Independent Exhibitors Film Bulletin (Sep 1935 - Aug 1936)

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1936 1 1 I STAND CONDEMNED BOXOFFICE RATING SPY DRAMA . . . Unknown foreign cast in a heavy and rather slow-moving war spy yarn . . . Will not draw or please average American audiences . . . Fine performance by Bauer only selling angle . . . Rates • + generally; better in arty spots. United Artists Release 7 5 Minutes Henry Bauer . . . Penelope Dudley Ward . . . Lawrence Olivier . . . Athene Seyler Directed by Anthony Asquith This stands very little chance for boxoffice success in this country. It is distinctly foreign and not an outstanding picture by any means. Apparently it was hoped that it could be sold to American audiences on the strength of the excellent performance by Henry Bauer, an outstanding character actor, but there is not enough merit to the production to warrant the expectations of its success. It is routine, old-fashioned spy melodrama, accented by the impressive acting of Bauer. He is always fascinating, and rates the comparisons with Emil Jannings. However, he will have to wait until he makes his appearance in a more generally appealing American film before he wins recognition from any considerable audience here. "I Stand Condemned" will serve best purpose as part of a dual bill with a comedy. On its own, it will not be able to get average grosses. PLOT: Olivier, Russian army officer, meets Penelope Ward in the hospital where she is a nurse She is bethrothed to Bauer, rich grain merchant, and an intense hatred is born between the two men when Bauer realizes Olivier has become his rival for the girl. After the two men gamble, Olivier owes his enemy a huge sum, which Bauer demands paid within three days. Olivier uses a spy to help him get the money to meet the debt, but when the latter's quarters are raided, Olivier is implicated and arrested. Bauer is faced with making a decision that will save his rival's life and cost him the girl, or allow the other man to go to his death, although he knows he is innocent He decides to sacrifice li is love because he understands that she loves Olivier. AD TIPS: Sell Bauer as the greatest character actor since Emil farmings — and greater. The title is a strong one and the press book offers much virile copy that should be utilized in program, herald and newsl>apcr advertising. Your ability to put over Bauer will decide your results on this picture. BARTON. New West Philly Theatre Albert M. Greenfield negotiated a real estate deal yesterday for parties undisclosed whereby a lot was obtained from the Pennsylvania Railroad at 62nd and Woodland Avenue upon which a theatre will subsequently be erected. SUBJECTS FROM PHILLY By Nonamaker WEEK'S HODGE PODGE — The midget auto races in the city owned stadium arc badly effecting business in the South Philly houses . . . BEN FUTTERMAN has the Community Theatre Morrisville, Pa. . . . SID BLOOMFIELD now managing the Bell, 31st and Wharton Streets and still on the job at National-Penn Print . . . 'Nookie' BECKETT'S wife to the hospital for appendectomy . . . Aldine to close after Democratic Convention . . . CHARLIE STIEFEL (Mr. President) takes over the Brunswick and will completely refurbish before reopening it . . . HILDINGER's Victory, Trenton, N. J., closed . . . Rumor has a SAM VARBALO-DAVE SHAPIRO merger on the fire . . . DAN (Peerless) HEENAN has a flock of nice-look ing features in . . . MURRAY BEIER appropriated an Annheuser-Busch Brewing Company painting of 'Custer's Last Stand' for exchange window display on this new serial . . . SID STANLEY on vacation for a few weeks until he begins work prior to Fay's reopening under his own management . . . Jackson, Lebanon, Pa. cuts admission to 10c for adults and 6c for kids . . . Warner's, Atlantic City, re-opens June 19th .. . "Great Ziegfeld" at r.oad show scales goes into Apollo, A. C. on same date ... We wonder who eventually will pay for that luncheon the Broadway Hotel prepared for CHAS. SEGALL and which everybody "forgot" . . . DAVE BARRIST recovered from sinus ailment which kept him away from the Allied Convention . . . HERB GIVEN looking cheerful over G-B prospects for next season . . . EMO (you remember him!) ties-in with Phila. Daily News whereby readers can have mailed to them for the asking copy of his MovieBroadcast, a fan mag in tab form . . . The FELT's have given the Bluebird a bright new front . . . OSCAR NEUFELD out of town on a swing around the Horlacher circuit . . . "Private Number" gets a fourth week at the Fox, which incidentally, is still under the A. R. Boyd management . . . Nothing has happened so far on the converting of the FoxLocust into a local Paradise . . . And nothing is set as yet for the Shubert altho burlesk activity can be expected there in the fall . . . Several exchanges are handling a flock of n. c. ad reels. They get a small % for distributing and theatres are glad to get them, because the advertising is cleverly concealed and they save the price of a single reel . . . And if you ever wondered why Warner houses stopped co-operative merchant give-aways ask the legal department about the suit brought and won by a couple married on one of their neighborhood theatrestages and who were promised lots of nice thing' which they didn't get — so they sued for them and Warner's had to cash in! . . . Ask me the name of the notorious columnist on a trade sheet who got married last Saturday, Yippee! . . . BILL GOLDMAN, HARRY BIBEN and HARRY WAXMAN spotted breakfasting on the N. Y. train Monday morning . . . JOE ENGEL led his Universal crew to the convention in N. Y. on the same train . . . The local Republic crew don't hesitate to say they're work ing for a great guy— HERMAN GLUCKMAN ... 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