The Film Daily (1921)

Wednesday, June 29, 1921 tMA DAILY n Do You Know How Big "The Independ ents" Are In This Business ? No one has to write a speech for Sydney Cohen or Jimmie Walker to deliver to the Motion Picture Theatre Owners of America at the Minneapolis convention. There is some highly, important data that they can and will give the delegates and the most important data available to all of them comprises the following information: The total aggregate of well-made and powerful pictures made by independent producers and released by independent distributors for the season of 1921-1922 is greater in volume (by 3 to 1) than the aggregate of the rest of the industry. F. B. Warren Corporation, absolutely independent of all affiliations with any other company, will release 30 productions. William Hodkinson will release 30 or more. First National announces 40 or 45. Robertson-Cole announces approximately 30. William Fox will release probably 52 and Universal approximately the same number. Goldwyn's output will be around 30. Who does any exhibitor in the United States have to be afraid of with this much, and a great deal more, product available for his theatre or theatres? F. B. Warren Corporation has no bed-fellows in the motion picture industry. We are alone and wholly without allies. Our place in the industry will be established by the value of the pictures we distribute and the cleanliness of our business relations with the nation's theatre-owners who buy pictures from us. We are definitely no part of the feuds and politics of this industry. We do not belong to the National Association of the Motion Picture Industry nor will we be committed at any time to any pool agreements affecting relations with exhibitors. We know that the season of 1921-1922 will be the biggest "independent year" ever known in the motion picture industry. We think we can prove to you by titles of pictures and by names of directors that the biggest productions of the year — the greatest number of big pictures— are coming to you from these sources. F. B. Warren Corporation sells its pictures to exhibitors under a price rating system, fairly made, and has no franchises to sell of any kind or character. F.B.WARREN O R P O R 1540 Broadway A T I O New York City N To Cut Overhead (Continued from Page 10) >uld get a square deal. And there >uld be no waste such as there is Dr. Holly outlined to the convenn the circumstances which brought out the founding of the Bureau of mmercial Economics. He suggestthat all exhibitors open their theas each Saturday from 9 A. M. to noon for the junior and senior .sses of the nation's high schools the study of the educational films. A promise to come before the conation or the executive committee the theater owners with a solution the problems confronting exhibit> was made in a brief talk by J. L. iedman. After Exteriors The Richard Barthelmess comly, under guidance of Henry King, 11 leave for the Virginia mountains lay to secure exteriors for "TolDavid." The company will be ne for three weeks. Meeting Tony Tom Mix says he wants local newsier men to meet his horse, Tony, 1 so he has arranged through Wiln Fox to have a dinner at the Asat six o'clock on Friday at which le the introductions will be made. 1st Nat'l Men Here iv H. Blank and Sam Katz are in vn to attend a meeting of First tional's executive committee. Bray Reduces Capital (Special to WID'S DAILY) Albany, N. Y. — The Bray Pictures Corp. of New York has reduced its capital stock from $1,500,000 to $150, 000. May Work at Brunton's (Special to WID'S DAILY) Los Angeles — Nazimova will probably do her future work at the Brunton studios. Karger to Direct Alice Lake (Special to WID'S DAILY) Los Angeles — Maxwell Karger is to direct Alice Lake in her next picture for Metro. Bayard Veiller will direct Bert Lytell. CLASS OF SERVICE SYMBOL Telegram Day Letter Blue Night Message Nile Night Letter NL If none of those three symbols appears after the check (number uf words) this is a telegram. Other* wise ite character to Indicated by the symbol appearing after the check. WESTERS* UNION AM WESTERN UNION NEWCOM8 CARLTON. PRESIDENT GEORGE W. E. ATKINS, first vice-president CLASS OF SERVICE SYMBOL Telegram Day Letter Blue Night H«m« Nile Night Letter NL If none ol these three symbols appears after the check (number of words) this le a telegram. -Other, wise its character is Indicated by the symbol appearing after the check. E211NY 12 NL HIRAM ABRAMS NEWY0RK JUNE 23 1921 UNITED ARTISTS C0RP0R 729 SEVENTH AVE NEWY0RK NY YOU WILL BE GLAD TO KNOW WE HAVE COMPLETED FILMING OP YOUR FIRST GEORGE ARLISS RELEASE DISRAELI STOP ALL OF US HERE ARE DELIGHTED WITH SPLENDID RESULTS AND ASSURE YOU THAT EVERYTHING YOU HAVE HOPED FOR ON THIS PRODUCTION HAS BEEN REALIZED STOP DISRAELI WILL MAKE SCREEN HISTORY HENRY M HOBART "WE NEVEI2 DISAPPOINT (ROMIWftLM LABORATORIES PHONE BRYANT 5576 INCORPORATED 2 20 WEST 42 5® STREET NEWVOBK ALLAN A.LOWNES £EN.MGC