The Film Daily (1921)

pBRADSTREET / FILMDOM 7^cRECOCMIZED Authority XVI No. 40 Tuesday, May 10, 1921 Price 5 Centt ?our Day Confab t National Mangers Coming to Town for Sales IV. eting — Starts Monday at 1 i Astor hirty-eight exchange managers Associated First National will be > the end of the week, all set for opening business session of the md annual sales convention, schedto open Monday morning at the el Astor. The sessions will last four days. eneral sales policies will be dised and of course, there will be, as il, various addresses by the heads departments of the home office One of the features of the tings will be a careful analysis of iness conditions all over the na, as each branch manager finds m in his particular district. rather ambitious entertainment gram has been prepared for the sts, with various producing comies figuring in on it. On Monday ht, Norma and Constance Taldge will entertain at a beeksteak ner at a place as yet undetermined. Tuesday, Jules E. Brulatour will host at a dinner to be given at the or. Wednesday night promises to the list with a triple-barreled af■. The first will be a dinner given the Louis B. Mayer Co., at the >tilla, on 6th Ave, the latest innovai in restaurants. This will be folded by a theater party to be given the Katherine MacDonald Pictures rp. The show has not been demined upon as yet; Following that ickey Neilan" will engineer the wd into the Ziegfeld Roof. Offilly the party ends there, rhtirsday night is being kept open, st National officials refused to state (Continued on Page 2) Nazimova Leaves Thursday viazimova, accompanied by Charles ^ant, her husband will leave for s Angeles on Thursday. William lenster, Nazimova's manager, will a go with them. lobert Edgar Long, will handle Russian actresses' press work in future. Some Business t <s reported that "Dream Street" yed to over $12,000 at the Town 11 last week, with Monday out. is is said to be top figures over at was done at the Central Theater. "THE SOUL WITHIN"— AUDREY MUNSON The beginning of a flirtation which, as the story of the Queen of the Artists' Studios unfolds on the screen, threatens to destroy faith, love and happiness. Ward Crane plays the dilletante and Mrs. De Wolf Hopper interprets the role of the weak wife. Perry Plays, Inc. — Advt. Changes at F. P.-L. Harry Durant Now Lasky's Assistant—W. C. Bullitt in Former's Place as Scenario Editor Harry Durant, for some time past scenario editor for Famous PlayersLasky, has been made assistant to Jesse L. Lasky at the home office of the corporation. W. C. Bullitt has been appointed scenario editor in Durant's place. Bullitt, unbeknown to all, except those connected with the company, has been at the Long Island studio of the corporation for about a month, looking around and getting a general idea of production. He was formerly connected with the Peace Conference in Paris when Woodrow Wilson was President. There seems to be some doubt as to whether Walter Wanger has really resigned as production manager for Famous. Wanger while in a sense (Continued on Page 2) "Dream Street" in Baltimore (Special to WID'S DAILY) Baltimore — "Dream Street" opened at Ford's Opera House last night. John Lloyd, of the Griffith organization, was here for the opening. Beban Series? Robertson-Cole Announces One — More Believed To Be Under Consideration Robertson-Cole yesterday announced that George Beban's tour of the country in connection with showings of "One Man In a Millon," had brought him back to Los Angeles and that he would shortly start work on a new subject for the company. Although the company statement made no mention of a series of pictures, from other sources it is gleaned that Beban would probably make a number of productions for Robertson-Cole release. Ritz Showing Tonight "J'Accuse," the French-made picture dealing with Germany and the war, will be given a private showing in the grand ball-room of the Ritz tonight. Marc Klaw controls th'e film in this country. What's Sherry's Big Deal? William L. Sherry has an important deal under way, but he is decidedly reticent about it. It has nothing to do with the operation of a circuit of theaters, as has been reported. Pettijohn's Move Resigns from the Selznick Organization to Become President of American Fiscal Corp. Film circles will be surprised to hear that Charles C. Pettijohn, for some time past associated with L. J. Selznick in an important capacity, has resigned to become president of the American Fiscal Corp., which has just opened offices in the Postal Life Bldg. Fifth Ave. and 43d Sts. While resigning from the Selznick organization, it is understood that he has become a member of the Board of Directors of the Selznick Corporation, and will represent that organization in the National Association of the Motion Picture Industry. The corporation of which he has become president will, it is understood, be interested financially in various operations in the film industry, and it is said that one of the clients of the corporation is the Selznick Enterprises. The corporation, organized under the Delaware laws, has 50,000 shares of stock of no par value. The board of directors consists of Wm. H. Barr, president of the Lumen Bearing Co. of Buffalo; B. M. Robinson, counsel for the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., of Akron, O.; J. H. Goslin, president of the Joubert-Goslin Machine & Iron Works, of Birmingham, Ala.; James J. Rick, formerly disbursing officer of the U. S. Grain Corp. during the war and now Comptroller of the Hoover Relief Fund, and Wm. A. Grant, who held an important post with the Republican National Committee during the recent campaign. Gregory Linder, formerly of the Gregory Linder Co., fiscal agents, is vice-president and general manager of the organization. While interested financially in other enterprises it is understood that the corporation will concentrate upon financing large projects in the motion picture industry. Schwalbe to Build Theater (Special to WID'S DxVILY) Coushohocken, Pa. — Harry O. Schwalbe, secretary of Associated First National Pictures, Inc., has purchased the Keystone Hotel property at 1st Ave. and Fayette St. and will erect upon the site a 1,200 seat picture theater, according to local reports. The property has a frontage of 60 ft. on Favette St. and 124 ft. on 1st Ave. The house will probably be ready by the fall. Mr. Schwalbe could not be reached yesterday for confirmation of the above.