The Film Daily (1920)

BftADSTREET FILMDOM 7/feRKOCHIZED AUTHORITY XIV No. 2 Saturday, October 2, 1920 Price 5 Centt mmittees Named M. P. I. To Have New Set of Jy-Laws — Special Meeting Planned iam A. Brady, president of the lal Association has appointed following committees for the g year: cutive Committee: P. L. Watchairman; Arthur S. Friend, 1 L. Hess, W. E. Atkinson, m Wright, Chas. C. Pettijohi. Wiley, Lewis Innerarity, J. E our, Paul H. Oromelin and Cochrane. nee Committee : Arthur S. !, Chairman; Paul Brunet, R. chrane, John M. Quinn, Lewis :nick, J. E. Brulatour, Gabriel ss, Harry Schwalbe, and P. L. s. sorship Committee: Gabriel ss, Chairman; J. W. Alicoate, i. Cromelin, Arthur S. Friend, Gulick, Paul Lazarus, S. E. 5, Harry Schwalbe, P. L. Watmes R. Quirk, R. H. Cochrane, -d Dietz, D. W. Griffith, Lewis rity, Chas. C. Pettijohn, J. Rubin, M. Silverstone, William t and Martin J. Quigley. slative Committee: Chas. C. >hn, Chairman; Nathan Vidalarry Schwalbe, R. H. CochArthur S. Friend, John M. and Gabriel L. Hess Prevention Committee: J. E. our, Chairman, Albert De, W. E. Atkinson, H. H. Bru J. F. Coufal, Major Tom Eric Schay, Lewis In y. D. P. Howells, Alfred H. MacGowan. Will riith. S. E. Rogers, E. M. W. R Rothacker, C. C. Pet itirmed on Page 4) portant Meetings Held by Associated Exhibitor ectors Next Week — Crandall Due Today rial directors and franchise ? of Associated Exhibitors, ill hold a series of conferences Pathe offices practically all of :eek. y Crandall, president of the Jation, is due in New York from Washington, while the lirectors and regional members pected in town tomorrow, umber of important developmay be looked for as a result conffi • ice; Then for the first time he recognized the appeal and the superb physical glory of "the woman of the leopards " A scene from J. Parker Read, Jr.'s big Associated Producers' special, "The Leopard Woman," starring Louise Glaum. — Advt. Fairfax Productions To Be Formed by Marion Fairfax and Marshall Neilan — New Producing Unit (By wire to WID'S DAILY) Los Angeles — Marshall Neilan and Marion Fairfax have entered a working arrangement whereby a new producing organization to be known as the Marion Fairfax Prod, will bep formed. The new company will [ make pictures either from original stories by Miss Fairfax, or from sto-1 ries that have appeared in nationally circulated magazines. Neilan has placed Miss Fairfax i Gasnier Specials Will Make Four for Robertson-Cole Release — Features Will Have No Stars in Them L. J. Gasnier has rounded a visit of several weeks' duration here and leaves today for the coast where he will get under way the first of a series of four specials for RobertsonCole. The productions will be known as Gasnier Prod., will be of the special type and will not have any star in them. Gasnier's latest work is "Kismet" with Otis Skinner. under a long term contract, under the, terms of which the latter will j prepare the scenarios for the next' four pictures Neilan will make for; First National release. The new com-1, pany will begin operations after those four scripts have been completed. Howells Delayed Ben Howells did not arrive in New York yesterday as expected. His boat will dock this afternoon. Fitzpatrick Here The "Fitzpatrick" part of the film of Fitzpatrick and McElroy of Chicago is in town. What's the Answer? Famous Players and Goldwyn Cannot Agree Over Services of E. Phillips Oppenheim Famous Players and Goldwyn cannot agree over the services of E. Phillips Qppenheim, the well known British author. A few weeks ago Goldwyn announced that Oppenheim's works had been secured by that company' and last week Famous Players said that that company had signed the author. Further inquiries as to the terms of the contract reveal -that Goldwyn claims to have Oppenheim for five years and the contract gives the company first call on anything that the author may write. Famous Players claim to have Oppenheim signed for a period of three years with one clause of the contract reading that Oppenheim will not write screen plays for anyone else if those which he writes for Famous Players are accepted by the company. There is some speculation as to whether the Goldwyn contract covered Oppenheim's written works only but the Goldwyn offices emphatically state that the contract covers all writings. Knoblock En Route Edward Knoblock, who has been engaged by Famous Players to write a number of original stories for the screen left England for the United States on Thursday. Desmond Back in Los Angeles (By wire to WID'S DAILY) Los Angeles — William Desmond has returned to Los Angeles from Cleveland where he made one picture for the Bradley Feature Pictures. Desmond has still another to make for Bradley, called "Mum's the Word." Desmond will then form his own producing organization to be known as the William Desmond Prod. Tourneur 111 vire to WID'S DAILY) Los Angeles — Confined to his home under the care of two physicians and a trained nurse, Maurice Tourneur, director for Associated Producers, is -ufTering with an attack of pleurisy and ptomaine poison■ i is condition is such that doctors forbid him communicating with his studio or anybody else.