The Film Daily (1920)

DAILY Saturday, December 4, IS "Sham" Secured by Paramount "Sham" by Elmer Harris and Geraldine Bonner has been purchased for screening as a Paramount Picture. August in Dalton Film Edwin August, has been engaged for the leading role in the "The Teaser," which Dorothy Dalton is making. -Another for Saxe Green Bay, Wis. — A new theater is now under construction under the direction of Saxe Amusement Co. of Milwaukee. It will cost $50,000, and is expected to be ready March. 1. Chandlee and Laub Sell Production Harry Chandlee and William B. Laub, who recently completed editing and titling of "Do You Believe?" have disposed of the production to Milton C. Work. Three Finished (Special to WID'S DAILY) Atlantic City, N. J. — The Callahan Film Co. has practically completed its first three comedies. Work is now under way on the fourth. Great Northway Selling Stock ' (Special to WID'S DAILY) Utica, N. Y.— The Great Northway Film Corp. formed here in October, is offering for sale 30,000 shares of stock. Ten thousand shares are in 8% cumulative preferred, par value $10 and 20,000 are common stock, par value $10. piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim | ATTENTION | | FOREIGN BUYERS j Are You Looking For § GOOD "WESTERNS"? | All Five Reel Negatives Also Big Six Reel STAR FEATURE Address B-70, Wid's Daily j | 71-73 W. 44th St. N. Y. C. j iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Some Statistics Regarding "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse," Metre states: Screen version took more than six months to complete. Upwards of 12,000 persons engaged in the undertaking. More than 125,000 tons of masonry, steel, lumber, furniture and shrubbery — in excess of the materials used in the Woolworth Building — used in constructing the settings. An entire French village, capable of housing 6,000 souls, was put up and then destroyed before the camera. Every house finished throughout, instead of being a "front." A costume factory was erected on the Metro studio grounds for "dressing" the production. An armory and two machine shops were incidentals. More than 500,000 feet of raw film — over 85 miles — was exposed, which when shown will not exceed 12,000 feet. Fourteen camera men were employed, Rex Ingram, the director, at times had fourteen directors assisting rfim. Field kitchens and a complete commissary organization were required to feed the army of 12,500 persons engaged on the production. Several new mechanical devices for special photographic effects, for which patents have been issued, were used for the first time in taking the picture. Coast Brevities . (Special to WID'S DAILY) Hollywood — Marjorie Prevost, sister of Marie Provost, has been engaged for a part in "What Is the Matter With Marriage?" Grace Darmond is taking a two weeks' rest, ahving finished playing in "See My Lawyer" with T. Roy Barnes. Lindsay — McKenna has returned to tjfiz Betty Compson offices after a three months' trip to New York in connection" with the exploitation of Miss Compson's first picture, "Prisoners of Love." Norbert Brodin has been assigned ito photograph Frank Lloyd's pro Sduction of "The Water Lily." Kunsky Heads Mich. Unit. Detroit — Directors of Asso. | National of Michigan, have el« the following officers: John H. ] sky, Detroit, president and treas1 H. S. Gallup, Marquette, vice p dent; George W. Trendle, De secretary; Harry Scott, Detroit, eral manager and assistant trea: The executive committee of consists of George W. Trendle, , L. Weil, Port Huron and E Scott. I ¥ /"Great activity is under way at the ;Goldwyn studios, where six productions are at work, with another about to start. Abraham Lehr, vice-presi'dent in charge of production, has returned after holding conferences with/' the home office officials in New York. f An all-star cast is enacting "Snow i\ Blindness," a Reginald Barker pro Permdnent Record Charles Dillingham in order to secure *a permanent record of the shows in which he has' starred Fred Stone is arranging to film one feature from six of the shows which are as follows: "Tip Top," "Jack O' Lantern," "The Old Town," "The Red Mill," "The Lady of the Slipper" and "Chin Chin." Director Clarence Badger has completed "Boys Will Be Boys," an Irwin S. Cobb story starring Will Rogers. " duction of Katherine Newlin Burt's story. Russell Simpson has the leading role and Mary Alden, Cullen Landis and Pauline Starke complete' the cast. * W. R. Lighton creator of the famous "Billy Fortune" stories and special writer for the Saturday Eve. Post has been signed to adapt Irving Bacheller's latest novel "The Light in the Clearing" for Dial Film. T Hayes Hunter will direct. A Scholtz will be first camera man. More Sales Schools for F. P. Los Angeles — Fred F. Cre: field sales supervisor in charge o new School of Salesmanship amous Players recently insti ih New York, is here to put Course at the local exchange, an< er at the exchanges in San Frani Portland, Denver, Salt Lake ather cities. "Her First Elopement." a Wanda Hawley subject has been completed at the Realart studio. Sam Wood directed. GAUSMAN. Printing that is Distinctively Different BARNES PRINTING COMPANY INC. We 'Never Disappoint" 36 East 22nd Strt GRAMERCY 945 ::!-!": MI'lHl-l'I'ilMIIIM! IMi;::!l!il.l!!M!;;|:l i|i|:i1!l!;!:ll!riri!:nriM!:!!;!| I'MiLII lil!-ir,r: 1 1 " I ! I H I II !l!i 1 1 111 1 1 1 11 1 ! I M 1 1 1 i ! I i ISI : UMI: 1 ■!! llllillllllllllllllllllliillllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllHMIIIIIIII Illlllll!llll!i!!ll!lli!l!lll!!lll!!llllilllii!!lll!l!i!!!l!l!!i IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII WARNING TO EXHIBITORS! 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