The Film Daily (1921)

f FILMDOM 7/cRECOCHIZED Authority C. XV No. 23 Tuesday, January 25, 1921 Price 5 Cent.« = Wanger Out? e:jns as Production Manager for Famous Players — Effective April 16 \alter Wanger, production manj£ for Famous Players, will leave le organization, according to reir. He has tendered his resignaDij effective April 16, it is said. Ainger has been production manit over on 5th Ave. practically I Whitman Bennett resigned to it the independent production Goldwyn Coming Back Bnuel Goldwyn is expected back o the coast in a few days. New Randolph Record ticago — The Randolph broke all eous records last week with "The ic' Gross business was 32% more a with any other picture. ' Smith Bound for Sweden (y Croswell Smith, head of the I hearing his name, sailed for wlen on Saturday where he will :nin for about three weeks. He il )e away all told about six weeks. Holubar Film Opens " an-Woman-Marriage" the Allen obar special opened last night at lelegent, Paterson, N. J. Mr. Hol)awas there with Dorothy Phillips 11 as a number of First National fills. Victor Fleming Back ^:tor Fleming returned from Calira yesterday with approximately 3,(0 ft. of film shot on the coast idn Mexico for "Wife Insurance," t imerson-Loos special. The picp will go into the cutting room Comedy-drama, spectacle, melodrama — the biggest production and the greatest achievement of Mack Sennett's career is "A Small Town Idol," an immediate, sensational success for him and for Associated Producers, Inc. — Advt. Literary Digest Forms Co. ;bany, N. Y.— The Literary Diet Films Enterprises have been ired here with a capitalization of K000. The incorporators are W. ink, W. Neisel and G. A. Dame, a^'th Ave. 1 J. Funk stated to this publicaio yesterday that the company had e< formed to cover film activities I e Literary Digest, which at p--es"i is interested in Topics of the }a released through Pathe. He taid that the company had no denit production plans at present but Wit would enter the producing field 1 me capacity in the near future. Griffith's Next D. W. Griffith has found enough material in the story he is now filming to make another special picture. Its growth has been similar to that of "Way Down East," which was originally designed for program length. The film footage is already up into the many hundreds of thousands. Several scenes which were originally intended for minor action have been enlarged to provide for hundreds of extra players. Several of the players who began with comparatively small parts find themselves with important roles. It seems that Griffith is content to give whatever action shows strongest the preference, no matter how it lengthens the picture. So far no name has been given the production, other than the working title, "Flaming Lamps." It is based on incidents from the Limehouse Nights stories, from which came the plot for "Broken Blossoms." But the (Continued on Page 6) Ballance Promoted Sidney R. Kent announced yesterday the appointment of H. G. Ballance to the position of general sales manager, the post which Kent himself recently relinquished when he became head of the Famous Players distributing activities. The appointment takes effect immediately, Ballance coming to his new duties from Boston, where he has been district manager in charge of the Boston and New Haven exchanges. Shallenberger to Coast W. E. Shallenberger of Arrow Film leaves for the coast the end of the week. Elsie Ferguson Back Elsie Ferguson is back in New York from the coast where she made "Sacred and Profane Love." features Only Planned by Chaplin— "The Kid" Was the Fifth of His First National Series (Special to VVID'S DAILY) Los Angeles — Owing to an impression said to have been created through the publication of a story dealing with the disposal of "The KiKd," which intimated that Charlie Chaplin has yet to deliver to Associated First National four more two reel subjects, the following statement has been issued by Carlyle R. Robinson, director of publicity for Chaplin. "Mr. Chaplin has but three more productions to deliver to Associated First National to terminate his contract with that organization. To date he has delivered 'A Dog's Life.' 'Shoulder Arms,' 'Sunnyside,' 'A Day's Pleasure' and 'The Kid.' "While the latter is listed as a special and measures more than five reels in footage, it is, however, the fifth production of the stipulated eight (Continued on Page 6) Chaplin at Strand for Week Charlie Chaplin in "The Kid" opens at the Strand on Feb. 6 for one week. There was some talk that the picture would play 10 weeks on Broadway, but it is understood that the deal has fallen through. Regal Has Chaplin s Will Distribute Remaining First Nat'l Pictures in Eastern Canada — A Separate Contract A rather peculiar situation has developed with regard to the distribution of "The Kid," and the remaining Chaplin-Associated First National Pictures in Eastern Canada. When Regal Films, Ltd., assumed the physical distribution of the First National product in that territory three years ago, acting for Harry Brouse, the franchise holder, a separate contract was made for the distribution of the series of eight Chaplins. The contract, it is understood. provided for the release of this series through Regal, even though the arrangements might be made for the release of the regular First National product through other channels. Early last fall, Associated First National Pictures of Eastern Canada, Ltd., were formed. This company took over all of the company's product from Regal with the exception of the four Chaplins. For this reason, even though First National has its own exchanges in Eastern Canada, the remaining Chaplins are available through Regal only.