The Film Daily (1920)

^BftADf "SIT if F1LHDOM 7&rko0hized Authority TL. XIV No. 35 Friday, November 5, 1920 Price 5 Cents 3rd Anniversary i W. W. Hodkinson Organization elebrated at Luncheon — Many Distinguished Guests celebration of the third anniary of his prseent organization \Y. Hodkinson, president of the poration bearing that name, was i guest of honor at a luncheon ilered yesterday by his staff at imonico's. mong the more notable men pres i besides Mr. Hodkinson were IrBacheller, Louis Joseph Vance, ors; Hugo Ballin of the Hugo in Prod, and Eltinge F. Warner i Federal Photoplays, released iiugh the Hodkinson organization, ; Wm. Johnson of the New York trld. Editors of all of the trade fers were also present. . N. Brinch of the Hodkinson or(ization acted as toastmaster. He 1 that three years ago when the Ikinson organization was started Je were but three employees, but there were today 115 on the pay fhen Mr. Hodkinson arose he was ted warmly. He spoke briefly, king those present for their corwelcome and dwelt on the fact what he has worked for always what he is working for today, to sow what was to be reaped, iring that in too many organIons the tendency was far too |ig the other way; to take out of pusiness more than was put into He said he believed the time had 5 when this must cease. He ired there was something else le business other than the mere ling of money, and that he was (Continued on Page 2) Seaumont to Direct Eltinge (By wire to WID'S DAILY) ■ s Angeles — Harry Beaumont direct Julian Eltinge in "The imating Widow" which will be ,Jced at the new Robertson-Cole if;os. Beaumont at present is >'ing on the continuity with Tui Tosephson. _ Hunter Signs I (By wire to WID'S DAILY) |s Angeles— T. Haves Hunter signed with Dial Film to make 'i Light in the Clearing" by Iri Bacheller. Hodkinson will re ■ this. ler that. Hunter will start his « productions. Local papers reel several days ago that Hunter Vgned with Dial, but the actual «jig occurred on Wednesday. jight Happen to You" S. and E. Enterprises. — Advt. The warfare of two women — one bad, one good — for the soul of a man is forever waged in "The Forbidden Thing," Allan Dwan's first Associated Producers' picture, with an all-star cast, including James Kirkwood, Helen Jerome Eddy and Marcia Mr.non. — Advt. Brauching Out Harry M. Crandall of Washington has entered the independent produc•tion field. Crandall is the First National franchise holder for Delaware, Maryland and the District of Columbia, also is owner of the Metropolitan Theater of Washington and the Crandall chain in Washington, Maryland and Virginia. Crandall Prod, is the name under which the pictures will be released throughout the country. His distribution plans, for the present at least, are confined to independent stateright exchanges, although in the territories of Delaware, Maryland and the District of Columbia, Crandall Prod, will be handled through his own exchanges. (Continued on Page 2) Operators and Exhibitors Meet A committee representing the operators' union and the Theater Owners' Chamber of Commerce held a Now It's Features (By wire to WID'S DAILY) Boston — Broadwell Prod. Inc. have been authorized by the secretary of state to increase their capitalization from $300,000 capital stock to $3,800.000 capital stock, of which $3,000,000 is represented by common stock and $800,000 by preferred stock. The recapitalization means that instead of producing only one series of Nick Carter pictures, they will make another series of Nick Carter pictures possibly a serial and at least four leature productions a year. The recapitalization does not create any change in the executive officers of the corporation, who are Robert B. Broadwell. president; R. T. Charlton, vice-president; H. L. Stevens, treasurer, and John J. Glavey, New York representative. New Play for Constance John Emerson and Anita Loos lave contracted to do "A Contented Woman." one of the Hoyt plays, for meeting at the Astor yesterday after I Constance Talmadge. Production »oon. will start after the first of the year New Deal On A. H. Woods and Mack Sennett to Produce Musical Productions on B'way — Later to Be Filmed A deal has just been completed whereby Mack Sennett and A. H. Woods have entered into an arrangement for Woods to produce five musical productions, one each year, which will be written by Sennett. This was announced yesterday by E. M. Asher, Sennett's representative, who has been in New York for the past three months carrying on negotiations with Mr. Woods. After the Broadway presentations, the plays will be filmed at the Sennett studios and released through the Associated Producers. The staging of the shows will be on an elaborate scale and there will be a book and appropriate music and also headline acts will be injected in to the productions and in all probability the scenes will be of a Los Angeles locale. While the famous Sennett Bathing Girls will not be the feature, a bevy of California beauties will be brought on from the coast as a background. The first of the series will be presented in the very near future. Mr. Woods leaves for the coast within two weeks to confer with Sennett. (By wire to WID'S DAILY) Los Angeles — Mack Sennett's first venture into the comedy-dramatic field will be "Heart Balm" for which Ethel Gray Terry has been engaged. This will also be Richard Jones' first picture under his new arrangement with Sennett. Sees Industry Entering Politics President La Guardia of the Board of Aldermen addressed the A. M. P. A. yesterday and in answer to a question by Charles C. Peltijonn stated that in view of the fact that the industry had so much at stake, he couldn't see how it could remainout of politics. La Guardia then pointed out how the industry could help the public select competent public officials by showing films of the magnitude of public works and pubHe enterprises and in that way drive home the necessity of electing capable men to take care of them. Premier of "Sin That Was His" Washington — "The Sin That Was His," Select, will have its premier at the Columbia here Sunday for an indefinite run. •It Might Happen to You" Ask S. and E. Enterprises. — Advt.