Wid's year book (1921)

Saturday, July 16 Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson leave for South Africa to shoot pigmy pictures. Arrangements under way for first golf tournament in industry. Trade in Italy facing crisis. Monday, July 18 Famous Players' theaters in St. Louis again revert to Harry Koplar. Mrs. Harding presented with two-reeler showing Presidential campaign. British Kinematograph Manufacturers Association sends cable to President Harding protesting against proposed tariff. I. P. D. A. plans to boost September as gala month for independents. Tuesday, July 19 Famous Players still hold four St. Louis houses. Sales managers at meeting favor C. C. Pettijohn's "war chest" idea. Plan carrying out idea on Aug. 25. Metro to release 32 pictures next year. Coast carpenter strike may force general studio shut-down. Wednesday, July 20 George H. Cobb, Mrs. Eli T. Hosmer and Joseph Levenson named censors for New York State. Universal calling general conference of all producers and censors to discuss get-together policy. Will be held on coast. Export and Import signs W. N. Selig's serial output for three years. Thursday, July 21 A. S. Kane negotiating for 18 pictures. First National to distribute "Cabiria." Adolph Zukor nails report of theater construction in Minneapolis. William N. Vogel sells Hodkinson product in many foreign countries. Goldwyn to work on picture to picture basis. No more contracts with artists. Saturday, July 23 Motion Picture Commission facing difficulty in reviewing number of releases designed for August release. Pennsylvania M. P. T. O. making great preparations to aid exchanges in Independence Month drive. T , _r Monday, July 25 Sydney S. Cohen to be tendered a monster testimonial dinner. Finklestein & Ruben expected to handle more product in their Minneapolis exchange, beginning with fall. S. R. Kent holds out promise of better conditions for fall. Douglas Fairbanks denies he is to make Japanese propaganda films. Tuesday, July 26 Local operators submit new wage scale to T. O. C. C, who must accept schedules in entirety or not at all. A. J. Callaghan seeking to recover Bessie Love features from Federated. M. P. T. O. fighting raw stock tariff. Sending N. Y. Evening Journal editorial to Congressmen. Wednesday, July 27 Foreign-made '"Hamlet" here. C. C. Pettijohn controls it. French opposition to tariff growing. Censoring of "Foolish Wives" one idea behind Universal's plan to have all censors go to coast. Texas Guinan to make westerns. Two Pioneer franchises sold. Thursday, July 28 M. P. T. O. attacks C. C. Pettijohn's "Motion Picture Day" plan, charging it is an N. A. M. P. I. scheme to disrupt exhibitor body. National Association considering forming national credit bureau. Ernest Warde to make "Silas Marner" and "Count of Monte Cristo." American Society of Composers bringing court actions in Indiana cities. Friday, July 29 I. P. D. A. engages Nathan Burkan to draw bill penalizing piracy of films. Morris Fleckles resigns as president of Film Distributors League. 109 Saturcay, July 30 Coast bankers coming to aid of stars and directors. English block booking system reported surmounted. Three star groups for R-C Pictures. Monday, Aug. 1 New York censors start work. Pass first picture, Martin Johnson's "Jungle Adventures." Coast producers express opposition to tariff measure. Like thought comes from England. Tuesday, Aug. 2 "Way Down East" for LTnited Artists release. Gross to date, $4,225,726.20. Paramount bringing bac'; London staff and injecting new blood in British organization. Tom Geraghty in charge. Russian Soviet Government suing Jacques Cibrario for $136,000. Fifty-nine entries in Metropolitan Golf Tournament, Sept. 24-25. Wednesday, Aug. 3 Fox and Stanley enter agreement covering first runs in Philadelphia. End to differences seen. N. A. M. P. I.'s "Editorial Committee" to start self-censoring soon. Important independent producer asks J. E. Brulatour about the "lab" situation. Trade gets instructions on titling "censored pictures. Thursday, Aug. 4 Selznick Enterprises withdraw from Motion Picture Day. Other companies non-committal. Universal secures Central Theater, New York,, for year. N. A. M. P. I. to take up "lab" scrap at special meeting. Friday, Aug. 5 Fox to build theaters in Northwest. Selznick closes number of foreign deals. Saturday, Aug. 6 Loew's State to show pictures and vaudeville. New York theater retained for 10 years. Senate to investigate inroads of foreign made productions. New York musicians out on strike. Monday, Aug. 8 Universal censor party gather in Chicago preliminary to coast trip. Broadwest Films, Ltd., English producer, shuts down three studios. "J'Accuse" for United Artists release. H. O. Davis making series for Associated Prod., Inc. New York theaters may have operators' strike. Decla Bioscop taken over by National Bank of Germany in big deal. Tuesday, Aug. 9 M. P. T. O. reports 22 states protest against Motion Picture Day. Marcus Loew opposes method. Pathe to test censors' power in courts. News reel scenes involved. Theda Bara to resume picture making. Paul Brunet returning from Europe. Wednesday, Aug. 10 R-C Pictures withdraw from Motion Picture Day. Alfred Lever here to arrange for new Stoll release. New York State Motion Picture Commission and National Association will hold "get-together" meeting. Thursday, Aug. 11 M. P. T. O. and Pathe to jointly test constitutionality of Lusk-Clayton law. Court action threatened over Triangle's "The Three Musketeers." Foreign producers voice protest against tariff in Washington. Allied Laboratories Asso., Inc., asks pointed queries of Bay State Film regarding "Lab" situa Friday, Aug. 12 T. O. C. C. writes 11 local exchanges asking stand on percentage bookings. New plan under way for Motion Picture Day. Saturday, Aug. 13 Controversy starts over foreign rights of Dempsey-Carpentier films.