The Film Daily (1920)

Wednesday, February 11, 1920 jM^ DAILY KINOGRAMS ■©e VISUAL News gf ALL THE World SA\'ES SHIP'S PASSENGERS— Help reaches liner Princess Anne grounded off Rockaway Point — Kinograms tug helps life crews. NEW YORK IN SNOW BLOCKADE — Eight inch tall in city streets T>nnffs biggest tie up in history or America's biggest city. SNOW SHOE SOLDIERS HIKE — Garrison of Quebec sets out over the drifts for a bit of winter drill and finds some hard going. STEAMSHIP BURNS IN RIVER — The S. S. Kaskaslii beonging to the U. S. Shipping Board is beached at West New York — fire tugs work. REAP BIGGEST SUGAR CROP— Harvest at Santa Cecelia, Cuba is rushed to get sweets to market. It's worth a lot of money. BUSY DAYS IN NORFOLKFire attacks brewery warehouse — then a storm knocks down buildings — then a flood arrives. HE STARTED IT ALL— "Daddy" William Paley of Los Angeles turn the first moving picture camera ever made — now ADVICE ABOUT RAILROADS— Glenn E. Plumb who has plan all fixed up poses with Mrs. Plumb in Wasliington — they BO for a walk. DISTRIBUTED BY REPUBLIC DISTRIBUTING CORPORATION SUNDAY SHOWS AND CENSORSHIP Cardinal Opposes Sunday Shows (Special to fTID'S DAILY) Baltimore, Md. — Cardinal Gibbons is opposed to Sunday shows on the ground that the operation of theaters on the Sabbath would commercialize that day. Kremer to Open Exchange Victor Kremer will open an exchange to handle his product in New York. It will be known as the New York Independent Masterfilms, Inc., and will handle films in New York and Northern New Jersey. Ira H. Simmons, formerly identified with the Sol Lesser organization, will act as general manager. Kremer will send out six road companies on "A Burlesque in Carmen." Each company will have three principals and six in the chorus. Levey Now Delivering Lectures The night classes of the Y. M. C. A. in New York have developed an interest in motion pictures and have invited Harry Levey, general manager of the Industrial Department of Universal, to deliver a series of lectures. "The Screaming Shadow," Ben Wilson serial-Hallmark release, will be available Feb. 22d. Blue Laws Threaten Superior {Special to WW'S DAILY) Superior, Wis. — The Inter-Church Council has passed a resolution calling for "a proper observance of the Sabbath Day." The "Superior Leader" in a lengthy first page article attacks the "church council politicians," as it calls them, and denounces the resolution, which would shut down all amusements. r .■■" ,,— . / i 1 V 1 i i i LI: ::) HA.ND LETTER! MG . .'t'« Ami 'v.j Jii{e.t ^ Oao) y/ ^'A L YKL U' I Jj. ?HCNE zyis BRV ANT .J-^ AT LIBERTY. Scenario and Continuity Writer. Address Box B 61, care WID'S. Loewery Bill Passes Senate (Special to WID'S DAILY) Jackson, Miss. — The Lowery Bill which makes it an offense to show immoral or indecent motion pictures has been passed by the Senate and reported favorably by the House Judiciary Committee. The bill is not at all severe since it provides no special machinery for its enforcement. A State Board of Censors was not organized because of the reluctance of the Legislature to create new offices. French Films Here Baron R. C. de Dane, representing Louis Mercanton, the Fren".! producer, is making his headquarters with Guy Croswel! Smith. The baron has with him "The Call of the Blood" and "In Old Alsace" produced in France. Capitol Books Flynn Subjects The Capitol has booked the sties of eight William J. Flynn SeRepublic Distributing, ret Service films released throu,: The Acme Portable Projector For the Studio Cutting Room The Editor Home School or | Church Screen Rights for Sale of the Story "The Woman of Mystery," by Maurice Le Blanc, an Arsene Lupin Story. CELEBRATED AUTHORS SOC. Room 803 Columbia Theatre BIdg. Tel. Bryant 1511 Demonstrated to You Anywhere Howells Cine Equipment Co. 729 7th Ave. New York I Phone Bryant 1166 CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG Once more demonstrates her magnificent art in "THE EYES OF YOUTH" We have made for this production a very artistic lobby display together with reproductions in fac-timile oil paintings from her latest poses in various sizes. KRAUS MFG. CO. 220 West 42d Street 17th Floor TeL 3607 Brya&t mm tJME SENSATION OF THE CENTURA Personally Supervised and Directed by Frzmk Reicher Have you ever stopped to figure how you are going to accommodate the crowds when you run "EMPTY ARMS"? PHOTOPLAY LIBRARIES, INC. (Exclusive Selling Agents) 500 Fifth Avenue, New York City WE NEVER DISAPPOINT'^ TELEPHONE BRYAN'T S576 J -^ iNCOP.PORATED /EST 42^^ STREET ^Hi:^^^^¥^' /MENA^ YORK yjEN. MGR.