The Film Daily (1921)

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&AIUV Vol. XVI No. 70 Friday. June 10. 1921 Price 5 Certs .opynght 1V21. Wid's Film and Film Pnlki Inc.. Published Daily al 71-73 West 44tl S' Vcw Yoik. N Y.. by WID'S FILM1 in. FILM FOLKS. INC. F. C. ("Wid") Gunning, President and Trea «rer; Joseph Dannenberg. Vice-Prei ind Kilitor; J W. Alicoate, Secretary an Business Manager. J. A. Cron, Advertising Manager. tCntercd as second-class mattei May 21, 1918 it the post office at New York, N Y., undei he act of March 3, 1879 Terms (Postage free) I'nited States. Outside >f Greater New York. $10 00 one year; t nonths, $5.00; 3 months 53 ''0 Foreign 515.00. Subscribers should remit with order. \ddress all communications 'o WID'S DAILY, 71-73 West 44" St.. New York, N. Y Telephone; Vanderbilt, t is i 4552-5558 Hollywood, California Editorial and Business Offices *>4 1 1 Holly wood Blvd. Phone. Holltu.iod 1603 London Representative — W V William .on. Kinematograpb Weekh 85 Long Acre. London. W. C. 2. Paris Representative — Le Film 144 Rue kfontmartre. Quotations* Last Bid Asked. Sale Famous Players -. 06"4 67'/, 66% do pfd Not quoted ♦Goldwyn 3'A 4 D. W. Griffith, Inc Not quot»d Loew's, Inc 10, ]/4 11 11 Triangle H 3A H World Film Not quoted ♦Quotations by H. Qpritent & Co. "Heartbalm" at L. A. Mission (Special to WID'S DAILY) Los Angeles — Mack Sennett's "Heartbalm," his first dramatic subject and advertised as such in local papers, is playing a pr< -ri lease enit at the Mission. It opened on Monday. Fox Turnover Nets Profit The William Fox Improvement Co. which recently purchased the Di laud pr< Island sold il to S. \V. I rumpertz and Wil ham at a reported profit Australasian's Block Ai ii Films, Ltd., hav< I New iurmah, Ceylon, Strait derated lay Sta1 Indo-Chiua, Hoi Formosa, tted ten i Ja pan, Philipj, Islands. (iBcLuctiticmaX (RcLiaJD Box office insurance! "The Adventures of Tarzan," the newest fifteen episcde chapter p!ay, stars the original and greatest Tarzan, Elmo Lincoln, and the acknowledged serial king. The Adventures of Tarzan Serial Sales Corp., Room 908, 1540 Broadway, New York City. Bryant 3271. — Advt. Fitzmaurice Going Abroad On the completion of "Peter lbbetson" George Fitzmaurice will go to London, where he will produ series of productions. Several Amerstars will be sent over to London from time to time to play leading roles in his pictures. Ouida Bergei will also go to London. Famous Players now officially announce the appointment of Al Katifni in, general manager of European 'U Lou-, with supervision over all activities in England and on the Continent. Marion Kohn Here M.H ii in II. Kohn, president of the olidated Film Corp. of Los An and San Francisco, and oni ol the directors of Federated Film Ex I tic, arrived in New York yesterday morning from the coast. Kohn is at the Ritz Carlton. Levey on Trip Harry Levey leaves tomorrow with the Screen Advertising Asso. continEor \t Lin la, to attend the annual convention of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World. Alter the conclave he starts a swing around the country arranging for the opening of non-theatrical exchanges in large cities. Probing Los Angeles Firm (Special to WID'S DAILY) Los Angeles — Authorities are investigating the activities of the Atlas Film Co., Inc., whose offices were formerly at 705 8th St., upon complaint of Mrs. Minnie Fassert, who alleges that she was defrauded of $3,400 by the company. "The Kid" Print Stolen (Special to WID'S DATLY) St. Louis— A print of "The Kid" was stolen from the City Sanitarium here Sunday morning. i CENSOR-PROOF! THE PHILO GUBB CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL DETECK AT I VK STOR1 ES ARE BUILT AROUND IMMACULATELY CLEAN WHOLESOME INTELLIGENT FUN 'SH! I'm into a disguise!" CLEVER COMEDIES Webster Cullison Productions 6040 Sunset Bldv., Los Angeles Options Available Friday, June 10, 192 Prague the Cente Julius Kohner, European Publis Says Industry in Czecho-Sl© vakia is Growing Julius Kohner. publisher of the ternationale Filnischau of Fr^ one of the most prominent of trade journals published in T nental Europe, is in New Y"or| limited stay. Kohner, in speaking of the industry on the other side, sag terday : "Prague is growing in important distribution center for South Cent rope, the Balkans and Russia. Th becoming the gateway through ported lilms arc distributed in th< la ritory mentioned aba "There are a number of compai eated _ there which at present handle m films. The American Film Corn Universal; the Biographia Film Co the Export Film Corp. the Sel/niek and part of Pathe ; the Nordisk Fi| with its main office in Copenhagen, If disk output, of course, the SI and some German films; Slavia l-'ih resents Sascha of Vienna and the ( U. F. A.; Primax handles First N; while Gaumont has its own exchange "At present there are about 600 t in Czccho-Slovakia while licenses 9 25 more have been issued. The diliic pies -nt is in securing ready monej which to finance new construction government has been making it a i, of issuing licenses to former soldiers of the reasons for my American trip ascertain the feasibility of interesting » lean capital in the erection of new th m my country. The people there tensely interested in motion pictui matter of fact, there has been some do production started. Stuart Webbs is name of a Prague company that spec in detective stories, while the A. H Corp., formed by the American Film and the Biographia Film Corp.. bolh companies in Prague, maintain a stud« have with me several films made in Czi Slovakia as well as some scenics." Mr. Kohner came to America . invitation of Carl Laemmle, who him in Europe. Kohner has hrouj with him orders from film mefl Prague to purchase worth-American films. He may buy s personally for distribution in tral Europe. While here he pla look over the theater field, g_.. ideas and then journey to Univn City to secure data on domestic pi ducing methods. Mr. Kohner is making his quarters at Universal. * have one common need — RITCHEY posters. RITCHEY LITHO. CORP. 406 W. 31st St., N.Y. Phone Chelsea 8388 7&*&& .