The Film Daily (1920)

ir^BDADSTREET ^/ FILMDOM 7^RECOCHIZEI xAUTHORIT^' VOL. XII No. 85 Friday, June 25, 1920 19 A. P. Exchanges In New Combine's Distributing Organization— All Managers But Three Appointed Vimouncenient is made by Oscar A. Price, president, and F. B. Warren, general manager of distriljution of Associated Producers, Inc., of the managers of the branch office organizations of the new producing and releasing affiliation of Thomas H. Ince, Mack .Sennett, Marshall Neilan, Allan Dwan, George Loane Tucker. Maurice Tourneur and J. Parker Read, Jr. .A.ssociated Producers, Inc., will operate and maintain branches in 19 cities with three managers using the facilities of closely adjacent larger offices. The names of the managers and their territories are: , Atlanta, to be named: Boston, William H. Jenner; Buffalo, to be named; Chicago, Sidney J. Goldman; Cleveland, Hubert A. Bandy: Cincinnati, Hubert A. Bandy and aide; Dallas, John C. Shannon; Denver, H. O. Bartels; Detroit, Edward A. Crane; Kansas City, Benjamin Blotsky; Los Angeles, F. A. Wagner; Minneapolis, to be named; New Orleans, John C. Shannon and aide; New York, Marx S. Nathan; New ( Continued on Page 4) Crawford Leaves Fox Merritt Crawford, director of publicity for Fox has resigned. He will leave Fox as soon as his successor can be appointed. Crawford will specialize in publicity for independent concerns. Kemble Prod. $1,000,000 Unit (By wire to WID'S DAILY) Los Angeles — W. H. Kemble Prod. Inc., is a new $1,000,000 company formed here. W. H. Kemble, head of the new organization has left for New York to purchase stories. The company's plan will be announced shortly. New Lynch Unit (By wire to WID'S DAILY) Dover, Del. — The S. A. Lynch Enterprise Finance Corporation has been formed here with a capitalization of $10,000,000. The incorporators are N. C. Talley, Atlanta; and M. A. Bruce and T. L. Cnteau of Wilmington, Del. The local offices of the S. A. Lynch Enterprises in the Brokaw Bldg. professed to know nothing about the new company and suggested communicating with the company headquarters in Atlanta. Voices Here. — Advt. 71 Price 5 Centt \ "A beautiful girl like you should have beautiful clothes and good times," he whispered. Norma Talmadge in "Yes or No?" a First National attraction.— Advt. Levey a Producer Plans His Own Organization — Will Have New Distributing System For His Pictures Harry Levey who resigned as head of the industrial and educational department at Universal Wednesdaj-, will have his own producing organization probably to be known as the Levey Films, Inc. Levey stated yesterday that !ie wanted to produce industrials and distribute them through his owre system with out any picture affiliation whose sales force had to sell features and industrials both. The Estee studio on East 124th St. has been leased and production will be started immediately. Temporary offices have been opened in the Hotel Astor. .-It was stated yesterday that almost 150 members of the industrial organization had gone out in a body with Levey and that at the close of a business session which lasted until 2 o'clock yester( Continued on Page 2) Voices There. — Advt. Davis May Produce Former Triangle Vice-President on Coast — Non-committal on Subject (By wire to WID'S DAILY) Los .Angeles — H. O. Davis, formerly vice-president of Triangle and before that with Universal, may entor the production field again, this time for the Curtis Publishing Co. Davis, when asked about the report, said he was here for a vacation and that his plans were indefinite. Universal Leases Astor Theater L^niversal has leased the Astor theater for four weeks beginning July 4. "Shipwrecked by Cannibals" will be shown. This is the film taken by Ed Laemmle in Africa. Miss MacPherson Signs Again (By wire to WID'S DAILY) Los Angeles — Jeanie MacPherson, scenario writer for Cecil De Mille, has signed a five year contract with Famous Plavers. \'oices Everywhere. — Advt. 60 from Goldwyn During New Season — 23 Already Finished — Stars Going Abroad To Make Films (By wire to WID'S DAILY) Los Angeles — Samuel Goldwyn, in an interview stated that his organization would release 60 .productions for the 1920-1921 season commencing Sept. 1. Of this number 23 already have been finished. Each production will be sold on its own merit while the exhibitor may pre-view each production before contracting for it. The fall releases will include such productions as "Earthbound," "The Penalty" and "Madame X." Goldwyn expects to send Tom Moore and Mabel Normand abroad in the near future to make pictures in Europe and it may be that he will import several European stars. Goldwyn's new star will be named shortly. That person has already completed one picture, said Goldwyn, and is working on the second. Goldwyn officially denied that his company would build a new theater here. He expressed his satisfaction at the way the California is being operated. McRae Here Henry McRae arrived in town yesterday from California. Frances Edmonte Prod. Los -Vngeles — Frances Edmonte Prod, have been formed here with Frances Edmonte as star. The first six reeler will be made in San Francisco. George Larkin and Katherine Lewis are in the cast. New State-Right Organization The D. X. Schwab Productions, Inc., have opened offices at 117 W. 46th St., where they are state-righting "Fickle Women" starring David Butler. J. C. Lewis, formerly with Famous-Players is director of sales. He has already closed with Ralph Clark of the New York First National and with F. M. Fabian of the First National of New Jersey on the picture. Metro Engages Young Los Angeles — Metro has engaged Waldemar Young, scenario writer, to do four original scripts yearly. Ethel Clayton Coming East Los .Angeles — Ivthel Clayton has left for New York where she will sail for London to make two pictures for Famous Players. Your Ne.Nt Insert Let SOLOMON do it, he's wise.— Advt.