The Film Daily (1919)

^BRADSTREET FILHDPM DAlbYi 7/cRECOCHIZ AUTHORIT IX. No. Zl Thursday, August 7, 1919 Price S Cents Vorld Gets Plays s for Lawrence Weber Producis — Large Number Involved orcl Gradwell of World Film closed a deal with Lawrence ;r whereby the film company nak« screen versions of a numf the Weber stage successes. len Mr. Weber was asked as to ;iumber of plays to be turned ;to World Film, he said, 'Oh my, ■I't know how many there are. working on the list now." i his conversation it was under1 that quite a number of plays oe made into films. Vew Serial Firm 0 Prod. Co. Organized — First Film With Arline Pretty e Serico Prod. Co., a Wilkes; company, has entered the seroducing field. "The Woman in " by C. N. and A. M. Williams the first serial. In it are feaArline Pretty and Harry II. Direction by James Vincent last made "The Spirit of Late." 3rge N. Wiley is financially inted in the new firm. He has the Df president. -eign rights for the first pro3n have been sold to Export mport Film Co. Blackstone Opens tsburghT — Isaac Guckenheimer pened his new Blackstone thea1 Fifth Avenue. Cooke With Fox lliam A. Cooke has left the 3 publicity department to join Film. No. 165 Little Ad Talks By Jack Alicoate JITH the coming of opt. booking, and with every iduction standing on its indilual merit, it is of paramount portance for the important ^'ple engaged in production keep their names constantly the Hme light— WID'S 1919 SAR BOOK offers this oprtunity — Every Director, ir Writer and Cameraman ould be represented — First ms close shortly — Let's have py early. Helen Holmes and the masked terror. A scene in the first episode of the new S. L. K. Serial featuring Helen Holmes in "The Fatal Fortune." *Advt. No Self Censorship National Association Abandons Plan to Supervise Own Productions The action of the National Association at the annual meeting in Rochester on Tuesday dispels all doubts as to the proposed plan of self censorship which was at one time rather fully discussed. The new resolutions pledge the National Association to back the National Bpard of Review in its decisions. The members of the Association are compelled to submit their releases for approval to the Board of Review. That body's decisions re-rding the value of productions are . stand. However, the resolutions neglected to provide any penalty for disregarding the Review Board's actions. It is apparent, therefore, that the scheme cannot be effective since any producer can withdraw from the Association if he insists on producing a type of film that the board deems undesirable. Ince Directing Olive Thomas Ralph Ince will direct the fourth Olive Thomas production for Selznick. "The Girl From Out Yonder" has been secured for Miss Thomas. Brenon Feature Landed by World Film — Marie Doro Featured in "12-10"— October Release World Pictures has purchased from Herbert Brenon his latest work made abroad, "12-10" featuring Marie Doro. The purchase price is reported to have been way up inasmuch as several other releasing companies were after the production. • Yesterday Ricord Gradwell of World, confirmed the above, adding, that while a number of companies had been talking of making pictures abroad with American companies that he had gone ahead and bought the only one so *" '• made. Release for October. September release will be "W^hen Bear-Cat Went Dry." Foreign Sales Jacobo Glucksman, exporter, has resold "The Mystery of 13" to Australasian Films, Ltd., for Australasia and the Far East. Also new Baggott and Grace Darmond serial now being made. "Mystery of 13" for Cuba to Cinema Films and for Porto Rico and Santa Domingo to Selection Films. Secure More Theaters Famous Reported Having Houses in New England — In Deal With Lourie Famous Players are reported as having secured a foothold in exhibiting circles in Boston. One report has it that Jacob Lourie and brothers have taken over the Park on Washington 5t., Boston. Lourie now has the Modern and Beacon on Washington St. The taking over of the Park now gives Lourie the control of the Bostonian thoroughfare. At the same time, the report has it that Famous is tied up with Lourie thus giving that company an entering wedge into Boston. The Gordons and Marcus Loew have only two theaters apiece on Washington St. Another report emanating from Boston was to the effect that the Park had been secured by "interests friendly" to Famous. It will be recalled that McGuirk of the Stanley interests recently made a trip to Boston ostensibly for the purpose of taking over the Gordon houses. Adolph Zukor is now a director in the Stanley Company. Neither B. S. Moss nor Joseph Plunkett, in charge of Famous Players-Lasky theater operations, could be reached for a statement yesterday. Plan Production Fosters, of Community War Service, to Make Educationals W. H. and W. D. Foster of the Community Motion Picture Bureau have formed a new corporation known as the Community Productions, Inc., capitalized at $250,000. The new company will be the producing source for the Community Motion Picture Bureau. It is planned to produce educational and industrial subjects for distribution through the Bureau. The amusement field will not be entered. Stops Work on Film It is reported that Marion Davies recently quit the Biograph studio in the mi die of a picture, because of a difference -^ith George Baker, who was dif^ 'i>g the film. The production was ;. hj.'jji class one and Miss Davies' abrii,, '^ijarture from the studio left a " '»i|ariec"^cast and a number of ex ^ ke' " vjng idle. It is stated tb a< ' a train, presumably! ' *nia. " International saj the report is not true.