The Film Daily (1918)

of FILMDOH PMWi Authority Vol. VI, No. 39 Friday, November 15, 1918 Price 5 Ccnti Big Order For Film Community Bureau to Ship 2,000,000 Ft. To Italian Army The Community Motion Picture Bureau, with offices in the Masonic Temple on Twenty-fourth street, has received an order for 2,000,000 feet of film for the Italian Army. The Community Motion Picture Bureau is under the supervision of the Y. M. C. A. and is said to be the biggest buyer and shipper of film in the United States. It has taken charge of all the film that has been sent to the army in France and now is supplying the Allies as well as American soldiers. The Bureau aims to ship diversified subjects and rarely are many prints of the same picture sent. It is the policy of the heads of the bureau to do as little cutting of the films as possible. At first the Bureau was for the distribution of educational film entirely but with the entrance of the United States into the war, it was found necessary to enlarge the scope of the program so that entertainment as well as education could be provided. Boosting Wid's SUNSET PICTURES San Antonio, Texas Wid's Daily, New York City. Gentlemen: Rest assured — I boost Wid's at every opportunity. Yours very sincerely, Frank Powell. Charles C. Burr Weds Charles C. Burr, assistant general manager of the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation's distribution department, on Thursday afternoon deserted the bachelors' union without giving notice to his many friends in filmdom. The bride is — or was — Miss Clemence Amy of Westfield, N. J., where the wedding took place Thursday afternoon at three o'clock in St. Mary's church. The matron of honor was Mrs. Herbert MacDonell and the best man Jack Eaton, president of Town and Country Films, Inc., producers of the James Montgomery Flagg comedies. Immediately after the ceremony Mr. Burr and his bride managed to disappear from the few friends who were present and Atlantic City is said to be the site of their honeymoon. J. S. Dawley Engaged To Direct Doris Kenyon in "Twilight," De Luxe Feature J. Searle Dawley has signed a contract to direct Doris Kenyon at the head of her own company in De Luxe features. Theodore C. Deitrich, president of Miss Kenyon's company, has been endeavoring for the past month to secure Mr. Dawley's name to a contract. The first of Miss Kenyon's pictures to be directed by Mr. Dawley will be "Twilight," a dramatic production, adapted for the screen by Louis Joseph Vance and originally written for Metropolitan Magazine by Vingie E. Roe, and published in the October issue of that publication under the title of "The Alchemy of Love." Work on the production will be started at once. Request Tax Exemption David P. Howells called a meeting of the officers of the Film Exporters of America yesterday at Rectors for the adoption of a resolution requesting an amendment to the excise tax House bill exempting all films exported from taxation. This will be presented to all members of the House and Senate. Samuel F. Nixon Dies PHILADELPHIA.— Samuel F. Nirdlinger, known in theatrical and motion picture life as Samuel F. Nixon, died Wednesday night at his home, 842 North Broad street. He had been ill since January, and though his condition improved during the summer he had a relapse and was brought home a few days ago from Atlantic City. Born in Fort Wayne, Ind., in 1848, and educated at Notre Dame Academy, he became associated with his brother Max in the mercantile business at South Bend. In 1865 he came to this city as a notion salesman. After several years on the road Mr. Nirdlinger became acquainted with George K. Goodwin, lessee of the Walnut Street theatre who appointed him business manager in 1870. He there began a career which made him one of the foremost amusement men in the United States, as head of the firm of Nixon & Zimmerman. Exhibitors Upheld To Have 50 Per Cent. Representation in N. A. M. P. I. At the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the National Association of the Motion Picture Industry, a motion was submitted by Arthur Friend to the effect that the by-laws of the Association shall be amended to give the exhibitors' branch' of the organization a fifty per cent, representation on the Board of Directors. The proposed amendment to the by-laws will be prepared by Peter J. Schaefer and Alfred Black and Submitted to the Association for adoption at a meeting called for December 10. This is in accord with the demands of the exhibitors at the convention held last summer. The meeting was called to order in the morning by William A. Brady and after a recess for luncheon was resumed in the afternoon. Those in attendance were: William A. Brady, Peter J. Schaefer, Dr. Charles Hespe, Alfred Black, Jacob Lourie, Ernest Horstmann, Paul Brunet, Arthur Friend, Paul Gulick, Thomas Wiley, James Hoff, P. A. Powers, Julian Solomon, Walter W. Irwin,. Jules Brulatour, J. F. Coufal, Ricord Gradwell and Fred Beecroft. These concerns were elected to membership: Triangle Film Corp., Photoplay Magazine, Apeda Studios and in the exporters' division, U. Ono, John Olsen & Co., Robertson-Cole Co. The Triangle Distributing Corp. was reinstated to membership. Messrs. Schaefer, Zukor, Gradwell, Broulatour and Hoff were appointed a committee to attend the Reconstruction convention of the United States Chamber of Commerce in Atlantic City, December 4, 5 and 6. A committee comprising Messrs. Gradwell. Sherrill and Powers was named to investigate the affairs of the Exposition Company and submit a report. Bruner Goes To Pathe Frank V. Bruner has left his position as personal publicity manager for Norma Talmadge to take charge of the serial and star publicity for Pathe under P. A. Parsons. Mr. Bruner was: formerly associated with the General Film Co. and has had considerable experience in motion picture publicity.