The Film Daily (1934)

THE -a&H DAILY Saturday, April 7, 1934 Vol. LXV, No. 81 Sat., April 7, 1934 5 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE : Editor and Publisher Published daily except Sundays and Holidays at 1650 Broadway, New York, N. V.. by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President, Editor and Publisher ; Donald M. Mersereau, Secretary-Treasurer and General Manager; Arthur W. Eddy, Associate Editor; Don Carle Gillette, Managing Editor. Entered as second class matter, May 21, 1918, at the post-office at New York. N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1379. Terms (Postage free) United States outside of Greater New York $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, 1650 Broadway, New York. N. Y.. Phone, Circle 7-4736, 7-4737, 7-4738, 7-47.*9. Cable Address: Filmdav, New York. Hollywood, California— Ralph Wilk. 6425 Hollywood Blvd.. Phone Granite 6607. London — Ernest \V. Fredman, The Film Renter. 89-91 Wardour St., W. I. Berlin— Lichtbildbuehne, Friedrichstrasse. 225. Paris— P. A. Harle. La rmpmntnerarmie Francaise, Rue de la Courdes-Noues, 19. FINANCIAL NEW YORK STOCK MARKET High Low Close N:t Ch3. Am. Seat 5 5 Columbia Picts. vtc. 31 29^ Con. Fm. Ind 43^ 41/4 Con. Fm. Ind. pfd.. 16'/4 16 East. Kodak 88 Vi 87 1/4 East. Kodak pfd. .136 136 5 3058 + 438 416 — 88 1/2 + 136 + 1538 — 3338 — 5>/2 — 31/4 — 19'2 — 333 — 38 + 7'2 — 24 + Vl Fox Fm. "A". . I53/4 1538 Loew's, Inc 34'/8 3338 Paramount ctfs 5% 5Vi Pathe Exch 3 1/4 3'/4 do "A" 19/2 19 RKO 31/2 31 4 Univ. Pict. pfd 38 3b Warner Bros 7% 738 do ptd 24 24 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Technicolor 8 8 8 Trans-Lux 2l/4 2'g 2''4+ vg NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40 . 1034 9'8 10 1/4 — Vi Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40 ctfs. 9'2 9/2 9]2— V* Keith A-0 6s46 67 67 67 + 2V4 Loew 6s 41 ww. ... 99 99 99 Paramount 6s47 ctfs. 50 49>/4 49'/4 — Par. By. 5>/2s51 . . . 3634 3634 3634 Par. 5Vis50 ctfs 50 50 50 Pathe 7s37 93 93 93 + Warner's 6s39 6238 60*4 6ZI/4 + N. Y. PRODUCE EXCHANGE SECURITIES Para. Publix 5*8 51/2 5% — THE INDUSTRY'S DATE BOOK Today: Monogram Pictures convention. Ambassador Hotel. Atlantic City. Today: Monogram annual sales convention. Hotel Ambassador, Atlantic City, N. J. Today: Federation of M. P, Industry meeting, Atlantic City. N. J. April 9: Independent Theater Owners of Ohio meeting. Netherland-Plaza Hotel, Cincinnati. 1 P.M. All-Color for Powers Program in 1934-35 COR the 1934-35 season Celebrity Productions will make at least 19 cartoons, all in color. Thirteen of these will be a r.econd series of Powers ComiColor Cartoon; and six will be a first series of a new line of "Thrill" cartoons, the title of which will be announced later. The new "Powers ComiColor" series will all be adaptations of world-famous fairy tales and universally known folklore fantasies, with symphonic musical backgrounds. The subject matter for the six "Thrill" cartoons is now being especially prepared and no announcement of its nature will be made until at least two subjects have been completed. For 1934-35 all of Celebrity's product will be released on the independent market. H arry Cohn who is Columbia Pictures (Continued from Page 1 i will soon put in work. It is hard to look elsewhere than the team of Cohn-Capra, his ace director, for the commercial production championship. Harry Cohn. Born showman. The boy who came from nowhere and made good entirely upon his own. St. Louis Theater Plan Taken Under Advisement St. Louis — Federal Judge Davis yesterday took under advisement whether he will permit two interveningpetitions in the original receivership involving the Ambassador, Grand Central and Missouri theaters. The bondholders protective committee sponsoring the Snyder-Koplar reorganization plan will file briefs in support of their opposition to the petitions in the next several days. Warner Bros, are backing the fight of the prospective intervenors. Pending the court's ruling on these petitions the reorganization plans have not yet come before Judge Davis for action. New Head for Amkino Miss A. Kuznetzova, president of Amkino, said yesterday that M. Gordiev, who has just arrived in New York from Moscow, will succeed her Monday as the directing head of Amkino activities in this country. Miss Kuznetzova will remain in New York for several months to acquaint Gordiev with the workings of the Amkino office before returning to Moscow. Gordiev has been associated with motion picture production in Moscow. Hear Para. Landlords' Claims Claims aggregating $484,013 filed by two theater landlords against Paramount Publix were considered at a creditors' meeting yesterday at the office of Referee Henry K. Davis. Definite decision was postponed on claims for $366,704 and $30,000 from Stanley C. Warrick of Palm Beach. In connection with the claim of Anderson Theatrcal Enterprises. Anderson, Ind., it was indicated that the trustees intend to contest the move and testimony will be taken soon in Louisville. The meeting adjourned until May 11. New Contract for Monckton Hoffe N, of THE FILM D Hollywood — M-G-M has signed Monckton Hoffe, British playwright. to a new long-term contract. Rosenblatt Not in Favor Of Reopening Vaude Code Division Administrator Sol A. Rosenblatt will not at the present time recommend to the President any revision of the vaudeville labor provisions of the motion picture code, he indicated yesterday in a report to the Code Authority. Effecting of any changes in the code would necessarily involve reopening of the entire code. Rosenblatt's report was made following his study of information obtained by a Code Authority committee which is understood to have recommended modification of a number of the vaudeville clauses. Coming and Going ERICH POMMER, Fox associate produce cbrcod, arrives in New York on Tuesday aboar the He de France. He will visit Hollywood. JCHN MITCHELL, coast representative fo Tower magazines, arrives in New York earl next week. BURTON HOLMES sails from New York t< night on the Eurcpa for the other side. ARCH SELWYN sailed yesterday on th. Eerengaria for Europe. LIONEL BRAHAM, English actor, sailed fo London yesteiday on the American Banker. HOWARD S. CULLMAN of the Roxy his returned from Albany, where he spoke bctcn the State Legislature. JCHN D. CLARK left New York yesterday tor a vacation in Florida. RENEE CARROLL has gone to Atlantic Cit) for a brief vacation. NATE BLUMBERG left yesterday for Toronto Poli Circuit Elects Board of directors of Poli-New England circuit yesterday elected the following officers: president, Nicholas M. Schenck; vice-presidents, David Bernstein and A. C. Blumenthal; treasurer, S. Z. Poli; secretary Leopold Friedman. Session took place at the Loew office. New York. No plans are at present contemplated for taking over the circuit, it was stated at Loew's. Expect "Roxy" Announcement Although Samuel L. "Roxy" Rothafel had "nothing to say" yesterday with regard to his return as managing director of the Roxy, information has reached the Film Daily to the effect that the impresario will officially announce his return to the Seventh Ave. theater within the next week. "Roxy" and his gang are the feature of the Paramount stage show this week. Bert Gillette Joins Van Beuren Bert Gillette, formerly a director of animation for Walt Disney, has joined the Van Beuren Corp. as head of the animated cartoon department. Tom Howard Comedy Starts Tues. A new Tom Howard comedy, the fourth in the comedian's starring series of six for Educational Pictures, goes into production Tuesday at the Astoria Studios. Al Christie will produce and direct the comedy which has not yet been titled. George Shelton, who always appears as Howard's foil, will again play that role. Czech Talker Shown First public presentation of a Czechoslovakian dialogue feature took place this week at the Rex theater in East 67th St. The picture has English titles. Another by "Rothschild" Author George Hembert Westley, authoi of the play on which 20th Century! "Rothschild" is based, has writtei another, "The Belle of Baltimore,' which is now being read in Holly wood. Westley, a quiet elderly mar who writes gag's for the "Bostoi Transcript," originally sold "Roths, child" to Warners as an Arliss vehicle. When Arliss left thai company and joined 20th Century, the script was sold to the latter, with Nunally Johnson as signed to do the adaptation, anc the orginal author was forgotter until he was dug up by Al Selig while in Boston to handle the open ing campaign for the picture. Villa's Daughter at Premiere Celia Villa, daughter of Panchc Villa, arrives in New York on Monday to appear at the Criterion in connection with the opening of MG-M's "Viva Villa." She is 19 years old and M-G-M believes she has screen possibilities. "Hollywood Party" Premiere Atlanta — M-G-M's "Hollywood Party" will have its world premiere April 20 at the Grand. The film was directed by Harry Rapf and Howard Dietz. Walter Winchell Gavin Gordon Neal Hart Mary Pickford Yola D'Avril Victor Schcrtzinger Fred Levy, Jr.