The Film Daily (1921)

Sli^l DAILY Friday, January 21, 1921 Farnum Features for C. B. C? Negotiations are under way for a series of Franklyn Farnum features for C. B. C. Film Sales Corp. Farnum has left on a tour of the country arranged bv Joe Brandt. He will speak at theaters on the blue law campaign and when he arrives at St. Louis he may stop over for a time to join a light opera troupe there. Benefit Show Tonight The benefit performance For the children's department of the National Hoard of Review will be held tonight at Carnegie Hall. By arrangement with Associated First National "Passion" and "The Kid" will be shown. This will be the first public showing of the Chaplin feature in the east. New F. and R. House Minneapolis — Finkelstein and Ruben's latest theater, the Loring, was opened last week. It is at Nicollet and 14th Sts., and has a capacity of 1.200. DIRECTORY OF THE TRADE A. RELIABLE GUIDE FOB BEADY BEFEBENCE ACCOUNTANTS EDMONDS & BOUTON. INC. 56 Pine St.. 1645 La Brea Av» New York City. Hollywood. r "' ADVERTISING— PUBLICITY MEBBITT CRAWFORD The Screen Bulletin 904 Fitzgerald Bldg. Bryant 5617 ARTISTS AND ART TITLES F. A. A. DAHME. INC.. Art Titles — Animation — Leaders 220 W. 42nd St. Bryant 6796 MABTIN-McGUIBE & NEWCOMBE Art Titles 727 7th Avenue Bryant 5612 ENGRAVERS THE STANDABD ENGRAVING CO. INC Half Tones — Line Engravers — Electrotypes 225 W. 39th St. New York Bryant 862? ENLARGING AND COPYING W. J. MORAT Grainless Enlargements M. P. Film 302 E. 33rd St. Phone Vand. 736' FILM CLEARING JAWITZ PICTUBES State Right — Export & Import — Film Cl'r'np 729 7th Ave. Bryant 9444 LABORATORIES EVANS LABOBATOBY Quality Motion Picture Printing 416-24 W. 216th St. Wads. 3443 CLABEMONT FILM LABORATORIES 430 Claremont Parkway Tel. Tremont 376* H. J. Streyckmans. General Manager NICHOLAS KESSEL LABOBATOBIES "Kessel Kwality Prints" Fort Lee N. J. Fort Lee 221 PRINTERS BARNES PRINTING CO. Motion Picture Specialists »6 East 22d St. Phone Gramercv 94B PROSPECT PRESS Quality Printing for the Trade 188 W. 4th St. Spring 2070 4 Million Gross (Continued from Page 1) " 'I am amazed,' said he, 'at the lack of vision that certain of our best known novelists have of the screen's future. Take, for instance, Barrie. There is no production that I would sooner film than "The Little Minister." It has such wonderful possibilities for the making of a really glial moving picture that I must confess I am surprised that Sir James Barrie has not taken the very greatest care and advice to see that his play should stand out as an epic of the screen. " 'If authors would only consent to put their plays in the hands of the most capable producers and take for their remuneration a percentage of the marketing fees they would not only be assured of their works living on the screen, but would reap a far more handsome reward than they do at present. To me it is amazing that an author should sell perhaps his greatest work for a few thousand dollars, when, by co-operation with the producer, he could reap a far greater reward. Barrie would receive anything from at least $500,000 for the film rights of 'The Little Minister.' "Watching Mr. Griffith as he was speaking, I could not help sensing his desire to film this masterpiece." And later the following appears: "I took Mr. Griffith back to the days when he used to produce for the old Biograph Company. 'Yes,' he remarked, with a smile, 'if you will remember 'Over the Hill,' which is being shown at a theater close by, was done by me nearly 10 years ago.' " Near the close Fredman states: "It will be interesting to readers of the Film Renter and Moving Picture News to know that Mr. Griffith expects to arrive in this country very early in the new year, for the taking of several scenes in a forthcoming production." STUDIOS ESTEE STUDIO AND LAB., INC. Studio — 209-219 E. 124th Harlem 71M Studio 361 W 125th Morn 4Q*< The Griffith offices stated yesterday that it was true the producer planned going to England in March to take some .scenes for the Thomas Burke story he is now working on. No definite plans have been made, however, and it is very likely that those scenes will be made here instead of abroad. Griffith originally placed the gross exhibition value of "Way Down East" at $3,000,000, but because of the manner in which the various road shows were going, the $4,000,000 valuation mentioned above is expected to be reached. To Call It "Griffith Theater" (Special to WID'S DAILY) Philadelphia — The theater planned at Broad and Locust Sts. by the Griffith interests will be known as the David W. Griffith theater. A special company to be called the Philadelphia Properties Corp. is being organized under laws of the state of Pennsylvania. Frederick Weber, a local architect, will draw the plans for the combined office and theater structure. Here's an Actual Record of What Pictures are Doing Productions That Are Tried and Proven Money Makers — Read What the Other Exhibitor Has Done and What the Critics Say NOMADS OF THE NORTH "Excellent. Patrons praised it on all sides. "— S. S. Stevenson, Princess Theatre, Henderson, N. C. TWIN BEDS "It is an exhibitor's picture and an audience picture from start to finish. It moves with speed and zip." — Motion Picture News. DINTY "It is without doubt the greatest picture we have ever played. It did a wonderful business." — M. M. Flemister, Colonial Theatre, Milledgeville, Ga. DANGEROUS BUSINESS "We certainly packed them in. Everybody was pleased and said it was Constance Talmadge's best up to date. It's peppy. Every house should play it."— C. E. Power, Power's Theatre, North Branch, Minn. GO AND GET IT "If you want to see a real thriller, a story that throbs with life and danger and love, go and see this picture. Full of hair-raising, breath-taking scenes, a remarkable picture." — Daily Gazette, Gastonia, N. C. THE JACK KNIFE MAN "When the screen is capable of producing so sweet and human a story as this, its permanence is assured. One of the best cinema offerings of the year. You'll chuckle aloud and then brush the tears from your eyes." — Los Angeles Record. THE FIGHTING SHEPHERDESS "This is a dandy picture. Theatre, Huntington, Ark. Pleased all." — H. W. Jeffries, Majestic OLD DAD "Very, very good. It pleased them all. It's a pleasure to play this kind.". — C. Hales, Lyric Theatre, Orange City, la. First National Attractions Iherell be a Franchise everywhere