The Film Daily (1920)

jM^t DAIlJr Tuesday. May 11, 192 XllWo. 41 Tufg. May 11, 1920 PriteSCenti I lyright 1920, Wid's Film and Film Folks, ;. Published Daily at 71-73 West 44th St., KT York, N. Y., by WID'S FILMS and .M FOLKS, INC. C ("Wid") Gimning, President and Treasir; Joseph Dannenberg, Vice-President r Editor; J. W. Alicoate, Secretary and liness Manager. :ered as second-class matter May 21, 1918, :;he post office at New York, N. Y., under act of March 3, 1879. ims (Postage tree) United States, Outside Greater "New York, $10.00 one year; 6 iths, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, :.00. ubscribers should remit with order. Iress all communications to WID'S DAILY. 71-73 West 44th St., New York, N. y. Telephone: Vanderbilt, 45S1-4S52-SSS8 Hollywood, California torial and Business Offices: 6411 Holly•wood Blvd. Phone, Hollywood 1603. 'hicago Representatives — Willis & Eckels, Floor, Consumers Bldg., Chicago. 111. Quotations Last Bid. Asked. Sale. 'mous Players .. 71% 733A 72 'do pfd 83 85 85 ew's, Inc 29J4 30^ 29^ oldwyn 22j4 24i/$ 23 iangle 5/16 ^ fi it. Pict. Prod... 2 2% 2% '>rld Film % % J4 ,.o 2nd pfd Vz ^ H 'Saturday's quotations. Stanley Buys in Wilmington Wilmington, Del. — Sablosky and .Guirk, interests of the Stanley impany, have purchased the Gar Gets Rights to Rainey Films Toronto, Can. — The Exhibitors stributing Corp. has secured the nadian rights to Paul J. Rainey's |;ond "Heart of the Jungle" series, (iney recently returned from a Jiting expedition. (Dold, ao' MIW VORK Sir: The Philadelphia North American says: '"The Woman and the Puppet' has Geraldine Farrar as its star. Her work is along the lines she does best. She looks attractive as the picturesque Spanish maiden and acts well." Coast Brevities {Special to WID'S DAILY) Hollywood — Mr. and Mrs. Fred Niblo (Enid Bennett) are at the St. Catherine, Catalina, for the first week's vacation that either has had an opportunity to enjoy since the holidays. Monroe Salisbury, producing independently, will start filming immediately on "The Barbarian." Marc Robbins has joined the Screen Classics scenario department. Joseph Kilgour will enact one of the principal roles in "Hearts Are Trumps," the third Drury Lane melodrama to be filmed by Metro. Iris Lynne has been signed to play an important part in this production, which will be directed by Rex Insram. S. M. Tompkins, chief cameraman at Universal City, has been appointed superintendent of the laboratory in addition to his other duties. Kathleen Kirkham, screen star has been secured by Thos. H." Ince to play the lead opposite Lewis Stone in "Beau Reval," by Louis Joseph Vance. Director Colin Campbell is taking the Dustin Farnum company to the mountains this week to shoot some Swiss scenes. Bartine Burkett has been engaged to support Ethel Clayton in "The City Sparrow." Final work has been completed on Warren Kerrigan's tenth Brunton production, "The Coast of Opportunity." This is the last picture Kerrigan will make under his present contract with Robert Brunton. H. B. Warner, Hampton star, is going to Maine to spend a month's vacation. Francelia Billington has been engaged to play the leading feminine role in "Hearts Are Trumps." Robert Thornby and his compan}' are in San Francisco to spend two weeks in filming of ship scenes for "Half a Chance," Thornby's first special production. Rhea Mitchell and Bob McKim have signed long-term contracts with Screen Crafts, Inc. Screen Crafts, Inc.. have appointed Clarence B. Ludy scenario editor. Lynn Reynolds and his Universal company, starring Frank Mayo, have returned to Big Bear Valley for another sequence of north woods This IS Nice! Wid Gunning, WIDS DAILY, New York. Your third birthday registers present projection without a Sicker. "The wide world of motion picture is within your focus. Long may you continue to direct. EDGAR SELDEN. Make Changes in Regal ^'ancouver, B. C. — Ernest Carrut hers' resignation from Regal Fihns Ltd. has resulted in Morris Sudmin being made booker in his place. Crosbie Winnipeg District Manager Winnipeg, Can. — Fred Crosbie, formerly local manager for the Exhibitors Distributing Corp., has had his territory extended and is now district manager. Revise Plans for Paramount Winnipeg, Can. — Due to the high figures sent in by contractors for the new Paramount theater, plans have been revised and new tenders are being called for. Would Restrict Child Patronage Winnipeg, Can. — A ministerial delegation recently waited on the City Council to secure a by-law regulating the attendance of children at picture houses. Theater managers present put in vigorous objections, the age limit asked by the ministers being 14 years. Much of the attack was also directed upon the serial, the head of the Juvenile Court being present attempting to trace crimes caleld to his attention to that type of picture. It was decided to put it up to a joint conference of exhibitors and ministers. Kirkpatrick Back A. S. Kirkpatrick, vice-preside and general manager of the Robei son-Cole Dist. Corp., is back in N< York from the coast. Mayer Goes to Cincinnati ..Joseph Mayer, director of publ: ity for Universal, left for Cincinn; last night to arrange for the ope iug of "The Virgin of Stamboul" the Grand Opera House there. Pearson, Pathe Director Elmer R. Pearson, director of e changes, it became known yestt day, is now a member of the boa of directors of Pathe Exchange. . E. Rousseau, foreign manager, also a director. These promotio took place at the recent annual mee ing at which Bernhard Benson Merrill. Lynch & Co., Wall St. ban ers, was elected a vice-president, noted, and Edmund C. Lynch of tl same company a director. Buxbaum Moves Harrj H. Buxbaum, local man ger for Famous Players, has movt to Lawrence, Long Island, and mixing every morning and evenir with celebrities such as the preside! of the Clyde Steamship Co., etc. Pettis Appointed Manager V^ancouver, B. C. — Wiley Pett has been appointed manager of tl Exhibitors Distributing Corp. Selznick Field Changes Los Angeles — H. C. Cohen, formerly assistant manager of the Select exchange here, is now manager. Dallas, Tex.— Tom N. Parker has resigned as manager of the Republic exchange and has been succeeded by H. L. Binford. Boston — Benjamin P. Rogers is now in charge of the Select and Republic offices. E. C. Fielder, former manager, has been transferred to an office as yet undesignated. Buffalo — ^The Republic exchange has moved to the Warner Bldg., 257 Franklin St. Marion H. Kohn wil produce a new series of ten comedies a year. GAUSMAN. Allen Talks of Plans Winnipeg, Can. — Bernard president of the Allen chain, to build suburban houses in peg, but will wait until things building and labor rnarket down. A new house will be in Calgary in the spring and Vancouver will open in June. Allen, intends Winniin the settle started one in If the soldiers do get the proposed bonus remember this, — they will also spend it! A large portion of it will go to those exhibitors who are showing RITCHEY POSTERS RITCHEY LITHO. OOBP. 406 W. Sht St..M.T . Phoa* Qui—, 83M