The Film Daily (1935)

THE ■c&a DAILY Saturday, Dec. 14, 1935 Vol. 68, No. 140 Sat., Dec. 14, 1935 10 Cents ;OHN W. ALICOATE Editor and Publisher Published daily except Sundays and Holidays at 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y., by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President, Editor and Publisher; Donald M. Mersereau, Secretary Treasurer and General Manager; Arthur W. Eddy, Associate Editor; Don Carle Gillette, 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. Subscriber should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Phone, Circle 7-4736, 7-4737, 7-4738, 7-4739. 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 — Lichtbildbuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris — P. A. Harle, La Cinematographic Francaise, Rue de la Courdes-Noues, 19. FINANCIAL ^EW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. .«n. Seat 20 Vi 20V4 20'/4 -oiumbia Picts. vtc. 47 46 46 — 1% ^.n. Fm. Ind 6 5% 5% — Vs „on. Fm. Ind. pfd.. 18l/4 18V8 18'/8 — % ^dst. Kodak 158 15634 1563* — 2% coew's, Inc 53 51% 52</4 — % Paramount 10 9Vi 9% — % Paramount 1st pfd.. 7914 79 79V4 + Vi Paramount 2nd pfd.. 11% HVi H'A % Pathe Film 6% &A 6% — V4 RKO 51/4 5 5 — % 20th Century-Fox .. 24% 23 Vi 23% — % 20th Century-Fox pfd. 33 Vi 32 32Vi + % Warner Bros 10 9Vi 9% — % do pfd 51 51 51 — 1 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40.. 1934 19 19 Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40 ctfs. 19i/4 183/4 19 -f Vi Loew 6s41ww 104 1033/4 1033^ Paramount Picts. 6s55 92'/4 91% 92 — Vi Par. B'way 3s55. . . 58 57% 5734— Vi Warner's 6s39 883/4 88 88 — Vi NEW YORK CURB MARKET Sonotone Corp 2% 2Vi 2Vi Technicolor 18 17'/i 1734— 5/8 Trans-Lux 3% 3% 33/4 — % Hold Hearing Monday On Para. Fee Appeals Hearing on motions of Root, Clark, Buckner & Ballantine, and Cook, Nathan & Lehman, for leave to appeal from the awards of Federal Judge Coxe for services in the Paramount reorganization will be argued Monday before the U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Cook, Nathan & Lehman, counsel for Paramount and the stockholders' protective committee, asked $250,000 for services and was awarded $115,000. Root, Clark, Buckner & Ballantine, counsel for the Paramount trustees during the receivership and 77B proceedings, asked $700,000 in final allowance for its services and was awarded $200,000. Cook, Nathan & Lehman are preparing an appeal for Coverdale & Colpitts, reorganization experts who asked a total of $50,976 for services in advising the Paramount stockholders' committee and were awarded $27,860, it was said yesterday by Louis Loeb of Cook, Nathan & Lehman. Review Board's Juniors Pick Ten Best Pictures National Board of Review's junior review group, comprised of boys and girls from 8 to 17 years of age, and who have been previewing and rating films for five years, have made the following selections as their ten best films of the year: "Crusades," "David Copperfield," "Informer," "Les Miserables," "Lives of a Bengal Lancer," "Midsummer Night's Dream," "Mutiny on the Bounty," "Naughty Marietta," "Shipmates Forever" and "Top Hat." In relation to the balloting now in progress in The Film Daily's national critics' poll, two of the foregoing films, "Dream" and "Bounty," are ineligible because they were not generally released by Oct. 31. Approval in O. House Seen For 3% Tax Continuance Columbus — Action of the Ohio senate in approving continuance of the present 3 per cent admission tax, instead of reverting to the former 10 per cent levy, is expected to be duplicated in the House. Frank Campeau Ray Foster Jack C. Raymond James W. Home Charles Rosenrweig William Fox Enters Hospital in Toronto Toronto — William Fox, the former film chief, is entering the General Hospital here to take treatment for diabetes. 8 Educational Releases Scheduled for January Four two-reel comedies and four one-reel subjects will be released by Educational in January through the 20th Century-Fox exchanges. Buster Keaton's "Three On A Limb" will start the month's schedule on Jan. 3. On Jan. 10 "The Brain Busters," a Coronet Comedy featuring Vince Barnett and Billy Gilbert, will be released. "Mixed Policies." with Barry and Whitlege, and "Thanks Mr. Cupid," a Musical Comedy starring Niela Goodelle, Fred Lightner and Nell Kelly, will follow on the 17th and 24th, respectively. The single-reel subjects include two Paul Terry-Toons, "The Feud" and "The Nineteenth Hole Club", and two Treasure Chest Productions, "The Seeing Eye" and Manhattan Tapestry." New Para. Salt Lake Manager Chester J. Bell, who has been with Paramount since 1923, has been appointed branch manager for the company at Salt Lake City. He succeeds Roger Thomson, who has been granted an indefinite leave of absence owing to illness. 2,000-Ft. Feel Meeting Put Off A major distributor committee to work out revisions of the regulations of the National Fire Underwriters to facilitate adoption of the 2,000foot reel postponed its meeting planned for yesterday until some day next week. "Charlie Chan" for Center "Charlie Chan's Secret," 20th Century-Fox release, opens Wednesday at the Center theater for a week. M-G-M's "Ah, Wilderness." is booked to come in on Christmas Day. Republic-Great States Deal Publix Great States Circuit has contracted for Republic's entire current program for first-run presentations, it is announced by Edward Golden, general sales manager. Republic's Chicago exchange negotiated the deal. Pidgeon May Go in New Play Unless Walter Wanger calls him to the coast to start work under a recently signed film contract, Walter Pidgeon may appear with Ina Claire in a new Broadway play after the current run of "Night of January 16." Pidgeon says he will not appear in the coast company of the latter play. Issue Study Guide on "Baldpate" A study guide to RKO's film version of "Seven Keys to Baldpate" has been put out by Educational & Recreational Guides, Inc., of Newark, N. J. The booklet is for use in schools in connection with discussions of the picture. Vallee Staying in "Scandals" Rudy Vallee has patched up his differences and will remain with the new stage edition of George White's "Scandals," whch opens at the New Amsterdam theater on Christmas Night. The revue is in Washington this week. Lawton, Laye to Produce Plays Frank Lawton and his wife, Evelyn Laye, plans to produce three musicals and a play in New York and later in London. Coming and Going LEO SPITZ, president of RKO, has changed his plans and will not return to the coast to complete his studio survey until late next week by present indications. C. S. FORRESTER, British author who has been signed by Paramount to write the screen adaptation of "Buccaneer," arrived yesterday from England on the Aquitania and left immediately for the coast. H. R. KOSSMAN, head of Andre De Brie. Inc., in this country, manufacturers of laboratory equipment and cameras, sails today on the Europa for a four week's business trip abroad making his headquarters at the home office in Paris. G. W. PABST, director, and GEORGE BAILHE, president of Music Guild Productions, leave New York Tuesday for the coast to arrange matters in connection with the filming of "Faust." SIDNEY E. SAMUELSON returns to New York in two weeks from Bermuda. ARTHUR COHEN has returned to New York from San Francisco and soon goes with "The Ziegfeld Follies." GEORGE BROWN has returned to New York from Virginia. MAJOR FREDERICK L. HERRON returns to New York Monday from Washington. A. L. PRATCHETT, Paramount manager at Mexico City, arrives in New York on Monday. ALLAN SCOTT, RKO Radio screen author, is in New York on leave from the Studio. His play, ''Sweet Home," is scheduled for early production on Broadway. JEANNE LEWIS, who has appeared in pictures for RKO and Samuel Goldwyn, has arrived in New York for a role in "Seven Travelers," forthcoming play. HARRY D'ARRAST, who will direct the initial film, "One Rainy Afternoon," for PicfkordLasky Productions, arrived in New York yesterday with Jesse L. Lasky. LOUIS B. MAYER, M-G-M production chief, is on his way to New York from the coast on business. WILLIAM A. BRADY is considering a coast trip within the next few weeks. Mrs. Brady (Grace George) will accompany him. The theatrical showman has a number of offers from film companies to act in an advisory post. JESSE L. LASKY arrived in New York yesterday from the coast to line up story material and transact other business for Pickford-Lasky Productions, U. A. unit. MR. and MRS. MARK OSTRER, MICHAEL BALCON, CHARLES REISNER, RALPH SPENCE, MRS. PURNELL B. PRATT, G. B. STERN, OWEN WISTER and JAMES STEPHENS, the latter three being authors, sail from New York today on the Aquitania for England. OWEN DAVIS JR., actor and son of the playwright, is booked to sail today on the Pennsylvania for California to start work at the RKO Radio studios. THE STANDARD Reference Book of the MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY • 1936 FILM YEAR BOOK Now in Preparation. 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