The Film Daily (1921)

iM^z DAILY mmrntf Friday, April 22, t Vol. XVI No.22 Friday, April 22, 1921 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, 45S1-45S2-SS58 Hollywood, California. Editorial and Business Offices: 6411 Hollywood 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 Last Bid. Asked. Sale Famous Players .. 7AYA 76 7S% do pfd 88 88 88 ♦Goldwyn 4% 5% D. W. Griffith, Inc Not quoted Loew's, Inc. . 18% 18% l&H Triangle % H % World Film Not quoted ♦♦Quotations by H. Content & Co. "Bob Hampton" at Strand The Strand will show "Bob Hampton of Placer" for a week beginning Mav 1. Considerable Activity at Lasky's (Special to WID'S DAILY) Los Angeles — George Melford has begun work on "The Great Impersonation." James . Kirkwood is feati ! : , ! 'm Forrest plays the leading feminine role. William D. Taylor is making progress with "The Lifted Veil." Cecil B. DeMille is engaged upon the opening scenes of his new production suggested by Leonard Merrick's "Laurels and the Lady." William DeMille is in consultation with Rita Weiman concerning her story for his next production. Sam Wood, directing Gloria Swanson in "The Great Moment," has almost reached the concluding scenes. Frank Urson has been making interiors for "The Hell Diggers. Wallace Reid is the star and Lois Wilson is leading woman. Embargo Lifting (Continued from Page 1) urally would control the bulk of imported films because its activities embrace all three phases of the business. The importation of outside productions will be permitted on a larger scale as time goes by, until the point . is reached where any number of films will be allowed to enter the country without interference on the part 'of German authorities. An interesting sidelight on the situation was divulged yesterday by a man who is well posted on foreign conditions. He stated that big German producing units were forced to abandon plans to take large troupes into Italy where scenes were to be shot for forthcoming productions, because the Italian consul general in Berlin refused to vise the passports. It was the impression in Germany, as described by this man, that the move was primarily aimed at the 15 per cent clause which barred out Italian films, as well as those of other countries. Crafts Opposition Grows (Special to WID'S DAILY) Chicago — Reform dictatorship will never be established in Illinois according to the exhibitors of this state, who have made an appeal to the public and to the press to "halt the attacks of Dr. Wilbur F. Crafts and preserve the theaters of the state from the interference of those who seek through false assertions to insinuate themselves into control of motion pictures." The appeal was made through the M. P. T. O. of the state in convention. Other organizations of exhibitors are expected to follow. Chief Leaves It to Exhibitors (Special to WID'S DAILY) Tulsa, Okla.— The chief of police here has declared exhibitors must cut objectionable material from their films or he will ask for a municipal censorship from the city commission. Women Ask for Censorship (Special to WID'S DAILY) Mobile, Ala.— The League of Women Voters here has asked the city to create a board to censor pictures. RITCHEY* posters never make a photo-play any better— but they always make it more profitable. RITCHEY LITHO. CORP. 406 W. 31st St.N.Y. Phone Chelsea 8388 SSf Let the Other Exhibitor Tell You What's Making Mone^ Here's Some Attractions That Have a Big -Drawinj Power — They Are Proving It Daily THE WOMAN IN HIS HOUSE One of the best pictures ever shown here. Many favora comments. — Lowell Theatre, Little Fallsv Minn. HABIT High grade production. Mildred Harris does some very I acting. You can boost this picture to the limit. — Lyric Theatre Olso, Minn. GOOD REFERENCES This picture broke all attendance records. The box office ceipts were exceptionally heavy. They turn out to see Consta Talmadge here. — H. A. Daniel, Rialto Theatre, Laredo, Tex. THE TRUTH ABOUT HUSBANDS A very pleasing picture. The management placed particular stress on the fact that this was a First National attraction. It got the business — August Ilg, Wonderland Theatre, Lorain, Ohio. THE KID Played to biggest week's business in the history of the house. In six days it equalled the previous box office record for seven days. Held over for a second week. — Circle Theatre, Indianapolis, Ind. JIM THE PENMAN "An interesting screen version of the famous melodrama. It has fine possibilities as a box office attraction. It demonstrated its j ability to draw at the New York Strand." — Variety. PASSION "Never before in the history of the screen has a motion picturt created such an upheaval of popular interest as this, the greatest oi Associated First National releases. A wonderful human and historical document."— Trenton (N. J.) Times. First National Attractions I That's another reason why Hherell be a Franchise everywhere