The Film Daily (1918)

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Saturday, July 20, 1918 iMA DAILY Published Every Day in the Tear at "1-73 West 44th St., New York, N. Y. By WID'S FILMS & FILM FOLK, Inc. F. C. ("WID") GUNNING President and Treasurer LYNDE DENIG, Editor Entered at New York Post Office as Secondclass Matter Terms (Postage free) United States, Outside of Greater New York, $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, $20.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to WID'S DAILY, 71-73 West 44th St., New York, N. Y. Telephone: Vanderbilt 4551 — 2 BUYS "HEARTS" FOR ELEVEN STATES Sol Lesser Now Has Griffith Feature For Country West of Mississippi Guts and Flashes Herbert Howe, formerly of Vitagraph's publicity staff, now in the Tanks Corps, has come up from Gettysburg for a few days. Robert Brotherton, former head of Selig's Chicago laboratories, will have charge of making the stills at Diando studios hereafter. Louis J. Gasnier, president of Astra, is in Los Angeles taking a hand in the making of the last episodes of the new serial, "Hands Up!" Lynn S. Card, general manager of U. S. Exhibitor Booking Corp., has returned from a two-months' trip inspecting the exchanges that handle their products. "Trailers" calling for volunteers for farm work are being attached to films released by Gaumont, Pathe, Vitagraph, Universal, General, Metro, Goldwyn, Triangle, 'Mutual and World. William Dowlan is producing a new Triangle picture starring Pauline Starke. The present title is "Daughter Angel." Roy Stewart is working on "Untamed," a story by Kenneth B. Clark. Marjorie Kay, who recently returned from France as a war nurse, has the promise of one of the big producers to co-star her in a picture depicting her experiences on the battlefront and in the hospitals of France. Secretary of War Baker appeared on one scene of "When the Giant Wakes," Educational's feature that was taken the other day at Charleston, W. Va., and Governor John J. Cornwell, of West Virginia, appeared in another one with Boy Scouts. Sol Lesser, state right buyer of San Francisco and president of the State Right Distributors, Inc., has closed for additional states on "Hearts of the World." By this deal, Mr. Lesser acquires rights to the film for the entire county west of the Mississippi River. The new states he has control over are as follows: Minnesota, Wisconsin, North and South Dakota, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska. In the deal he completed in early June, Mr. Lesser purchased "Hearts" for California, Nevada, Arizona, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico for $200,000. The price paid for the new territory has not been revealed as yet, but judging from the sum involved in tne previous sale, the amount certainly is considerable. It is believed that Mr. Lesser was influenced to buy the new territory because of the great success the picture is meeting in Pacific film houses. S. C. Rogers, representing W. H. Clune Production Co., of Los Angeles, is in New York in the interest of the picture, "The Eyes of the World," and also to look over pictures that may be suitable for Clune's Auditorium. Foreign Rights Sold Robertson-Cole Company report the sale of the foreign rights for "The Belgian," for Mexico, the West Indies and part of South America, "The Great White Trail" for England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, Burma, Ceylon and Straits Settlements, and "The Passing of the Third Floor Back" for the British Isles, Ceylon, India and Burma. Drews Coming Back Making of Two-Reel Comedies to Be Resumed Soon Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew are preparing to resume making comedies in association with A. J. Van Beuren and Dr. Harry Kelson, it is reported. Present plans call for twelve tworeel comedies a year, production to be started the latter part of August. Picture work will not interfere with the appearance of the Drews in a stage comedv by Richard Walton Tully this fall. Pleased to meet you, President Schaefer — you've got the boys behind you. Supporting Harold Lockwood Two important additions to the cast supporting Harold Lockwood in "Pals First," which Metro will distribute under the banner of Screen Classics, Inc., were made this week with the engagement for the picture of Ruby de Remer and James Lackaye. Miss de Remer will play the leading feminine role while Mr. Lackaye will enact the part of Dominie, Open Conference CHICAGO. — The controversy over the motion picture censorship measure, introduced into Council by Alderman Maypole, came to a head July 18 in Council chambers. There was an open session for the airing of the conflicting views regarding the measure, held by corporations, film concerns and individuals interested in the bill. M. H. Hoffman Recovering M. H. Hoffman is recovering from a serious operation at Mt. Sinai Hospital and expects soon to be in shape to continue his picture activities. It is understood that he has bought the world rights to a six-reel feature, which will be sold on the state rights market, also the Greater New York and New Jersey rights to "The Grain of Dust," which will be distributed through the M. H. Hoffman Exchange.