The Film Daily (1920)

DA1UY Tuesday, August 24, 1! Vol. XIII No. 54 Tues. Aug. 24, 1920 rice 5 Cent Copyright 1920, Wid's Film and Film Folks, Inc. Published Daily at 71-73 West 44th St., New York, N. Y., by WID'S FILMS and HLM FOLKS, INC. F. C. ("Wid") Gunning, President and Treasurer; 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 free) United States, Outside of Greater New York, $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Addrsss all communications to WID'S DAILY, 71-73 West 44th St.. New York, N. Y. Telephone: Vanderbilt, 4551-4552-5558 Hollywood, California Editorial and Business Offices: 6411 Hollywood Blvd. Phone, Hollywood 1603. London Representative — W. A. Williamson, Kinematograph Weekly, 85 LongAcre, London, W. C. 2. Paris Representative — Le Film, 144 Rue Montmartre. Quotations Last Bid. Asked. Sale. Famous Players... 70y2 71 71 do pfd 88K Loew's, Inc 20^ 20J4 20^ D. W. Griffith 15 'Goldwyn 9l/2 Triangle y% Unit. Pict. Prod \y% World Film \i 54$ ^ do 2nd pfd $i What Realart Stars Will Do (Special to WID'S DAILY) Los Angeles — "In the Bishop's Carriage" is to be adapted as a starring feature for Bebe Daniels. Doug las Bronson is the scenarioist. Miss Daniels will also be the star ot "Ducks and Drakes," by Elmer Harris. Wanda Hawley has secured "The Snob." S ■ •n.t.o*r» was" Sir: The San Francisco Examiner says: . . " 'Madame X' is a splendid film, one that would run weeks. Miss Frederick has never had a better role for the display of her screen ability, nor has she ever done better work." Would Ban 'Stealing' New Dep't at F. P.-L. (Continued from Page 1) he spoke of the adjustments in film rentals made by the Zukor committee. Cohen said that $100,000 in claims had already been amicably settled. These complaints included ones from Wheeling, W. Va., Aurora and Joliet, 111., and the Theater Owners' Chamber of Commerce in New York City. Mr. Cohen reviewed the work of the M. P. T. O. and told the 170 odd exhibitors and delegates present of what was being done in securing a more equitable film contract. He said that a committee was working with Adolph Zukor, Samuel Goldwyn and Lewis J. Selznick on the contract and deposit questions. Senator Walker, counsel for the M. P. T. O., will work with the counsels of the film companies on this. The M. P. T. O. had in mind, said Cohen, the abolition of the deposit system in every state of the union and in its place the passage of a law such as existed in New York, whereby the deposits would be kept in trust for the exhibitor without any danger of loss. He pointed to the failure of General Film with $200,000 in exhibitors' money, to that of United Picture Theaters and last of all to Hallmark. Another move the national organization planned was the relief from the censorship question in Pennsylvania. Cohen urged immediate action here by film interests. Speaking of the forming of staie organizations Cohen said that 12 states had been already organized; that 144 out of 175 exhibitors in Connecticut were members of the state M. P. T. O.; that Missouri had doubled its quota for the national treasury; that the national league was pushing the drive for local option on Sunday shows and the repeal of the 5 per cent tax. After Cohen spoke a number of exhibitors were called upon to deliver addresses. Among them were Mike Stiefel, of Philadelphia; Floyd Hopkins, of Wilmer and Vincent; Ed. O'Keefe, of Atlantic City, and Fred Herrington, of Pittsburgh. Practically every theater chain n the territory is represented here. The Comerford string of 44 houses is represented by Mike Comerford; others here are George Bennethun, who (Continued from Page 1) changes there may two or three — whose sole duty will be the selling of short subjects. So far 17 have been chosen and assigned to their respective territories, the list including: David A. Levy, New Haven; S. B. Kramer, S. Freund, New York; L. Wiener, Buffalo; John Morphet, Albany; M. M. Emanuel, Washington; Max Gilbert, Pittsburgh; W. A. Bugie, Cincinnati; J. M. Burnstine, Cleveland; Oscar E. Watson, Detroit; E. L. Goldberg, Chicago; A. Heusman, Minneapolis; E. P. O'Neill, O'Neill, Kansas City; M. Stahl, St. Louis; S. Aronowitz, Des Moines; W. C. Buskirk, Omaha; Miss L. Olson, San Francisco. Among the short subjects listed for distribution are IS new Mack Sennttt comedies, two De Haven comedies, 12 Arbuckle re-issues, 12 new Post Nature Pictures, 12 new Burlingham Adventure Pictures, 52 new Burton Holmes and 52 new Paramount Magazines, all single reels. In addition a special drive will be made on all short subject re-issues. ;r~" Sure were th ; doing in Atla City on Sur night. runs 16 houses; Mike Goll, who operates two first run houses in Haz'.eton, Pa.; Carr and Schad of Reading and the Stanley Co. of America. The meeting was presided over by Albert G. Fisher of the Mammoth theater, Philadelphia, the oldest exhibitor in that city. Other officials present included Fred Herrington of Pittsburgh; John G. Collins of the New Jersey League, and John Evans of Philadelphia. Sydney Cohen was really the dominating figure of the entire session. W. E. Schaefer, of the Superior Film Exchange, Philadelphia, made the hit of the day. He has the Eastern Pennsylvania rights to "A Child for Sale." For the occasion he got up a celluloid baby doll with a bottle n its mouth. These were distributed among the exhibitors and caused quite some comment. The program was carried out as per schedule, although the rain in the afternoon did not serve to make the beach party particularly inviting. The ball was held last night in the Marine Ballroom. DANNENBERG. Texas Business Never Better "Everybody has money; prost. are _ good for continued prosper exhibitors are asking bigger pri and are getting them readily for tl. patrons, and general business is cellent." This sums up the situai in Texas as presented to Elmer Pearson by David J. Coughlin, m ager of the Dallas Pathe exchai who has just concluded a week's s in New York. 10 Chester Scenics Ready Los Angeles — Ten new Ches? Outing travel releases have been ited and titled by William He Wright and shipped to the Edu tional Films for distribution in Fall. The releases include "Balling Junk," "Lovely Maoriland," "F the Penguin," "Swat the Landlot "Mad Hatters," "Getting a Polis "Frozen Thunder," "There Is Santa Claus," "Iguazu the Exquisit and "Crowning King Blizzard." 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