain deposits on film purchases and used as a 'squeeze' move among the exchanges. That was practically the big complaint and the, Film Boards of Trade have been or-, dered to discontinue it. That was restraint of trade. By removing the restraint elements from the 'cor pus delicti,' of course, it became a legal entity, as our lawyer friends would say. "But in neither instance did the Dept. of Justice give the subject that measure of scrutiny which would attend actual court action. It wag somewhat on a par with an inquirj without the definite assistance of the parties involved." Roberts Opposite Walsh Beryl Roberts, who was in "The Palm Beach Girl," is playing opposite George Walsh in "Striving for Fortune." Exteriors are being taken at Newport News, Va. Joe Sameth, supervising director, reports that tha unit has been favored with clear weather and that production is up to schedule. \ Graves in Mermaid Comedies Ralph J. Graves has been engaged to play villain roles in Educational-. Mermaid comedies. His initial ap-pearance in the two-reel fun films is with Frank Panghorn in "The Jelly Fish." After this he will support Al St. John in a circus picture which is in production under the direction of Stephen Roberts. Horner Peparing Serial Robert J. Horner, producer of Pawnee Bill, Jr., westerns, now is preparing a ten episode serial under the working title of "The Mansion of Mystery" which will have an all star cast. This will be distributed in the independent field. P. D. C. Set in Poland Warsaw — P. D. C. is releasing in Poland through Spolka Kjnematograficzna "Kolos." BUCHHEISTER Motion Picture Film LABORATORY ARn TITLRS 24.S W. 55th St. Columbus 9240 Special Rush Sert'ici' On Broadway AstOT— "The Big Parade" Broadway — '"Aloma of the South Seas" Cameo — "So This Is Paris" Capitol — "Mare Nostrum" Central— "The Scarlet Letter" Colony — ^"One Minute to Play" Criterion. — "Beau Geste" Embassy — "Ben Hur" Hippodrome — "Risky Business" Loew's New York — Monday— -"Pals First" Tuesday — "Racewild" and "The Unknown Treasure" Wednesday — "The Son of the Sheik" Thursday — "No Man's Gold" Friday — "Jack O' Hearts" and Hand" Saturday — "The Gay Deceiver" Sunday — "The Family Upstairs" Mark Strand — ^"The Strong Man" Rialto — "Variety" Rivoli — ^"Hold That Lion" Warners — "Don Juan" Brooklyn Mark Strand — "The Black Pirate" 'High Next Week Astor — "The Big Parade" Broadway — Undetermined Cameo — ^Undetermined Capitol — "Mare Nostrum" Central — "The ScaTlet Letter" Colony — "One Minute to Play" Criterion — "Beau Geste" Embassy — "Ben Hur" Hippodrome — "For Aliwi'ony Only" Mark Strand^"Subway Sadie" Rialto — "Variety" Rivoli — "Diplomacy" Warners — "Don Juan" Brooklyn Mark Strand — "The Strong Man" French Studios Busy Paris— Many French pictures are in production. Leonce Ferret is making "The Naked Woman," from the play by Henry Bataille, with Nita Naldi and Ivan Petrovitch in thq leads; Jacques Feyder is making "Carmen" with Raquel Meller, to be followed by "The Old Women from the Hospital," with Georges Carpentier. Abel Gance has finished "Napoleon," Gaston Revel is making "The Poor Youth," from Octave Feuillet's novel; Jean Choux is directing "The Dying Soil"; Henri Diamant-Berger is filming "Rue do la Paix," from Abel Hermant's stage play; Luitz Morat has finished "Tha Wandering Jew," Julien Duvivier is working on '"The Spanish Gentleman," from Pierre Frondaie's novel) and Jean Kemm is preparing his first comedy starring the clown, Grock. Finish "Charleston Kid" Production on "The Charleston Kid" has been completed. It was directed by Al Santell, with Al Lena as his assistant. Dorothy Mackaill, Jack Mulhall, Louis Brooks and Buster Collier, Jr., were in the cast^ Hugh Bennett is now cutting and editing. If You Are in the Market for Any Kind of MOTION PICTURE APPARATUS CONSULT USAND SAVE MONEY SEND FOR OUR PRICE LIST Chas. G. Willoughby, Inc. Motion Picture Department 110 West 32nd St., New York Phone Pcniu. 6864 Stem Bros. Acquire New Site Hollywood — The Stern Bros., whose studio burned recently, have acquired a new studio at No. 6040 to 6048 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, and soon will be ready to resume production. Leslie Hables Plans Theater Hollister, Cal. — A theater is being planned by Leslie Hables, who operates a house in King City. Local business men are interested. Quincy Opening Set Quincy, Mass. — Fred B. Murphy's Quincy Strand opened last night. r/HAlfROACH 9^s FOURTH ALARM Pafh6come(iy ® ■••■ This is a 'Comerblock' cut furnished FREE for all Pathecomedies at your Exchange. LOBBY FRAMES OF THE BETTtR KIND LFBMAN-SPANJER CORP 1600 Broadway New York City Tel-Chii-kering 5550 Show RiH>m John D.Tippett, Inc. 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