The Film Daily (1918)

Wednesday, July 31, 1918 tM^ DAILY Published Every Pay in the Year at 71-73 West 44th St.. New York, N. Y. By WID'S FILMS & FILM FOLK, Inc. F. C. ("WID") GUNNING President and Treasurer LYNDE DBNIG, 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 Emil Shauer, assistant treasurer of the Paramount, left this week for a fortnight's vacation. George A. Smith, formerly assistant to Berst at Path", who is with the 81st Army Division, is expecting to go overseas this week. J. Stuart Blackton has sold his estate at Oyster Bay to F. D. M. Strachan, a Georgia lumber dealer. It is said that $300,000 was paid for the property. Cuts and Flashes E. K. Lincoln has returned to New York after a short vacation at his home in the Berkshires. C. O. Baumann, of Kessel and Baumann, leaves today for a month's vacation in the mountains. William Seivers, of the First National Exchange, St. Louis, has taken "Topics of the Day" for distribution in the St. Louis territory. A. H. Sawyer, connected with the Ralph Ince attractions, returned to New York Monday after a vacation at Atlantic City. Bert Lytell's next Metro will be "Faith," by Richard Washburn Child. E. Mason Hopper is handling the megaphone. Thomas H. Ince has bought "The Indian Drum," written by William MacHarg and Edwin Balmer. The story ran in "The Metropolitan Magazine" last December in serial form. Ivan Abramson has completed "Ashes of Love" with James K. Hackett and Mable Julienne Scott for the Graphic Film Co. This picture will be released in September. Helene Chadwick has gone to California where she will be starred in a five-reel picture for Pathe. It will be made at the Universal studio in Universal City where Pathe has rented some of the floor space. Harry G. Kosch, legal adviser to the Film Exporters of America, Inc., went j Washington yesterday to take up ••h Government officials the question he half-cent f mtage tax as it ap 'o indirect export . G. A. Metzger, formerly manager of the Universal Exchange has been placed at the head of the Jewel Exchange in New York for the Universal. H. Huber, formerly of the local sales staff, has been appointed as his assistant. Clark Title Changed The Famous Players-Lasky Company has changed the title of the coming Marguerite Clark production. The title originallv was "The Three Bears." under which the play was presented. The exhibitors, who have not favored any more fairy tales with Miss Clark in them, decided from the title that this was another story of that ilk and started protesting. The new title is "Three Men and a Girl." "Maciste" As a Serial Harry Raver has made an arrangement for the distribution of the famous Italian feature, "Maciste" in England as a ten-episode serial of two reels each. There are approximately 20,000 feet of film in the original picture and this footage has been arranged in serial form for English consumption. The film is now on its way to England. George Davis Coming George Davis, connected with the Alcazar theatre, San Francisco, and associated with Sol Lesser in his second deal on "Hearts of the World," is expected in New York today or tomorrow. He will make his headquarters in the office of the States Right Distributors, Inc. Longacre Building. From Film to Fish H. Winnisk and Joseph Simmons, of the W. H. Productions, are two of the principal factors in a new promotion which is to tie up the fish industry on the northern New England coast. The company is a_ $5,000,000 concern and aims to practically control all of the sea food catches made along the Maine coast. Already they have purchased the bigger part of the Maine coast fishing fleet and will operate it themselves. Qu&e Beware of the program with one star and halj a dozen dead ones. Lewis Working Alone Is Not Associated With Any Other Director in Making "Troop Train" Things will get twisted in a print shop. Word was received in the office the other day that Frank Hall hoped to get a distribution plan launched and expected to be able to secure the new special production, "The Troop Train," which Edgar Lewis is making. It was also reported that Mr. Hall hoped to secure some special features that James Vincent was to release. In getting this information over the phone, the editorial department got the dope twisted and the result was an announcement that Mr. Lewis and Mr. Vincent were going to work together. Of course I knew better. I know Edgar Lewis has worked alone for some time and intends to continue so. As Edgar says, "I am producing this picture as I have all others since 'The Barrier,' that is, for myself, by myself and financed by myself." Edgar says that as yet he has made no decision as to how "The Troop Train," a story from "The Saturday Evening Post," will be released. He is chiefly concerned now in making it a real special. WID GUNNING. Netter in Navy Leon D. Netter, associate of Sol Lesser in the Masterpiece Film Attractions of Cleveland, has enlisted in the Navy, and starts for San Francisco on August 5 to take up his duties in that branch of the service. Although he was in class 3 of the draft, and secure from that method of entering the service, Mr. Netter's patriotism forced his joining the colors. Masterpiece Attractions will continue operations in the Kentucky and Ohio territories under the management of George P. Jacobs, at present in charge of the Cincinnati office, pending the return of Seaman Netter.