Motion Picture Herald (Nov-Dec 1934)

66 MOTION PICTURE HERALD November 10, 1934 Beverly Nichols, author of "Evensong," Gaumont-produced, is due in New York from London for the Broadway premiere at the Roxy theatre. Carl Laemmle, Jr., vice-president of Universal in charge of production, arrived in New York from Universal City, en route to Europe. Hal Horne, advertising director of United Artists in New York, went to the studio in Hollywood for conferences with Darry! Zanuck on "The Mighty Barnum" campaign. TEAR DOWN THE OLD-PUT UP THE NEW 1935 Booking Calendar Tiiousands of managers find the MOTION PICTURE HERALD's Booking Calendar a prime necessity in the successful operation of their theatres. Its record of national and State holidays is a guide to the timely booking ot appropriate pictures, tieing in with important historical events, permitting special exploitation campaigns of great benefit to your box office. These Booking Calendars are supplied to managers at cost and for that reason do not allow the carrying of large stocks. Unless your order comes on early we may not be able to fill it. Be sure you get your 1 935 copy by ordering it today. LIMITED SUPPLY ORDER PROMPTLY CENTS EACH use this blank 25 postpaid Managers' Round Table Club MOTION PICTURE HERALD 1790 Broadway, New York Kindly send me one Booking Calendar for 193 5. / enclose herewith twenty-five cents to cover cost of calendar and postage. Name . Theatre Address City . . . State Arthur W. Kelly, foreign chief of United Artists, arrives in Tokyo from Shanghai on Friday. George Weeks, Gaumont's sales manager, left for an exchange trip to the Coast. Myke Lewis, Maurice Mulligan and Hugh Braley, Paramount district managers at Los Angeles, Toronto and Denver, respectively, arrived home from the sales meeting at Hot Springs. Anna Sten, Goldwyn protege, returned from New York to Hollywood after attending the premier of "We Live Again" at the Music Hall theatre. Eric Wolfgang Korngold, composer, arrived at the Warner studio at Burbank from Europe. Henri Klarsfeld, Paramount general manager in France, Belgium and in the French territories of Northern Africa, arrived in New York to confer with John W. Hicks, Jr., for several weeks. Jerome P. Sussman, Paramount manager in Central America, returned to Panama from New York, Robert Loraine, British actor, returned to London to start a new film company, after surveying production methods in California. Al Alt, head of Altmount Pictures, arrived in New York from Hollywood for conferences with Dave Mountan, general sales manager of Spectrum Pictures. Edward O'Connor, in charge for Metro in the Dutch West Indies, is in New York. Dave Bershon, of Westland Theatres in California, returned to Los Angeles from New York. John Hay Whitney, head of Pioneer Productions, flew to Hollywood from New York to launch production on "Becky Sharp," first tri-color feature, to be produced for Pioneer by Kenneth MacGowan, associate producer at RKO. John Balaban and Walter Immerman, of the Chicago Balaban and Katz circuit, were in New York. Charles Beyer, French stage star, arrives in New York November 24 to star in Walter Wanger's "Private Worlds," for Paramount release. Norman Taurog, Paramount director, is due in New York from Hollywood. Nigel Bruce arrives from London this week en route to Hollywood to work for RKO. Nunnally Johnson, scenarist for Twentieth Century, arrived in New York from the coast for conferences with Joseph Moskowitz of United Artists. Maurice Chevalier returned to New York from Paris, en route to United Artists studio in Hollywood. Si Seadler of MGM and Oscar Doob of Loew's arrived in Hollywood. Lou Brock, Fox associate producer, arrived in New York from Hollywood. Paramount Trustees Win Round in Warner Suit The trustees of Paramount Publix Wednesday in New York were granted permission by Federal Judge Alfred C. Coxe to retain counsel further to prosecute the company's long standing patent infringement suit against Warner Bros, and First National over the Dunning process on composite picture making. The suit has been pending since 1930. Sophie Tucker Dined A delegation from the American Federation of Actors last week met Sophie Tucker when she returned from Europe. She was guest of honor at a beefsteak dinner last weekend at the Mecca Temple. Opens Georgia Theatre J. H. Thompson has opened his seventh theatre in Georgia, the Princess at McRae. INCORPORATED The Delaware State Department reported the incorporation of the following motion picture theatre and film companies at Dover in September : Columbia Films of India, Ltd., to deal in motion picture films, etc., listing capital of $10,000. The incorporators are: Max Seligman, New York; Richard Philpitt, Belrose. L. I., N. Y.; Floyd Weber, Brooklyn, N. Y. Cambria Theatres Company, Inc., to operate theatres and places of amusement of all kinds, listing capital of $25,000. Incorporators : Emile Bonnot, L. M. Taby and J. A. Lauridsen, New York City. Fox Place Corporation, to conduct theatres, etc., listing capital of $1,000. Incorporators: Vincent W. Westrup, New York ; Edward S. Williams, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; Arthur W. Britton, West Orange, N. J. Inter-Racial Photo-Plays, Inc., to deal in motion pictures of all kinds, listing capital of $100,000 and 1,000 shares, no par value. Incorporators : M. M. Lucey, H. I. Brown and L. S. Dorsey, Wilmington, Del. National Screen Accessories, to deal in literary works, listing capital of $300,000 and 450 shares, no par value. Incorporators : C. S. Peabbles, L. H. Herman and Walter Lenz, Wilmington, Del. Henry T. Neumann Research, Inc., to deal in motion picture films, listing capital of 2,500 shares, no par value. Incorporators : Jesse E. Langsdorf , Woodmere, N. Y. ; Murray Rosof, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; Helen Keena, Bronx, N. Y. Control Corporation of America, to operate theatres and engage in realty operations of any character, listing capital stock of 500 shares, no par value. Incorporators : Eva M. Kelley, Dorothy H. Carey and Bessie Crosson, Wilmington, Del. Telephone Management Company, to operate radio, cable, telephone and telegraph lines, etc., listing capital of $10,000. Incorporators : C. S. Peabbles, L. G. Herman and B. R. Jones, Wilmington, Del. The American Broadcasting System, WMCA Building, New York City, increased its capital from $10,000 to $15,000. Incorporated in August were the following : Lichtman Theatres, Inc., to manage and operate theatres and amusement enterprises, listing capital stock of 100 shares, no par value. The incorporators arc A. E. Lichtman, E. J. Haley and W. E. Cumberland of Washington, D. C. American World Theatres, incorporated to do a general export and import business, listing capital stock of 6,000 shares, no par value. The incorporators are C. S. Peabbles, Walter Lenz and B. R. Jones of Wilmington. National Recording Studios, Inc., to deal in talking devices of all kinds, listing capital of $2,500 and 500 shares, no par value. The incorporators are J. Vernon Pimm, Albert G. Bauer of Philadelphia and R. L. Spurgeon of Wilmington. Transcontinental Amusement Corporation, to do a general financial business, listing capital stock of 1,000 shares, no par value. The incorporators are C. S. Peabbles, B. R. Jones and W. T. Hobson of Wilmington. National States Operating Corporation, to operate theatres and other places of amusement, listing capital stock of 1,000 shares, no par value. The incorporators are B. R. Jones, Walter Lenz and C. S. Peabbles of Wilmington. Winnek Stereocropic Processes, incorporated to deal in motion pictures, photographs, portraits, etc., listing capital stock of 1,000 shares, no par value. The incorporators are H. George Carroll, Vincent W. Quinn and Charles F. Bailey of New York City. Columbia Films of India, Ltd., to deal in motion picture films, etc., listing a capital of $10,000. Incorporators : Max Seligman of New York City; Richard Philpitt, Belrose, L. I.; Floyd Weber, Brooklyn.