The Film Daily (1920)

tBRi^DSTREET 'FILMDOM XII No. 42 Wednesday, May 12, 1920 Price 5 Cent* 70 New Directors Howells and A. S. Kane on Cathrine Curtis Board. vid P. Howells, foreign repre tive for First National, and Ar S. Kane, who presents Charles in First National — distributed ctions, have been elected to the d of Directors of Cathrine Curtis ., which was formed some hs ago with powerful financial sts back of it. This announce was made last night at a djn given at the Ritz at which srs. Howells and Kane were in iced to the organizers and di )rs of the Curtis Corp. le announcement is of particular est in view of relations between t National and Howells and Kane in view of First National's well vn attitude on the entrance of 1 St. money in the picture in le following list of the organj and directors of the Ctirtis ). who were present at last t's dinner will give an idea of wealth these men represent: A. jjwathmey, Jr.. \Villiam Mitchell, [ling Beardsley, Arthur F. Spald Malcolm MacClellan, George iteman, William Dewey Loucks, se Llewellyn, Fred J. Ward, Al: Judson, Col. Frank H. Ray, rge M. Taylor, Robert Hertz and ry Faulkner. George J. Whalen. lident of the United Cigar Stores is a director. He is now in ;land. Denial from Hodkinson /. W. Hodkinson denies that the forthcoming Louise Glaum and Dart Bosworth productions made h Parker Read will be distributed First National as reported at the ; of the Chicago convention, he Hodkinson Corp. will handle le releases. New F. P. House in 'Frisco (Special to WID'S DAII,Y) an Francisco — The Famous PlayLaskj' Corp. of California has apd to the Board of Public Works permission to erect a $1,000,000 ure theater at the corner of Mar St., Jones St. and Golden Gate :. The structure will occupy the sent site of Prager's Department ■e. Alfred H. Jacobs, architect, prepared the plans for a Class theater which will be of steel ne and concrete construction. Cahane Due Saturday larry Cahane is due in town on urday from California. letter in the back of the book this week. much pep. Read it in WID'S, Stmday dated May the 16th.— Advt. Disguised as peasants they stole sile tary plans were hidden — Anita Stewa Typhoon," a First National attracti ntly to the stateroom where the milirt in Harold MacGrath's "The Yellow on. — Louis B. Mayer-made. — Advt. Split Expected Cleveland Convention Will Probably Divide Industry on Theater Question. Nationalizing to a maximum of exhibitor participation the scope of the action on the alleged producerexhibitor menace taken at the Patterson mass meeting in Chicago two weeks ago. to include the entire independent membership of every state (Continued on Page 2) Equity May Get Murray It is understood that Equity Pictures have a deal under way whereby the series of four independent productions to be made by Mae Murray under direction of Robert Z. Leonard, as Invincible Photoplays, will be released through that organization. Miss Murray returned from Miami yesterday where exteriors were shot for "Idols of Clay," a George Fitzmaurice Prod, for Famous Players. The picture will be completed in about five weeks, at which time Miss Murray will start work on her own productions. New Briggs Series Comedies Based on Cartoons to Be Revived Using Grown-Ups as Leads. Plans are under way for a new series of comedies based on the cartoons of Clare Briggs which are syndicated throughout the country. The original pictures were made around the "kid" characters of the Briggs series and were distributed by Famous Players, but the new product will depict the incidents in the life of Friend Husband and Friend Wife. Nat Levine, who holds an option on Briggs' services, will make the new series. Levine has for disposal a series of five two-reel comedies featuring Minta Durfee (Mrs. Fatty Arbuckle), produced by the Truart Pictures Corp. Katz Here from Chicago Sam Katz, of Balaban and Katz, Chicago, is visiting New York. No letter in the back of the book this week. Too much pep. Read it in WID'S, Sunday issue dated May the 16th. — Advt. Joins Asso. Exhib. Ralph O. Proctor Will Act as Assistant to F. C. Quimby. Ralph O. Proctor, who recentlj resigned as assistant general maa ager of United .Artists, as noted ex clusively in WID'S DAILY, has be come connected in an executive capacity with Associated Exhibitors' Inc. " Mr. Proctor will act as general assistant to F. C. Quimby, genera' manager. His duties will keep hinr. in intimate touch with exhibitor^ throughout the country. Proctor was division manager foi Pathe, having under his supervisior Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis Omaha, Des Moines, Kansas City Detroit, Cleveland and Buffalo. Latei he was appointed district managei' for the Western Division of _th< country, and finally joined Unitec Artists. "Doc" Horater Here Harvey C. "Doc" Horater, manag ing director of the Pantheon thea ter. Toledo, is at the Astor for 1 few davs. Day Leaves International Harry Day, director of publicit; and advertising for Internationa Film Service Co., Inc., producers o Cosmopolitan Prod., has resigne< effective May 31. His successor has not been name as yet. Loughborough With R-C James Loughborough, who assum ed charge of the advertising at Fo: Film when Arthur James resignec has been engaged by Robertson-Col to do special advertising on the Car pentier picture. Pending the arrival of Winfiel Sheehan, who is due on the Maur< tania the end of the week, no advei tising director has been appointed i Fox. Act to Ban Loew's Name The Theater Owners' Chamber c Commerce at a regular meeting yes terday passed a resolution which wi insist upon the insertion of a claus in all Metro contracts to eliminal the name of Marcus Loew on_ tH film proper and in all advertisinj matter. ; Holmes Going Abroad Again Burton Holmes sails on May for the Holy Land and the Ne; East to secure material for a ne*! series of Burton Holmes travelogu« for Famous Players release. Want anything: printed? Let SOLOMON do it, he's wise. — Advt.