The Film Daily (1918)

Saturday, September 21, 1918 DAILY Published Every Day in the Tear at 71-73 West 44th St., New York, N. T. Jij WIDS FILMS Sc 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, Outaide of Greater New York, $10.00 one year; I 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. I. Telephone: Vanderbilt 4551—2 Guts and Flashes Word has been received from Allan Adams, formerly of General Film Company. He was the first man drafted from the office, has been gassed, and is the only one sent by his local board who is now alive. Keeney Resumes Catherine Calvert Starts Production of "Her Family's Honor" Frank A. Keeney forces resumed production yesterday, after a period of inactivity, in the new studios Mr. Keeney purchased recently at 308-12 East 48th street, adjoining the Norma Talmadge studios. Catherine Calvert is starring in the new picture, "Her Family's Honor," by E. Lloyd Sheldon, author of "Out of the Night." She is under the direction of Sidney Olcott. Edward Burns has been selected to play opposite Miss Calvert, and others in the cast include Georgio Majeroni, Henry Sedley, Anna May and Blanche Davenport. It was expected that production would be started earlier, but the installation of an up-to-date equipment in the new studio took a longer time than anticipated. Will Rogers will come from Boston, where he is at present with the "Follies," for the opening of his "Smiling Bill Hyde" picture at the. Rivoli, Sunday night. He will attend merely as a spectator. V. P. Whitaker, manager of the Washington branch of Select, is in New York for a few days conferring with General Manager Arthur S. Kane. Mr. Whitaker reports good business in the Washington district. Geraldine Farrar will go to Washington to help start off the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign. While in Washington she will be the guest of the Treasury Department at a banquet given in her honor at the Press Club. Persons Made Studio Manager Theodore C. Deitrich, president of De Luxe Pictures, Inc., has made several additions to the organization producing Doris Kenyon features, the most important acquisition being Thomas A. Persons, who has been appointed studio manager under the supervision of Mr. Deitrich. A few years ago Mr. Persons was studio manager for William N. Selig, both in Chicago and on the Coast. Dur ing the past two years he has managed the Biograph studios. Joseph T. Clement, who has been associated with prominent French directors, has been engaged as technical director and Ned Van Buren as cameraman. A notable feature of J. Stuart Blackton's "The Common Cause," which he is now completing under the auspices of the British-Canadian Recruiting Mission for distribution by Vitagraph next month, is the appearance therein of the famous British tank "Britannia." Leon Kent, who played in and directed the original Universal Westerns, the old Frontier brand, several years ago, has returned to the Universal fold and is appearing in the new series of two-reel westerns in which Helen Gibson is starred, under the direction of Harry Harvey. Two more stars were added to the L — KO service flag when Jack Ball, assistant director with the Jim Davis company, enlisted in the tank service and Frank Mock, assistant to Director Craig Hutchinson, was called to Texas for limited service. Outfit It takes two to make a contract. Be careful that the other one doesH get all the profit. Change Supply System Universal Plans Standardization for Better Service Al. Tuchman, of Universal, is to make a tour of the exchanges during the next two months with a view to evolving a system of centralizing the exhibitor supply division. It is barely possible that the entire department may be handled from the home office in New York. At present each of the exchanges has its own department. Resulting from this method there seems to be a loss of time, money, and the co-operation which the exhibitor should receive. If the plan to place the entire department in New York does not prove feasible there will at least be an arrangement whereby each of the exchanges will give a uniform service to the houses playing Universal pictures. " 'Tis Tough to Be Tender" Educational is .releasing, October 7, a novel scenic made by Robert C. Bruce, called "'Tis Tough to Be Tender." In the leading role is Marion H. Kohn, president of the Consolidated Film Corporation of San Francisco. Mr. Kohn is well known on the Coast. In the scenic he appears as a green tourist who travels through Yosemite Valley and goes through a series of ludicruous mishaps while making the trip. U. Switches Release Dates Universal has switched the release dates on two of its features that are to l)e marketed during the months of October and November. The Herbert Rawlinson and Priscilla Dean feature scheduled for November 18 has been brought forward to October 21 and "Vanity Fool," in which Mary MacLaren is starred, originally slated for that date, has been switched to November 4. United Representatives Installed In accordance with the announcement made last week of the arrangement between United Picture Theatres of America, Inc., and General Film Company whereby the latter's exchange service will handle the physical distribution of United's film product, President Berst's organization announces that their representatives, Messrs. Aronson, Edwards and Lewis in Pittsburgh, Kansas City and St. Louis, respectively, have already completed arrangements and have established themselves in the local General offices.