The Film Daily (1921)

trday, June 18, 1921 aM^I itheN. ews LIARI, SARDINIA— King Victor anuel greeted by populace who don resque costumes in his honor. 1HINGTON, D. C— Surgeon-General nts diplomas to graduates of Army al ol Nursing. k, LATIRA — Patriots of young republic red by their presence for distinguished r.news from New York City, Denver, o day 10% Children Attendance •me interesting figures regarding attendance of young people at ters have been obtained through uestionnaire conducted by The onal Board of Review among ter owners. Fifty-nine exhibi, comprising the management of ly 100 theaters, responded to the tion. One manager reported a entage as low as one-half of one cent. The highest was 35%. average was 10.8%. In the Courts The Precision Machine Co. has filed an answer in the Supreme Court to a suit by the Technicolor Motion Picture Corp. for breach of contract, in which the Precision ComI'.'ny makes a counterclaim for $50,000 damages. The answer alleges that the plaintiff falsely represented that its projection machine was 30 per cent more efficient than other lamps, and could be used with a current in excess of 100 amperes. It is alleged that the machine is not commercially successful because it cannot be used except on a horizontal plane, whereas theaters require an angular or partly vertical plane. It is also alleged that the lamp cannot he used with a current of more than 50 amperes, projecting from 75 to 100 feet, whereas modern theaters require a projection of 200 to 230 feet. Hertzman Leaves "U" (Special to WID'S DAILY) >s Angeles — Charles L. Hertz, for two years director of pubat Universal City, has resigned >osition. Malcolm S. Boylan, asnt director of publicity, will ase the duties of the department i the present incumbent leaves. Jesse D. Hampton and RobertsonCole have filed an answer in the Supreme Court to the suit of John D. Williams for damages because they induced Henry M. Warner to break a contract with Williams, in which they say Williams has sued Warner in another action and will get full damage from him for the acts complained of if he is entitled to anything. The application for a temporary injunction brought by International Film Service Co., Inc., against Associated Producers, Inc., to restrain the exhibition of an Allan Dwan Prod., under the title "The Broken Doll," has been denied. Associated Producers, Inc., however, must put up a bond of $25,000 to secure any damage the plaintiff may suffer. Hammond Opens Offices ammond Export and Import Co., has opened headquarters in ; 315 in the Candler Bldg. Hamd is well known by foreign buyand has already contracted for distribution of several groups of uctions, including some of the ice Perret pictures. Eason To Direct Gibson (Special to WID'S DAILY) )s Angeles — Reaves Eason is exed to assume the megaphone with on's Universal unit when the i finishes "The Mascotte of the e Star." lew 'Change Building in Dallas (Special to WID'S DAILY) illas — A two-story exchange lling is to be built on the vacant * ist west of the Goldwyn office. [ertson-Cole and Educational will 6 the building. Levey Re-elected (Special to WID'S DAILY) lanta — Harry Levey has been re■ed president of the Screen Adders Association. The Appellate Term of the Supreme Court has affirmed a judgment for $363 in a suit of Charles Blake against the Brewar Amusement Co., as commission on the sale of the motion picture theater at Tompkins Avenue and Halsey Street, Brooklyn, for $6,500. A default judgment has been filed in the Supreme Court by Joseph Leblang against Max H. Wilner on a note to L. Lawrence Weber which was endorsed to the plaintiff. McNichol Plans New Theater (Special to WID'S DAILY) Winnipeg— A. R. McNichol plans to spend $500,000 on a new theater to be constructed on the site of the Starland. The proposed house will seat 2,000, and will be operated by the Winnipeg Amusement Co., in which K. M. Leach is interested. Brazil Theater Co. Gets House (Special to WID'S DAILY) Brazil, Ind. — By granting of a temporary injunction in the circuit court here, possession of the Sourwine theater goes to the Brazil Theaters Co. The operation of the house has been the subject of extensive litigation with the Citizens' Theater Co., the question of rent under a renewal of a lease having been involved. DAILY ■m Th< Reginald Barker Production Unit IS PROUD OF ITS RECORD j = i f AND HOPES TO i i DO BETTER