The Film Daily (1929)

Sunday, November 17, 1929 Vol. L No. 41 Sunday, November 17. 1929 Price25Ctnts I0HN W. ALICOATE EDITOR AND PUBLISHER Published daily except Saturday and holidays, at 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y., and copyright (1929) by Wid's Films and Film Folks Inc. J. W. Ahcoate, President, Editor and Publisher; Donald M. Mersereau, Secretary-Treasurer and General Manager; Charles F. Hynes, Managing Editor. Entered 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; i months, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y Phone Circle 4736-4737-4738-4739. Cable address: Filmday, New York. Hollywood, California — Ralph Wilk, 6425 Hollywood Blvd. Phone Granite 6607. London— Ernest W. Fredman, the Film Renter, 89-91 Wardour St, W. t Ber)in— Karl Wolffsohn, Lichtbildhuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris— P. A. Harle, La Cinematographic Francaise, Rue de la Tnur-des-Noues, 19. SPECIAL AIRPLANE SERVICE SAVES SHOW IN EMERGENCY Special airplane service recently saved the show at the Palladium Malmo, Sweden, when the sound equipment went temporarily out of order, according to a story related to E. S. Shauer, foreign manager of Paramount. The house manager got in touch with the Western Electric manager in Copenhagen and within IS minutes a special airplane, bearing service men, was flying to the scene of the trouble. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET (QUOTATIONS AS OF FRIDAY) High Low Close Sales Am. Seat 22<4 22 22 400 Con. Fm. Ind. .. 1 5 ^g 14J4 U'A 3,100 Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. 19J4 18J4 19 700 East. Kodak 174-34 170 174& 5,700 Fox Fm. "A" .... 67 X 63J4 65 14,300 ♦Keith A-O 1554 do pfd 7S% 75/2 77 400 Loew's Inc 47** 45^ 46'/s 3,500 do pfd. ww 82^ 82 82 400 ♦do pfd 8034 M-G-M pfd 23J4 2'2}4 23 J4 400 Para. F-L 49 47 A 49 16,100 Pathe Exch 4?4 Wi Wi, 400 do "A" 8*6 8-yg H34 3,700 R-K-0 18& V'A 1754 13,800 Univ. Pict. pfd 55 .... Warner Bros. ... 4054 37^ 40J4 56,900 do pfd 36!4 36 3654 200 NEW YORK CURB MARKET ♦Bal. & Katz 65 Columbia Pets. ... 24J4 2254 24J4 500 Fox Thea. "A" ... 13^ 1254 13?£ 5,700 Gen. Thea. Equ. . 30 2654 30 1,600 ♦Intern, Proj 30 Loe»v s Inc. war . . 4 4 4 100 Loew do deb rts. . . 15 14 J4 15 200 ♦Nat. Scr. Ser 10 ♦Nat. Thea. Sup 23 ♦Ur.iv. Pict 854 NEW YORK BOND MARKET ♦Keith A-O 6s 46 80J4 Loew 6s 41ww ... 99 96J4 99 2,800 ♦do 102 do 6s 41 x-war . . 98 98 98 100 Paramount 6s 47 . . 9354 93 93 1,200 Par. By. 554s 51. 9854 9854 9854 1,100 Pathe 7s 37 47 47 47 300 ♦LAST PRICE QUOTED -..*♦*♦>«•♦♦#*♦♦♦♦#*♦♦*♦•♦*»♦*#»♦»♦>♦♦♦»♦♦**♦»♦*♦♦♦, a ••* it •♦ U Eastman Films I i ' ^ « J. E. Br ulatour, Inc. *j I 8 li $ § New York Hollywood £1 gg 1540 Broadway 670° SanUMonica % g Bryant 4712 Gladstone 6103 j.J J5 ».* Ad Drive Planned for Many F. N. Attractions Encouraged by the success of the national cooperative campaign advertising "Footlights and Fools," First National plans to launch similar drives for the benefit of six other road show attractions. These are "Paris," "Sally," "Song of the Flame," "Son of the Gods," "No, No, Nanette" and "The Bride of the Regiment." Copy has already been prepared. Advertisements will be five columns wide by 208 lines deep and will appear in 225 newspapers throughout the country. MANY EXHIBITORS WILL BE AT M MEETING (Continued from Page 1) from the Allied States Ass'n, with its president, Abram F. Myers, slated to be spokesman for that group. Charles C. Pettijohn of the Hays organization also is slated as a principal speaker. Ohio exhibitors are unaffiliated at present, and strong bids for its allegiance may be expected to be made by the M.P.T.O.A. and Allied. Talkers to Aid Education, Jersey Teachers Declare (Continued from Page 1) Visual Education Assn. and declared that boards of education in future should spend less money for text books and more for text films. The Industry's Date Book Today: Annual book week endorsed by National Board of Review. Nov. 18-19 — Annual fall convention of Texai Unit at Dallas. Nov. 19 "Love Parade" opens at Criterion, N. Y. Annual fall convention of Allied Amusement of Northwest at Seattle. Nov. 19-20 Ninth Annual Ohio M.P.T.O. Convention at Columbus. Nov. 20 "Show of Shows" opens at Winter Garden, New York. Nov. 26 "Vagabond Lover" premiere at Globe. N. Y. Dec. 9-10 Meeting of North Carolina exhibitors' unit at Pinehurst. Dec. 23 Opening of the Little Picture House in New York City. Remley at East St. Louis East St. Louis, 111.— M. E. Remley, of Indianapolis, has been appointed ereneral manager of Harry Redmon's Majestic, which was taken over recently by Publix on a 20-year lease. The house will continue to operate as a first-run, with a program change three times weekly instead of twice. Radio-Keith-Orpheum vaudeville and talking films will be played on Sundays, and talking: features and sound shorts during the week. 6 Months, $200 Fine for 2 on Stench-Bomb Charge (Continued from Page I) some time ago refused to grant operators a 50 per cent increase in wages. Mettle was secretary of the operators' union here. Darrock Returns to New York Jack Darrock, assignment editor of Pathe sound news, has returned to New York after a trip through the West and Mid-West. New Swiss Film Company Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILV Washington — The Standard-CinePhono A-G. of Zurich has been incorporated in Switzerland, it is learned from the M. P. Division of the Dept. of Commerce. The new firm will deal in films, projection apparatus and sound equipment. Offices are in Zurich. "Vagabond Lover" Opens Nov. 26 Premiere of "The Vagabond Lover" RKO production featuring Rudy Vallee and his Connecticut Yankees has been advanced one day and will take olace Nov. 26 at the Globe, New York. M-G-M Short at Selwyn M-G-M's latest colortone revue. "The Doll Shop," is on view at the Selwyn on the same program with "Condemned." M-G-M Dividend Declared M-G-M declared regular 47}4 cents quarterly dividends on preferred stock payable Dec. 14 of record Nov. 30. Lloyd Gets Waterville House Waterville, Minn. — A. C. Lloyd has purchased the theater here. New Iowa Theater Firm Sioux City, la. — Articles of incorporation have been filed by the Iowa Theater Operating Co. The first, capitalized at $25,000, lists the following officers: George Magoun, president; H. N. Slotsky, vice president; E. L. Lundquist, secretarytreasurer. Pacent Devices for New England Marshall G. Wright, supervising engineer of Pacent, now is en route to New England and Australia to supervise the installing of 14 Pacent apparatuses already sent to New England. "Verdun" Released in Canada Montreal — "Verdun" has been release'! in Canada by Regal Films Lfd., in silent prints only. Casanova Leaves Oliver Cleveland — Edward P. Casanova has resigned as sales manager of the Oliver M. P. Co. and is expected to announce his new affiliation soon. Flood Back with Beaudine from European Journey James Flood, Tiffany director, is back after a tour of Europe with William Beaudine. Their itinerary included visits to London, Vienna, Paris, Budapest and Berlin. Their stay abroad was enlivened by meetings with picture folk who found themselves in Europe on business or in search of pleasure. Directors Leave Sunday William Beaudine and James Flood, now in New York following a European trip, leave for the Coast Sunday. Beaudine will resume directing for First National while Flood is with Tiffany. While in London Beaudine say "The Cock Eyed World" and recorded the fact that the English audience only missed three laughs, despite the use of American slang. Sam Rosen Resigns Philadelphia — Sam Rosen, who recently succeeded Jerry Safron as manager of the local RKO exchange, has resigned. Earl Kramer, assistant to Charles Rosenweig at the home office, is here taking up Rosen's duties until a successor is named. BROOKS THE NAME YOU GO BY WHEN YOU GO TO BUY COSTUMES OOWNS AND UNIFORMS 1-437 BWAY. N.Y TEL 5580 PENN.I AUSQ 25.000 COSTUMES TO pcm-t ' Let Us Solve Your Problems ! Over 20 Years of Experience Qualifies Us as Specialists in MOTION PICTURE INSURANCE Stebbins, Leterman & Gates INCORPORATED 1540 B'WAY N.Y.C. telephone bryant 3040