Exhibitors Daily Review and Motion Pictures Today (Jul-Dec 1930)

Exhibitors DAILY REVIEW and Motion Pictures TODAY, TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1930 D A \ LY^a’ E V I E VV MOTION PICTURES TODAir Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. Published Daily Eicept Sunday ARTHUR JAMES. Editor and Publisher JAMES A. CRON, General Manager I.F.ONARD MITCHILL, News Editor Executive and Editorial Offices, 25 West 43td etraet. New York, Telephone Bryant 5224. West Coast Manager, Ray Murray, 1738 Garheld Place, Hollywood, California. Teleohone 4673 Hempstead. London office and correspondent; Samuel Harris, “The Cinema". 80 Wardour Street. London W. 1. Entered as second class matter January 4th, 1926, under Act of March 3, 1879. Pub lished and copyright by Picture Publishers, Inc. Printed by Cline Printing Corp.. New York. Subscription rates including postage per yc^r. United States and Canada. $10; Foreign. $15; single copies. 10c. MAIN STREET On the Oraiitl CenlTal Fish anti (TuHMler and Foiintrj (’luh cruise, aboard the yacht Jumbo, the “biggest lish” honor went to Mark jjuesfiier — Bruce Uallop caught the most and Hyatt Daah demonstrated exceptional piscatorial prowness * * jtie Jumbo sails out ot Westport and preys on the ash of Long Island Sound, good and plenty * * * Ben Atwell, press agent extroidinaire, and the beau brummel of advance men, looks over United Artists artistic papei * * * Bill Besinond who can go way back when two reelers were features, reminiscing in front of the Palace * * * Kddie Corbett recounting experiences in Hannibal, Mo. * * * Speaking of “Buck” Uailop — he gathered in two more ribbons with his saddle blue bloods at the Stamford Horse show * * * remember when Fort Lee was abuzz with megaphones * * * and Fatty Arbuckle was di recting at the old Fox studio across the river * * * Whatever became of Loali Baird * * * remember when Ben Lyon was playing extras with Johnny Dooley in the old church, turned studio, on 56th street * * * and Francis X. Bushman was the fair-haired boy at the old Metro studio overlooking Central Park (if one had a periscope) * * * Mike Simmons better hurry back to his work or scribes will miss a lot of high class chow * * * rumor has it that sound eventually will bring major film production to the Big Town * * * Hollywood papers please copy * * * STOCK MARKET Monday, July 28, 1930 Paramount F-L ... 61% 6114 — 14 Warner Bros 38 39 — 3% Fox Film “A” 4714 48 — % Loew’s Inc 75 75% K-A-0 Pre II21/2 112% + % Radio K-0 327/8 33y8 — 7/8 Pathe Exchange ... 4% 4% — 14 M-G-M Pre 25% 25% — Vz Con. F. Ind 19 1/2 191/2 — % Con. F. Ind. Pre... 20% 20% — 14 Curl) Market Columbia Piet 42% 42% -f3% Fox Theatre “A”., 10 101/2 -f 14 Nat. Screen — . 31% 31% — % ‘0, SAILOR BEHAVE’, SCORES HIT AT WEST COAST^RJMIERE HOLLYWOOD BUREAU — “Oh Sailor Behave!” Warner Bros, comedy special featuring Olsen and Johnson, which opened at Warner Bros. Hollywood Theatre here was accorded an enthusiastic reception by critics and public. Leading nervspapers w'rote: Los Angeles Times: “The comedy of Olsen and Johnson proves rough and ready, laughable entertainment.” Los Angeles Examiner: “‘Oh Sailor Behave ’ makes up in laughter and fun what the loving revue may possibly lack.” Los Angeles Evening World: “Olsen and Johnson, those idiotic visitors from vaudeville, contribute considerable mirth.” Los Angeles Record: “Polished, deft and wholly amusing.” Hollywood News: “A hilarious comedy.” Hollywood Citizen : “Lots of comedy, and those vaudeville de.ights, Olsen and Johnson.” Hollywood News: “A tuneful, romantic and humorous tale . . . replete with good music, good singing and hilarious fun provided by that vaudeville pair, Olsen and Johnson.” program which will be of about two hours’ duration. The opening program presents the current Fox and Universal Newsreels; two Vitaphone shorts; James Barton in a dramatic sketch; “How’s My Baby,” a Educational featuring T. Roy Barnes; a Mickey Mouse cartoon; “Where the Sun Plays”, a one-reel color novelty, “Song of the Builders,” RADIO SIGNS JANNEY FOR JUVENILE LEAD William Janney has been signed tor the juvenile lead opposite iRchard Dix in Radio Picture’s “The Losing Game” which Lowell Sherman is directing. “NEW MOON” PLAYERS Nina Quartern and Babe London are new additions to M-G-M’s “New Moon” cast. EXTRAS TO PROFIT WHEN “CIMARRON” STARTS AT RKO HOLLYWOOD BUREAU.— Radio Pictures wdll spend $400,000, it is estimated by studio officials, to engage extras alone, for the filming of “Cimarron”, adapted from Edga Ferber’s novel of the same title. It is estimated 5,000 extras will take part in the land rush, one of the high lights in the story. CO-ED WITH PATHE Elinor Millard, pretty stage actress who is about to make her film debut in “Beyond Victory”, for Pathe ( has a right to write the letters B.A. after her name. Miss Millard was given this degree when she graduated from the University of California with the class of 1927. a sound film of skyscraper construction and a sound film of the music of Beethoven. ALL-STAR CAST Ralph Morgan, Marjorie Gateson and Robert Middlemass have the leading roles in the recently completed Vitaphone Varieties, “Excuse the Pardon.” be housed in a new building on the opposite of the laboratory building. Insurance underwriters, after an inspection of the plans, pronounced the fireproofing that will be made, one of the best for inflamable materials. Two new sound stages also will be constructed. They will be approximately 150 square feet each, of reinforced concrete and soundproof mineral wool interiors. Workmen will work in continuous shifts to complete the stages in the record time of three weeks. THE BROADWAY SHOP WINDOW “GOOD IXTEXTIOXS” (Roxy) The Fox picture at the “Roxy” — “Good Intentions” is another one of those gentlemen gang pictures with a night club atmosphere. There is little or nothing about the picture that distinguishes it from its predecessors or in fact makes it other than a commonplace and improbable piece. This goes for both the story itself and its treatment. Edmund Lowe is featured with Margarette Churchill and Regis Toomey. Their performances are entirely satisfactory in a rather routine manner but ’it must be considered that all in all “Good Intentions” is pretty thin entertainment. C. G. ^‘DAWN PATROL” STAR BALLYHOO ARTIST V. Stewart, manager of the First National exchange in Portland, Ore., is responsible for a publicity idea which was carried through by the advertising department of the Paramount Theatre in Portland before the run of “The Dawn Patrol” at that house. A wire addressed to the employees of some fifty of the most important industrial concerns in Portland was sent by Richard Barthelmess. These messages were conspicuously placed on bulletin boards which the employees passed going to and from work. The wire, on Western Union blanks, read: “Never in my long career has it been my pleasure to act in such a tremendous picture as ‘The Dawn Patrol’ which I understand opens your Paramount theatre Saturday, July 19. There are more thrills, suspense, romance in this picture than any previous, thanks to John Monk Saunders who wrote the story. Hoping all of you can see this picture.” Richard Barthelmess “SQUEALER” IN WORK With the signing of Zazu Pitts and Robert Ellis for Columbia’s “The Squealer”, under the direction of Harry .loe Brown, the company went on location. Jack Holt and Dorothy Revier are the featured players in this authentic action drama, which depicts life on the old Barbary Coast and is an adaptation of the famous stge ply of the same title. DEMILLE STARTS WORK ON “THE SQUAW MAN” Cecil DeMill els working on a talking version of a former success, “The Squaw Man” at M-G-M. RIDE ’EM COWBOY! Tom and Hank MacFarlane, world’s champion juvenile trick riders, are featured in the new Pathe western feature, “Pardon My Gun.” ’ “Originators of Danish Pastry’ ^ RESTAURANT : 711 SEVENTH AVENUE at 47th STREET NEW YORK CITY FAMOUS FOOD AT SENSIBLE PRICES nf ITC ni A TI? luncheons -After Theatre SpecialtiesOi^UCi I^LiA I El.— DINNERSj Best Cake and Pastry in Town Present this Id. for a Free Samoie of “Gerlner's” Original Danish Pastry to lake home Wallack^s Now *Shorts* House (Continued from page 1) -v U’ TO SPEND $1,000,000 ON BUILDING PROGRAM (Continued from page 1)