The Film Daily (1921)

■r-— a DAILY Wednesday, January 19, 192] ! Six Classes Year Planned Famous Players plan to hold from four to six salesman classes during 1921. The season starts its session on Jan. 17. Second Salesmen's Class Opens With thirty-four men at their desks the second class of Famous Players training school for salesmen opened its sessions on Monday. The following men are enrolled: F. A. Wasgion, Kansas City; J. T. McBride, St. Louis; A. Mendenhall, Des Moines; H. W. Zink, W. D. Washburn, M. B. Gore, Chicago; D. E. Nease, Portland, Ore.; H. S. Hoke, Seattle; J. M. Bettencourt, J. J. Hess, San Francisco; C. M. Peacock, Los Angeles ; W. E. O'Loughlin, Toronto ; J. R. Levee, E. L. Wright, Boston ; M. S. Cohen, Denver; W. S. Wilson, Salt Lake City; M. Landovv, R. Rhodams, Philadelphia; R. A. Schuler, Cincinnati; A. Jacknic, Cleveland; L. T. Engel, W. C. Lippencott, K. G. Robinson, H. Fink, L. Britton, A. W. Hill, Jos. Wilber, P. J. Hogan, S. Cohan, New York City; C. E. Peppiatt, E. F. Fleet, T. H. Mitchell, L. Spinks and L. Williams, Atlanta. The training course, as was the case with the first class which was graduated last fall, will be of four weeks' duration. Still Under Contract (Special to WID'S DAILY) Los Angeles — Gilbert Warrenton, who photographed "Humoresque," is here. He states that he has a contract with Famous Players for a year. Reports had it he would join the Barthelmess-Grifnth unit. In the Courts A jury before Supreme Court Justice Platzek gave a verdict for the defendant in a suit of the American Trade Association against Thomas R. Gardiner, trading as the Gardiner Syndicate, to recover on a check for $1,300 on which the defendant stopped payment. The defence was that the plaintiff got the right to exhibit a serial film in Greater New York for 30 days, but shipped the film to a foreign country in violation of the agreement. To get the film back the defendant gave the plaintiff two checks for $2,550 and after one check for $1,250 had been paid the plaintiff refused to deliver the last two episodes, so the defendant stopped payment on the second check. The Pathe Exchange, Inc., has sued C. McLeod Baynes in the Supreme Court for $2,917. The complaint alleges that the defendant agreed to deliver certain negatives to the plaintiff from which films were to be made and the defendant was to get a share of the profit. He collected $6,000 on account of his share and agreed to repay all he had received in excess of the amount finally earned. This is the sum sued for. Nowell Productions Wedgewood Nowell, it was learned yesterday, will form his own producing organization and make, the first year, a series of four Arsene Lupin stories. Production will be on the coast. Nowell played the lead in "813," the first Arsene Lupin story to be made by Robertson-Cole. The latter company, it is very probable, will not make any more of the Lupin stories, at least for the time being, although it holds an option on about 19 of the Le Blanc stories. Jose Film Named "What Women Will Do" is the title given the new Edward Jose production which will be the third feature presented by Associated Exhibitors, Inc. To Work at Brunton's (Special to WID'S DAILY) Los Angeles — Wedgewood Nowell, it is learned here, will shortly form a company to be known as Wedgewood Nowell Prod, to make a series of ArAsene Lupin stories. Production will be at the Brunton studios. Nowell will not appear in the films himself, but will supervise production. Nothing can be learned regarding distribution. Managerial Changes in Atlanta (Special to WID'S DAILY) Atlanta^Considerable surprise 1 been caused here by changes made the managerial line-up of the lo Lynch theaters. Ralph DeBrul who has been supervising all of 1 Lynch theaters in town will h; charge of the new Howard only, the future. Frank Hammond, forn publicity representative for the lo houses will have charge of the F syth, Rialto, Strand and Vaude under direct supervision of N. Remond, state supervisor. Hammc in turn will have the following n under him: DeSales Harrison charge of the Rialto; Harold R. K< ler in charge of the Forsyth; P. Whaley at the Strand and Jack K iska at the Vaudette. 1 r $2,250,000 Company (Special to WID'S DAILY) Dover, Del.— The Eureka Photoplayers have been formed here with a capitalization of $2,250,000. The incorporation papers give as directors the following: James J. Flannery and H. L. Ellis, Jr., of New York, and S. Wormser of Brookyln. Don't Rely on First Runs An investigation conducted Realart tends to show that exhibit are not relying on first runs for i tures as much as they used to in d gone by. The company points fr i number of examples where exhibit I have contracted for the Realart : i series with the result that one ho < shows pictures that were shown ji other theaters in the same town lis condition is said to exist in five 8 tinct sections of Chicago, in Da\* port where six out of 13 houses J< Realart product, and in two partsjf); Los Angeles. In Kenton, O., bJl houses in town show Realart pictujs Another 49 that means — Gold! IN Monday's issue we told you that Famous Players-Lasky would release FORTY-NINE big pictures in the remaining six months of the season. FORTY-NINE sure box-office winners, because built of the best available star, director and author material. In proof of this statement we listed the releases for March, April and May. And here are the releases for June, July and August: June Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle in "THE TRAVELING SALESMAN." Cosmopolitan production "THE WILD GOOSE," by Gouverneur Morris. Thomas Meighan in "BILLY KANE," with Lila Lee. Thos. H. Ince — Vance special "THE BRONZE BELL." Douglas MacLean in "ONE A MINUTE," Ince production. British production "APPEARANCES," by Edward Knoblock, author of "Kismet." Ethel Clayton in "SHAM." William DeMille's production "THE LOST ROMANCE," also by Edward Knoblock. July August 'MARRIED Lois Weber's production STRANGERS." Cosmopolitan production "THE BRIDE'S PLAY." Wallace Reid in an untitled production. Dorothy Dalton in an adaptation of a big story by E. Phillips Oppenheim. British production "THE MYSTERY ROAD," with David Powell. William A. Brady's production "LIFE," by Thompson Buchanan. Two more productions to be announced. Cosmopolitan production "GET RICH QUICK WALLINGFORD." William S. Hart in "TRAVELING ON," Hart production. Douglas MacLean in "BELLBOY 13," Ince production. Thomas Meighan in "TALL TIMBERS." Ethel Clayton in "THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR." British production "THE PRINCESS OF NEW YORK." Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle in "CRAZY TO MARRY." George Melford's production "YOU CAN'T FOOL YOUR WIFE," by Hector Turnbull. (paramount (pictures FAMOUS PLAYERS-LASKY CORPORATION ADOLPM ZUKOR f*r, JESSE L.LASKVho>a*i CECIL 6 DE MULE Dittmr Ctfwvl I