The Film Daily (1934)

-. &&*l DAILY Tuesday, June 12, 1934 ■ Playing to capacity business at . * Radio City Music Hall! One of ' I the season's outstanding dramatic j I smashes! Elissa Landi in "Sisters , Under The Skin", with Frank !' I Morgan, Joseph Schildkraut. Di |J I rected by David Burton. 1 ^L -~ \^ \ • A fast-moving, .thrilling comedy J drama of a fiery hell-cat tamed and | ■ mastered by love! "The Hell Cat" . I with Robert Armstrong, Ann »' I Sothern, Minna Gombell. Directed | by Albert Rogell. ) ' Love in the tropics! Glamorous! ) Weird! Alluring! One of the thrill J | pictures of the year ! Jack Holt j I in "Black Moon" with Fay Wray, ' Dorothy Burgess. From the Cos | I mopolitan Magazine story by Cle i | merits Ripley. Directed by Roy . William Neill. I A powerful drama of a man be | ? I trayed by his conscience and mar I i . tyred by a great love ! "Whom , I ' The Gods Destroy" with Walter ' I Connolly, Doris Kenyon. From f i / the story by Albert Payson Ter / / hune. Directed by Walter Lane ' A Akron, 0. — G. B. Odium, formerly identified with Akron theaters, has been named business manager of the Miles-Royal, neighborhood vaudeville film house, which has inaugurated a policy of permanent musical stock and films. Until recently he was manager of the Hippodrome in Youngstown. lumbus in state convention here recently. Columbiana, O. — Considerable damage to the booth and projection equipment resulted from a blaze originating when a film ignited at the Columbia theater here. All patrons reached the outside in safety. House is operated by Willis Anthony of Youngstown. The blaze will not interfere with operations. Canton, O. — Renovated throughout, repainted inside and out, acoustics improved and seats recovered, Valentine here, owned by the Botzum Theater Co., Akron, after being dark one week has reopened under management of Joe Calla, who also manages the Strand here owned by the same company. Wheeling, W. Va.— Marshall Taylor, district manager for Warner Bros, in the West Virginia territory, and his family have moved to Pittsburgh where he will make his headquarters. Maiden, Mass. — The Strand, one of the Ramsdell Brother houses here, has darkened. Boston — "Sadie McKee" has been retained a second week at the Loew's State. Durham, N. H. — The Franklin here has been closed by A. B. Stuart. Boston — According to current reports, Roy Miller, who is back in the Hub after having left in 19 10 to operate theaters in Australia, may re-enter the business here. San Francisco — The old Silver Palace is to be thoroughly remodeled by the Bancroft Estate, owners of the Bancroft Building. Stockton, Cal.— The Robbins National has been closed for alterations; reports have it that it will be reopened by a new owner. Colfax, Cal. — Wesley Taylor is reopening the Colfax, Colfax. Salt Lake City — Glen Strayer, teacher of dramatics, is opening a studio this week, where he will train pupils for the stage, screen and radio work. Grand Rapids — Reconsidering action taken recently, the City Commission granted the request of the Savoy on Market St., N. W. to be permitted to install a new electric advertising sign in front. Louisville — The National, now a combined stage and picture house, has closed for the summer. Cleveland — Funeral services were held recently for Harry Howlett, 42. one of the original 11 charter members of the Cleveland Variety Club, and commercial manager of Radio Station WHK. Akron — "Damaged Lives" was booked in Keith's theater for a fourday run and was held over for the entire week. The picture is being distributed in this territory by W. W. Bromberg. Cleveland — The Showmen's Club of Cleveland, presided over by Louis Swee, manager of the Knickerbocker, will hold a midnight supper dance at the Rainbow Gardens June 20. A crowd of 400 is expected. Cleveland — Charles Parks has been appointed manager of the Warner theater accessories department. He succeeds George Fraser, who moves up into a newly created post as assistant to Louis Weinz in the contract department. Denver — Harry McDonald, owner of theaters in Torrington, Wyo., and Crawford and Mitchell, Neb., and Ruby Roby, manager of his theater at Crawford, were married in Denver recently. After a honeymoon they will live in Torrington. Denver — Lon T. Fidler of the Distinctive Screen Attractions, Inc., announces his lineup is complete for the coming year and will include Mascot, Chesterfield, Progressive and Principal pictures. The company has exchanges here and Salt Lake City. RKO IN DEAL FOR FOUR LEE A. OGHS THEATERS (Continued from Page 1) year Ochs turned over 12 houses to Consolidated Circuit on a pooling deal. It is understood the deal will be set this week. Grand Rapids — A resolution urging a better class of motion picture be produced was passed by the Michigan order of the Knights of Co Richmond, Va.— The Booker T. Theater, formerly the old Strand, has been reopened as a playhouse for Negroes. The house, which was at one time in Jake Wells chain as a musical comedy and melodrama place of amusement, has been remodeled. St. Petersburg, Fla. — Myron W. Booth of the Sparks theaters has been elected to membership in the Rotary Club. Milwaukee — Milwaukee county exhibitors will meet June 19 at the Schroeder Hotel to consider a zoning and clearance schedule proposed by the local clearance and zoning board. 3 Saenger Bond Issues Filed with Trade Com. (Continued from Page 1) Saenger Theaters. Interest would be reduced to 4 per cent until 1935 under the refinancing. The other bond issues are a $674,000 first mortgage 6'/2 per cent serial gold bond issue of Saenger Realty Corp., secured by a mortgage on the Saenger Theater, Los Angeles, and a $240,000 first mortgage 6lA per cent serial gold bond issue of Saenger Realty, secured by a mortgage on the Saenger Theater, Los Angeles. The latter two issues would be converted to ten-year bonds. Arrange Krellberg Financing Amusement Securities Corp. has arranged to finance the production of two serials and three features with Lightning the dog, it was said yesterday by Sam Krellberg pi-esident. "The Lost City," first of the two series, will go into production on the coast about July 1st. Both serials will have feature versions of their first four episodes, 8 two-reel episodes to follow and then a feature version of the completed serial. The serials will also be available in 12 two-reel episodes. Discuss La. Tax Bill New Orleans — With the bill to tax amusements ten per cent of their gross scheduled for early hearing by the House ways and mean committee at Baton Rouge, the Gulf States Theater Owners' Ass'n met recently to discuss means of defeating it. While no official statements were made, it is learned GSTOA heads have arranged to discuss the matter with the ways and means committee chairman this week. Bondholders Get Chicago House Chicago — Title to the Ramova, recently sold at foreclosure, has passed to the bondholders. A three per cent disbursement of earnings is expected to be made in the near future and, according to Wm. C Heinemann & Co., underwriters of the original bond issue and active in the reorganization, the bondholders will probably get 100 per cent return on their investment if the present tenant is retained, it is reported. End Rumanian Import Permit Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Motion pictures are no longer subject to the obtainment of an import ipermit under the new import quota regulations recently effected in Rumania, according to advices received by the Commerce Dept.