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Thursday, Sept. 3, 1936
Vol. 70, No. 55 Thurs. Sept. 3, 1936 10 Cents
JOHN 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 »nd General Manager; Arthur \V. Eddy, Associate Editor; Don Carle Gillette, Managing Eilitor. 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. Holly wood, California— Ralph Wilk, 6425 Holly wood Blvd., Phone Granite 6607. LondonErnest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 127-133 Wardour St., \V. I. Berlin — Lichtbildbuehne. Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris — P. A. Harle, La Cinematographic Francaise, Rue de la Cour des-Noues, 19.
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Mary Doran
RKO Cincinnati Houses
Not Raising Admissions
Cincinnati — There will be no increase in admission prices at RKO downtown theaters, it is stated by Col. Arthur Frudenfeld, general manager of RKO theaters here, in commenting on price-hiking moves in other cities.
20th-Fox Pfd. Dividend
Regular quarterly dividend of 37 ^ cents on the preferred stock was declared yesterday by 20th CenturyFox. It is payable Sept. 30 to stockholders of record Sept. 12.
Danubia Gets Hungarian Pix
Danubia Pictures has acquired 10 Hungarian films, six of which wil je released here this year. "Be Good Jntil Death", with Laci Devenyi, ailed the Hungarian Freddie Bar.holomew, will be released soon.
A deal has been closed by Danu)\a with GB for the Hungarian verjion of "Mese Auto' (Car of My 3reams") the only Hungarian filn. 0 be made into an English version. "Mostoha" ("Sweet Stepmother"), ompletedly superimposed with Engish titles, is now being made availble by Danubia. It stars Hungary's Shirley Temple, Gezi Pecsi.
Spanish Year Book Out
Barcelona — The 25th annual edi ion of Arte y Cinematografia, yea >ook of the Spanish film industry ias come off the press. It give: omplete data on the production, iistribution and exhibition in Spain luring the past year, with lists of ictures, theaters and trade organizations, and informative articles on the personalities of the industry.
"Plow" in Seventhi Week
Boston— "The Plow That Broke the Plains", Resettlement Administration's documentary film, has gone into a seventh week here at the Fine Arts Theater.
Universal Bookings Up
Universal has signed 30 per cent so far on new season's product than in the corresponding period last year, according to J. R. Grainger, sales chief. Deals to date number almost 3,300, against 2,500 a year ago.
Close St. Louis Deal
Deal has been closed by Edward Golden whereby Chesterfield-Invincible product will be distributed in the St. Louis area by David Komm. Chesterfield Pictures Corp. of Missouri will clear the product.
John Auer Married
West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — John H. Auer, director, and Virginia Blair Sylvester of Santa Barbara and New York society were married over the weekend in Yuma, Ariz., the couple revealed on their return here.
Hearing on RKO Notes
Is Adjourned to Oct. 7
Hearing on application of the Irving Trust Co., KKO trustee, for permission to retire $850,000 in notes held by the Giannini banking interests was adjourned yesterday in Federal Court to Oct. 7.
New Recording Process
Following recent refinements to his patented process for recording sound on film with a stylus, Jay C. Fonda is preparing to make units available to various branches of the non-theatrical field on a manufacturing license basis. Process, demonstrated recently before professional musicians and sound engineers, is particularly suited in present form, Fonda says, for recording and reproducing home-talkies, for still and mobile visual advertising, radio transcriptions and other uses.
Whalen Succeeds Ahern
Leslie Whalen, who has been in the 20th Century-Fox domestic publicity and advertising department, on Tuesday becomes foreign publicity manager for the company. He succeeds M. L. Ahern, who has resigned. Whalen was formerly with Paramount and Harold Lloyd.
Republic Product Deals
Republic has signed product deals with the Wilmer & Vincent circuit, the Intermountain Theaters group in Salt Lake City area, and with (Jlemente Lococo for three first-run pictures monthly in Buenos Aires.
Broadway Openings
"Star for a Night," 20th CenturyFox picture, opens its Broadway first-run tomorrow at the Palace with "China Clipper" on the same bill.
"Texas Ranger" will follow "The General Died at Dawn" into the New York Paramount. Latter picture opened yesterday. Will Osborne and His Band will be the next flesh unit at the house.
French Prize Film to Open
"La Kermesse Heroique," awarded an official prize as the best French film of 1935, will inaugurate the foreign film policy at the Filmarte Theater about Sept. 23. "La Kermesse Herioque," is released in this country by the American Tobis Corp.
Springer-Cocalis Adds One
Springer & Cocalis have added the Greenwich, new house in the Greenwich Village section, to their circuit. Benjamin Knobel circuit has been running the house.
Coming and Going
NEIL F. AGNEW returns to New York today after a brief Philadelphia trip.
D. A. DORAN is back in New York from the Coast.
HERMAN B. FREEDMAN. president of Adventure Pictures, leaves New York today for Hollywood.
LOUIS NIZER is booked to sail Saturday from England on the lie de France for New York.
WALTER J. HUTCHINSON, 20th Century-Fox foreign manager, is now en route to Auckland from the Coast and returns to New York shortly after Jan. 1.
J. H. PIPERNO, in charge of Continental dubbing for 20th Century-Fox, is en route to Paris returning from New York.
R. H. COCHRANE, president of Universal, leaves Tuesday for Universal City to spend some time in the studio with Charles R. Rogers, in charge of production, and William Koenig, general studio manager. Cochrane will be accompanied by Mrs. Cochrane and their daughter, Mrs. J. H. Laeri.
MRS. WILLIAM ORR, wife of the M-G-M executive, accompanied by her daughter and son, will arrive in New York today on the Manhattan from abroad.
SHEILA BARRETT is back in New York.
DR. HENRY MOSKOWITZ of the League of New York Theaters returns Sept. 14 on the Normandie from Europe.
TALLULAH BANKHEAD returns east to open Sept. 21 at the Morosco Theater in "Reflected Glory."
ROBERT RITCHIE sailed yesterday on the Normandie.
LOUISA ULRICH, Austrian film star, sailed yesterday on the Hansa for Vienna.
LILLIE MESSENGER, RKO Radio eastern story editor, and ARTHUR WILLI, talent scout, are back from the coast.
NAT LEVY, Detroit district manager for RKO Radio, is in town.
REG WILSON is in New York, following a tour of GB exchanges of which he is in charge in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and Indianapolis.
ARTHUR GREENBLATT has returned to the GB home office, after spending a week in Baltimore and Washington, where he has been working on "Nine Days a Queen" playdates.
KEN HODKINSON, who has been attending Fox West Coast's series of conventions, has arrived in Los Angeles. He is scheduled to tour GB's western offices.
JOHN SCULLY, GB's northeast district manager, is visiting the Albany and Buffalo exchanges.
BORIS KARLOFF, who arrived in Quebec from London last Tuesday, is in Toronto for a radio appearance on the Rudy Vallee hour tonight. He is due in Hollywood next Sunday.
GEORGE JESSEL arrived in Toronto yesterday from Hollywood by plane to fulfill a radio engagement, returning to the coast on Saturday.
DAILEY PASKMAN leaves New York shortly for Hollywood to conclude deals with producing companies for their use of operetta scores and musical properties owned or controlled by E. B. Marks Music Corporation.
GEORGE W. WEEKS returned to New York yesterday from Chicago.
SIDNEY E. SAMUELSON has gone to Ohio r a motor trip.
GEORGE WALSH returned to Poughkee last night from New York.
GB Comerford Deal
GB has closed a 1936-37 product deal with the Comerford circuit. Approximately 40 houses figure in the buy. George W. Weeks, general sales manager, yesterday retun ed to New York from Chicago and Detroit.
Shakespeare Influence
Boston — Elinor Hughes, critic of the Boston Herald, reviewed "Romeo and Juliet" in verse form. First time anything like this has ever been done here.