The Film Daily (1937)

Vol. 71, No. 130 Fri., June 4, 1937 10 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE : Publisher CHESTER B. BAHN :::::: Editor DONALD M. MERSEREAU General Manager Pulilished daily except Sundays and Holiday at 1501 Broadway, New York, N. Y by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W Alicoate, President and Publisher; Don aid M. Mersereau, Secretary Treasurer Arthur W. Eddy, Associate Editor. En tered as second class matter, May 21, 1918, at the post-office at New York, N. Y. under the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States outside of Greater New Vork $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscriber should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1501 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Phone, BRyant 9-7117, 9-7118, 9-7119, 9-7120, 9-7121. Cable Address: Filmday, New York. Hollywood, California— Ralph Wilk, 6425 Hollywood Blvd., Phone Granite 6607. London — Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 127-133 Wardour St., W. I. Berlin — Lichtbildbuehne. Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris— P. A. Harle, La Cinematographie Francaise, Rue de la Courdes-Noues, 19. FINANCIAL NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. 253/4 251/2 2514 + V4 Am. Seat Columbia Picts. vtc. Columbia Picts. pfd.. Con. Fm. Ind Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. . East. Kodak do pfd Gen. Th. Eq Loew's, Inc do pfd Paramount Paramount 1st pfd.. Paramount 2nd pfd.. Pathe Film RKO 20th Century-Fox 20th Century-Fox pfd. Univ. Pict. pfd Warner Bros do pfd 31/4 31/4 31/4 + 1/8 169 168 168 24 24 24 + 1/2 80% 783/4 803/s + 17/8 187/s 18 1/4 183/4 + ' i/8 129 129 129 — 61/4 171/2 17 173/8 + 5/8 73/8 7 71/4 + y4 8V8 77/s 8 371/s 365/s 37 + 3/8 I31/2 13 133/s + 1/4 BOND MARKET NEW YORK Keith A-0 6s46 .... Loew 6s41ww Para. B'way 3s55 . . Para. Picts. 6s55 . Para. Picts. cv. 3i/2s47 RKO 6s41 .... Warner's 6s39 991/4 991/4 991/4 68 68 68 1001/g 100 100 91 1/4 91 91 '/4 ••• 1141/2 114l/2 1141/2 + IV2 953/s 95 953/8 J % NEW YORK CURB MARKET Columbia Picts. vtc Grand National 23/8 2'/4 2'/4 — Sonotone Corp 1% 1% 1% ■■ Technicolor 273,4 27/8 27i/2 — Trans-Lux Universal Ficts N Y. OVER-THE-COUNTER STOCK MARKET Bid Asked Pathe Film 7 pfd 93 96 Fox Thea. Bldg. 6y2s 1st '36 ... . 12 13 Loew's Thea. Bldg. 6s 1st '47... 96i/4 973/4 Met. Playhouse, Inc. 5s '43 66 68 Roxy Thea. Bldg. 6V4s 1st '43 54 56 Allied of N. J. to Hear Convention Report June 10 Next meeting of Allied Theaters of New Jersey is planned for the Hotel Berkeley-Carteret, Asbury Park, Thursday, with luncheon at 1 p. m. A report will be submitted on the annual convention held at Milwaukee last week. THE ■<MH DAILY Friday, June 4, 1937 if 25th Film Daily Golf Tournament Here is my entry and $10.00 for the Film Golf Tournament to be held Wednesday, June 9, 1937 at the Elmsford Country Club, White Plains, N. Y. (ENTRY FEE WILL BE $12.00 IF PAID AT TOURNAMENT) Name Address THE COMMITTEE: Jack Alicoate, Chairman; Don M. Mersereau, Secretary; Ralph Rolan, S. Charles Einfeld, Ted Curtis, and Max A. Cohen. Fill In And Mail To THE FILM DAILY, 1501 Broadway, N. Y. C. Northwest Allied Elects Paul Mans Secretary-Treas. Minneapolis — Paul Mans of Minneapolis was elected secretary-treasurer of Allied Theater Owners of the Northwest at the final session of its annual convention yesterday. Comprising the board of directors for the ensuing year are Daniel Gilman, George Granstrum, both of St. Paul, Oscar Waumpner and Paul Mans, both of Minneapolis, George G. Baker of Britton, S. D., J. L. Anderson of Plankington, S. D., Bill Galvier of Faribault, Minn., Roy McMann of Superior, Wis., Don Buckley of Redwood Falls, Minn., Andy Anderson of Detroit Lake, Minn., E. L. Peasley of Stillwater, Minn., and Bill Gowan of Ortonville, Minn. The executive Council includes Al Steffes, who was elected president at Tuesday's session, Peasley and Granstrum. The meeting voted to refrain from buying pictures on a percentage basis. Anti-Bank Night Writ Will be Asked in Omaha Monday Lincoln, Neb. — Assistant Attorney General Robinson yesterday served notice on the Omaha Motion Picture Exhibitors Association that Monday morning he will ask the Supreme Court for a temporary injunction against Bank Night which will forbid the practice until Supreme Court can pass on Judge Fred Messmore's Beatrice decision that it constitutes a lottery. 20th-Fox Conventioneers End Meet, Start for Home West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Conventioneers of 20th Century-Fox start the long trek home today, with the New York delegation scheduled to reach Gotham on Tuesday. Visitors put in yesterday at the studio, Shirley Temple functioning as the official hostess. There was a luncheon in the studio cafe at noon, while last night the sales force put on the dog at a formal dance at the Ambassador Cocoanut Grove. RCA Photophone to Handle Acousticon Seat Phones M-G-M to Release Nine During Summer Months M-G-M yesterday announced nine pix for summer release, topped by "Captains Courageous", which has been roadshown. List embraces "Parnell", "A Day at the Races", "The Emperor's Candlesticks"; "Broadway Melody of 1938"; "Married Before Breakfast", "Umbrella Man", "General Hospital" and Hal Roach's "Topper". RCA Photophone has entered into an agreement with Dictograph Products Co. to handle the Acousticon Seat Phones on a non-exclusive basis for theaters, churches, auditoriums and other such establishments. According to Dan D. Halpin, vice president of Dictograph Products Co., Warner Bros, has standardized on RCA theater phones for their national circuit, and as a result of profitable installations already made in other leading circuits, this year will witness a large expansion in the theater phone field. Paramount to Release 11 Before Advent of August Tentative release dates has been set by Paramount covering a period up to Aug. 1. Schedule is as follows: Today, "Hotel Haywire"; June 11, "Great Gambini"; June 18, "Mountain Music" and "North of the Rio Grande"; June 25, "Midnight Madonna"; July 2, "Last Train from Madrid"; and "Forlorn River"; July 9, "Wild Money"; July 16, "Exclusive"; July 23, "Rustlers' Valley" and July 30, "Easy Living." Republic Regional Meet On San Francisco — Republic regional sales meet gets under way here today with J. J. Milstein, sales chief, presiding. Coming and GohHe/ MITCHELL WOLFSON is in New York frorrj Miami. JIMMIE SAVO returned to New York yesterday from Europe and leaves for the CoaslJ in two weeks. FRED LANGE is in New York from Pari: and leaves for Hollywood shortly. CHARLES B. COCHRAN, English producer, has arrived in New York from London foi; an extended visit. GLORIA SWANSON leaves today for the! Coast. LIBBY HOLMAN sails from England next Wed-j nesday for New York. REG WILSON, GB's special sales representative, arrives today in Boston from New Yorkj via New Haven. NEIL HAMILTON, screen actor, recently ar rived from England, left New York yesterday for Hollywood. MILTON WEISS of M-G-M flies to the Coast today; expected to be gone a month. BARNEY BALABAN, MRS. BALABAN and! JOHN HICKS, JR. are on the Queen Mary, due here on Monday. RALPH A. KOHN, who is now in New York, leaves Tuesday returning to the Coast. DOROTHY PARKER and ALAN CAMPBELL leave New York tomorrow for the Coast by plane. DOUGLAS LOTHERINGTON, RKO Radio Australian manager, flew in yesterday from the Coast. NAT LEVINE leaves today for Culver, Tnd., to attend the graduation of his son from Culver Military Academy. GENE BUCK, Ascap president, and LOUIS D. FROHL1CH, Ascap counsel, returned yesterday from Lansing, Mich. DON HANCOCK leaves for the coast next week to attend the RKO Radio convention. FRED A. MARSHALL, RKO Radio western public relations representative, has left for the Coast. DAN D. HALPIN, vice president of Dictograph Products, arrives Monday in New York. Grand National Sets Dates of 11 for Summer Release Edward J. Peskay, vice president in charge of distribution, announces the following schedule of Grand National summer releases: June 18, "Bank Alarm"; June 25, "Sweetheart of the Navy"; July 2, "Riders of the Rockies"; July 9, "The Shadow Strikes"; July 16, "Boots of Destiny"; July 23, "Rendezvous in the Alps"; July 30, "Small Town Boy"; Aug. 6, "Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen"; Aug. 13, "Love Takes Flight . ; Aug. 20, "King of the Sierras"; Aug. 27, "Trailing Trouble". 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