The Film Daily (1920)

ay, September 4, 1920 ifrft DAILY itkeN ews No. 71 JO. TEXAS— On the trail with Uns Roys. Cavalry troops on Border eshment in cool stream after moun '" WEYMOUTH, MASS.— Tornado rhrough New England towns. Many ■ed and houses are wrecked by wind trie storms. AND THERE— Negro candidate for r in Arkansas. J. H. Blunt, school , has the pldges of 100,000 negroes for him. ark-Alaska flight completed. Army end one of the most remarkable 1 history; landing at Wrengell, Alas• 4,345 mile journey. tide, sailing canoe champion, gives a •ation of how he manipulates his )00 Islands, N. Y. 5, FRANCE— American Boy Scouts is of France. With curiosity and awe :e upon towns and battlefields where ; brothers fought in the war. Y PARK, N. J.— Beauties of Babyplay their charms. Original and piccostumes and "floats" mark the anby Parade. INATI, O. — Colored Knights' con5000 delegates of Negro Order of Templar take part in parade and events. [YAMA, JAPAN — Owing to lack of tation facilities in rural districts of jnique vehicles of travel are devised r rafts are used to shoot through the oday In the Courts A judgment for $3,935 has been entered in the Supreme Court in a suit of George W. Ward against Arthur N. Smallwood. The judgment is based on notes for $3,000 given in 1915 by the Grandin Films to the Smallwood Films Inc., which were endorsed to the plaintiff. Harry C. Williams has sued James Slevin and Walter Lawrence in the Supreme Court for $5,000. He alleges that he made a contract with the defendants on Feb. 3 last as a result of their representation that they had the rights to "The Wearing oi the Green" and intended to produce a dignified motion picture of it and needed financial assistance. It was agreed that a corporation would be formed with 50,000 shares of stock and the defendants would assign ihe picture to the corporation. Williams is to sell $340,000 of the stock and get $5,000 for his services. He alleges that the defendants broke the contract. Philip Melnick has brought suit in the Supreme Court against James Empringham to compel him to carry out an agreement to sell Melnick the Bay Theater at 124th St. and 8th Ave., on which the defendant has a lease expiring Sept., 1921. He alleges that after he had paid $500 on account and started to renovate the theater Empringham refused to give him possession. Incorporations Albany — The General Theaters Corp., incorporated under the laws of Delaware, has been granted a charter to conduct business in this state. The corporation is capitalized at $1,000,000 and is authorized to maintain theaters, conduct a film exchange, etc. The company will be represented by Harry Marsey, Builders Exchange, Buffalo. Baltimore — A. G. De Sherbinin Theaters. $300,000. To buy, sell, produce and operate theaters and carry on general theatrical business. Dover, Del.— Bible Films, Capitd. $1,000,000. Incorporators T. L. Croteau, S. E. Dill and M. A. Bruce, Wilmington. * Albany N. Y. — Small Theatrical Enterprises Brooklyn. Capital, $1,000,000. Incorporators H. McNally, E. Ettenberg and D. Barko, 385 Clinton St., Brooklyn. Admissions Increase in Erie (Special to WID'S DAILY) Erie, Pa. — Increased operating costs make higher admissions imperative, according to a signed statement from the managers of the Columbia, Strand and Majestic. Matinees are to be 25 cents, evenings 35 cents and children 15 cents. Kansas City, Mo. — Skouras Bros, bought 12th St. from Richards and Flynn. Frisco Exchanges Ready (Special to WID'S DAILY) San Francisco — The group of four buildings now being erected at Golden Gate Ave. and Leavenworth St. are practically completed and represent a combined outlay of over $500,000. Louis T. Lurie, owner of the structures, has closed long time leases ov. each. Famous Players has taken over one of the buildings on a 10 year lease. This corporation will use the building which stands at the corner. The other three structures will be used by the Realart and Vitagraph, Universal, United Artists and Goldwyn. All the buildings except that taken over by Goldwyn are ready for occupancy. The latter will be opened Oct. 15. Roth With Special Pictures Max Roth, formerly general manager of the Sol Lesser enterprises, has been engaged as Eastern district manager for the Special Pictures Corp. with general supervision over the New York, Buffalo, Boston, Philadelphia and Washington, D. C, exchanges. Frank C. Griffin, formerly Mack Sennett right bower, has been engaged as production manager by the Special Pictures Corp. Des Moines, Iowa— Abe Franbel and A. H. Blank leased Unique. Little York, 111. — H. A. Buettner leased Elite. The Most Important ANNOUNCEMENT in the History of Silent Drama "UNCLE SAM OF FREEDOM RIDGE » The Story of an Atonement and a Resurrection from the famous book by MARGARET PRESCOTT MONTAGUE DIRECTED BY GEORGE A. BERANGER dlthe Pathos and Heart Gripping interest of THE MUSIC MASTER, UNCLE TOM'S CABIN* WE MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY, WAY DOWN EAST and ABRAHAM LINCOLN— 'orged into one intense and enthralling Photoplay with an Exceptional Cast of distinguished, layers including, GEORGE MAC QUARRIE, as the Postmaster WM. S CORBETT, as Uncle SAM PAUL KELLEY, as Young Sam HELEN FLINT, as Roma, the girl LESLIE HUNT, as Andy Mason EUGENE KEITH, as the Village Fool SHERIDAN TANSEY, as the Boy Sam and many others including some of the screen's cleverest children \ PRODUCTION THAT WILL LIVE ETERNALLY! Presented by HARRY LEVEY who has formed a special organization with Ben Blake as General Manager of production for the making of Super-Features. RELEASED SEPTEMBER 27th with an an immense^ National Exploitation Campaign STATE RIGHT AND OTHER EXHIBITORS WRITE OR WIRE HARRY LEVEY PRODUCTIONS 230 West 38th Street — New York City