The Film Daily (1921)

a!i^ DAILY Monday, January 17, 1! 'Long the Boul Mich ' (Continued from Page 1) And Bill Yearsley. Then the idea sprouted. Some three years ago. What's the result? Take a looksee. Flock of big exhibitors. Putting up their kale. Got some millions in First National. Put another one in last week. Like to do it. Couldn't help it when they saw what they saw. Been just as easy to take more. You never saw such pep. All "hopped up" with what they were going to show. Take Moe Mark. Strand, New York. Conservative. Careful operator. Says Holubar's "Man — Woman— Marriage" will run six months. On Broadway. Greatest picture ever made. Not the only one. Sam Katz thinking ut putting it on in Chi for indefinite run in Orchestra Hall. Has 2,600 seats. Swagger place. Concerts and such. Usually for high brows. But Katz says nothin's too good for it. Twenty six of 'em. All thinking alike. Great tribute. To JD. And Schwalbe. For selling the idea so strong. CHANGING MINDS AND "AL" Somebody changed their mind. ( )ver at Famous. So "Al" Lichtman's possible deal went wrong. Which also makes Felix Feist unhappy. For a moment. Or two. Lichtman won'f "talk. Left the Boul' Mich' thoughtful. But not sad. Some plans almost ready to develop. Will surprise some. When they come. WHO'S WHO "Jimmy" Grainger was there. All smiles. Just because Charlie Chaplin needs him. In his business. To figure on "The Kid" contracts. Nice for Jim. Nice for Charlie. Nice for everybody. Maybe he'll use a Rolls Rooster. To go to Long Island. He'll earn it. Working for Chaplin. Then there was Marshall Neilan. All elated. Over Al Kaufman's picture. Says it's fine. A wonder. And all that sort of thing. By the way. Ask Neilan to tell you about the two drunks. It's a good one. Going backto Coast. To make some more. For First National. Very happy. Yep. V-e-r-y h-a-p-p-y ! ! ! Grapenuts ! There's a reason. And the others: Sol Lesser. Joyous. Has Jackie Coogan working. And Jackie co-stars with Chaplin in "The Kid." Reason good enough. The youngster's there. With both feet. And then some. Abe Blank. Hails with joy being on executive committee of FN. More reasons to bring him to the White Lights. Oftener. Lots of business to do. And all that sort of thing. Robert Lieber, too. Happy over the big pictures. Says little. But thinks much. Nate Gordon. Of Boston. Thoughtful. Conservative. Thinks the Big 5 a 500 hand. Talking pinochle. Expert at that. Ask Finklestein. Like Dad. He knows. Clark of Pittsburg. Said just two words. In four days. "That's fine." Sure talking of the pictures. What else could make him say so much? And Harry Crandall. From Washington. Taught the new game. Pico! Loves it. Ask him. "Von" also on hand. All the way from Seattle. And a flock of others. CRANDALL'S EXPERIENCES Talking of Crandall. Brings old John W. Remember to bat. No man in pictures had more interesting career. Get him to talk. High financin'. And all that sort of thing. Victim, almost. Just like the Wall Street meller victims' Yep. True. But he fought 'em off. In did. And now! Well, just ask him. And he'll tell you lie's the poorest exhibitor in the world. But his houses alone arc worth a million or so. But he's poor. Keeps telling you so. Some believe it. Don't. Why? just this: "I've seen a lot of exhibitor organizations," he says, "but they all had trouble raising money, This crowd— FN— want a million. And take it from me, they get it." They took some from Harry. Part of that million. DANNY. ROBERTSON COLE Announces In Course of Preparation 'GOOD WOMEN" By C. GARDNER SULLIVAN DIRECTED BY GASNIER Boston Producer Metropolitan Pictures Formed in That City — New England Capital Interested (Special to WID'S DAILY) Boston-The Metropolitan Pictures Corp. has been formed here with offices at 168 Dartmouth St. The company has as its officers George Franklyn Willey, Paul Harris Drake, A. Rowden George, Carl Morgan and Dr. George W. Calvin. The company states it plans to take an existing studio around Boston and renovate it to suit its needs. It is planned to produce the works of New England authors only and in this connection gives the names of some works it already controls. Carl Morgan, said to have been with Maurice Tourneur when the latter was with the old World Film Corp., has been placed under a two year contract. He has been made a vicepresident of the company as well as its director general. The first picture will be "A Thousand Faces," by George W. Galvin, which is now running serially in the Evening Record. This is planned for a 10 reel production. Metropolitan owns the rights to two novels by George Allan England. Arrangements have been made for the filming of "The Air Trust" and "The Golden Blight," two of England's novels, following "A Thousand Faces." Correspondence with Upton Sinclair, au,thor of "The Jungle," is claimed to have resulted in the offer by Sinclair of two of his books for production. George Franklyn Willey of New Hampshire is identified with the company. He is the author of "Soltaire." The scenario department will be under Kngland and Willey. A REEL THROB —wire today! "WEST OF Tf RIO GRAND1 BERT LUBIN Tel. Bryant 3271 1476 Broadway, N. Y. CAMERAMEN Furnished for all purposes. UNITED SOCIETY CINEMA TOGRAPHERS Suite 1603 Candler Building Phone Bryani 6558 STEREOS-MATS ELECTROS I.RUBIN & COMPANY 23 E. 4th ST. SPRING 8303 STATE RIGH 'In th /hade of <h Dom DAVID G. FlSCtt PRODUCTION J