The Film Daily (1918)

Thursday, August 22, 1918 tMA DAILY Published Every Day 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 LYXDE DENIG, Editor Entered at New York Post Office as Secondclass Matter Terms (Postage free) United States, OutBide 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 Cuts and Flashes Carey Wilson, formerly with the First National New York exchange in the capacity of office manager, is no longer associated with the company. Norma Talmadge interrupted the making of her big Chinese feature this week to do a Liberty Loan Trailer for the government. The next Bushman-Bayne vehicle, "Little Miss Money-Bags," was placed in production yesterday at the Biograph Studio in the Bronx. Abe and Julius Stern, heads of the L K O and Century Comedy companies, have moved from the fourth to the eighth floor in the Mecca Building, taking over the Balboa offices. Official announcement from the United Picture Theatres substantiates the report already printed, that Kitty Gordon pictures will be released through United. E. M. Saunders, Metro representative in the New England territory has just returned to New York. He reports that the Screen Classics Kaiser picture did splendid business in Boston and New England. Rene Guissart, who has won an enviable reputation as a cameraman with Eclair, Triangle, Fox, Goldwyn, World and other companies, is now associated with Maurice Tourneur in the production of "Woman." Following the suggestion of F. N. Sandford, Arrow Film Corporation, has selected "The Perfect Model" as the title under which the picture known as "Inspiration" will be reissued. The film has been re-edited and supplied with new sub-titles. FILM DIVISION HAS HOUSE ORGAN Government Body to Publish Paper Every Two Weeks— Regular Rereases of War Films Planned The Division of Films of the Committee on Public Information has prepared a paper to be issued every two weeks, which will be known as the "Official Film News," and which will serve as a house organ much like the publications the various producing companies furnish to the exhibitors. The purposes of the new paper as set forth in the first issue, are "to assist magazine and newspaper publishers, motion picture exhibitors, commercial and industrial enterprises, picture post-card printers, and others to secure official and authentic war films, pictures, advertising and news of the Division of Films." W. J. Maclnnes is the editor-inchief of the "Official Film News," which in its initial issue was twelve pages. It resembles very closely the ordinary newspaper, except that it is slightly smaller in proportions. Its pages are relieved by cuts of troops in various war activities. In the leading article, announcement is made of the intention of the Division of Films to release a war feature at regular intervals of from six weeks to two months with the possibility of decreasing the intervening periods. The Foreign Department of the Division of Films is making arrangements whereby official films of the Allies will be shown in this country under the supervision of the Division. Selling Out the House The unusual method of disposing of the entire house to societies and large concerns, which proved successful during the engagement of "America's Answer," the U. S. Official War Film at the George M. Cohan theatre, New York, has been duplicated for the showing of this patriotic picture at the Forrest theatie in Philadelphia and the Majestic theatre in Boston. The season at these houses opened August 12, after an intensive campaign by special representatives of the Division of Films. Committee on Public Information, under the direction of Ryerson Ritchie, Chief of the Community Section. "Wives of Men" at Casino The Pioneer production, "Wives of Men," in which Florence Reed is starred, is to take up the time at the Casino which was vacated by the failure of the Fox picture, "Salome," to open there. The production will open at the house next Sunday night. Canada Wants Film Would Use Liberty Loan Pictures to Further Victory Campaign The pictures being made by fortytwo stars for use in the coming Liberty Loan drive are destined to serve a double purpose. After they have been presented throughout the United States, they will be shipped to Canada for use there, if the request of the Canadian Victory Loan committee is granted, as it no doubt will be. The Victory Loan campaign comes immediately after the Liberty Loan and the film may be sent to Canada without any curtailment of its usefulness in this country. Loughborough Back in Line Advices from France received yesterday bear the tidings that Lieut. James Loughborough, formerly of the Metro publicity department, who was commissioned at Plattsburg and gassed about two months ago while in action in France, has completely recovered. Lieut. Loughborough is back in active service again and is now attached to the Intelligence Corps of the Expeditionary Force. L. I. Territory Opening Up Reports gathered from a number of the independent exchanges indicate it the salesmen are surprised at the manner in which Long Island exhibitors are booking independent products. Heretofore this territorv has been regarded as a particularly strong field for Paramount-Artcraft. To Make Science Pictures Essanay will issue a series of domestic science pictures in the interest of food conservation for the United States government, beginning August 16. One each week will be issued thereafter, to be. attached to the Broncho Billy films, released through General Film. Claim Violation of Espionage Act Judge Evans in the West Brighton Court will try a case of alleged violation of the Espionage Act to-day. While Gail Kane and Norman Trevor were doing exteriors last week on Staten Island, Henry Sedley, a member of the company, is said to have overheard seditious remarks uttered by Louis Hugot and his wife, hotel proprietors.