The Film Daily (1921)

jM^ Vol.XVINo.77 Friday, June 17, 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 Dannenbcrg, 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. Williamson, Kinematograph Weekly, 85 Long Acre, London, W. C. 2. Paris Representative — Le Film, 144 Rue Montmartre. Quotations Last Bid. Asked. Sale Famous Players ..57 59 58^ do pfd 79 79 79 •Goldwyn 3K *lA D. W. Griffith, Inc Not quot*d Loew's, Inc., 11 UK H Triangle $i y% $i World Film Not quoted •Quotations by H. Content & Co. Cronjager With Inspiration Inspiration Pictures, Inc., has engaged as cameraman Henry Cronja. ger, who did the photography in "The Love Light." Four Units to Start (Special to WID'S DAILY) Los Angeles — Four productions will be put under way July 1 at the Robertson-Cole studios, with Pauline Frederick and Sessue Hayakawa as stars and with Louis J. Gasnicr and William Christy Cabanne beginning work on director productions. Lytell to Star in "Junk" Los Angeles — Kennett Harris' "Junk" will be Bert Lytell's next vehicle for Metro. Production will start after the completion of "A Trip to Paradise." — > "THE SPICE OH THE PROGRAM" WANTED Negatives and Features for National Distribution. Outright Sale. Box B— 17 Wid's Uniform Contract (Continued from Page 1) to pay any rental therefor. It is understood, however, that the payment of the liquidated damages as herein provided for, for such failure to deliver, shall not relieve the distributor from furnishing such a picture to the exhibitor for some other date, to be selected by the exhibitor, in accordance with the terms of this agreement, if the exhibitor shall elect to show such picture at some fu'Mf* 'late. 9. Of the above named films, the following onlv prp reissues or recreated pictures: 10. This contract shall be binding on both parties hereto immediately upon the affixing of the signatures by the exhibitor and a representative of the distributor to duplicate conies hereof, unless notice by registered mail or telegram of the cancellation thereof by the distributor shall have reached the exhibitor within days from such sigpat'ire. On** of t^e duolicn*" copies shall be left with the exhibitor. The maximum time, however, for the cancellation of thii contract by the distributor may be shortened, if mutiiallv a"*-eed imon at the time of the execution of this contract. And it is further agreed that neither the distributor nor the producer shall offer any of the above pictures for sale in until after such exht^'tof shall have received notice of the cancellation of the contract by the distributor or producer, as herein provided for. S'-on'H the producer or distributor offer any of the pictures above listed for sale in prior to the receipt of the notice of cancellation by the exhibitor, as herein provided for, then, and in that event, the exhibitor mav. at his option, demand the performance of this agreement irrespective of any cancellation, and the distributor hereby agrees, upon such demand being made, to deliver to the exhibitor all of the above named films in accordance with the terms of this agreement. Through First National Exchanges Los Angeles — Harry D. Wilson, press representative for David Butler Prod., states that "Bing-Bang-Boom" will be released through Associated First National Exchanges. This is Butler's picture designed to follow "Making the Grade." It is now understood that "Making the Grade" will be handled through First National and not through the circuit proper as indicated in a Los Angeles dispatch to WID'S DAILY published yesterday. Accord Making Two Reelers (Special to WID'S DAILY) Los Angeles — Art Accord has finished work on "The White Horsemen." a Universal serial, and will now make some two reel westerns. It is expected he will go back to serials shortly. It doesn't cost anything to look at a poster unless it's a RITCHEY poster, in which case it costs the price of a ticket of admission. RITCHEY LITHO. CORP. 406 W. 31st S1..N.Y. Phone Chelsea 8388 DAILY Friday, June 17, 1921 A New Record Breaker! Read What This Picture Is Doing For Exhibitors; It Will Do the Same For Your Theatre Broke both attendance and box office records. Crowds immensely enthusiastic over picture. — E. J. Weisfeldt, Strand Theatre, Milwaukee, Wis. Smashed all box office and attendance records without special exploitation. Patrons highly pleased. — John J. Breslin, Jefferson Theatre, Auburn, N. Y. Picture went big. Audiences called it a splendid picture and my patrons do not care for the ordinary Western. — W. E. Drumbar, Riviera Theatre, Knoxville, Tenn. Best thing in many a day. Business was better than any time it has been since "Passion." — George J. Schade, Schade Theatre, Sandusky, Ohio. Kept the house filled in spite of strong opposition. A powerful picture and the audiences were held by it. — Stanley Chambers, Palace Theatre, Wichita, Kas. Speaking of Marshall Neilans presentation of Randall Parrish's Bob Hampton of Placer Scenario by Marion Fairfax Photography by Jacques Bizeul and David Kesson Art Director, Ben Carre A First National Attraction