The Film Daily (1920)

I /J*BftADSTRlET of F5LMDOM Vol. XIII No. 1 Tiursday, July 1, 1920 Price 5 C«ntt 40 From Realart New Season's Plans Announced — Justine Johnston a Star — Four Taylor Specials Realart made public yesterday its plans for the 1920-1921 season. Forty productions will be released during the year, four of them William Desmond Taylor specials, and six with Justine Johnston, who is Realart's new star. A new form of contract has also been drawn up. It is called the Realart star franchise and under its terms the exhibitor obtains theater rights to 36 productions. In these productions are to be starred six actresses, those who made Realart pictures last season — Alice Brady, Mary Miles Minter and Constance Binney — and three new ones —Wanda Hawley, Bebe Daniels and Justine Johnston. An engraved contract, suitable for framing, has been prepared for the franchise holders. In addition to the 36 pictures the company will make and distribute four William Desmond Taylor productions during the year. The first of these, "The Soul of Youth," of which Lewis Sargent is the star, has keen completed, and the second is in the course of production. The four Taylor productions are not included in the franchise and will -(Continued on Page 2) R. C. To Drop Short Stuff? It is reported that Robertson-Cole will eliminate all of its short stuff as soon as the present schedule runs out. The company now handles adventure scenics and Supreme Comedies. What They Think of Wid's Year Book "You are to be congratulated upon the completeness of this Year Book and I am sure it will prove of great value to the industry." WILLIAM J. CLARK, President. Clark-Cornelius Corp. 1920 EDITION COMING SOON "Ah, Ha, Mr. Woman Hater, I caig ht you making eyes at her this time. — Constance Talmadge in the John Emerson — Anita Loos Production. "The Perfect Woman"— A First National Attraction.— Advt. Urges Inquiry F. I. L. M. Club Will Assist Mitchill Palmer If He Starts Inquiry The New York F. I. L. M. Club, at a meeting held last week voted unanimously to draft a letter which will be forwarded to Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer informing him that in any investigation which he may conduct regarding the activities of F. I. L. M. Clubs he will have full cooperation from the local organization, and in fact welcomed by it. The club for the first time took official cognizance of the resolution condemning exchange men's organizations which was passed at tie Cleveland convention. I E. Chadwick, president of the organization appointed a committee composed of S. Eckman, Jr. L. Rosenblum, and W. E. Ray nor to draft the communication. Universal Declares Dividend Universal yesterday declared a di dend of VA per cent on its stock. FOR RENT, Desirable Exchange Space, Vaults, etc. Greeley 5842. — Advt. Knapp Back Returns to Philadelphia After Visiting Coast Producers (Special to WID'S DAILY) Philadelphia — Harry L. Knapp, chairman of the Pennsylvania State Board of Censors, returned from the coast Tuesday after spending two weeks with picture producers attempting to reach some agreement with them for the making of pictures that would not necessitate any stringent action on the part of the censors. He reported his trip as highly successful and looks forward to cleaner and better pictures for the coming season. The return of Knapp is being looked upon by film men here as the first step toward the removal of Ellis P. Oberholtzer of the Censor Board. An official announcement from Governor Sproul is expected in a few days. That Oberholtzer will shortly be replaced by a man named Wood is almost an assured fact. New Howells Tie-up Exporter Forms Unit to Specialize ir Southern European Distribution — Luporini Bros, in Firm David P. Howells, exporter, haf formed a new company to covei Spain, Italy, the Balkan States Greece, Turkey and Egypt. This un is known as the Howells Picture Corporation, chartered last week in Albany. Associated with Howells in this new enterprise are the Luporini Brothers, Ferdinando and Mario, well known throughout the picture business, both in this country ant1 abroad. They are officers and stockholders in the new company. Offices will be adjacent to the present Howells offices in the Godfrey Building The direction of the activities of the new company will be in the hands of the Luporini Brothers. Mario Luporini, who recently re» turned from a trip through Italy., shortly leaves on another journey which will take him to all the important centers in the territory covered by the new organization. Branch offices and representatives will be arj ranged for throughout Italy, Portut gal, Spain, Greece, Turkey, Egypt and each of the Balkan States. The new organization was formed to carry out Howells' idea of divid ing up the foreign market into indi; vidual territories much like the state rights system used in this country. The southern European territory until now has been handled from Howells' Paris office. Plans are said to be under v, whereby Italian and Spanish prodtr, tions will be distributed in this country through Howells' connections. Cuido Luporini of Turin, Italy, will work in close co-operation with the Howells Pictures Corp. * Williams Story for Neilan Marshall Neilan has purchase "Not a Drum Was Heard" by Ben Ames Williams for production Chautard Quits Emile Chautard as indicate! in WID'S DAILY has let the Fox organization ?.nd has taken with him his entire producing unit. Chautard is understood to have objected to interference in his production plans by Fox and so broke relations. He was at work on "The Thief" the first of the French detective stories he had planned for Fox distribution. The Fox offices will not discuss the matter. YOUR Engraved Stationery Let SOLOMON do it, he's wise.— Advt.