The Film Daily (1921)

iM^ DAILY Monday, April 18, Vol. XVI No. 1 8 Monday, April 1 8, 1 921 Price 5 Cents 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. J. A. Cron, Advertising 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 WID'S DAILY, 71-73 West 44th St., New York, N. Y. Telephone; Vanderbilt, 4551-4552-5558 Hollywood, California. Editorial and Business Offices: 6411 Hollywood Blvd. Phone, Hollywood 1603. London Representative — W. A. Williamion, Kinematograph Weekly, 85 Long Acre, London, W. C. 2. Paris Representative^— Le Film, 144 Rue Montmartre. Quotations Last Bid. Asked. Sale Famous Players .. 72l/2 74*/2 72*4 do. pfd S7y2 87y2 87y2 *GoIdwyn 5 5% .... D. W. Griffith, Inc Not quoted Loew's, Inc 18H 17 W/& Triangle H 3A V% World Film Not quoted ♦♦Quotations by H. Content & Co. Building Ban Ends (Continued from Page 1) exceedingly helpful measure not only for the British film market but for the American as well. It was pointed out one efficacious manner of getting around the block booking system now in vogue in England would be through the existence of a large number of theaters which could consume the vast amount of product awaiting immediate play dates in Britain. It will be recalled that, practically to a man, all American film men who have returned to this country from English visits and British film men themselves have stated that England was in dire need of a large number of new theaters. The English restrictions were necessary during the war and after the cessation of hostilities because of the gravity of the housing situation. It was for that reason that theater construction was classed as luxury building. f (&x£LLCClti07VCLl U-LctuAAAJ "THE SPICE OF THE PROGRAM" Box-Office Angles (Continued from Page 1) Let's see? How long ago was it that the theatrical people couldn't "see" the picture business? Or anyone in it? "WHAT'S NEXT?" Asks Jesse Hampton. "We've had factory made pictures. And then real productions. Now are we getting back to the routine made." H-e-y ! Wait a minute. Don't rush so. You'll all be heard. Talking of the coming season. Of course. Wants to make the kind of a picture the public wants. Thinks "Sentimental Tommy" great. He's right. Wants the clean kind. The kind you won't hear kicks about. And yet be human. All right JD go on and make 'em. There's a lot that should be made. That's certain. GRIFF'S FIND Charles Emmett Mack. Put that name down. It's going to last. A long time. Worked around the Griffith studio. DW dug him out. For a part in "Dream Street." Long way for a prop boy to go. To where he finished in the picture. But he'll go further. Much. DW'll see to it. By the by what became of Billy Bitzer's photography? Hendrik Sartov did Griff's latest. And the crowd at the first night wondered. Because Bitzer has been regarded as part of Griff th. BREAKING IN Harry Berman. Peppy little salesmanager. Of Universal, Presents Samuel Gould. Of Pittsburgh. Says Harry : "Three years ago he had an idea. And nothing else. Now he owns three theaters. How does he do it? Great little buyer. That's all." "Schmoos" said Gould. "Whatcha trying to sell me now?" Back to Berman. Quiet. Never in the limelight. But has one great quality. His men swear by him. Not at him. Something some other sales managers might remember. FROM HERBIE MILES Comes this. All the way from Italy. From a trade paper. Talking of some productions says this critic : "All the films mentioned above have the following faults in common : — illogical, stupid or incomprehensible photo-play ; forced mixing of tragical and dramatic with — farcical and comic situations ; nonsensical details (abracadabra-maladies ; doctors ignorant of the handling of their instruments; theapeutical hocus-pocus etc); titles and subtitles too numerous (perhaps because they cost less to produce than the necessary explanatory scenes) ; too many princes, barons, counts, motor-cars, telephones, letters, revolvers, devilish schemes — just as though sensations, masquerades and receptions were the essence of life — and the ordinary humble working man were everlastingly on strike." Which causes Miles to comment: "Some critique." We'll say it is. INTERESTING AND UNUSUAL A. E. Lefcourt's appeal. To independent producers. Via WID'S DAILY. Unusual ad. Says Pioneer is in the market. Not for "relics of the just-passed era," but for productions of genuine merit. See a lot of companies advertising. To sell goods. But darn few using space to get product. It's moves like this that have put Pioneer on the map. Doing the unexpected. And doing it well. Wonder what l'il Arthur Tarshis had to do with it? JUST BETWEEN FRIENDS What is the producer of "Ben Hur" going to do? Just as easy as dribbling the ball in the can William Fox puts it over. Via J. Gordon Edwards. Who put a chariot race in "The Queen of Sheba." Nary a chariot in Jerusalem. In those days. But what's a little race between friends? And what sort of a thrill has he left the producer of "Ben Hur?" DANNY. Sunday's Issue GLASGOW, SCOTLAND— The R-36, famous dirigible, leaves hills of Scotlai its maiden trip to England. WASHINGTON— President Harding 67th Congress. "Uncle" Joe Cannon ( a sensation with his new Easter Bonnt TOKIO, JAPAN— The whole world is mad. Japanese Dempsey meets his rii ponent before huge crowd. Battle ro; broadsword experts furnishes exciting test. NEW YORK— Cardinal Dougherty corned home. Baseball gets off to a start. 40,000 fans pack Polo Grounds 1 "Babe" Ruth play Philadelphia. ANIMATED CARTOON — Solutiot America's greatest problem. How to I your cook. Scenes from Berkeley, Cal., Yokohama j Two Plymouth Sales A deal was consummated last w whereby Nat Levine of Plymc Pictures, Inc., disposed of "E^ Woman's Problem" to the Indusl Film Co. of New York for Gre; New York and Northern New Jei and to the Seattle Film Exchangt Seattle for Washington, Monti Oregon and Northern Idaho. Margaret I. MacDonald, form< editor of the educational departm and member of the reviewing stafl the Moving Picture World, has b appointed eastern representative ; associate editor of Screen Opinic a "review service published by James T. Igoe Co. of Chicago. 1 New York office is located in Ro 20, 1440 Broadway. If the posters are not sufciently powerful precious few people are going to buy tickets. 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