The Film Daily (1934)

THE Monday, June 4, 193 Vol. LXV, No. 129 Mon, June 4, 1934 5 Cents •OHN W. AUCOATE Editor and Publisher Published daily except Sundays and Holidays at 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y., 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, 1879. 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 Broadwav, New York, N. Y.. Phone, Circle 7-4736. 7-4737, 7-4738, 7-4739. Cable Address: Filmdav, New York. Holly wood, California— Ralph Wilk. 6425 Holly wood Blvd., Phone Granite 6607. LondonErnest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 89-91 Wardour St., W. I. Berlin— I. ichthildbuehne. Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris— P. A. Harle, La Cinematographic Francaise, Rue de la Courtes-Noues, 19. M) OU* MJtT FINANCIAL NEW YORK STOCK MARKET (QUOTATIONS AS OF SATURDAY) Net High Low Close Chg. Columbia Picts. vtc. 32l/2 315/g 315/8 — 1 s/s Con. Fm. Ind. pfd... 15'/2 15'/8 15'/2 East. Kodak pfd... 140 140 140 +2 Fox Fm. "A" 13'/2 13/2 ™Vl Loew's, Inc 31 30y2 31 do pfd 95 95 95 +1 Paramount ctfs 43/8 4'/4 43/g Pathe Exch 2>/2 IVi 2'/2 — i/8 do "A" 203/4 201/4 203/4 + l/4 RKO 2% 27/8 2% Univ. Pict. pfd 38 38 38 Warner Bros 5'/g 5i/2 55/s NEW YORK CURB MARKET • Technicolor 10y2 10y4 IOI/4 — Vs Trans-Lux 1 '/2 V/2 '14 — Vs NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40 . 8 73/4 73/4 — l/4 Loew 6s 41 ww 993/4 99S/8 99% Par. — 5'/2s50 ctfs.. 48% 48% 48% — 1/4 Warner's 6s39 .... 57 Vi 56'/2 56 Vi — 1 Pamphlet on MPTOA Convention A pamphlet reviewing: the actions of the recent M. P. T. O. A. convention at Los Angeles has been issued by President Ed Kuykendall. COMING SOON 11 "Beast of Borneo Produced in WIERDKST Actual Sound TRIAXfiLK and Dialogue KVER FILMED! An Exploitation Feature Special' DuWoRLD PlCTUPE*/ 729 SEVENTH AVENUE (WMM DuWo«iit P.n KNWMMNEW9N • The Broadway Parade • Picture Distributor Theater Little Man, What Now? Universal Music Hall The Key Warner Bros Strand Born to Be Bad United Artists Rivoli Viva Villa!' M-G-M Capitol Now I'll Tell <2nd week) Fox Roxy Hollywood Party (2nd week) M-G-M Rialto Sorrell and Son (2nd week) United Artists Mayfair Channel Crossing (2nd week) Gaumont-British 55th St Playhouse Little Miss Marker (3rd week! Paramount Paramount Beyond Bengal (3rd week) Showmen's Pictures Gaiety Stingaree* • RKO Center He Was Her Man*0 Warner Bros Capitol ♦ TWO-A-DAY RUN ♦ House of Rothschild (12th week) United Artists Astor ♦ FOREIGN DIALOGUE PICTURES ♦ 1905 ... Iza Neni Amkino Acme Hunnia Film Co Tobis ♦ FUTURE OPENINGS ♦ Heart Song (June 5) Fox 55th St. Playhouse Witching Hour (June 6)** Paramount Center Fog Over Frisco (June 6) First National Strand Sisters Under the Skin (June 7) Columbia Music Hall World in Revolt (June 8) Mentone Rialto Men in White (June 8) M-G-M Capitol Many Happy Returns (June 8) Paramount Paramount Such Women Are Dangerous (June 8) . . Fox Roxy Are We CivilizedPf Raspin Rivoli Follows Criterion two-a-day run. '' Subsequent runs. t Follows Born to Be Bad. New Orleans Zoning Plan Receiving Further Study New Orleans — Charges and counter-charges marked the open meeting called by the zoning board to gather data on the present svstem, which has been approved by the board subiect to study. Of 15 complaints filed, all but one were against the 60-day subsequent run clearance granted United Theaters. Exhibitors seem to have centered attacks on United and Guy Brown, exchange manager, who was called upon to explain availability of pictures. E. ■T. Myrick. United manager, said he would abolish prizes if independent* would. Henry Lazarus. Allied secretary, said premiums had resulted from present clearance and nothing could be done until the clearance i* adjusted. Chairman H. S. McLeod dosed the meeting with promise of an impartial study in 30 days. Seek New Para. Referee Paramount trustees will move within the next few weeks to obtain substitution of John E. Joyce as referee to succeed Oscar W. Ehrhorn, who is leaving for a vacation. Joyce will serve to Aug. 6, when Henry K. Davs, who has been ill, is expected to resume as referee. Orders asking the expunging of claims totaling $2,211,475 filed against Paramount by the Broadway and Twentieth Properties. Inc., lessee* of the Paramount Theater, Oakland. Cal.. were received Saturday by Ehrhorn. The dropping of the claims is part of the recently completed Fox West Coast agreement. All Code Committees to Meet Virtually all Code Authority committees will meet before the next session of the body next Friday. AL CHRISTIE arrives in New York this m ing from a coast vacation and will start I immediately at Eastern Service Studios on p arations for Educational's eastern lineup. HUBERT T. MARSH and HERBERT WIL of British 0 Dominions and MAURICE SIL\ STONE of United Artists arrive in New tomorrow on the Olympic. SYDNEY HOW/ English comedian en route to Hollywood a U. A. picture, also is aboard. CARL LAEMMLE, SR., and JOE WEIL art route to New York from the coast. FELIX FERRY, European producer, return! New York today from the coist. He shortly for France to prepare his new "M' Carlo Follies" and two pictures. He may turn to Hollywood later to supervise a fill FRED BERNHARD, British independent hibitor. is en route to New Yo-k on Aquitania to line up independent prcducf the English market. H-. will make his hi quarters at the Waldorf-Astoria. JOHN CECIL GRAHAM he-ds a Parami contingent arriving this week from England the Aquitania. SOL G. NEWMAN of RKO R and PHIL HYAMS also are aboard. ED KUYKENDALL has returned to Colum Miss., from New York. SAM WOOD and LOU BROCK are sched to sail June 16 from New York on the II France. RICHARD BARTHELMESS, after sending trunks east, has been obliged to postcjl his departure from the coast for Europe to business matters. He now expects to In in two weeks. *>**> TARZAN AND HIS MATE As tough as Tarzan — as beautiful as his mate . . . that, in a nutshell, is the story of Alexander Smith Carpet. And whv it is used by the majority of the country's most successful theatres. ALEXANDER SMITH CARPET