The Film Daily (1921)

7>fcBRADSTREET of FILHDOM 7/cRECOCHIZED Authority OL. XVI No. 81 Tuesday, June 21, 1921 Price 5 Cenn Today's the Day Interest will center in the Astor lis afternoon at the usual weekly O. C. C. luncheon. Adolph Zukor has been invited to tend, and as Sydney S. Cohen and enator Walker are also expected to present, there promises to be an .teresting session, in view of the digging opinions held with regard to roducer-exhibitor ideas. A full meeting of the membership incidentally expected. Many relests from non-members have been peived. All have been rejected. Want to See Books oew's Oppose Application by Ravichs of 'Frisco Claiming Confusion Will Result Litigation in San Francisco beireen Loew's, Inc., and Mr. and Mrs. dolph Ravich over the sale by the Iter of valuable interests on the Pafic Coast, has been transferred unpectedly to New York through the ng here of an application by Marls Loew and Leopold Friedman, cretary of Loew's, to vacate an orr for the inspection of the books account of Loew's, Inc., and of rrespondence with the Ravichs, to used on the trial in San Francisco, stice Whitaker denied Mr. Loew's plication and unless the higher urt reverses him the Loew books 11 be examined. The facts of the case as stated in |e affidavit of Mr. Friedman are at the Ravicsh are suing on two ntracts. one made April 4, 192C, and I other on July 15 of that year, by lich Mr. and Mrs. Ravich assigned Loew's, Inc., all their holdings in rporations operating theaters on e Pacific Coast, and half their stock the Hippodrome at Los Angeles, th permission to Loew's to operate Hippodrome. The original consideration for the e of the Ravich interests was $212,) cash, but by the contract of July the sellers were to get 8,500 shares stock in Loew's, Inc., half to be livered at once and half held in :row until July 15 next. The an er of Loew's, Inc., is a countersuit manding that the plaintiffs carry out e July 15 contract, which included : sale of interests in Oakland and ng Beach and in the Hippodrome Los Angeles. The Loew stock has en deposited for the plaintiffs, Mr. iedman says. The real dispute, said Mr. Friedm, is the plaintiff's claim that they :re to get stock of an issue outmding and traded in on the New )rk Stock Exchange. Mr. Fried( Continued on Page 4) 3 More For U. F. A. And Then Pola Negri Can Start Work for the E. F. A.— American Trip Probably Off (Special to WID'S DAILY) Berlin — Pola Negri is under contract with the U. F. A. until October and still has three more pictures to make for that organization. Upon completion of that obligation, she will, of course, start work immediately for the European Film Alliance, the recently formed Zukor producing unit. It is commonly stated here that Negri will not go to America as planned, but will work in Germany. Want Reduction in Operator's Wages (Special to WID'S DAILY) Philadelphia — At a meeting of the M. P. T. O. of Eastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey and Delaware, the committee on Operators was instructed to put into effect a readjustment of the operators' salary scale and to notify Local 307, I. A. T. S. E. and M. P. M. O: of such an action. This reduction which would cut the minimum for matinee and nights from $40 to 32.50, and for nights and Saturday matinee from $32.50 to $25 is made necessary by the severe slump in business. Jane Eyre to be Filmed Hugo Ballin has started work on his fourth picture, Jane Eyre adopted from the famous novel of that name by Charottee Bronte, Mabel Ballin and Norman Trevor will play the leading roles of this production which Hopkinson will release. Cheer for Kiddies ^ The Theater Owners' Chamber of Commerce, Sophie Irene Loeb of the Evening World and Mrs. Henry Moskowitz have connived a scheme for the entertainment of some of the children of the Greater City during vacation time. In theaters with a seating capacity of over 600 a block of 100 seats will be set aside on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and in theaters of 600 or under, a block of 50 seats for the kiddies. A badge will be issued to the members of the Kiddie KKlub and these will allow them to enter the theaters. Sixty theaters have already been lined up and it is hoped to get 100 before July 1. In this manner it is expected that children will be kept off the streets, especially those in the congested districts in the city. The various Mothers' Clubs in the city will supply chaperones to take care of the children who may go to the theaters unaccompanied. Producer Censor Being Talked Of in Albany— Many Candidates for the Board Besiege Gov. Miller (Special to WID'S DAILY) Albany — That there will be a producer among the moving picture censors to be named by Governor Miller is the prediction which now is being freely made in political circles here. The explanation in connection with this viewpoint is that in order that the work of censoring the films for production in this state be done efficiently and with expedition it will be necessary for at least one of the censors to have a technical knowledge of the motion picture industry. The names of the three persons who are to hold the silent drama in the hollow of their hands, as it were, have been expected for weeks. The delay in selecting the appointees has been due to the very large number of condidates and the determination of the Governor to pick a trio which will be of advantage to the motion picture industry and to the public as well, it is pointed out. Feinman With Reelcraft A. L. Feinman has been appointed advertising and publicity director of Reelcraft Pictures Corp. to succeed Victor Nurnberg. Mr. Feinman's work will not interfere with the work he is doing for Inter-Ocean. Eva Novak With Fox (Special to WID'S DAILY) Los Angeles — Eva Novak has been signed by William Fox, her contract with Universal having expired. Miss Novak will play the lead in "The Last Trail," a Zane Grey story. Emmett J. Flynn is now directing. Al Christie Here After an absence of five years Al Christie of the Christie organization arrived here from the coast on Saturday. Yesterdav he was in conference with Earl H. Hammons of Educational relative to the Christie product scheduled for the coming season — 24 two reelers. 26 Gayety and a like number of Vanity comedies. Stromberg Here Hunt Stromberg, who. as recently noted, will be interested in a new production organization, arrived from the Coast Sunday. Going Home M. L. Finklestein of Finklestein & Ruben, Minneapolis, leaves today for home. Says he wants to get ready for the convention crowd. Tucker Dead Producer of "The Miracle Man" Succumbs to Long Illness (Special to WID'S DAILY) Los Angeles — George Loane Tucker died here at 2:15 o'clock Monday morning. George Loane Tucker had made a number of productions prior to "The Miracle Man" which, when released immediately established him as one of the greatest director-producers ol the day. Metro Exchange Managers to Med Exchange managers of Metro, representing all districts in the Unitec States and Canada, will meet in annual convention beginning July 5 a' thp Hotel Astor. The convention, at its opening session, is to be addressed bv Richarc A. Rowland, president of Metro, anc by Marcus Loew . After busir.e?.1 sessions devoted to discussion o promotion methods, there will be i schedule of entertainment similar t< that followed last year, including : theater party, a clam bake at whicl the annual baseball game will b< played, and automobile tours abou the city. "Determination" Completed The U. S. Moving Picture Corp having completed "Determination, have started production on "Th Threshold." an original storv b; Garfield Thompson and Van Huylei and will be directed by Joseph Lever ing and Garfield Thompson. Coogan Productions Featuring Jackie to Be Financed b' West Coast Theaters, Inc. (Special to WID'S DAILY) Los Angeles — Announcement wa made yesterday that the West Coas Theaters, Inc., controlled by Gor Bros., Sol Lesser and Adolph Ra mish, will finance a series of five reel ers featuring Jackie Coogan, wh made such a hit in "The Kid" an later in "Peck's Bad Boy." Production will start at the Brun ton lot about July 15. Sol Lesser is quoted as saying ths the West Coast Theaters, Inc., wi be nrepared to finance other larg production units. Newspaper Opinions This feature, usually appearing in this issue, will be published tomorrow.