The Film Daily (1921)

THE INDEPENDENT MARKET ,: S'S'sh! Some Gossip! It has been "noised" around the Rialto that there is a reputable state right concern, located on West 40th Street, doing "reel" business. We know that "times' ' are slow and a concern to do real business must have "reel" product. We ask you collectively and individually to lend us your ears, while we shout forth the glad tidings, about the fastest growing State Right Distributor in the world. .. j w s Listen to this! We will release, one a month, a series of two reel features, starring Me Whitney and #*-■ /<" Robert Emmett Keane This is not gossip; [but "reel" facts, and if you are wise, you will communicate with Forward Film Distributors Incorporated J. JOSEPH SAMETH. President 110 West 40th Street New York City Equity Lands .... "Heedless Moths"— Will Be Released Immediately to Independent Buyers Equity Pictures has just closed a deal for the American and Canadian rights to "Heedless Moths," featuring the famous artist model, Audrey Munson. Robert Z. Leonard directed the picture for Perry Plays and the premiere was recently given at the Greenwich Village Theater, where it is now running. The feature of the production is the posing in the nude by the world famous model, who has had tons of publicity recently in the various Hearst publications. This publicity can be expected to help materially on the release of the feature, which Joe Schnitzer of Equity says will be inv mediately. "I realize," said Schnitzer yesterday, "that 'Heedless Moths' with the posing in the nude by Miss Munson will cause a lot of talk. But I know that there can be no objection to the production from censors because everything is so' artistically handled and so beautifully done. Besides, the moral proves how fine an artist's model can be. I believe it will be one the big successes of the year." The picture will shortly be brought up town to a theater, for which negotiations are now under way. 16 a Year Pyramid Pictures Formed — Ray Smallwood to Make Eight — Balance from 2nd Director Pyramid Pictures Corp., a $1,000,000 Delaware corporation, has been formed to make 16 pictures a year for independent release. Eight of the group will be made by Ray C. Smallwood, who directed a number of Nazimova productions for Metro. The remainder will be made by another director. Production in ail likelihood will be in the East. Proctor a Vice-President George Du Bois Proctor has been elected vice-president and supervisor of production of Pantheon Pictures, succeeding Charles Miller, resigned. Telling the World Robert W. Priest of the Film Market, Inc., has sent to every exhibitor in the United States and Canada, to every state rights buyer and to over 2,000 photoplay editors, an eight-page booklet in relation to the Jimmy Callahan Comedies. The publication is illustrated and is printed in colors. S. & S. Buys Franchise The latest franchise sold by Associated Photoplays, Inc., goes to S. & S. Film Co. of Pittsburgh for Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The home office has received a wire from the coast that the negative of "The Ghost City" is now en route from Los Angeles. Coming Back Sunnywest Films to Handle Westerns Now and Short Reels Later On — Had Hamilton Comedies Sunnywest Films, Inc., of 130 W. 46th St. is re-entering the field under the guidance of B. H. West. The company plans to release on the independent market a series of eight five reel westerns at first and will probably have some short reels later oh. The company originally distributed a series of 15 "Shorty" Hamilton comedies, each in two reels. Triart Increases Capital (Special to WID'S DAILY) Dover, Del. — Triart Prod, have been formed here with a capitalization of $300,000. Triart Prod., a New York corporation, was first •formed in Albany the latter part of February with a capitalization of $110,000. Herbert Blache is directing for the unit in which Lejaren A. Hiller and Isaac Wolper are interested. "U" Buys Foreign Territory The "Adventures of Tarzan," Serial Sales Corp., has sold "Adventures of Tarzan " to Universal for South America, Mexico, Central America, Panama, Cuba, Porto Rico and The West Indies. "Funny Felix" on the Way Joe Brandt is chuckling this week over a good one he has for the independent market. He isn't telling just what it is yet, or any of the details about it, but he says it is something the independents have wanted for a long time. All he will say about it is that he and Pat Sullivan, the cartoonist, have entered into an agreement to release a special novelty subject called "Funny Felix." Today' s^Mail Brought us a letter from Paris. France, asking us to outline a campaign for one of the leading producers for the marketing of their product in this country. We share our pride in this inquiry with Wid's Daily, which brought us the reply. C. J. Ver Halen and Staff Advertising Engineers 844 Sixth Avenue, New York City Telephone Bryant 92: Extra EQUITY procures the famous Audrey Munson Picture HEEDLESS MOTHS for; the Independent Market THE best news the Independent Exchange and Exhibitors have had in weeks again emanates from the offices of EQUITY PICTURES CORPORATION in the announcment of the purchase of the great Audrey Munson picture "HEEDLESS MOTHS" for the Independent market. "HEEDLESS MOTHS" is running at this moment, at the Greenwich Village Theatre at $2.75 top, the highest price in history of New York for an independent produced and independently exhibited picture and the house is packed every night. Equity will distribute "HEEDLESS MOTHS" on a basis.that will allow every independent exchange and every exhibitor to make a young clean up. Robert Z. Leonard, whose reputation for lavish pictures is known by every exhibitor in America, directed " Heedless Moths." The picture that has had oceans of publicity. WAIT TILL YOU SEE THIS PICTURE. IT'S A WINNER. In the meantime, get in while the getting is good. Write or wire today to — EQUITY Pictures Corporation Aeolian Hall New York