The Film Daily (1935)

THE ■a&H DAILY Wednesday, May 22, 19 Vol. LXVII. No. 120 Wed., May 22. 1935 10 Cents JOHN W ALICOATE 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, Asso ciate Editor; Don Carle Gillette, Managing Editor. Entered as second class matter, May 21, 1918, at the post-office at New Yor' N. Y., under the act of March 3, lST'" 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, 7-4739. Cable Address: Filmday, New York. Hollywood, California — Ralph Wilk, 6425 Hollywood Blvd., Phone Granite 6607. London Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 89-91 Wardour St., W. I. Berlin — Lichtbildbuehne. Friedrichstrasse. 225. Paris — P. A. Harle, L Cinematographic Francaise. Rue de la Courdes-Noues, 19. CODE FINANCIAL NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. Columbia Picts. vtc. 6214 6iy4 61 1/4 — V4 Con. Fm. Ind 4 3% 3% — Vs Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. 15y8 ISVi 15% East. Kodak 142 141V2 142 +1 do pfd 152 152 152 — 1 Fox Fm. "A" 1434 14V4 14% — V* Loew's, Inc 413/8 39% 41% + 1 V4 do pfd 10634 IO6V2 106'/2 Paramount ctfs 3% 33/8 3y2 + % Pathe Exch % % % do "A" 10 95/8 95/8 — V. RKO 2l/4 2% 21/4 + % Univ. Pict. pfd 35 34 V2 35 + 1 Warner Bros 4% 4 4 + % do pfd 261/2 24% 25% + 1 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40. . 13 12% 12% Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40 ctfs. 12% 12% 12%— % Keith A-0 6s46. . . 78 773£ 78 + l3/8 Loew 6s 41 ww 1043/8 1043/8 1043/8 Paramount 6s47 filed 89% 88% 89l/4 + % Paramount 6s47 ctfs. 89% 89% 89% + % Par. By. 5%s51 ctfs. 55% 55% 55% + W. Par. 5%s50 filed... 91 90V4 91 + % Par. 5%s50 ctfs.... 90% 90% 90% Warner's 6s39 6634 65% 66 + % NEW YORK CURB MARKET Technicolor 21 20 20 + % Trans-Lux 23/8 23/8 23/8 — i/„ 512 Features, 1,200 Shorts Get Production Code Okay A total of 512 features and 1,200 short subjects have been awarded the Hays production code approval, said Joe Breen. head of its administration, in New York last night. In the absence of Breen, who sails today on the Manhattan for a five weeks' vacation abroad, the code machinery is in charge of Geoffrey Shurlock. THE STANDARD Reference Book of the MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY Given Free with a Year's Subscription to THE FILM DAILY and THE FILM DAILY SERVICE 1650 B'way, New York Warner Convention Group Leave New York June 5 Warner Bros.-First National home office executives heading for the company's annual sales convention to he held at Los Angeles June 9-13, will leave New York June 5 for St. Louis, where they will join a special train en route to the Coast. Convention arrangements will be completed by Major Albert Warner and S. Charles Einfeld, who depart from New York today as the convention advance guard. In addition to Major Warner, Harry M. and Jack L. Warner will attend the meeting. Marion Davies will be official hostess at the Burbank studio. A Buick automobile, to be presented to the salesman who has made the best record for the past year, will be known as the Hal B. Wallis Award for 1935. Balto. Dentist Heads Maryland Censor Board Baltimore — Dr. Ben Paul Sandy, Baltimore dentist, has been appointed chairman of the Maryland State Board of Motion Picture Censors, succeeding Bernard B. Gough, whose terms has expired. Dr. Sandy was given a testimonial dinner by more than 300 of his friends on Sunday. Country Club Competition St. Louis, Mo. — It is reported that the Westborough Country Club in St. Louis County plans to give its patrons free picture shows six days a week. It is probable some of the theaters in the territory will object on the ground that this is non-theatrical competition and should not be permitted. IATSE Seen Retaining Control of Local 306 Continued control of Local 306 by the I. A. T. S. E. is practically certain as a result of an overwhelming vote in favor of I. A. rule at a meeting Monday night at Mecca Temple to receive nominations for officers of the union preparatory to returning autonomy to the members. George E. Browne, president of the I. A. T. S. E., told the members that he could not accept their verbal support of continued I. A. rule as final and that he wanted something in writing. In compliance with this, a petition urging retention of control over Local 306 by the I. A. T. S. E. was circulating yesterday among the membership and had already been signed by more than half the members. Harlan S. Holmden, I. A. T. S. E. vice president who has been in charge of Local 306 since the I. A. T. S. E. took it over ten months ago, related that he found the union bankrupt and saddled with a large debt but that at the moment there is slightly over $100,000 in the local's treasury. Report "Pastures" Deal Near Broadway reports yesterday indicated that deal under which Warner Bros, may buy "The Green Pastures," established stage hit, is near closing. Price is understood to be about $100,000, plus a percentage. Ethel Barrymore Retiring Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Ethel Barrymore will retire from the stage after completing an engagement here Saturday in "The Constant Wife." She plans to open a school of dramatic art in Washington, she stated. Named Columbia Manager Des Moines — Mel Evidon, formerly of Minneapolis, has been appointed as Columbia manager here, succeeding Joe Levy. Three new salesmen, Bob Winnig and Larry Hens ler of Omaha and Art Leak of Sioux Falls, have been engaged. Joe Levy, former head of the Des Moines office has gone to Kansas City to join his brother in business, it is reported. Dorothy Granger Married West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Dorothy Granger, pretty and popular screen actress, and George Lollier, actor, both RKO Radio players, startled their studio pals this week by announcing their secret marriage in Carson City, Nevada, on June 25, 1934. Coming and Goin A i I SHAPIRO is in New York f I ABE LASTFOGEL of the William Morris of left New York yesterday for the Coast. MRS. ERLE STANLEY GARDNER, wife the mystery story writer, sails on the Manf tan today. EDWARD GORE, son of May Robson passenger on the Manhattan, which sails tot JOHN GORING leaves New York within weeks on a trip to the Coast. WILLIAM Hollywood. NOAH BEERY and NOAH BEERY, JR., rived in New York yesterday on the Maje: and leave immediately on a TWA plane Hollywood. MR. and MRS. W. RAY JOHNSTON retur to New York yesterday from Ohio. JOHN D. CLARK has returned to New Y from the Coast. JOHNNY COSENTINO, special representai for Spectrum Pictures, left New York yesl f day for a tou' of the mid-western territory1 fj HUGH WILLIAMS has arrived in Lon from New York. I « LENNOX PAWLE arrives at the Coast to by plane from New York. ALLAN RIVKIN "has arrived in New Y from Hollywood. BILLIE BURKE arrives in New York to from the coast with plans for appearing ii play. MARY ROGERS arrives in New York to from the Coast. SARI MARITZA was a passenger on Majestic which arrived here yesterday. CAPT. DON WILKIE, former Secret Sen man who has been giving technical ad>i on "Let 'em Have it," left Hollywood yesl fl day for Washington. , \l MAJOR ALBERT WARNER and S. CHAR EINFELD leave New York today for Hollywo ,| HOWARD, FINE and HOWARD, comedi; jj) are coming East from the Coast by auto fill vaudeville dates in Detroit, Chicago New York. MICHAEL SIMMONS, now with the writing staff, arrived in New York yester for a two weeks' vacation, upon complet of which he returns to the Coast. ARMIDA arrives in New York today fi the Coast, after playing several mid-west t aters. MAURICE GOODMAN, vice president charge of foreign sales for Mascot, retur to New York yesterday on the Majestic al a six weeks' trip in England and France. UNITED AIR LINES Fastest from Xew York and Chicagc to most California cities. Three fasl coast-to-coast flights daily; nine tc Chicago. Ticket Office: 58 E. 42d St., MV 2-7301 I Hotels; Travel Bureaus; Telegraph Office; COLOR TECHNICIAN; 12 years' experience. Full knowledge in all branches of color photography. References furnished. Box 931 1650 Broadway THE FILM DAILY N. Y. C.