The Film Daily (1920)

DAILY Thursday, July 8, 1920 DO TOU REMEMBER— No. 14 "APARTMENT 29" with Earle Williams PAUL SCARDON Directed It And «Ik> "Partners of the Night" and "Milestones" For Goldwyn i = Mayer Expected Louis B. Mayer is expected in town from California shortly. Harry Scott Here Harry Scott, manager of the Detroit First National exchange, is in town. Equity Film for Interocean Interocean Film has secured "Whispering Devils" in which Conway Tearle appears for Equity for foreign distribution. Signs for Comedy Roles June Jordan, a Virginia girl who has done some work in pictures and on the stage, has been engaged by the Havalaff Film Corp. to play comedy roles. Deny Report That Brulatour or Eastman Are Interested in Lab Combine Friends of Jules E. Brulatour, distributor of Eastman stock in New York, insist that the report circulated in film circles and noted in this publication last week, are absolutely without foundation and add that Brulatour has not the slightest idea of attempting to put through a combination of laboratories. The report has been circulated that Brulatour, in combination with the Eastman Kodak company intended to have sufficient laboratory service to print practically all of the raw stock which Eastman turns out. Commenting on the report, a man close to Brulatour said yesterday: "These reports make me sick. Brulatour hasn't an idea in the world of going into laboratories. Several years ago — and there is no secret about this — he was very much interested in a laboratory scheme. But it failed to work out and when it was all over, it had cost Brulatour a pretty penny. Since then he has not been interested in that end of the game at all. "I know — in his absence — that his office denied that he was connected with the reported combine. Had he been in town he would have denied it. And his denial would have been true." Morris Winik Here Morris Winik, brother of Hyman Winik, of Western Import, has arrived from South America. Winik sells film in Brazil and the Argentine. Gray at Brooklyn Strand Paul Gray, formerly with Loew's Dayton and later with the Select exploitation force, is now at the Brooklyn Strand under Edward L. Hyman, managing director. Saunders Rounds Out Force Claude Saunders, exploitation manager of Famous Players, has placed an exploitation man in every Paramount exchange but two and these last will be filled shortly. In placing the exploitation men several changes resulted. Walter P. Lindlar goes from Minneapolis to New York as assistant manager; S. G. Sladdin goes from Boston to Omaha, replacing Hal Olver, who goes to Minneapolis; Charles Winston goes to Boston; John P. McConville is now at Albany; Albert S. Nathan from New York to Buffalo; Oscar A. Doob from Cincinnati to Chicago; Frank A. Cassidy to CinciiViati; Eli M. Orowitz from Detroit to Philadelphia, and Leslie F. Whelan from Dallas to Detroit. A sketch from one of the new Animated Cartoon Comedies, "The Gumps," now appearing On the screens of the leading theaters throughout the country. — Advt. An "Industrial Democracy" Harry Levey Service Corp. will operate on an "industrial democracy" plan. Each employee will belong to an assembly and each division such as sales, distribution, etc., will appoint a committee which will in turn elect a chairman who form a senate. There will also be a cabinet to govern affairs. Leonard Company Arrives The final episode of the Bennj Leonard film, "The Evil Eye," ha& been completed. The staff consisting of Wally Van. i J. Gordon Cooper and Al Hall ar<| tin New York from Los Angeles. Flora Finch, one of the "veterans' | in the game, is in the cast of the firs' Hemmer Superior Prod. Schlank Plans More Production Morris Schlank, producer of Hank Mann Comedies, will have two additional comedy units working by fall. The Mann series will be a monthly release and there will be one comedy from the other two units monthly. Schlank will also probably make five reel comedies for fall release. New Series for Arrow Georgia Hopkins is to produce and star in five reel productions, the first of which is being completed for distribution through Arrow. It is "Bachelor Apartments." Joseph Farnham is editing the picture. Buy Essanay Productions Kansas City, Mo. — A series of 12 Essanay features starring Bryant Washburn, Eugene O'Brien and others, has been bought by Richards and Flynn. New Arrow Sales Arrow has closed three contracts for Eastern territory on the Fred Ardath comedy series. They are the Square Deal Film Corp, Eastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey; Exhibitor's Film Corp, Pittsburgh, Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia; the Seaboard Film Corp, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia and Virginia. Contracts have been signed between Arrow and Pearce Films, of New Orleans, and the First National Exchange of Louisville, for a series of 15 productions; the series of "Tex" mystery pictures, and "The Desert Scorpion," "Wolves of the Street" and "The Chamber Mystery." Large vault and office space for rent in film building Phone, Bryant 3427. Ask for Mr. Barr. » 'V Evangelist Rents Picture House Buffalo — The Cavenovia has been rented by Evangelist A.*E. Sanderson. At the close of his series of lectures, the house will return to its | usual picture policy. There are more prints of Comedyart working in the U. S. today than any other Film of any kind. WHY? .Special Pictures Corporation H.W. HELLMAN BLDG. ,JLos Angeles llMI/llllllllMliii/... .»*\ U