The Film Daily (1920)

jMi DAILY Thursday, November 4, 192 : v»i.xiv No. 34 Thun.Nov. 4. 1920 Price 5 Cents 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 FILM 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. Address 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. Williamion, Kinematograph Weekly, 85 LongAcre, London, W. C. 2. Paris Representative — Le Film, 144 Rue Hontmartre. Quotations Last Bid. Asked. Sale. Famous Players ... 67 '68% 68 do pfd Not quoted Goldwyn 7 8 8 D. W. Griffith, Inc Not quoted Loew's, Inc 19Ji 20J4 20% Triangle Not quoted World Film Not quoted Conduct Charity Campaign New Orleans — A charity campaign for a local organization is now being conducted in houses here. May Be Candidate Indianapolis — Gustav G. Schmidt, president of the M. P. T. O. of Indiana, is being talked of as a prospective candidate for mayor at the spring municipal primaries. Book Fox Special Indianapolis — "While New York Sleeps" is being shown at Shubert's Murat, a legitimate house, where it opened Oct. 31. Exhibitors Become Operators Vincennes, Ind. — Due to the operators' strike, local exhibitors are in some cases running their machines themselves. Peggy Shanor in Pathe Serial Peggy Shanor has joined the cast of "The Man Who Stole the Moon," which is the temporary title of a 15 episode serial in production at the George B. Seitz studio for distribution by Pathe with June Caprice and Seitz as stars. Capt. Frank C. Badgley is now on location in Boston, filming exteriors for "One Flight Down." Bernard McEveety is directing this production for the Worcester Film Co. Coast Brevities (Special to WID'S DAILY) Hollywood — Nate Watt, directing "Peck's Bad Boy," has selected his cast. Jackie Coogan will be featured in the billing. An arrangement with Goldwyn brought Molly Malone for the big sister role. Wheeler Oakman will work opposite Miss Malone. William V. Mong will play the role of a comical grocer while George Pierce will enact the part of old man Peck. Mrs. Griffith will portray the role of Ma Peck and A. J. Menjou has been selected as the heavy. Chas. Hatton is cast for the fat boy. Ora Carewe has signed with Metro to enact the leading feminine role in the all-star production of "What Is the Matter With Marriage?" Marcus Loew, chairman of Metro's hoard of directors, who has been at the company's studios in Hollywood for the past week, has left for San Francisco where he will spend several days conferring with Ackerman and Harris. Rudolph Valentine, who will be seen in an important role in Metro's "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse," will play opposite Viola Dana in her new Metro starring vehicle. "Sorrontina" is working title of this, an original story by Donn Byrne. Al. J. Kelly and Geo. Probert are to codirect. Director Robert Bradbury of the Cyrus J. William Co., producing Santchi Western features for Pathe, has returned with his troupe from location at Red Rock Canyon. Walter H. Alkire, president of the Alkire Picture Corp., is n town for a few days on a flying visit from Texas and for a conference with the company's production manager, P. H. White, regarding the coming activities of the company on ranch locations near Dallas for a big western feature. S. A. Baldridge, for eight years Buy Territorial Rights Atlanta — Wasserman and Stephens have secured for this territory "In the Clutches of the Hindoo," a Gaumont serial, and Helen Gardner in "The Devil's Angel." Kentucky Exhibitors Organize Lexington, Ky.The first organization of Kentucky exhibitors has resulted in L. J. Ditmars being elected president. C. W. Krebe has been secretary and tresurer. The organization is affiliated with the M. P. T. O. A. Demand $50 License Fee Durham, N. C. — A $50 license fee on every machine displaying advertising slides has been decided upon by the City Council. All houses have discontinued using such slides and there is much indignation among exhibitors. with the American Film Co., has been appointed art director for King Vidor. King Vidor Prod, have appointed Ted Leberthon, erstwhile of Famous Players-Lasky and more recently publicity director of Grauman's Million Dollar Theater, publicity chief. 17 State Theater (Continued from Page 1) Memphis (one building); four Boston (one building) ; four in R ester, N. Y. (one building); fou San Francisco (one building); t in Toronto (one building) ; and in each of the following cities: I sas City, Mo.; Los Angeles building) ; Montreal, Sacrarm Stockton, Cal., St. Louis (these < have one building) and Washing! Here are some interesting exec1 from the booklet: Loew's Greater New York t ters have a total seating capacit 52,914. Including theaters outside of 1 York, total seating capacity of Loew houses in the U. S. and ' ada is more than 150,000. When the houses under cons tion are completed the figure is pected to exceed 200,000. Present attendance of Loew t ters is at the rate of more than 000,000 people yearly. Next y( attendance is expected to be 000,000. W. S. Van Dyke, well known Pathe Brunton director, is now directing Ruth Roland's new serial. "The Avenging Arrow," in place of W. J. Bowman. Two hundred people will accompany Eric Von Stroheim when he leaves Universal City for Monterey next week. He will be on location for about three weeks, filming the Monte Carlo set built on the rocky cliffs which form the coast line at that point, said to cost over $100,000 to construct. Robert Brunton has returned to the Brunton studios after nearly a month's business in New York. GAUSMAN. ii The Safety Sign" "Insurance Of All Kinds" Plan to Move Cincinnati. — New quarters at change Bldg at Pioneer and Br>: way has been leased by Robert: Cole and Pioneer. Lease New Quarters Cincinnati — New quarters at 140 W. 7th St. have been leasee y the International Film Co. at a real of $185 a month. A wagging tail is a sure indication of a pleasant disposition in a dog, — so also RITCHEY posters are a sure indication of profits in a photo-play. RITCHEY LITHO. 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