Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1934)

MOTION PICTURE DAILY Saturday, March 24, I93< MOTION PICTURE DAILY (Registered U. S. Patent Office) Vol. 35 March 24, 1934 No. 69 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 (Juigley Publications, Inc., Martin Quigley, President; Colvin Brown, Vice-President and Treasurer. Publication Office: 1790 Broadway, New York. Telephone CIcle 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. 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Ferguson of M-G-M has been nominated for the presidency and Monroe Greenthal of U. A. for vice-president. No opposition ticket has yet been proposed. One of the feature attractions of the Naked Truth Dinner at the Astor on April 21 will be a fashion show put on by R. M. Macy & Co. with 40 mannequins parading in costumes which will be replicas of those worn by film stars in recent pictures. Forty-five tables already have been sold for the dinner, Paul Benjamin, in charge of sales, stated yesterday. Reservations are being allocated as checks arrive on a "first come, first serve" basis. Capacity of the grand ballroom of the Astor is 1,500. Completes Squibb Film Audio Prod, has completed work on a seven-reel industrial film for E. R. Squibb & Sons. The production, photographed at the Squibb plants and at the Eastern Service studio in Astoria, includes in its cast Fuller Mellish, C. Anthony Hughes, John Carmody and Don Gallaher. Nathan to Argentina John B. Nathan, former Paramount general manager in Central America and the northern republics of South America, has been made managing director in Argentina. He sails for Buenos Aires on the Eastern Prince today to take over the new appointment. Looking 'Em Over Wild Cargo' ( Van Bcurcn-Radio) Frank Buck has made a picture of real entertainment value out of his latest trek into the underbrush of Malaya. Running 96 minutes in its present form, which is somewhat longer than it should, "Wild Cargo" is interesting and well done. The editing suggested herewith merely would improve what is already very good. Pursuing his practice of capturing alive denizens of the jungle, Buck talks as his pictures show his methods of corralling elephants, jaguars, tigers, pythons and cobras and the adventures that befell him while on the job. "Wild Cargo" struck this reviewer certainly as interesting as "Bring 'Em Back Alive," while the impression persists that this latest in the Buck series has an edge to the good on its predecessor. For one thing, Buck is shown in closer contact with the dangers of hunting down wild beasts and uncontrollable reptiles, a close shave with a python attempting to chew off his arm and a thrilling short sequence wherein the hunter personally captures another of the same species, emphasizing the point. Thrills include a fight — a good one, although hardly new — between a python and a jaguar, and a set-to with an escaped cobra. In "Wild Cargo," Buck actually shows his ingenious methods of snaring his prey, the highlight being the capture of one of the animals from the branches of a lofty jungle tree by shooting down the limb on which the prize has temporarily housed itself. "'Wild Cargo" ought to be a money picture. It will lend itself easily to exploitation and lots of it. Moreover, what's said and done for the attraction will be supported by the picture itself. K A X X "Hold That Girl" (Fox) Plenty of laughs, wisecracks and human appeal in this story of a dynamic female newshound who lets nothing stand in her way to get a yarn. The girl is Claire Trevor, and with the assistance of James Dunn, a sleuth, she manages to clear many a scoop. There are a number of funny situations and the fan dance raid sequence tops them all. An audience at the Roxy yesterday was certainly amused over this team's doings. Supporting Dunn and Miss Trevor are Alan Edwards, Gertrude Michael, John Davidson, Robert McWade, Effie Ellsler and Jay Ward. As a reporter on a tabloid sheet, Miss Trevor finds herself in many a tight spot, but manages to wheedle out of them with the assistance of Dunn and others of the cast. She almost meets her doom when she steals a ride in a car which is being used by a mobster, one of Edwards' men, to take one of the gang for a ride. She is discovered as the eyewitness and complications set in until Edwards, who has met her previously and expressed his liking for her, sacrifices his life to save her. She scores again, not only on the story, but also on Dunn, whom she marries. Hamilton MacFadden directed from an original by Dudley Xichols and Lamar Trotti. "Jimmy, the Gent" this morning's opener at the Strand, was rcz-ieu'cd by wire from Hollyzvood on March 2. "Once to Every Woman," last night's preview at the Rialto, was reviezved on March 16. Consolidated Film Up Y2 on Big Board High Consolidated Film Industries 454 Consolidated Film Industries, pfd 1654 Eastman Kodak 88 Fox Film "A" 15 Loew's, Inc 31% M-G-M, pfd 2454 Paramount, cts 5 Pathe Exchange 354 Pathe Exchange "A" 1854 RKO 354 Warner Bros -654 Low 454 1554 88 15 3154 24 4% 354 18% 354 Close 454 1654 88 15 3154 2454 354 1854 354 654 Net Change + 54 + 54 54 54 % + % -54 -54 Sales 200 1,200 200 200 1.200 200 1,900 200 600 300 500 Only Two Curb Issues Listed Sentry Safety Control Technicolor High Low 54 854 Net Close Change Sales 854 Paramount F. L. Bonds U p One High Low Close General Theatre Equipment 6s '40 954 954 954 General Theatre Equipment 6s '40, ctf 854 854 854 Loew's 6s '41, ww deb rights 98 98 98 Paramount F. L. 6s '47 49 49 49 Paramount Publix 554s '50 4954 4954 4954 Pathe 7s '37, ww 92 92 92 Warner Bros. 6s '39, wd 56 5554 5554 Net Change + 54 + lA 100 200 Sales 5 +1 4 Purely Personal ► T OU B. METZGER sailed on a two i— i months' trip to Europe aboard the Gcorgic yesterday afternoon, so sonv; of his friends decided to let him pay the check at the Tavern. Araon^ those who made plenty merry were Ned Depinet, Grab Sears, Phil Reismax, Cressox Smith, Fred McCoxxell, Jack Connolly, Terr, Ramsaye and Red Kaxx. Claytox Hexdrickson, formerly: ad sales manager of the Paramounl New York exchange, has been pro-' moted to assistant to Don Velde ai the home office. Velde is in charge c all ad sales. E. H. Goldsteix and Fred McCox xell exchanged greetings on the 17ti floor of the RKO building yesterday Both remembered the good old "U' days. Lou Weinberg, Rube Jackter an(. Bill Jaffe of Columbia rushing mid-day lunch at Roth's. Lou en, joyed the fish. Ray Loxg's and Frederick Col' lixs' "Maxmilian and Carlotta" ha been bought by Winfield Sheeha: for Fox. Jack Schlaifer was in Minneap* lis yesterday and is due in Omah today on a tour of U. A. branches. George Raft opens at the Ne-» York Paramount next Friday. Pictur will be "Melody in Spring." Walter Vincent will be Ed Ku^ Kendall's alternate at next Thur day's meeting of Campi. Constance Cummixgs and her hu: band, Benjamin W. Levy, sail toda on the lie de France. Primo Carnera will crowd into tl Roxy tomorrow afternoon as Howaj Cullman's guest. Roy Disney leaves for Hollywo< I Tuesday after a few weeks here <\ business. Sol Title has joined the Sav<j Printing Co., program printers. Mike Meehan returns from tl | south after Easter. Jack Shea's right arm is in a ca: Grainger Leaves Sunda James R. Grainger leaves for tl coast tomorrow via Chicago and S Francisco to begin a series of prodv | tion conferences on Universal's ne season's product. He will be aw fl about six weeks. Twelve of the company's 40 for tJ new lineup are set, and Robert He! ris, eastern production manager, to I a collection of manuscripts with h when he went west by plane last we>i Frank Bruner on Leav Frank Bruner, who has been hrf dling publicity at the Rivoli, has be'l given leave of absence to act as Ma Pickford's personal representative f her engagements in Detroit and Phi delphia. Bruner's work will be ; sorbed by the home office staff I United Artists To Repeat Radio "Vill The 20-minute radio broadc; based on "Via Villa," which Krsj cheese nationally broadcast recen I will be repeated April 5.