The Film Daily (1918)

Saturday, November 16, 1918 -* DAILY Vol. VI No. 40 Saturday, NovemberH^ 1918 Price 5c. Published Daily at 71-73 West 44th St. New York, N. T. By WID'S FILMS S FILM FOLK, Inc. F. C. ("WID") GUNNING President and Treasurer LYNDB DBN1G, Editor Rntered as second class matter May 21 1918, at the post office at New York, N. Y. under the Act of March 3, 1879. 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 Guts and Flashes William Bailey, Rica Allen and Clare Adams have been engaged for Louis Bennison's next picture to be filmed at the Bentzwood studios, under the direction of Ira M. Lowry. Under the direction of Dave Smith, Bessie Love has almost completed work on "The Enchanted Barn," a story by Grace H. L. Lutz. All territory for "The Kaiser's Finish," produced by S. L. Warner, has been sold with the exception of San Francisco, Canada, Denver, Minnesota, and the New England states. Maurice J. Caplan has bought the Michigan rights for the Gaumont News and the Gaumont Graphic. He will add a few hundred feet of local pictures, and exploit the same with the backing of the Detroit Free Press, calling it the Free Press Weekly. Nazimova Film Goes Well "Eye for Eye," the new Nazimova feature for Metro, which went under the working title of "L'Occident," has received exceptional bookings under the supervision of E. M. Saunders, general representative for all Nazimova Productions, as they are now called. Week runs include The Strand, Youngstown; Alhambra, Toledo; Madison, Detroit; Gold theatre, Chicago; Strand, Cincinnati; Regent, Paterson; Goodwin, Newark, and the California theatre, Los Angeles. Mme. Nazimova leaves for the Coast next week with Maxwell Karger, manager of productions and she will immediately prepare work on a new script. Name of Pathe Continues "The Pathe News was never known as the 'Hearst International News.' It has always been identified with the name of Pathe since its inception over ten years ago, and it always wdl be." This is the keynote of a statement by Paul Brunet, vice-president and general manager of Pathe Exchange, Inc., in reply to the announcement sent out by the International Film Service, Inc., which read in part as follows: "After Dec. 24th, the date on which the contract between the International Film Service and the Pathe Exchange, Inc., on the Hearst-Pathe News expires, the name of Pathe will be eliminated from this famous reel, and will resume the original name of the 'Hearst International News'." "Why America Will Win" Changed The Fox Film Corp. has changed the name of "Why America Will Win" to "Why America Won," to comply with the progress of world events. The picture is being re-cut and reedited so that it will bear out the spirit of the title. The film is a photobiography of the life of General Pershing that was released by the Fox Film Corp. several weeks ago. It is reported that all prints have been recalled for revision. Strong Supporting Cast The Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne feature now being made at the Vitagraph studio under the direction of Henry Houry will be the first of four special productions to be made by Vitagraph during the coming year. A strong supporting cast has been engaged for the stars, including Jean Paige, Charles Kent, L. Roger Lytton and Julia Swayne Gordon. Death Came Suddenly After a fight that had apparently been won, Ray Bagley, of the Wid's Daily staff, died very suddenly on Wednesday, November thirteenth at noon. A heart collapse following influenza, pneumonia and pleurisy caused death. The remains were taken to Detroit, Minnesota, by one of the staff on Friday. The widowed mother who has been living in California came on to Minnesota which was their former home. Ray was an only son. He was born in Minnesota twenty-eight years ago and had been associated in the film business with such prominent exhibitors as Guy Hefron of Missoula, Montana; Ralph Ruffner, in Spokane, Washington, and Otis Hoyt in Long Beach, California. He came to Wid's Daily last April from the Triangle publicity forces at Culver City, Cal. $3,000 a Picture Strand Contracts For the Anita Stewart Series Moe Mark, acting manager of the Strand theatre, has contracted to take the Anita Stewart series of pictures, being made by Louis B. Mayer, of Boston, and released by the First National Exhibitors' Circuit. It is reported that there has been active bidding for the productions by both Mr. Mark and S. L. Rothapfel of the Rialto and Rivoli theatres and that the outcome was in doubt until yesterday when the final contract was signed. The price for the series is said to be the highest ever paid for an equal number of productions. It speaks well for the star, picture, and director when a sum of $3,000, for each picture to be made, is contracted for when only one showing of the first offering has been given. The date of the Strand booking has not been decided upon at the present time. Donate Studio to Red Cross The Famous Players-Lasky Corp. has contributed the use of its Fort Lee studios, sets, film products, players, directors and cameramen to the American Red Cross for a propaganda film to be called, "The Great Gift." The scenario is by Hamish MacLaurin, former publicity director for the Rivoli and Rialto theatres and now publicity representative for the Red Cross. The Artcraft and Paramount players who contribute ,heir services are Eugene O'Brien, Frank Mills, Herbert Standing, Jr., Peggy Shanor, Marie Learock, Mrs. Philip Boileau, Yonande De Quette, Shirley Ward and Gwen Sears. John Robertson and Dan Pennell will direct the film and Lewis W. Physioc is the cameraman. The picture will be distributed by the American Red Cross Bureau of Pictures, to theatres in America to show what the Red Cross is doing both in war and in peace. Gets Additional States Samuel Cummins, of Washington, has closed a deal in which he secured the rights to nine additional states for "The Birth of a Nation." This gives him control of fifteen states in the southern territory, running from Delaware to Louisiana. Two More Cities Open MINNEAPOLIS.— After a fiveweeks' shut-down in Minneapolis and eight days in St. Paul, the theatres in these two cities were permitted to re-open yesterday. The Blue Bird production, "Wrong Side of Paradise," with Juanita Hansen, has had its title changed to "The Sea Flower," and will be ready for release, January 13.