The Film Daily (1927)

THE Monday, January 31, 1927 Vol. XXXIX No. 2 5 Monday, Jan.31, 1927 Price5Cent$ JOHN W. ALICOATE (Publisher Published daily except Saturday and holidays « Hot) Hroadway, New York N. Y , and copyright (1927) by Wid's Fiims and Film f-olk, Inc. J. VV. Alicoate, President and Ireasiirer; Maurice U. Kann, Editor; Don »1(1 M. Mersereau, Business and Advertising Manager; Ralph Wilk, Traveling Representative. I'.ntered as second-class matter May 21, 1918, at the post office at New York. N. Y. under the act of March 3, 1879 lerms (Postage free) United States, outside ot (.reater New York. $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months^ $3.00. Foreign. »ii s"',scrll,ers should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FI1 M nAH.Y, 1650 Broadway, New York N Y Phone Circle 4736-4737-4738 4739 Cable ad Iress: Filmday, New York. Hollywood, California— Harvey E. Gausman, Amhassa dor Hotel: 'Phone. TTrexel 7000 and Wash ington 9794, London— Ernest \V. Fredman The Film Renter, 58, Great Marlborough St.. London. VV. L. Paris— La Cinematographic Francaise, 5, Rue Saulnier. Financial Both Warner stocks continued to feel the impetus of a rising trend, the "A" issue turning 20,600 shares to a 2 point gain, and the curb product winning a point and a fraction. Universal common recovered 3 points over the previous day's drop. Film issues, on the whole, fared well. Quotations High Low Am. Seat. Vtc 43 H 43J4 Am. Seat. Pfd.... 43J4 43J4 *BaIaban & Katz *Bal. & Katz Vtc *Eastman Kodak Famous Players. .. .111 J| 111 ♦Fam. Play. Pfd *Film Inspect *First Nat'l Pfd Fox Film "A" 68J4 67^ Fox Theaters "A".. 22H 225-S *Intern'l Project Loew's, Inc 52J4 51 ii Meitro-Gold. Pfd... 25 J4 25 U *M. P. Cap. Corp Pathe Exch. "A".. 3914 39% Paramount B'way..l00^ 100f6 ttRoxy "A" 31 29 ttRoxy Units 34 32'/2 ttRoxy Common... 9l/i 9 Skouras Bros 47 47 "Stan. Co. of Am. Trans-Lux Screen. 7J£ 7J4 *Univ. Pict. Pfd Universal Pictures. 33 29 J4 Warner Pictures... 31-% 30 Warner Pict. "A" 43 41 \4 * Last Prices Quoted tBond ** Philadelphia Market tt Bid Close Sales 43J4 100 43K 63 K 73J4 128J^ 11154 122-4 5 98 68 22^ W/% 52 2554 12K 39'A 100^ 100 700 600 300 6,300 10O 200 Artistry Cited (Continued from Page 1) the Board's twelfth annual luncheon was held. "We know our tools and we know what we can do with them," he declared. "We know, in fairly accurate dimensions, what product our machinery will turn out. We don't know how public taste is going to react to that product — which is the eternal gamble in the great business of entertainment, whether on the stage or screen." "As to the motion picture being a 'one man job,' " he referred at length to the combination of contributions — all products of specialists, such as story, casting, photographing, setting, costuming, lighting and detail — but emphasized the director's function in balancing and fusing these contributions into an artistic whole.' "The motion picture is not an art for art's sake. It is, if I may employ a paradox, commercial art," said Yictor M. Shapiro, advertising publicity manager of United Artists, in his address. "As organized today folks pay to see motion pictures. Money is invested. The blending of art with its usefulness gives it a new name — entertainment. "It is this problem of blending art and utility m motion pictures entertainment that permeates the striving of the industry in putting pictures over — authors, directors, cameramen, editors, sales managers, advertising men and exhibitors — everyone from script to screen is trying to achieve entertainment as the definite distinctive end of the motion picture." "There has been a wider public appreciation of those films which combine the highest in good taste and art," Shapiro declared citing the 1927 FILM YEAR BOOK list of the ten best pictures of 1926. Other speakers were Christopher Morley, Prof. John Erskine, and Dr. William Norman Guthrie. Exhibitors* Daily Hemin(kr Sedgwick to Direct Coogan Culver City — Edward Sedgwick will direct Jackie Coogan in "The Bugle Call," instead of Reginald Barker. .1 Give consideration to the film salesman when he calls. He is earning his bread and butter the same as you are. Monday, Jan. 31, 1927 200 47 87K 9&y2 .... 33 200 315^ 2,200 43 20,600 Market and Ask Levy Establishes Mastbaum Fund Louisville, Ky. —Fred Levy has established a Jules E. Mastbaum Memorial Fund for charity here. Pathe Gets "Chess Player" London — Pathe has secured British^ distribution of "The Chess Player," French production. U. A. Schedule for 18 During 1927 (Continued from Page 1) of which is "King Harlequin," and co-featuring Ronald Colman and Vilma Banky. Morris Gest is to make "The Darling of the Gods," while the Duncan Sisters will be starred in "Topsy and Eva," directed by Lois Weber There will be one Fred Niblo Prod., one Roland West Prod., "The Purple Mask"; one Caddo Prod.. "Two Arabian Knights," directed by Lewis Milestone with William Boyd and Louis Wolheim in the cast. Three others, stars and directors, to be announced, are on the list. There undoubtedly will be more productions added to the schedule later Film Explorers 111 Nairobi, British E. Africa— Press dispatches state that Martin Johnson, American explorer and his wife, developed pneumonia after an attempt to climb and film Mount Kenya, a world-famous peak. Peet-Leslie at Birmingham Birmingham, Eng.— W. Peet-Leslie has been appointed manager of the Futurist which was acquired by Famous in a move which has aroused a storm of protest from exhibitors of this section. Two More for Kaller Bros. Oneida, N. Y. — Kaller Bros, have augmented their chain by the addition of two theaters in Ilion owned by Whitney, Young & Pierce. Ginsberg Back Henry Ginsberg has returned from Europe. f» '■»■ QUALITY PRINTS Titles and Negative Developing Release Printing U. S. Film Laboratories, Inc. Hudson Heights, N. J. Palisades 3678 »■»»...«.... .„. til,,,,, ,„i "French Dressing" for Kane After "Broadway Nights," which goes into production soon, Robert T. Kane will make "French Dressing," the continuity of which is being done by Adelaide Heilbroner. It is taken from May Edginton's "A Child in Their Midst." Liberty, Ala. House, Sold Roanoke, Ala. — The Liberty has been bought by P. A. Hurst and C. B. Welch from J. W. Cramer of Opelika. Gerson with Capitol Exchange Pittsburgh — S. A. Gerson is in charge of the Capitol Film Exchange. He succeeded Charles F. Schwerin, who has joined United Artists. McCurdy Managing Circuit Seattle— W. B. McCurdy, manager of the President here, has been made general manager of the Duffy Circuit Southern California. in Remaining At Ogdensburg Ogdensburg, N. Y. — This city will continue as the headquarters of the Schine Enterprises, which will not be managed from Watertown. as erroneously reported. 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