The Film Daily (1921)

DAILY Friday, January 7, 1921 V.I.XV No. 5 Frl. Jan. 7, 1921 Price 5 Cents Copyright 1920, Wid'a Film and Film Folki, lac. 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, »t 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, 115.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Addr-ss 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. Williamnn, Kinematograph Weekly, 85 LongAcre, London, W. C. 2. Paris Representative — Le Film, 144 Rae Hontmartre. Quotations Last Bid. Asked. Sale Famous Players ... 50 51^ 513/g do pfd 77 77 77 ♦Goldwyn 4^4 5% Loew's, Inc 15?4 18 17% D. W. Griffith, Inc Not quoted Triangle 5/16 3/8 $i World Film Not quoted *■ ♦Quotations by H. Content & Co. Coast Brevities (Special to WID'S DAILY) Hollywood — Edward Connelly has been loaned by Metro to Victor Fleming, who is making "Wife Insurance" for Emerson-Loos. James Clemens, formerly with Christie, will direct Johnnie and Emma Fay in a series of features which will be made in a Culver City studio. Edna Shipman, star of Legend comedies, is visiting. George Richter is now chief cameraman at the Reelcraft studios. Realart's precision laboratory, regarded as one of the finest establishments on the Pacific Coast for the repair of camera equipment, has been completed and is now in use. Ambitious Plans (Special to WID'S DAILY) Los Angeles — The Cosmo-art Pictures Corp. in a local publication states it plans to build a model park with a number of permanent outdoor sets which can be used by producing companies for "atmosphere." The company states it also plans to produce with one or more units and that it has secure da site for the proposed park within 15 minutes of the Alexandria Hotel. Penn With Pioneer Cleveland — Gill Penn is now in charge of the local exchange of the Pioneer Film. Penn takes the place of D. S. Davidson, who was compelled, through ill health, to leave for the coast. Karpen With Schlesinger Leon Schlesinger of the Film Service Bureau has secured C. Alfred Karpen as editor-in-chief of the editing department. (f (^cUtcatioruti (J ictuAjuJ THE SPICE OF THE PROGRAM' A ne wcomedy unit has been established at Universal City to produce one and two reelers. It is composed of Wm. Beaudine, director; Frank Conklin, author, and Scott Darling, scenario writer. Beaudine formerly directed Bobby Vernon; Conklin provided stories for Christie Comedies, and Darling's most recent work was the scenario for "So Long Letty." The combination will begin at Universal in a few days. GAUSMAN. Playing a Ninth Week "Way Down East" is now rounding out its ninth week at the Shubert inally scheduled to play eight weeks Crescent in Brooklyn. It was origbut the engagement was prolonged one week. Katterjohn Engaged Los Angeles— Monte M. Katterjohn has been engaged by Famous «.iiyerA to PrePare the scenario for the Great Moment," Elinor Glyn's original story for Gloria Swanson. * "Party" for Larkin Some of Mark Larkin's "buddies" around town are giving him a luncheon today at the Astor, since Mark Aeaues or the coast tomorrow. Bert Adler will be host and among those present will be: Paul Lazarus, C L. Yearsley John W. McKay, Jack Peger, Earl J. Hudson and Al bobler. Curwood Denial James Oliver Curwood, through his agents, the Robert H. Davis Corp., denied yesterday a man named Joseph Ziden owns the rights to any of his stories. "In several trade journals recently appeared the announcement that the E. P. Hermann Corp. had the screen rights to four of, my novels. When called upon to explain, E. P. Hermann wired: " 'In reply to your wire Joseph Ziden New York City offered us four of your stories written before 1910 but deal fell through.' "I have never heard of Joseph Ziden, and he has no screen rights to novels of mine. There have, however, been several attempts to foist upon producers old, original one and two reel scenarios of mine, and old short stories, which have been advertised by their vendors as 'novels' and 'big feature stories.' " It was impossible to locate the Joseph Ziden mentioned above for a Statement. The most expensively gowned and the most elaborately taged drama in motion picture history Cecil B. DeMille production "Forbidden Fruit" By Jeanie MacPherson & (paramount (picture Casson Ferguson has been engaged to play opposite Edith Roberts in her next Universal feature "Three at the Table." Wheat does not come up if thistles are planted. When mediocre posters are used the exhibitor should not expect the same crop of box office receipts that RITCHEY posters produce. IRITCHEY LITHO. CORP. 406 W. 31 st St, NY Phone Chelsea 8388 Ojvictor KREMER To Follow "The Winding Trail" Prosperity lies at the End of it. Proper Insurance Means Protection 1 YOUR BUSINESS-AUTOMOBILE, HOME, STAR,YOU YOURSELF— NEED INSURANCE. Take precautions against insufficient insurance. A 5,000 or 10,000 limit does not adequately cover your auto. Ask us why— and we will tell you. PEUBEN CAMUELS „ EAL iJNcJ ER V ICE '^f^^^tPMaJteJl Lane FOR SALE Spectacular Six Reel Negative, a former First National Release— Cheap. H. A. SPANUTH 220 S. State St., Chicago, 111. 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