Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1934)

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MOTION PICTURE DAILY Monday, February 5, MOTION PICTURE DAILY (Registered U. S. Patent Office) Vol. 35 February 5, 1934 No. 30 Martin Quigley Editor-in-Chief and Publisher MAURICE KANN Editor JAMES A. CRON Advertising Manager Published daily except Sunday and holidays by Motion Picture Daily, Inc., subsidiary of Quigley Publications, Inc., Martin Quigley, President; Colvin Brown, Vice-President and Treasurer. Publication Office: 1790 Broadway, New lork. Telephone Circle 7-3100. Cable address "Quigpubco, New York." All contents copyrighted 1934 by Motion Picture Daily, Inc. Address all correspondence to the New York Office. Other Quigley publications: MOTION PICTURE HERALD, BETTER THEATRES, THE MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC and THE CHICAGOAN. ^ , Hollywood Bureau: Postal Union Life Building, Vine and Yucca Streets, Victor M. Shapiro, Manager; Chicago Bureau: 407 South Dearborn Street, Edwin S. Clifford, manager; London Bureau: 6 Brookland Close, Hampstead Garden Suburb, Bernard Charman, Representative; Berlin Bureau: Berlin-Tempelhof, Kaiserin-Augustastrasse 28, Joachim K. Rutenberg, Representative; Paris Bureau: 19, Rue de la Cour-des-Noues, Pierre Autre, Representative; Rome Bureau: Viale Gorizia, Vittorio Malpassuti, Representative: Sydney Bureau: 102 Sussex Street, Cliff Holt, Representative; Mexico City Bureau: Apartadc 269, James Lockhart, Representative; Glasgow Bureau: 86 Dundrennan Road, G. Holmes, Representative; Budapest Bureau: 11 Olaaz Fasor 17, Endre Hevesi, Representative. Entered as second class matter January 4, 1926 at the Post Office at New York City, N. Y., under Act of March 3, 1879. Subscription rates per year: $6 in the Americas, except Canada $15 and foreign $12. Single copies: 10 cents. House Legislative Slate Clear Soon Washington, Feb. 4. — Unless the President asks for additional legisla tion of a major nature, the House of Representatives will be ready to adjourn the session by the end of February, it was declared by Speaker Henry T. Rainey. It is not expected, however, that the Senate, where debate is unconfined, will conclude in anywhere near as short a time. All that remains in the House are four appropriation bills, the tax bill and reciprocal tariff legislation. Once these are out of the way, the House will have nothing further to do. As a result of the prompt disposition expected to be made of legislation in the House, protagonists of investigations of various sorts are preparing to seek use of the waiting time for their pet projects. Unless the House leadership stands firmly against proposals of this nature, it is possible a strong effort may be made to secure investigations of the film industry. Aylesworth Due Today M. H. Aylesworth returns today from Chicago where he has been spending the last week. He will attend the Code Authority session Friday. ARNCO FILMS, INC. An nou nces FREE REDUCTION 35 MM SOUND ON FILM 16 MM SOUND ON FILM 1270 6th Avenue, N. Y. C. CI 7-0283 Insiders' Outlook CEVERAL majors, having ^ heard the talk about trimming production for 1934-35 by other majors, figure on stepping into the breach with hikes in their own schedules. So it goes, this business of keeping the industry's annual output at its set figure, regardless of market requirements. That poises a question. In how many other businesses does the factory fashion the styles for the sales department to do the best it can with the product that results ? . . . T Is this funny or no? If the NRA determines not to defend members of the Authority in the Congress (Allied) theatre suit, including Nate Yamins, an Allied director, it then follows an appropriation set aside to counter the action will be borne proportionately by all those who have signed the code, including Allied men themselves. . . . Wonder what Rosenblatt will tell General Johnson and even the President about his 10 days in Hollywood ? It would make an interesting serial. . . . Much on tap for the forthcoming session of the Authority, down on the books for Friday at the New York Athletic Club. Looks like a stirring day from many angles, one being those clearance and groaning — our error — zoning boards. There is no certainty, you should understand, that the personnel of even the handful talked about will be named at this meeting. . . . Phil Goldstone ups to deny he has a releasing deal on with U.A. . . . We could say we told you so. As a matter of fact, we are. Meaning confirmation of the Cooper yarn that he would step down as head of Radio production in preference to a unit of his own. It's happened, as you must have read exclusively in Motion Picture Daily on Saturday. . . . Now that this morning marks the return to Washington of Division Administrator Rosenblatt from the warm Hollywood climate, you may hear more about A. Lawrence Lowell and Code Authority. Anv dav now. . . . The Blue Eagle is about to spring an offspring. All for the purpose of differentiating between employers operating on their own industry code and those who still cling to the President's blanket agreement. Same eagle with more talons, is the idea. . . . That reminds Fred Stone told the Ampa the other day what with three daughters he has hauled down the stork and raised the eagle. . . . Old-timers getting a thrill : Joe Schenck and Sam Goldwyn, accustomed to California sunshine, braving the snow to watch the opening crowds pile into the Music Hall. The occasion? '"Nana." of course. . . . Gilda Gray, the shimmy one, is the target in a story that hits the desk from the Middle West. It's a story and it may not be true, although amusing. It has to do with a week she played at one of the B. and K. houses in (Continued on page 10) Warner Trading Heavy on Big Board Net High Low Close Change Columbia Pictures vtc.... 26>/2 24% 26'/2 +1% Consolidated Film Industries 5 45/s 4.)^ -j 54 Consolidated Film Industries, pfd 15 1454 15 + Si Eastman Kodak 91^ 9054 91^ +m Fox Film A 17^ 15^ 17 +VA Pathe Exchange 2VS 2$i 2% Pathe Exchange "A" W/2 14 W/2 +"y. RKO M 3 3'A +X Universal Pictures, pfd 25 24 25 Warner Bros 7& (,% 7& + & National Screen Slips Vi on Curb Net High Low Close Change National Screen Service 16J4 W/g 16% — *4 Technicolor 10 9j| 10 Universal Pictures 3 3 3 Keith Bonds Fall 5 Points Net High Low Close Change General Theatres Equipment 6s '40 6££ 6H (>Yi -j Vs General Theatres Equipment 6s '40 ctf 6]A &/2 6'A + Y2 Keith, B. F., 6s '46 6VS2 60' 61 —5 Loew's 6s '41 ww deb rights 95 95 95 Paramount Broadway SY2s '51 37 3SYi 37 +VA Paramount F. L. 6s '47 38 37 38 +2 Paramount Publix 5^s, '50 39 36'/2 39 +2V2 Pathe 7s '37 ww 88K 88^ 885i -1 Ya. Warner Bros. 6s '39 wd 58 54^ 57 +2Y2 Sales 600 1,000 2.600 800 7,800 13.000 3,000 1,500 1.300 20 39.900 Sales 200 200 1C0 Sales 3 4 Purely Personal Q EX BLUE, now working on *-* sixth Yitaphone short, sails or Manhattan, March 3, for Loii' While abroad he will appear at Cafe de Paris and the Pallad where he has been booked for weeks. Harriett Small, daughter of V li am Small, Brooklyn exhibitor honeymooning in Miami following marriage last week to Edward Wollner of Lord & Thomas. Dick Wallace is now domicile. Essex House and has settled down what apparently will be a long ! York sojourn. Samuel Goldwyn was down \ laryngitis Saturday. He plans to for Russia this week, but may p pone the trip about a week. Achmed Abdullah, who has 1 doing scripts on the coast for sev' months, returns tomorrow on Santa Rosa. Jack Harrower, otherwise kn as Phil M. Daly, returns to his at The Film Daily this morning, has been ill for many weeks. Moffat Johnston is being te by M-G-M for one of the lead: "The Barretts of Wimpole Street.' Grand Duchess Marie and deal with Paramount on "Tfc! Day Princess'' have parted. Milton C. Weisman, I.T.O.A. torney, is Miami-ing. L. J. Schlaifer is back from a c tour of U. A. exchanges. Grad Sears is heading north that vacation in Florida. Bachmann Closes Offi J. G. Bachmann, who returned tc coast last week to recuperate f the grippe, has closed the New ^ office of Preferred Pictures for | to eight weeks. Bachmann expect return in about twro months to res' negotiations for a general sales r ager to handle the 12 contempl productions. Col. Tim McCoy Sail Hollywood, Feb. 4. — After finis "Storm at Midnight" at Colun Col. Tim McCoy sailed for a t weeks' vacation in Honolulu. THE MAYFLOWE! 61st STREET, (Central Park We New York City CONVENIENT TO TH FILM AND THEATRICAL CENTE 1-2-3 Rooms. Full Hotel Servie« FURNISHED OR UNFURNTSH3 By the Year, Month or Day Serving Pantries Electric Refrigeration JOHN W. HEATH, Manager