The Film Daily (1918)

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ZfeBBADSTREET of FILMDOM x^recochized Authority Vol. V, No. 77 Thursday, July 25, 1918 Price 5 Cent* Want June Caprice Jesse Lasky, World Film and Frank A. Keeney Bidding for Little Star Little June Caprice, the former William Fox star, is causing an unusual stir in the managerial market at present. Three producers are all clamoring for her services in pictures. They are, according to reports, Jesse L. Lasky, the World Film Co., and Frank Keeney. Late yesterday afternoon Harry Reichenbach admitted that the starhad been in touch with all three and that they had made her offers, but that as yet she had not arrived at a decision as to which proposition she would accept. At the Keeney office no official confirmation could be obtained that an offer had been made to Miss Caprice, although rumor along Broadway had it that Keeney had the best chance of directing her affairs in the future. Eltinge State Rights Shipman to Market Four Films Produced by Balshofer Four state rights productions to be made by Julian Eltinge under the general direction of Fred J. Balshofer will be marketed by Ernest Shipman, who also has secured the selling rights to the Garson picture, "The Hushed Hour." After Chaplin Film Lively Bidding for Pre-release Showing of "Triple Trouble" The long delayed Essanay release of a Chaplin subject is to be made through the Kleine Service week after next. Already the Strand and the Broadway theatres are bidding against each other for a pre-release run of the picture. The title of the film is "Triple Trouble," and it is in two reels, the Kleine people asking a rental price of $50 a day. The first run of the print now in New York is slated for today for the managers of the bigger houses in New York. The Loew Circuit also has a bid in for the picture. Needed in Norway CREST PICTURE CORP. Times Building New York Mr. Wid Gunning, 71 W. 44th Street, New York City. My dear Wid: I am herewith enclosing you a check for $10 in payment of next year's subscription to WID'S for J. L. Nerlien, Ltd., Kristiania, Norway. Please continue to mail this direct to Kristiania. They inform me that your paper is of great value to them in the selection of productions for their territory and it enables them to keep in close touch with the American market. The censors there are unusually strict and consequently they want to make careful selections before purchasing rights for their countries. Thanking you for giving this matter your immediate attention, I am, Yours verly truly, CARLE E. CARLTON, President Crest Pictures Corporation. Kleine Film Ready "Behind the Lines in Italy," the Italian Picture, to Be Shown Soon The Italian Government's propaganda film, entitled "Behind the Lines in Italy," which was made by the Cines Company, will be ready for release by the Kleine Company in about two weeks. The picture is in seven reels and the first print is to arrive Saturday for a private showing. The Kleine people intend taking a Broadway house for a special engagement of the picture. The film shows the tremendous amount of work that has been done behind the actual fighting lines in Italy, such as the making of munitions, the construction of battleplanes, giant guns and other war implements. The Kleine people intend carrying on a special advertising campaign for the film in the Italian language newspapers throughout the country. Earle Leaves World William P. S. Earle, who has been directing Louise Huff for World Film, severed his connection there last week after having finished the latest Huff production. NO CHANCE FOR THE PUBLIC Business Concerns and Clubs Buy Up Cohan Theatre For Two Weeks of "America's Answer" The publicity and promotion department of the Division of Films of the Committee on Public Information has handled the first two weeks of the engagement of "America's Answer" at the Cohan theatre in a rather unusual manner. After the first performance of the picture given next Sunday night it will be impossible for the public to obtain seats for any of the evening performances of the picture for the first two weeks, for the house has been purchased outright by a number of big concerns, clubs and fraternal orders. In the list are R. H. Macy & Co., I the Knights of Columbus, the United Cigar Stores, John Wanamaker, James A. Hearn (2 nights), Frankljjn Simon Co., Retail Millinery Association of America, Mecca Temple, and the Rotary Club. The picture is to play at the Cohan for four weeks and a drive is being made at present to sell a number of nights during the remaining fortnight of the engagement. After the New York run the picture will be played at the Academy of Music, Brooklyn, for the week commencing Aug. 26. This house has a large seating capacity and a flat price of 25 cents top will be made for the entire house.