The Film Daily (1919)

Monday, October 27, 1919. m DAILV \ fal. X No. 26 Monday, October 27, 1919 Price 5 Cents Copyright 1919, Wid's Film and Film Folks, Inc. Published Daily at 71-73 West 44th St., New York, N. Y., by WID'S FILMS and FILM FOLKS, INC. F. C. ("Wid") Gunning, President and Treasurer; Joseph Dannenberg, Vice-President and Editor; J. W. Alicoate, Secretary and Business Manager. Entered as second-class matter May 21, 1918, at the post office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Te.rms (Postage free) United States, Outside of Greater New York, $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to WID'S DAILY, 71-73 West 44th St., New York, N. Y. Telephone: Vanderbilt 4551-4552-5558 Hollywood, California: Editorial and Business Ofifices: 6411 Hollywood Boulevard. Phone, Hollywood 1603. Quotations Bid Asked Last Sale Famous Players 106 107 106 Loews, Inc 34i^ 3Sj4 34^ Triangle Vs % H U'td Pict. Prod 22 24i^ 22 World Film — — ^ De Mille's Latest Shown San Francisco. — The first public showing of "Male and Female," the Cecil De Mille special, adapted from "The Admirable Crichton," by Sir James Barrie, was held at the Imperial here last Sunday. The house record for that day was smashed. This is the Author cfthe DORIS KENYON produx:tix>n. THE BANDBOX the writer of Wts— louis Joseph Vance W.W.HODKINSON CORPORATION 5Z7 fidh A.tmit. New York Oty Guts and Flashes Zena Keefe supports Owen Moore in "Piccadilly Jim." Francis Ford started on his new serial, "The Gates of Doom." "Love" is the working title of the second Elaine Hammerstein vehicle. Martin J. Quigley, editor of Exhibitors Herald, has gone to Los Angeles for a month's sojourn. Elinor Field will drop her comedy roles to appear in "Ambition" with Dorothy Phillips. Incorporations Albany, — Ed Wynn Prod. Corp, New Yojk City. Capital, $5,000. Incorporators: E. and H. K. Wynn, B. C. Whitney, 214 W. 42d St. Columbus, Ohio. — Columbus Feature Pictures Co., $25,000. James A. Gratziano, T. E. Neew, A. A. Millqr, A. L. Richards, J. W. Baber. Richmond, Va. — Southern Pines Film Corp, Hampton. .Capital: $900,000. $20,000; J. L.* Hunter, F. J. Boehmer, D .J. Burns, C. Vernon Spratley. Leatrice Joy has been loaned .by George Loane Tucker to Metro. She will appear in "The Right of Way" opposite Bert Lytell. Maxwell Karger says it took him a month to get .'list the right type. The Pacific Producing Co. of Hollywood has signed a long term contract with Eileen Sedgwick to appear in serials. The same company has engaged J. B. McGowan, formerly with Universal, to direct Elmo Lincoln in a new serial. Gourlay Joins First National J. P. Gourlay, artist, has joined the art staf? at First National. Wilmington, Del. — Square Deal Film Corp., Phil^delphiia,. $10,000. A. J. Sherman, Leo Posilsky, M. Butler. Dover, Del. — All American Film Service, Inc., incorporated with t capitalization of $200,000. The ln« corporators are M. C. Kelljr and J. D. Frock of Wilmington.. Fox Notes "Tin Pan Alley." the latest starring vehicle for Albert Ray and Elinor Fair, has been completed at Hollyood. The picture was directed by Frank Beal. Screen Ad Company Wins Suit (Special to WID'S DAILY) Columbus, O.— The Motion Picture Advertising Service Co. has won the suit here which it brought against the Alhambra. The advertising company stated that Stephen Zoph and James E. Stewart, owners of the theater violated the contract which they had made to use pictures supplied by it only. An Independent Company The Columbia .Amusement Co. of Erie, Pa., writes to state that its two new theaters which are to be erected in Sharon and Erie will not be Famous Players houses as stated in the issue of Sept. 25. Columbia shows the product of most of the larger companies but says it is not financially connected with Famous. Levev Completes New Film Harry Levey, of Universal's Industrial Department, has completed a oicture called "Where East Meets West," a film dealing with the city of Omaha and its show places. Spence Working Overtime Ralph Spence, who is responsible for the humorous sub-titles appearine in Tom Mix. George Walsh RayFair_ and other Fox productions, including Sunshine comedies, is now writing the "Fox Newsette" feature of Fox News semi-weekly. This in addition to his regular work. "Auld Lang Syne," a story of rural Scotland, starring Peggy Hyland, has been completed in Hollywood. J. Anthony Roach is the author and Howard M. Mitchell the director. Charles J. Brabin, whose latest feature was "Kathleen Mavourneen," has recovered from an operation for appendicitis and will start work soon on a new Fox production. Robert Cain, well-known heavy, has been signed by Fox to support William Farnum in the feature temporarily titled "Pierre Le Grand." Roth Going Abroad Harry Roth, secretary and treasurer of the Forward Film Distributors, Inc., leaves for Europe tomorrow where he will make an extensive trip. His purpose will be to line up foreign unrts for whom he can act as resident buyer here in New York. Forward Film is a new organization recently chartered in Albany. The company has secured two pictures or foreign distribution, "The Forfeit," with House Peters and "The Unbroken Promise" with Jane Miller. Roth expects to be away for three months. Ince to Direct O'Brien Ralph Ince will direct Eugene O'Brien in "His Wife's Money." This will be O'Brien's fourth picture for Selznick. IT WILL SOON BE HERE ROMANY 'WHERE LOVE RUNS WILD" LATE new! . A shabby dress may result in a new suit — One for Divorce. \P H Saenger Building In ShrevepJ {Speri'il If) IVID'S DAILY)\ Shreveport, La. — The Saejl'Amusement Corp. has purchasP* plot at Louisiana and Crockett] A picture theatre will be built. "The Capitol" Finished Leah Baird has finished 'h Capitol" for Hodkinson. In tween pictures she is furnishii,. new apartment. Joyce-Marmont on LocatiorP' Alice Joyce and Percy Marif are on location up near Rye spot which Marmont says is as ia anything English as he has ei since he came to America. Tom Wise in Pictures (Special to WID'S DAILY) Chicago. — It is reported here la Tom Wise will appear in a serif o six pictures to be produced by o seph C. Lincoln. They will be scei versions of the Lincoln stories. Stars Going to Philadelphia All of the Vitagraph stars )y working in the East, which incd' Alice Joyce, Corinne Griffith, Gl Leslie, Jean Paige, Earle Will and Harry Morey will be in P.ja' delphia today to officiate at th. e moval of the Philadelphia exch to new quarters. The exchan; said to be one of the best equi in the Quaker City. WHEN WE SAY the RITCHEY poster ^ is the best, we are only expressing what the exhibitor, the producer, and the distributor know.