The Film Daily (1921)

iho B&ADSTREET of FILMDOM 7^RECOCHIZfcu AUTH >RITY VOL. XV No. 22 Monday, January 24, 1921 o Cent* Has Select Reissues Charles Rogers to Handle Them With Special Sales Force Through Select Exchanges Charles R. Rogers, who last week resigned as general sales manager for Selznick will handle all of the Select reissues including those of Norma Talmadge, Constance Talmadge and Clara Kimball Young, according to reports. Rogers' arrangement will allow him I to work through the existing Select exchanges all over the country. He will leave next week on a tour of the : country in order to line up sales rep; resentatives who will work out of the Select offices, but will have absolutely no affiliation with the Selznick organization in any capacity except that those offices will be used as headquarters. Rogers has been with Selznick for several years and is generally talked of as one of the best liked men in the distributing end of the game. New Ellis Film Carlyle Ellis has gone to Savannah with a company to make a two-reel educational picture on the new health program of the Bureau of Social Education, Y. \V '. C. A. Convention Closes (Special to WID'S DAILY) St. Louis — The convention of the M. P. T. O. of Missouri closed here on Friday with the passing of resolutions opposing state censorship and Sunday closing. The legislative committee will resist all radical laws affecting pictures at the capitol. A fund of $3,000 was raised for the national treasury. Says Loss Was $200 /Special to WID'S DAILY) Chicago — In connection with the story of a fire at 6227-6235 Broadway, Samuel S. Hutchinson, president of American Film Co., states: "Late in the afternoon of Jan. 18 a small fire started in a shed in the rear of the main building of the American Film executive offices. In this storehouse were a lot of old posters, antiquated press matter and other out of date material. The loss of the contents of this storehouse and the slight injury to the shed itself were small matters, and it is probable that the actual damage will not amount to more than about $200. "The factory and laboratory continued without delay shipping out their quota of prints on 'Sunset Jones,' which happened to be in process of production, to the various American exchanges." Mack Sennett, king of comedy. His first great Associated Producers, Inc. release, "A Small Town Idol," opened Wednesday for an extended run at the Mission theater, Los Angeles. For its first three days its receipts exceeded these for "The Mark of Zorro," which was the big opening attraction at the New Mission. — Advt. Reissues Looks like they're coming. Next season. Strong. Good reason. Many producers need to catch up. Financially. Opens door to good old pictures. See Charley Rogers will handle the Talmadge and other Select and Selznick material. Others geting ready. Looked as if Paramount would play also. Changed their mind at last minute. Leaving "Al." Lichtman wondering what happened. Some old Ben Turpin's showing up in Chicago. Other good pictures made long time ago also arriving. Famous' refusal to play with re-issues important. Many big film men believe they don't work out right. When there is regular supply of new stuff available. Affects sales. Possibly injures company as much with new product as it produces for old. Interesting problem. WHAT'S THE ANSWER Ernie Shipman, Might call him "salesman de luxe." Says some Coast people will smile. When they get a certain check. On the way out. Represents some business. On "The Romance (Continued on Page 4) No More Specials From John S. Robertson and Charles Maigne — Now Directing Realart Stars John S. Robertson and Charles Maigne are not to make any more "director specials" for Famous Players, despite the fact that the company placed these two directors in the same category with George Fitzmaurice, William and Cecil DeMille, George Melford and Hugh Ford. This developed on Saturday when it was learned that the Long Island studio will be re-opened today with two pictures placed in production, one starring Constance Binney with Robertson directing and the other, starring Alice Brady with Maigne in charge. Both will be released as part of the Realart star series. Next Monday Justine Johnstone starts work at the Long Island plant and George Fitzmaurice is scheduled to shoot the first scene on "Experience" on Feb. 14. An official of the company who is in a position to speak authoritatively concerning the company's production plans was asked whether the two directors mentioned above were not to make any more "director specials." He said: "What are 'director specials?' Besides variety is the spice of life anyway." Famous Players have one Robertson special, "Sentimental Tommy" ready for release and at least one, "The Kentuckians" from Maigne. To Produce Again Jesse J. Goldburg To Cater to State Right Market— Starts Shortly Jesse J. Goldburg, until recently general manager of the Frohman Amusement Corp., plans to become a producer again. He expects to make a series of pictures based on production costs which will allow the exhibitor to make money. The series will be sold on the state right plan and production will be in the vicinitv of New York. 4 Goldburg is not quite ready to state what his first picture will be. He expects, however, to get it under way very shortly. Goldburg is not new to the producing field although of late he has been more actively identified with the distributing end of the independent market. He was an active producer about eight years ago.