The Film Daily (1921)

pBRADSTREET I FILMDOM 7/fcRECOGHIZED Authority . XVI No. 82 Wednesday, June 22, 1921 Price 5 Centt Starts With 25 wyn Announces Next Year's lans — To Sell Franchises As Indicated Last Week Idwyn yesterday officially anfed what WID'S DAILY stated "a week ago: that the company F offer a limited number of flises to exhibitors throughout Ountry. The official announcelists 25 productions most of fare already completed: c statement says, in part: Idwyn's fifth year productions will be for rental to the exhibitor under a i plan which is most simple and most Sle. Individual pictures may be book a group of pictures may be contracted ■d also in order to provide the fullest |B of protection to the individual ex IB Goldwyn has decided to grant a I number of franchises for its season's £ Goldwyn franchise was devised at lines t of hundreds of theater owners ers, who have felt that it would Hpst desirable advantage lor them to ■■& corner on Goldwyn Service. The IE to grant a limited number of GoldIfanchises was reached in order to give jpidual exhibitor the most protection "lirest price. He is guaranteed a numVorth-while productions at a price ire that he can well afford to pay. ning with September, every~magaTT in the country will learn from ■tising sections of thirty of the with nation-wide circulations, le biggest Goldwyn productions a before the release to first run thepage and double-page advertiswill be carried in these thirty reaching 27,000,000 readers. This hitherto unprecedented national irogram will be of great benefit 'idual exhibitor, as each Goldwyn mager will explain in detail." Continued on Page 3) >N THE JOB" Joe Dannenberg and a staff ;j going to Minneapolis. Special editions will be printI every day, right at the Conntion, as well as in New )rk. ..Our advertising rate covers th editions. A live opportunity for the re advertiser. "Carnival" at Capitol "Carnival" is to be the feature at the Capitol next week. Grey Due in July Albert L. Grey, general manager of D. W. Griffith, Inc., is expected back from Europe around July 1. Emerson to Direct John Emerson is to direct Constance Talmadge in "Good for Nothing." Associated First National will release. "The Hidden Paradise" John Barrymore's latest, produced by Marshall Neilan, will be released under the title of "The Hidden Paradise." Dillon to Direct Edward Dillon is to direct Raymond Hitchcock in "The Beauty Shop" for Cosmopolitan Prod. Coming for Fight Nazimova and her husband, Charles Bryant, are coming to New York to attend the Dempsey-Carpentier match on July 2nd. They will return immediately to Los Angeles. Beach in Bennett Plant It is understood that interiors for "The Iron Trail," the first Rex Beach production for United Artists, will be shot in the Whitman Bennett studio in Yonkers. New Zoning Committee The F. I. L. M. Club has appointed a committee to outline a number of zones in the greater city. The T. O. C. C. has a committee working on the same matter and it is possible that the two bodies will get together. N. C. Convention (Special to WID'S DAILY) Charlotte, N. C. — The convention of the North Carolina M. P. T. O. will be held at Wrightsville Beach, Wilmington, tomorrow and Friday. This is where the 1920 convention was held. To Study British Courts for "Justice" James Fosdick, assistant art director of Selznick Pictures, sailed for England to make a thorough study of British court and prison procedure for the guidance of the producing organization in making the screen version of John Galsworthy's drama, "Justice." Zukor Promises To Change Conditions With Regard to Opei <tions of Black and Others Involved in Difficulties With Sm il Exhibitors — Will Go to Minneapolis — Debate Between President of Famous Players and Senator Walker Representing M. P. T. O. of A. With Marcus Loew Joining In As the net result of a discussion which raged all yesterday afternoon at the Astor, Adolph Zukor promised to give his personal attention to change conditions as reported to him where Alfred S. Black and employees of Famous Players were operating in a manner to the detriment of the small exhibitors of this country. He also promised to attend the annual convention of the M. P. T. O. of America at Minneapolis next week. The affair was staged by the T. O. C. C and Senator James Walker, who lias recently toured the country, and who, a week or so ago made various charges affecting Famous Players, followed Mr. Zukor in the discussion. Before it was completed, however, Marcus Loew joined in. At the conclusion of the affair when asked if he intended going to Minneapolis Loew said : "Try and keep me away." The general consensus of opinion was that the discussion had done much to clear the atmosphere, and it was predicted that there would be a great deal more cleared up in Minneapolis. Standing room was at a premium and the largest attendance of the T. O. C. C. was recorded. Several out of town exhibitors were there, including Whitehurst of Baltimore, Anderson of Paterson, Linton of Utica, and just when the debate started, Marcus Loew arrived and was followed by Ben Moss. From the moment President Brandt rapped for order things started. He explained how Mr. Zukor asked for an invitation to appear before the organization, and said that in the interests of fair play and after discussing the matter with several members the invitation was forwarded. Immediately Charles L. O'Reilly, president of the New York State League, asked for a point of information and wanted to know whether, instead of discussing the matter in the presence of the -New York exhibitors, Mr. Zukor would say whether or not he intended going to Minneapolis, to the national convention. To this Zukor arose and declared that he was a New York man and wanted to be set right in New York. Several members jumped to their feet, Louie Blumenthal appealing that Mr. Zukor be heard. In the midst of the discussion, Brandt rapped sharply and said, "Mr. Zukor will now speak." And Mr. Zukor spoke. Zukor started by declaring that he had no axe to grind, and desired only to explain the motives that had prompted him since he had started in the motion picture business, declaring that from time to time his motives had been misconstrued. "I want to place my motives before you," he said. "A lot has been printed and a lot said." From then on he traced the history of the picture business from the time he saw a "flicker ing" picture in Harry Davis' Penny Arcade in in Pittsburgh, and went into great length relative to the early days of the industry finally reaching the point where he said: "A rival company made up of a number of exhibitors made all kinds of tempting offers to my stars." He said that Fox, Goldwyn and Rowland, together with other producers, were at a meeting in San Francisco, where (Continued on Page 2)