The Film Daily (1921)

tM\ DAILY I Saturday, January 29, 1 Vol. XV No. 27 Sat. Jan. 29, 1921 Price 5 Gents Copyright 1921, Wid's Film and Film Folks, Inc., Published Daily at 71-73 West . 44th St New York, N. Y., by WID'S FILMS and FILM FOLKS, INC. F C ("Wid") Gunning, President and Treasurer'' Joseph Dannenberg, Vice-President and Editor; J. W. Alicoate, Secretary and Business Manager. Entered as second-class matter May 21, 1918. at the post office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States, Outside of Greater New York, $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order Address all communications to WlUi DAILY, 71-73 West 44th St., New York, N. Y. Teleohone; Vanderbilt, 4551-4552-5558 Hollywood, California. Editorial and Business Offices: 6411 Holly wood Blvd. Phone, Hollywood 1603. London Representative— W. A. Williamson, Kinematograph Weekly, 85 Long Acre, London, W. C. 2. Paris Representative — Le Film, 144 Rue Montmartre. Quotations Las< Bid. Asked SaU Famous Players . . 56-24 57% 57 do pfd Not quoted ♦Goldwyn 5*4 Wa > uriffith. Inc Not quoted Loew's, Inc., 16% 16% 1634 Triangle 7/16 7/16 7/16 . orid Film Not quoted ♦Quotations by H. Content & Co. Mayer on Exploitation Trip Joe Mayer of Universal left yesterday for a trip through Ohio, to aid exhibitors on "Outside the Law." Not So, Says Adler Bert Adler denies reports that he is to make his headquarters on the coast. He was reported as having been transferred by Allan Dwan. Hastings Out Charles Edward Hastings, who for the last three years has been a member of the editorial staff of Exhibitor's Trade Review, has severed his connection with that publication. Object to Hampton Article Under date of Jan. 22, Sydney S. Cohen, as president of the M. P. T. O. of America, has sent a letter to Benjamin B. Hampton objecting to the campaign started by the latter in the "Pictorial Review" for better pictures. Cohen states at oik point "excerpts from them are used in the daily press of the country for no other purpose than putting the motion picture in the pillory." f (QcLttcciticrruzi 0 tctuAJuJ THE SPICE OF THE PROGRAM" Schaefer Elected Again Heads Allied Amusement Association of Chicago — Was First President (Special to WID'S DAILY) Chicago — Peter J. Schaefer of Jones, Linick and Schaefer has again been elected president of the Allied Amusement Association, the organization that has representatives in it of every branch of the theatrical profession from pictures to grand opera. Schaefer was elected president of the association when it was organized two years ago. He was succeeded by Maurice Choynski, who found the pressure of other business too great. ochaefer was called upon and then elected for 1921. Ira Waters Missing Friends and relatives of Ira Waters, known privately as Ira N. Goldwater, are concerned over his welfare. Waters has been working with Johnny Hines in several "Torchy" comedies. He has been missing since Dec. 23. Service De Luxe Metro will dispatch by special messenger a print of "The Four Horsemen" to the author, Vicente Blasco [banez, who is now at Nice. Harry Bedker of the New York exchange, will take personal charge of the print, traveling by way of London, where he will meet Harry J. Cohen, foreign manager for Metro. Optimism the Keynote Jerome Lewis, road sales manager for the Victor Kremer Company, during the past two weeks covered all the large cities between here and Chicago and reports increased patronage in houses along the line and a generally optimistic view of business among the exchanges. Lewis is handling "The Winding Trail," "The Handicap" and other Kremer productions. Climax Film Corp is moving into Room 1003 in the Godfrey in the quarters formerly occupied by Jans Pictures, Inc., on Feb. 1. The^ title of "The Man From Toronto," a Chet Withey production for Constance Talmadge, has been changed to "Lessons in Love." Read Reviving House Organs (Special to WID'S DAILY) Los Angeles — Sig. Schlager of J. Parker Read, Jr., Prod, is reviving the "Read Review," publicity newspaper of the doings of the Read productions at Culver City. This paper will have a four page supplement called the "Read Pictorial," carrying nothing but photographic material to be supplied in photo cut and mat form to all newspapers. The first edition of the review will be out Feb. 1st and will be a semi-monthly; the pictorial supplement will be issued monthly. Goldstone Buys Reissues Phil Goldstone of the Western Star Prod., producers of a series of William Fairbanks westerns, has purchased a number of Universal reissues from the Picture Arts Sales Corp., which is handling them. Goldstone has bought the rights for the entire world. Thinks Titles Should Be Better Pearl Doles Bell, the novelist, thinks that titles in pictures should be improved upon. She is therefore offering her services to producers along those lines. Mrs. Bell wrote "Her Elephant Man," "Love's Harvest" and "Wing Toy," produced by Fox with Shirley Mason. Lubin on Trip Bert Lubin has left New York for a trip through the Middle West on behalf of "West of the Rio Grande." He has sold the picture to Reliance Film of Washington for the District of Columbia, Delaware, North Carolina, and Virginia and to the Theater Owners Amusement Co. of Salt Lake City for Colorado, Utah, Montana, Idaho, and New Mexico. Opens in Feb. (Special to WID'S DAILY) Kalispell, Mont.— The new $75,000 theater here is nearing completion. Daniels and Anderson, owners, expect to open the house early in February. Kramer Select Manager Earl Kramer has been made manager for Select in Newark. The exchange serves Northern New Jersey. "Sunset Harbor" is an Edward Hemmer Prod, in which Margaret Beecher is featured. We Are Experts We modestly admit it— but it's the truth. Twenty years of experience in the theatrical and motion picture industry have given our staff a thorough knowledge of YOUR problems. Our advice on insurance problems is yours for the asking and we are as close to you as your phone. 119 FULTON ST. NEW yoPK N-v. REAL PHONE -wnviri, BEEKMAN SERVICE 9091-2-3-4-5 Ambassador Opening (Special to WID'S DAILY) Los Angeles — The Ambassj.i theater will open tonight. The til ter seats 562 people and it is plain to give two performances a da} i $1 and $1.50. The opening attraction will "Passion," with what is charac ized as an unusual stage prelude troducing a ballet in masks. Thij said by the theater managemeri be the first time it has been dor picture theaters. The Ambassador will be strict s pre-release house for all worthy tures and not merely First Nat product, although the theater is ed by Gore Bros, and Sol Lesi A slogan for the theater will be I "National Art Theater of the Sere." An effort will be made bv S. Bai't McCormick, managing director, \ the owners to stage in the natural prologues and ballets, numbers of u usual merit and those which have rt been done before in any other the-r in America. New Realart Pictures The following Realart pic' I either have been or will shortly! placed in production at the Longsland studio of Famous Play;: "Sheltered Daughters," by Gee* Bronson Howard, starring J-sB Johnstone. Edward Dillon is dining. "The Magic Cup," by E. LI <l Sheldon, starring Constance Bim'.-.'i John S. Robertson directing. "The Tower," an original by S ■<■ uel Merwin, starring Alice Br; Charles Maigne directing. It is as impossible to overrate the importance of good posters as it is to overstate the fine qualities of the RITCHEY poster. RITCHEY LITHO. CORP. 406 W. 31st St., N.Y. Phone Chelsea 8388 Ojvictop krem "MAD LOVE IS CARDIAC CHILLS A') FEVER •