The Film Daily (1920)

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DA1L.Y Yd. Ill M». 48 Tues. May 18, 1920 PriceSCcBU Cooyright 1920, Wid'» Film and Film Folks, Inc. Published Daily at 71-73 West 44th St., New York, N. Y., by WID'S FILMS and FILM FOLKS, INC. V. C. ("Wid") Gunning, President and Treas orer; Joseph Dannenberg, Vice-President and Editor; J. W. Alicoate. Secretary and Business Manager. Entered as second-class matter May 21, 1918, at the post office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage tree) United States, Outside of Greater New York, $10.00 one year; « ■onths, $5 00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to WID'S DAILY 71-73 West 44th St., New York, N. Y. Telephone: Vanderbilt. 4551-4552-5558 I' Hollywood, California Xditorial and Business Offices; 6411 Hollywood Blvd. Phone, Hollywood 1603. Chicago Representatives — Willis & Eckels. «tli Floor. Consumers Bldg., Chicago, 111. London Film Letter (Continued from Page 1) has been engaged, but offices are not fixed as yet. Following the successful run at the London Alhambra, "Broken Blossoms" is booking well all over the country. "Hearts of the World" opened Monday last at the same house. Business has been bad, largely due to poor exploitation. It is reported that one of the reasons for the visit of Zukor and Goldwyn to these shores was to pave the way for percentage bookings of their productions. A tentative percentage proposal was laid before the Cinematograph Exhibitors Association, but was turned down by that body. Quotations Bid. Asked Famous Players . . 71 71^ do pfd 8O/2 82>4 *Goldwyn 22i/4 221^ Loew's, Inc 29' 293/^ Triangle 5/16 ^ Unit. Pict. Prod... 134 254 World Film 54 % do 2nd pfd V2 H Last Sale 71H 82^ 22/2 2m V& John D. Tippett, who for many years handled the Universal output on this side, is closing down his British offices for six months. He will produce in America. Sees Censor Danger (Special to WID'S DAILY) Boston — Regarding the proposed censorship for Massachusetts, the "American," a Hearst paper, says editorially, in part: "It will be a most unfortunate thing for American democracy if the principle of prepublicity censorship, contained in the pending bill, should receive sanction by a legislative enactment. "Pre-publicity censorship of moving pictures is as much a violation of the constitutional and sacred right of free speech and free press as the censorship of the newspapers or censorship of our conversations could be, and it will do as much or more harm." *Saturday's quotations. More for Stanley (Special to WID'S DAILY) Philadelphia — The Stanley Co. oi America has leased the three theaters of Kensington Amusement Co., the Iris, Lafayette and Star, in the northeast section of the city. The Iris seats 2,200, the Lafayette 1,800 and the Star 1,000. These three houses are all first run in their part of town. The StoU Film Co., Ltd., a private film renting company of which Sir Oswald Stoll is the chairman, is floating a public company to be called Stoll Picture Productions, Ltd. This new company, capitalized at £400,000, will take over the production side of the present concern. An ambitious program is announced, works by the following authors having been secured: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H. G. Wells, A. E. W. Mason, Stanley Weyman, Maurice Hewlett, Jeffery Farnol. Marie Corelli and Ethel M. Dell. Doyle's "Hound of the Baskervilles" is one of the big things this company has in prospect. The Walturdaw Company announces that it will control the Selznick and Select output for the United Kingdom. Accident at R. C. Building The planking on the second floor of the structure now occupying the site upon which will be erected the Robertson-Cole building, Seventh Ave. and 48th St., collapsed yesterday afternoon about three o'clock, taking with it part of the wall which runs parallel to 48th St. About 12 workingmen were pinned under the debris, but nobody was seriously injured. Yep; "Bill" Gueringer Please notify Jim Grainge ©old Co MCV/ VOBK Sir: 1 John H. Kunsky, Adams Theatre, Detroit, says: "Rex Beach's 'The Silver Horde,' playing at our theatre this week, is undoubtedly the greatest achievement of this great author. Its appeal, suspense and climax rank it one of the best Goldwyn productions of this year. We congratulate you." The Spanish production of "The Life of Christopher Columbus" will be trade shown this month. The picture, which cost £50,000, has been filmed on the exact locations indicated by history, and government help was rendered to the producers. Coltcn to Write for Dean John Colton, magazine writer, will leave for California to start work on his first story for Priscilla Dean, for whom he will write exclusively. British productions are steadily improving. A. E. W. Mason's "At tme Villa Rose," which was trade shown this week, has received an enthusiastic reception. It marks a bi.a; Production in Hawaii Universal will send Beatriz Dominguez, who has appeared in several of the company's recent productions, to Hawaii to make three features there. advance in British technique. Of the American pictures shown this week "On With the Dance" was the most successful. The trade show figures analyzed show 9 American, 7 British, 2 French, 2 Scandinavian and 1 Italian in this week's lists. Carpentier Film at ijto Georges Carpentier's fir.j a ance on the screen will bjin Wonder Man," which will ih in the Grand Ball Room (j ti tor, beginning Saturday )e\ May 29, and extending for jne The showings will be undelth pices of the Am.erican Legi*c York County. i The American Legion irfn posing of tickets through 111 posts. ; Governor Smith of New 1 01 Governor Edwards of N^r will occupy boxes on th night, as will representatii 5 Army and Navy. Carewe Contract TeriAal Edwin Carewe's contractfitl ry Cahane has terminated,|cc to the latter. Carewe has lad pictures for Cahane, the lasfeo was "Rio Grande," releasatl Pathe. Mary Pickford and "Doug" have I booked rooms at the Ritz. They are expected on the 27th of May. / Coming East , / (Special to WID'S D^l ' Los Angeles — Abrahjip vice-president of Goldwn p of the Culver City studici, e te» leave for New York shhlj "H. B. Warner, under c|itr Jesse D. Hampton, will fso east shortly and spend a ica Maine. 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