The Film Daily (1920)

|:hursday, April 22, 1920 jM^ DAILV irr Sells "Torchy" 2S of 12 Comedies to go Through Educational Exchanges larles C. Burr has sold to Edu)nal Films the first 12 "Torcliy" edies. The comedies are from ell Ford's series of Torchy ies that have been appearing in newspapers of the United States Canada for the last ten years. he star in the film stories is my Hines. In addition to the liar publicity issued by Educail, Burr will maintain for Master is, Inc. an exploitation staff of )wn to co-operate with exhibitors, second comedy is now being luced under the working title of Knight for a Night." New Theaters House Being Erected Newport, Ark. — O. F. and Roy M. Craig building Royal, $7,000, to open .11 April. Wanger With F. P.-L. ^alten Wanger has become assoed with Famous Players as sperepresentative of the production irtraent. In 1917 Wanger preed Nazimova in '"Ception als." Houses Completed Pauls Valley, Okla. — Hamly opened recently. Dierks, Ark. — Spad opened. Fairfax, Okla. — Mrs. Moore bought Rex. William Beggs, Okla. — Brown and Cornett bought Empress from L. E. Bilbro. Providence, R. I. — Henry McMahon is building on Quidnick St. Advertisers Entertain The midnight show of the A. M. P. A. was held last night at the Rivoli. It was attended by a number of newspaper publishers now here for the sessions of the American Newspaper Publishers' Ass'n at the Waldorf, well-known film executives and members of the A. M. P. A. D. W. Griffith delivered a talk on censorship while his latest production, "Black Beach" was shown. Other film features included the Mutt and Jeff cartoons, the Bringing Up Father comedies, etc. Pasadena, Cal.— Raymond, $500,000 2,000 is in the course of construction. Star" Box in New Theater ;os Angeles — One of the innovas of the new $3,000,000 theater ch First National will erect here be a "star" box which will be liable to the star whose picture is aing at the theater. Stanwood, Wash. — Oscar Ruth.$40, 000. Endicott, Wash. — R. R. Hutchison opened house. Must Ship Films With Care V^ashington, D. C— The Post Of Department has issued orders to effect that more care be exercised the sending of film. Complaints le been received from several rces on the ground that shows been missent. Anacortes, Wash. — Rex, Adams, 450, opened. W. Lawlor Joins Levey Hoey Lawlor, well-known caricaturist, is now head of the newly formed Technograph Dept. at UniversalIndustrial. The new department will specialize in animated cartoons. Harry Levey says he has a new camera which can show action on the screen one-sixteenth of normal. Milwaukee, Wis. — Riviera, Joseph J. Schwartz, opened. STUDIO SPACE FOR RENT Also service of Crew may be arranged for. Apply American Cinema Corp. 411 5th Ave. Phone Van. 7670 Torrington, Conn. — Ross C. Cabol building. Charleston, S. build. C. — E. N. Rose to Mayflower's production of Robert Chambers' "Athalie" includes inor views of the Millionaires' Club Fifth Ave. and 60th St. essie Levine, formerly assistant nager of Metro's New York Ex.nge, is now maanger of the Faus Pictures Sales Co. Another First Run Los Angeles — Sol Lesser and the Gore Brothers will erect a large first run house here. SAENGER AMUSEMENT CO. Permanent New York Office at 1781 BROADWAY GOODRICH BLDG. 4th Floor Tel. Circle 1298 "The Silent Barrier" first of the Louis Tracy novels to be filmed by Louis Tracy Prod. Inc., was completed last week at the Leah Baird studios ClifFside. N. J. THE GIFl SUPREME FOR FOREIGN TERRITORIES WRITE INTER-OCEAN FILM CORPORATION 216 V>/ E S T 4-2' KiE.Vv' VORK, U.S.A. TITJjE JSEI2V1CE ADTISTIC ILLUSTCATING = HAND LETTECING = PEDFECT NEGATIVES eunest stern 145 X/EST 45^ ST. Neilan to Star Barry Wesley Barry will soon be starred by Marshall Neilan in an original story by Neilan and Reed Heustis, Jack McDermott has been engaged to co-direct the picture. Taylor With Pioneer Buffalo, N. Y.— C. A. ''Buck" lor, formerly Pathe manager here i.s now with Pioneer Film. Tay LOUjIS B. MAYER _^ Has in preparation for production 3^tofeddional "Wife It v?ill embody an UNUSUAL TREATMENT of AN UNUSUAL THEME WE OWN THEM! Big Stories for Big Film Productions. The leading producers are our clients. The play's the thing, and we have it! Celebrated Authors' Society, 701 7th Ave., N. Y. C. Phone Bryant 1511 Send Us Your Highes"pri'cfs Junk Filni INTERSTATE SMELTING <a REFINING COMPANY 23 Commercial St. NEWARK. N.Y. DON'T PAT More than Syi cents per foot for the best Positive Titles in quantity FINEFILM LABORATORIES, Inc. Ridgefleld Park. New Jersey New York Phone Bryant 4580 H. H. VAN LOAN Recent Releases Tom Mix in "The Speed Maniac" "The Virgin of Stamboul" with Priscilla Dean 121 West Eulalia Street Glendale, California "If it is a Van Loan story must be good" STUDIO FOR RENT Large enough for two very large sets and three smaller sets at one time. Complete CooperHewitt and Modem Arc light equipment. Large supply of scenery doors and other woodwork. Only 18 minutes by train from Grand Central Station. 40 minutes by subway from Times Square. Accessible to every kind of city house, woods and country scenery. Cheapest studio available in the East. Apply CRYSTAL FILM CO. 430 Cleremont Parkway, Bronx, N. Y. Downtown Office, -81 5 Longacre Bldg. Bryant 8946 GEORGE ELWOOD JENKS Continuity and Specials "A Woman of Pleasure" Blanche Sweet Special "The Pagan God" starring H. B. Warner "Dangerous WaterB" Original for Wm. Desmond JESSE D. HAMPTON Productions