The Film Daily (1930)

THE *l m*^ DAILY Thursday, January 16, 193i ALL THE HEW3 ALLTHE TIME Vol. LI No. 13 Thursday, Januam 16. 1930 Price 5 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE Editor and Publisher Published daily except Saturday and holidays at 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y., and ropyriglit (1930) by Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President. Editor and Publisher; Donald M. Mersereau Secretary-Treasurer and General Manager; Arthur W. Eddy, 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; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all com munications 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. I Berlin— Karl Wolffsohn, Lichtbildbuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris— P. A. Harle, r,a Cinematographie Francaise, Rue de la Cour-des-Noues, 19. Financial NEW YORK STOCK MARKET High Low Close Sales Am. Seat 21 ^ 19/. 20 300 Con. Km. Ind 17 17 17 200 (on. Fm. Ind. pfd. 19}4 19^5 l^'A 500 East. Kodak 178 178 178 200 Fox Km. "A".... 22J4 21 22^ 67.700 •Keith AO 21 •do pfd 91 I.oew's, Inc 51^2 48?^ 50?i 9,600 'do pfd. WW (6^4) 86 •do pfd. xw (6H) 86 •MCJM pfd 23!/i .... Para. K-1 54 51^ 54 17.300 Palhe Exch 3V4 3 3 1.000 ,1(, 'A" eVi 6 6 1,000 K-K-O 25!4 23^ 24^28,900 •Univ. Pict. pfd 30 Warner Bros 48'/l 44!^ 48 98,500 do pfd 20Vi 19.H 19^^ 200 NEW YORK CURB MARKET •Bal. & Katz 65 Cohimliia Pets. .. 29% 27 29Ji 1,100 Fox Thea. "A" 5^ S^, 5M 2,900 Gen. Thea. Equ... 37 36 37 9,200 •Intern. Proj 25 Loew do deb. rts. . . 15 WA 15 1,000 •Loew's, Inc., war 3'/4 .... •Nat. Scr. Ser 15H •Nat. Thea. Sup 27!^ •Univ. Pict 9J4 NEW YORK BOND MARKET •Keith A-O 6.s 46 75!^ Loew 6s 41 WW..102J4 102 102 140 *do 6s 41 x-war 93^4 .... Paramount 6s 47.. 99 99 99 30 •Par. By. 5J^s51 101 Pathe 7s37 45 44?i 45 100 •LAST PRICE QUOTED New York Long Island City 1S40 Broadway 154 Crescent St. BRYant 4712 STIllwell 7940 Eastman Films J, E. Brulatour, Inc. I Chicago Hollywood 1727 Indiana Ave. "°0 Sam^a^Monica CAlumet 2691 HOllywood 4121 The Big Three — a column of controversy (Continued from Paije 1) standout showman. MYERS, because of his exhibitor influence. And several others. IT'S RATHER interesting, this thought. Try it yourself when next you are out with cinema friends (Male). You'll find it much more enjoyable than charades or anagrams. Perhaps it's none of our business anyway. W'e. have our own ideas on the subject but space, plus diplomatic reasons (mostly the latter), suggests that we hold our tongue, or typewriter as the case may be, and hurry on to tasks — less mental and of more stability. Butterfield Now Controls Four Consolidated Houses (Continued from Pane 1) this city, the W. S. Butterfield Theaters, Inc., now has control of that company's four houses, the Majestic, Powers, Kent and I sis. Witmark Offices Open Jan. 21 Official opening of the Witmark & Sons offices in the new Cunningham Building, New York, is scheduled for Jan. 21. The offices contain space for 15 pianos, a radio and concert bureau and special band and orchestra rooms. New Color Film Reported Geneva (By Cable) — A new color film, known as the Berthon process, has come to light here with the annoimcement that a corporation is being formed to exploit the invention. BromBeld Leaving for Coast Louis Bromfield. novelist, leaves today for the Coast where he will work with Sidney Howard on the "Raffles" script for Samuel Goldw>n. Work on the Ronald Colman starring picture will not begin until Goldwyn returns to Hollywood. Harry d'Arrast is slated to direct. John M. Mulvihill Dies Denver — John M. Mulvihill, 61. owner of the Broadway, is dead following an illness that grew out of a cold contracted while in New York last month. Mulvihill also controlled the Elitch Gardens theater, oldest outdoor playhouse in the country. AMALGAMATED VAUDEVILLE AGENCY Attractions for Picture Tiieatres Standard Vaudeville Acts 1600 Broadway, New York City Phone Penn. 3580 m4 PLAN INTERNATIONAL CENSORSHIP CONEERENCE (Continued from Page 1) tually every country showing films will be represented. The Civic Union's position is that the Federal government should require the film industry to produce and market its pictures in such a manner as to prevent unfair competition, loss of national and international prestige and bad effects on youth. This attitude, according to officials of the Union, is not strictly censorship, but it is contended that the making and showing of pictures constitute a class of industry that the Federal government has a right to regulate. Virginia Getting Ready to Censor Talking Films Richmond, Va. — Talkers, which up to now have not been passed on by the censors in this state, will undergo deletions the same as in the case of silents if the legislature, at present in session, approves a $7,000 appropriation for the installation of sound equipment in the censorship division projection room, as expected. Outside of this, no action affecting \'irginia theaters is expected to be taken by the new administration. It is understood that no attempt will be made to levy a 10 per cent tax on theater tickets. The Industry's Date Book Strauss to Compose for Warners When Oscar Strauss, \'iennese composer, arrives in this country from Berlin Jan. 24, he will immediately depart for the W'arner Bros, studios in Hollywood where he will write original operettas for Vitaphone productions. Jan. 18 M. p. Projectionists Local No. 3i celebrate 16th anniversary at Ast Hotel. N. Y. Premiere of "The Locked Doo at the Rivoli. Jan. 20 Opening of "Across the Wor With Mr. and Mrs. Martin Joh son" at the Cohan, N. Y. Jan. 25 Fourth annual froHc of Fox Athlct Club, Hotel Commodore. Ne York City. 1 Meeting of non-theatrical prodace at Washington, D. C. 7 Paramount Pep Club annual baD the Astor, New York. Feb. 19 Annual Benefit Show of Cathol M. P. Guild at Los Angeles. Mar. S First Day of Lent. Mar. 20 Annual election of M.P.T.O. Maryland. April 6. 7 Spring convention of Tri-Sta M.P.T.O. to be held at Memph; June 2-7 International Cinema Congresi . Brussels. Feb. Feb. Erlanger, Heiman on Coast Uest Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAIL Los Angeles — A. L. Erlanger h; arrived here on his first visit in se\ eral years. He was accompanied b Marcus Heiman, formerlj' presidei of the Orpheum Circuit. Erlange who has several theaters along tf coast, is expected to acquire sever, more during his stay here. Jolson Going on Concert Tour William Morris, Jr., has gone t El Paso, Texas, in connection wit a concert tour which Al Jolson i opening in that city at Liberty Ha' Saturdav. The tour will extend t Jan. 30. Rabell Joins Sono Art W. H. "Bill" Rabell has joine Sono Art-World Wide Pictures, Inc as office manager of the company' home office. Columbia Pictures CORPORATION Announces that it now has in the course of production Coast Patrol All Rights Reserved