The Film Daily (1920)

Anita Stewart in "THE FIGHTING SHEPHERDESS' (Directed by Edw. Jose) A Louis B. MayerFirst Nat'l attraction AN ALL-STAR CAST LEADING MAN Wallace Mac Donald Watch for this space every day! No Discrimination in Ontario Washington — American motion picture operators and cameramen are not to be excluded from the Province of Ontario, and will not have to be Canadian subjects according to information received by the Bureau of the National Association here from the State Department. Last August the Canadian authorities promulgated certain regulations which required persons engaged as operators or photographers in Ontario to obtain a license. Applications to such licenses were to be issued only to British subjects. A Correction An error was inadvertently made in the advertisement of "The Hawk's Trail" which appeared in Sunday's edition. The open territory on the serial which is being handled by Burston Films, Inc., is Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico. The state of \\'ashington has already been sold. Curtis Dinner Tonight Cathrine Curtis, head of the Cathrine Curtis Corp., will tender a dinner tonight at the Ritz. Among those present will be the following directors of the corporation: Reese Llewellyn, Llewellyn Iron Works; William ]]\ewey Loucks. Malcolm MacClellan. George J. Whalen, Albert L. Judson. A statement as to the company's plans may be issued. lajij^ Bradford Exhibitor Here V. H. Oxley. owner of tlie Grand and Bradford theaters, Bradford, Pa., is looking the town over. "Legit" Theaters Turn to Films Philadelphia — The legitimate season is drawing to a close here, for it was announced yesterday that motion pictures would go into the Forrest and Garrick around the middle of May for the summer. "On With the Dance" opens the Garrick on May 24th for an indefinite run and "Ireland a Nation" commences an extended engagement at the Forrest on May 17th. Four legitimate houses will then be shoVing pictures here. Fight On In South {Continued from Page 1) not joined his fellow First National members in signing the agreements which would sub-franchise the entire territory to independent exhibitors through Associated First National Pictures, Inc. Hulsey's alleged refusal to sign the new agreements was made after he had sold his theaters to S. A. Lynch. It is expected by Saturday that the entire number of theater owners represented by the special committee which attended the Chicago convention will be here in person to discuss the situation with the First National members. Texas. Oklahoma and Arkansas constitute a four and one-half per cent territory. It was announced that the action naw being taken will not disturb or alter the relationship which Tom Boland of Oklahoma City has had with First National as owner of the First National franchise for the Oklahoma City territory. More IstNafl Units Seven Territorial Companies Formed in Delaware — Capitalization Over $1,500,000. (By Wire to WW'S DAILY) Dover, Del. — Representatives oi the Corporation Trust Co. have chartered seven new First National units here with r. total capitalization aggregating $1,658,571. The new units and the capitalization of each are: Associated First National Pictures of Ohio, $420,000. Associated First National Pictures of Washington, D. C. $135,000. Associated First National Pictures of Minnesota, $300,000. Associated First National Pictures of Iowa, $285,000. Associated First National Pictures of the Northwest, $217,500. Associated First National Pictures of Northern California, $188,571. Associated First National Pictures of Kentucky and Tennessee. $112,500. Other territorial units chartered by the Corporation Trust Co. recently include companies covering New Jersey, capitalized at $215,000; New York, $8,700,000; Missouri, $195,000: Michigan. $225,000: Indiana. $187,000, and Western Pennsylvania, $247,500. The total capitalization of these units thus far chartered reaches $11.428,071. More Room for Neilan Prod. Marshall Neilan Prod, have taken over Room 302 in the Capitol Theater Bldg. to house additional members of the organization. The company now lias three rooms in that building. Neilan's third production for First National will be in New York in about three weeks. It will probably be released in June. Neilan Film in Boston (Special to WID'S DAILY) Boston— Marshall Neilan's '"The River's End" will open at the Tremont Temple next Monday for an indefinite run. The picture will go on at from 25 cents to $1 top. Peter Gridley Smith, Neilan's publicity manager, is here cooperating with the Gordon Theater Co. owners of the Tremont Temple on special exploitation. 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