The Film Daily (1921)

}?BRADSTREET r FILMDOM 7/fe&ECO0HIZED Authority XVI No. 18 Monday, April 18. 1921 Price 5 Cenl distinctive Prod. 's Henry M. Hobart's New Co. -Plans Specials Only— Will Work in the East enry M. Hobart, former general tager of the International Film rice Co., .Inc., producers of Cost lolitan Prod., has formed a comy in Albany known as Distinc Prod. : is Mr. Hobart's plan to make bials, probably three or • four a r. He has really formed no defi: plans as yet. He stated on Satay that he will produce in the it, that he didn't have a studio as nor a director. Further, he has e nothing about distribution plans. t will be recalled that shortly after Dart left International, as stated in D'S DAILY at the time, plans e under way for an independent ducing unit with Hobart as the :ral figure. Distribution was to be nigh Associated First National .t deal, it can be stated authoritaIy, so far as Hobart is concerned, efinitely off. (Special to WID'S DAILY) lbany, N. Y. — Arthur S. Friend 66 Madison Ave. is the attorney Distinctive Prod., formed here on irday. The company will operate i an active capital of $225,000, the tal stock being divided into 2,500 es of preferred, $100 each, and 3 shares of common, no par value, incorporators are Henry M. Ho, C. S. Harvey and E. Fingeroth. Warren's Company Formed (Special to WID'S DAILY) over, Del. — The F. B. Warren ). has been formed here with a talization of $1,500,000. Directors to Meet le directors of the Federated l Exchange of America, Inc., will a meeting in Atlantic City on rday, April 30. Nathan Out of Hospital arx Nathan has been discharged l the Flower Hospital, where he confined for several days with ttack of influenza. "Big 4's" English Unit (Special to WID'S DAILY) mdon — The incorporation papers le Allied Artists Corp., which is United Artists English corporastate that the company is to enin a general picture business. ; capitalized at £7,000 in £1 es. The registered office is at Chester House, Old Broad St., CHRISTIE COMEDIES Here's seme of the "Human Element" stuff from Al Christie's new comedy, "Sneakers." This baby and dogare both new stars. Watch for 'em. — Advt. Box-Office Angles Great line. Like many good ones. Overdone. By wrong kind of advertising matter. And lithos. You Advertising men. Down at the AMPA. Check it. You'll have trouble. Lots of it. Checking the Big Boss. Who wants "snappy" stuff. And all that. "Something that'll get 'em in." Yes. And have them bawling you out. When they come out. And saying and doing tilings. That bring talk of censorship. Just a simple matter. Is it worth it? All right for sharpshooters. Who're being driven out of this business. Every day sees 'em go. But not for regulars. Who expect to get their "ham and — " a year or two later. Out of this business. So go the limit. Opposing it. The wrong kind of a title get's 'em in. The wrong kind of posters make a few talk. And a lot more howl. Some counterfeiters get away with phony money. For a while. Most of 'em end in the Pen. CALLING THE DOCTOR Smart man — George M. Cohan. Big in theatrics. And mentally. That's why — well, here's the story. Put on "Nemesis." Unusual. Sorta went wrong. From the go-off. Did George worry? Guess not. Got on the 'phone. At 1 a. m. Called Harry Reichenbach. Out of bed. Taxi'd to George. Talked things over. Planned a few plans. And started things. In 24 hours. Yep. And got the crowd's going. Same old stuff — doing the unusual. Show doing real business. Looks like it's put over. Says George M. — being a smart man — "write your own ticket." (Continued on Page 2) Building Ban Ends (Special London — T been in fore against the co ters has pract has in reality 1 Theaters in England to Go AheadMove is of Tremendous Importance— F" ses Held Up VID'S DAILY) estrietion which ha or some time pas ruction of new thes ,ly ended. The ba jn officially lifted an where the consent of local authoritie can be secured, theaters will go up. Dr. Addison has introduced a ne\ Housing Bill in Commons, one of th provisions of which calls for the lift ing of the ban on luxury building s as to help do away with the depres sion in the building trades. It is th impression of film men here that th measure will become a law speedilj Its passage is being looked for, fo although it is perfectly all right ti permit new theater construction, loca authorities are known to feel that ai official Parliamentary act would b highly desirable. It is conservatively estimated tha fully 100 theater projects will be a once started. Picture Playhouses Ltd., the Famous Players theater sub sidiary for Great Britain, in which ; number of coal barons are very mucl interested, it is expected, will star its activities on a rather extensiv scale. The number of legitimate the aters which were intended for super kinemas — there are several in th. West End of London which are to bi converted — is not definitely known. Film men in close touch with th< English situation were of the opinior Saturday that the lifting of building restrictions in England would be ar (Continued on Page 2) Off for West Baden The home office group of Firsi National officials left on Saturday foi West Baden, Ind., where the annua meeting of franchise holders will bt held. Mastbaum Already There (Special to WID'S DAILY) West Baden, Ind.— Jules E. Mastbaum, head of the Stanley Co. o: America of Philadelphia, is here foi the annual First National meeting. Up to Governor (Special to WID'S DAILY) Albany — One of the last acts o the Assembly before adjourning wa to pass the Clayton-Lusk censorshii bill. The measure now goes to the Gov ernor. It is considered a certaint; that it will become a law.