The Film Daily (1932)

THE 12 1.100 FROM FILM INDUSTRY ATTENDING ACAD. DINNER (Continued from Page 1 ) nick is chairman of the awards committee. Lionel Barrymore wil be toastmastear. President Comae Nagel and other new officers of th< Academy will be installed. Arrangements have been made for nationwide broadcasting of the affair. Other information on the annual Academy awards will be found on this page. Richards-Saenger Deal Is Confirmed by Zukor (Continued from Page 1) president of Paramount Publix. Richards leaves Sunday night for New Orleans accompanied by Sam Dembow, Jr., acting head of Publix theaters. UNDERSEA FILM OPENS NOV. 29 "With Williamson Beneath the Seas," a Principal picture will, open Nov. 29 at the RKO Cameo for an extended run following the Amkinc picture, "False Uniforms." The Williamson picture is the first tc be shown at the Cameo under the new arrangement of playing al Principal adventure pictures at that house. "The Virgins of Bali" i£ booked to follow the Williamson film. TROJAN FINISHES SECOND "The Shadow Laughs," second of the series of six features scheduled by Trojan Pictures, will be finishec today at the Standard Sound Stu dios. "Death Sings a Song" will be started next week. Others to follow are "Sin Street," "On with the Play" and "The Radio Racket." Trojan's first feature was "Big Town." OPERLE BUILDING NEW HOUSE Ste. Genevieve, Mo. — Martin Opeile has started construction on his new theater here. The concrete and brick structure will be one-story and cost about $20,000. NHW LOUISVILLE THEATER Louisville — The National has been incorporated by Irving Costin, Ruth Costin and Abraham Krepky, for $1,000. ACADEMY OFFICERS 1932-33 President Conrad Nagel Vice-President Benjamin Glazcr Secretary Fred Niblo Treasurer Frank Lloyd Executive Secretary Lester Cowan Past Presidents Douglas Fairbanks 1927-29 William C. dc Mille 1929-31 M. C. Levee 1931-32 Board of Directors. 1932-33 Actors — Lawrence Grant. Conrad Nagel and Sam Hardy: Directors — Donald Crisp, Frank Capra and John Cromwell; Producers — Irving G. Thalbcrg. B. P. Schulberg and M. C. Levcc; Technicians — Karl Struss, Max Roe and J. Theodore Reed; Writers — Al Cohn, Benjamin Glazer and Oliver H P. Garrett. Friday, Nov. 18, 1932 ! Nominations For Awards Complete list of nominations on vhkh the members of the Academy ,t Motion Picture Arts and Sciences cast their votes for this year's awards is as follows: Best performance by an actress: Marie Dressier in "Emma" (M-GM); Lynn Fontanne in "The Guardsman" (M-G-M) ; Helen Hayes in "The Sin of Madelon Claudet" (M-G-M). Best performance by an actor: Wallace Beery in "The Champ" (M-G-M); Alfred Lunt in "The Guardsman" (M-G-M); Fredric March in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (Paramount). Best direction: "Bad Girl," Frank Borzage (Fox) ; "The Champ," King Vidor, (M-G-M); "Shanghai Express," Josef von Sternberg, (Paramount). Best photography (Cinematographers' award) ; "Arrowsmith," Ray June, (Samuel Goldwyn), "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," Karl Struss, (Paramount) ; "Shanghai Express," Lee Garmes (Paramount). Best art direction: "Arrowsmith," Richard Day (Samuel Goldwyn) ; ''A Nous La Liberie," Lazare Meerson, (Rene Claire) ; "Transatlantic," Gordon Wiles (Fox). Best original motion picture story; "The Champ," Frances Marion (MG-M); "Lady and Gent," Grover Jones and William Slavens McNutt, (Paramount); "Star Witness," Lucien Hubbard, (Warner Brothers) ; •'What Price Hollywood," Gene Fowler, Rowland Brown and Adela Rogers St. Johns, (RKO). Best motion picture adaptation: "Arrowsmith," Sidney Howard (Samuel Goldwyn); "Bad Girl," Edwin Burke, (Fox) ; "Dr. Jekyii and Mr. Hyde," Percy Heath ana Samuel Hoffenstein (Paramount). Best produced picture: "Arrowsmith" (Samuel Goldwyn); "Bad Girl" (Fox); "The Champ" (M-GM); "Five Star Final" (First National); "Grand Hotel" (M-G-M); "One Hour With You" (Paramount) ; "The Smiling Lieutenant' (Paramount; "Shanghai Express' (Paramount). Best work in sound reproduction . four studios nominated: M-G-M, Paramount, RKO, Warner BrothersFirst National. Short Subject Nominations Nominations in the short subject field, taken from 50 shorts submitted by 17 companies, were: Comedies — "The Music Box," Laurel and Hardy; 'The Loud Mouth,' Mack Sennett; "Scratch As Catch Can," RKO. Novelties — "Screen Souvenirs,' Paramount; "Wrestling Swordfish,' Mack Sennett; "Swing High," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Cartoons — "Flowers and Trees," Walt Disney; "It's Got Me Again,' Warner Bros.; "Mickey's Orphans,' Walt Disney. The short subject nomination groups consist of: Comedies — Walter Disney, Leon Schlessinger, Sol Lesser, Jack Cummings, Walter Futter. Animations — Louis Brock, Warren Doane, Stan Laurel, Mack Sennett, E. H. Allen. Novelties — Arthur Ripley, Ro\ Disney, Oliver Hardy, Henry Ginsberg, Charles Christie. PREVIOUS ACADEMY AWARDS 1928 Performance, Actress: Janet Gaynor for "Seventh Heaven," "Street Angel," "Sunrise." Performance, Actor: Emil Jannings for "Way of All Flesh," "The Last Command." Direction: Frank Borzage for "Seventh Heaven"; (Comedy) Lewis Milestone for "Two Arabian Knights." Outstanding Picture: Paramount'* "Wings." Artistic Quality of Picture, Fox's "Sunrise." Original Story: Ben Hecht, "Underworld." Adaptation: Benjamin Glazer, "Seventh Heaven." Cinematography: Charles Rosher and Karl Struss, "Sunrise." Art Direction: William Cameron Menzies, "The Tempest" and "The Dove." Title Writing: Joe W. Farnham, "Telling the World" and "Fair Co-Ed. " Engineering: Roy J. Pomcroy, "Wings." Special Awards — 1928 Warner Brothers for producing "The Jazz Singer," marking an epoch in motion picture history; Charles Chaplin for his versatility and genius in writing, acting, directing and producing "The Circus." 1929 Performance, Actress: Mary Pickford, "Coquette." Performance, Actor: Warner Baxter, "In Old Arizona." Direction: Frank Lloyd, "Weary River," "The Divine Lady," "The Drag." Outstanding Production: M-G-M, "The Broadway Melody.' Writer: Hans Kraly, "The Patriot." Cinematographer: Clyde DeVinna, "White Shadows in the South Seas." Art Director: Cedric Gibbons, "The Bridge of San Luis Rey." 1930 Performance, Actress: Norma Shearer, "The Divorcee." Performance, Actor: George Arliss, "Disraeli." Directing: Lewis Milestone, "All Quiet on the Western Front." Outstanding Production: "All Quiet on the Western Front." Original Story: Frances Marion, "The Big House." Sound Recording: M-G-M, Douglas Shearer, chief engineer, "The Big House." Cinematography: Joseph T. Rucker and Willard Vander Veer, "With Byrd at the South Pole." Art Director: Herman Rosse, "The King of Jazz." 1931 Mm Performance, Actress: Marie Dressier and Bill." Performance, Actor; Lionel Barrymore, "A Free Soul." Direction: Norman Taurog, "Sklppy." Produced Picture: Radio Pictures, "Cimarron." Original Story: John Monk Saunders, "Dawn Patrol." Adaptation: Howard Estabrook, "Cimarron." Photography: Floyd Crosby, "Tabu." Art Direction: Max Ree, "Cimarron." Sound Recording: Paramount. 193 OPENED, 103 CLOSED IN U. S. LAST ! ! There were 193 theater openings in the U. S. last month, against 103 closings, making 90 houses to the good on the operating side, according to a combined compilation of the month's reports from the Film Board of Trade offices. Excluding seven states in which there were no changes, the figures are as follows: STATE OPENED CLOSED Arizona 3 0 Arkansas 0 0 California 15 5 Colorado 1 3 Delaware 1 0 District of Columbia 1 0 Florida 0 1 Georgia 1 2 Idaho 0 1 Illinois 17 4 Indiana 9 3 Iowa 9 8 Kansas 2 2 Kentucky 2 1 Louisiana 0 1 Massachusetts 0 1 Maryland 3 0 Michigan 8 4 Minnesota 2 3 Mississippi 0 1 Missouri 3 3 Nebraska 12 4 Nevada 1 0 New Jersey 4 3 New York 4 6 New Mexico 2 2 if II 2!« North Carolina 1 North Dakota 1 Ohio 4 Oklahoma 4 Oregon 2 Pennsylvania 22 Rhode Island 0 South Carolina 2 South Dakota 6 Tennessee 1 Texas 26 Virginia 4 Washington 3 West Virginia 5 Wisconsin 11 Wyoming 1 Total 193 3 |n 0 . 2 ■ Ml" . 1 . 0 . 1 . 1 . 9 . 2 . 2 . 4 . 2 . 1 103 li ei I KIRK McGEE AT PALACE Kirk McGee has replaced Harry Marx as manager of the RKO Palace. FERRY ENTERPRISES Louisville — Fountaine Ferry Enterprises, Louisville, has been incorporated for $5,000 by John P. Grieb, John H. Faas and Thomas H. Slater. "i MEMPHIS HOUSE DOING WELL Memphis — A. J. Suzore is reported making out well with the new North Main St. house which he opened several weeks ago with a policy of films and vaudeville. Daniel Schwalb is in charge. AWARDS COMMITTEE David O. Selznick, Chairman Actors — Edward G. Robinson, Clive Brook, Jean Hersholt. Directors — Ernst Lubitsch, King Vidor, Lewis Milestone. Producers — Louis B. Mayer, David O. Selznick, Walter Wanger. Technicians — Cedric Gibbons, Carl Dreher, Ralph Hammeras. Writers — Oliver H. P. Garrett, Frances Marlon, Al Cohn. ft