The Film Daily (1918)

Friday, September 6, 1918 DAILY Published Every Day in the Year at 71-73 West 44th St., New York, N. Y. By WID'S FILMS A 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; C 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: Vamderbilt 4551—2 Guts and Flashes Nazimova stopped work yesterday on " 'Ception Shoals" to make her Liberty Loan feature for the Fourth Liberty Loan drive. It will be called "A Woman of France" and is said to have a surprise finish. Albert Capellani is directing it. Essanay announces that its new Charlie Chaplin film, "Triple Trouble" has broken booking records for that company, exceeding all the Chaplin releases by Essanay, for the same period it has been on the market. H. H. Brownell has been selected by Mutual as branch manager at Portland, Oregon, succeeding F. M. Hamburger, who has resigned to take the management of a Portland theatre. Ted L. Serr will assist Mr. Brownell as chief road man. Metro has selected a story by Frederick Orin Bartlett as a vehicle for Bert Lytell. The scenario is being prepared by Albert Kenyon and George Baker. The direction will be in charge of Charles Swickard. Ralph Ince states that his brother John really deserves the credit for the direction of "Her Man," which promises to be a winner. It seems that although Ralph was at the head of the producing company at the time the film was marie John was the actual working director. Brandt's Tour of Exchanges Joe Brandt of the Universal will start on Saturday for a month's trip across the continent visiting all the exchanges of the company. The selling force of the Universal has been weakened in spots because of the draft and Mr. Brandt intends to bolster up the offices that need support. B. S. MOSS TO PRODUCE AGAIN First Picture Will be Feature Based on Modernized Version of "Just Break the News to Mother" B. S. Moss closed a contract with Charles K. Harris, the music publisher, yesterday, for the picture rights to his famous Spanish War song, "Just Break the News to Mother." This will mark the re-advent of B. S. Moss in the picture producing field from which he retired several years ago to give his entire attention to his theatres, after having produced about a half dozen features, among which were "Three Weeks" and "One Day." Moss has also closed with John Lopez to direct the production for him. Lopez has just completed a screen version of Cosmo Hamilton's "Sins of the Children" for Harry Rapf. Shifting Managers Harry H. Hicks, now manager of Select's San Francisco branch, will be transferred to the Seattle office about the middle of September. J. S. Woody, temporarily in charge of the Seattle exchange, will move eastward, visiting other branches in his capacity as field manager. H. L. Knappen, now at Denver, will succeed Mr. Hicks in San Francisco, Sept. 9, and the Denver office will be conducted by H. E. Lotz. Bill Brady is a likely candidate for the next Nobel peace prize. Kosch Issues Denial Says "Mothers of Liberty" Was Not "The Ordeal" Originally Harry G. Kosch has requested the publication of the following statement in reply to an advertisement wherein Samuel Rosendorf warns the trade in general against the playing of "Mothers of Liberty," which Rosendorf says was originally "The Ordeal." Mr. Kosch says: "The facts in this advertisement are incorrect, especially the statement that 'Mothers of Liberty' was originally the feature 'The Ordeal' and that the picture contains parts of reels 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of 'The Ordeal.' The picture 'The Ordeal' had no sixth reel. "The negative of 'The Ordeal' was purchased and is owned by the Royal Cinema Corp., and 'Mothers of Liberty' contains about 2,100 feet of the old picture 'The Ordeal' and very properly so. "I also doubt very much Mr. Rosendorf's statement that he controls the exclusive rights of distribution of the picture as set forth in your advertisement and I have information in my possession showing that the Merritt Film Company, of this city, has the rights to 'The Ordeal' in Greater New York and northern New Jersey." John C. Graham Returning John C. Graham, special representative of Paramount-Artcraft foreign department, is due in New York next week from Chili. He undertook the South Amreican trip about three months ago and has established offices in Santiago. Outdoor Shows for Loan Drive There is a special move underway to provide at least twelve outdoor film shows for the Liberty Loan Drive in New York. The plan is to show appropriate films at certain centers to attract crowds and encourage the sale of bonds. Opens to Good Crowd CHICAGO. — "Crashing Through to Berlin," the Universal war film, opened for a week's engagement at the Auditorium, Sunday. Many people viewed the six reels of fight stuff on the opening day and no doubt it will enjoy a good run in connection with the crowds attending the U. S. War Exhibition at Grant Park.