The Film Daily (1921)

Monday, January 3, 1921 DAILY Using 1,500 Prints The motion picture committee of he European Relief Council, of vhich Herbert Hoover is the leading ipirit, has arranged for the national listribution of 1,500 prints of the ipecial short reel subject, "The Invisible Guest," which is being offered o exhibitors free of charge, in order :o further the drive for $2,500,000 vhich the industry has pledged itself o raise. The plan as worked out includes 10 exchanges of 12 national distributing organizations. The following is he list of the companies and the cities rom which they well feed their teritories : Famous Players — New York, Des Moines and Atlanta. First National — Chicago, Minneapolis and New Orleans. Fox — Cincinnati and Indianapolis. Goldwyn — Detroit and Omaha. Metro — St. Louis and Washington, D. C. Pathe — Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Portland, Ore. Realart — Cleveland and Seattle. Robertson-Cole — Albany, Kansas City and Milwaukee. Select — Boston, Charlotte, N. C. and New Haven. United Artists — Denver and Philadelphia. Universal — Los Angeles and Oklahoma City. Vitagraph — Buffalo, Dallas and Salt Lake City. Foreign Deal Broadwell Productions, Inc., producers of the Nick Carter series announces the signing of contracts with the Apollo Trading Corp., for the entire world, exclusive of the United States and Canada , which territory is controlled by Pioneer. The deal was handled on behalf of Broadwell by George Callaghan, and by "Bobby" North an behalf of Apollo. / Stevenson Gets "The County Fair" Charles L. Stevenson has just closed a deal securing "The County Fair" for Canada. Stevenson handled "The Whip," "Mickey" and other big specials in Canada. His record on "Mickey" was one of the sensations of Canadian picture business. Levey Showing on Jan. 12 Harry Levey has secured the Strand for the morning of the 12th, at which time he will give a special showing of "The Porcelain Lamp," a feature dealing with the evolution of travel. Universal has been designed to act in case of emergencies out of the following points: Butte, Spokane, Wichita, Sioux Falls, Fort Smith, Ark. and Memphis. Locally, Famous Players will distribute the Hoover film. Fifty seven prints have been assigned to this territory. ttTPHE* greatest legitimate dramatic production * the screen has ever seen. " — Arthur James in an unsolicited editorial in the Moving Picture World "in story, direction and acting the nearest to a perfect production the screen has ever held" — Evening Telegram. "The photoplay of the future". William A. Johnston in an unsolicited editorial in the Motion Picture News. Jesse L. Lasky presents WILLIAM DEMILLE'S production "MIDSUMMER MADNESS" with Lois Wilson, Lila Lee, Jack Holt and Conrad Nagel From the novel "His Friend and His Wife," by Cosmo Hamilton Scenario by Olga Printzlau (2 (paramount Qieture :'|Hfii: FAMOUS PLAYERSLASKY CORPORATION1, •\5S^M3 ADO'*>>*IWWI*»J16SKLtASKY:-,«vPn« CECIL B.OEMUlEftiw»««iw™/ I r^T^fTl | ' ' Best Equipped Exchange in New York City offers distribution facilities, office and vault space. 100 per cent, distribution guaranteed. Address B-7 c/o WID'S > m J. L. Frothingham ANNOUNCES FOR 1 92 1 Four Specials directed by EDWARD SLOMAN Photographed by Tony Gaudio The first of which is from Norah Davis' novel "The Other Woman" With an all-star cast including Jane Novak Helen Jerome Eddy Joseph J. Dowling Jerome Patrick William Conklin Frankie Lee Aggie Herring DISTRIBUTED BY W. W. HODKINSON CORP. J. L. FROTHINGHAM PRODUCTIONS 4341 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Cal. *