The Film Daily (1935)

THE DAILY Friday, June 21, 193 I Vol. 67. No. 145 Fri., June 21, 1935 10 Cents JOHN W ALICOATE Editor and Publisher Published daily except Sundays and Holidny at 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W Alicoate, President, Editor and Publishc Donald M. Mersereau, Secretary-Treasur. and General Manager; Arthur W. Eddy, Ass. ciate Editor; Don Carle Gillette, Manaein Editor. Entered as second class matter May 21, 1918, at the post-office at New Yorl NT. Y„ under the act of March 3, IS" Terms (Postage free) United States outsid. of Greater New York $10.00 one year: n months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign $15.00. Subscriber should remit with ordeAddress all communications to THE FTT.V DAILY, 1650 Broadway, New York. N. Y Phone, Circle 7-4736. 7-4737, 7-4738, 7-4739 Cable Address: Filmday, New York. Hnlh wood. California— Ralph Wilk, 6425 Holly wood Blvd., Phone Granite 6607. LondoErnest W Fredman, The Film Renter. 89-91 Wardour St., W. I. Berlin— Lichtbildbuehn. Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris— P. A. Harlr. Li Cinematographic Francaise, Rue de la Cou' des-Noues, 19. FINANCIAL NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Radin & Levin Acquire More Houses for Circuit Radin & Levin have closed contracts under which they will operate the Erlanger Theater, Buffalo, and the Chestnut St. Opera House, Philadelphia, in the fall and are now negotiating for theaters in Detroit, Cleveland and Chicago which they also propose to open next fall, it was stated yesterday by Matty Radin. The Belasco, Washington, was closed this week and will reopen Aug. 15 after a cooling system is installed and considerable renovation done, Radin stated. Radin & Levin have GB and Amkino product for the Belasco, and are negotiating for GB product for the other five spots where they intend operating. High Am. Seat 7% Columbia Picts. vtc. 62 Con. Fm. Ind 3% Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. . 14% East. Kodak 145 1 Fox Fm. "A" 14% Loew's, Inc 40% Paramount ctfs. . . . 3% Pathe Exch % do "A" 9 RKO 2 Univ. Pict. pfd 31% Warner Bros 4% do pfd 24% NEW YORK BOND Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40. Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40 ctfs. Keith A-0 6s46 . . . Loew 6s 41 ww 1 Paramount 6s47 filed Paramount 6s47 ctfs. Par. By. 5!/2s51 ctfs. Par. 5%s50 filed... Par. 5%s50 ctfs.... Warner's 6s39 NEW YORK Net Low Close Chg. 7% 75/8 61 1/4 62 — 1 31/2 35/8 14% 143/4 _ % 43% 145 — 1 14% 143/4 — 1/4 393/4 403/8 — % 35/4 37/8 + % % % 9 9—1/4 2 2 31% 31% — % 3% 4 23% 24 — 3/4 MARKET 10% 10% 1034 — 1/4 101/4 101/4 10% — 1 80% 803/4 803/4 — % 04 104 104 94 93 94 — 3/g 931/2 93% 93% _ 34 58 58 58 + 1/2 953/s 94% 95% — 3/4 95 94% 95 — 1 6434 64 64% — 11/4 CURB MARKET Technicolor 23% 21 1/2 21 34 — 1 % Trans-Lux 2 1/4 2% 2% DeWitt C. Jennings John A. Waldron Ralph Block Paramount Was Solvent, Alfred Cook Testifies Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Paramount was not insolvent in the sense that its liabilities exceeded assets at the time the committee of shareholders was organized last year, according to testimony by Alfred A. Cook, head of the law firm of Cook, Nathan & Lehman, counsel for the committee, at the Securities and Exchange Commission survey of Paramount affairs. Cook told of the organization committee's work up to the court approval of the plan. Chaney, Jr., Starts Series West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Lon Chaney, Jr., has started work in "Shadow of Silk Lennox," formerly called "The Riot Squad," first of the series of 24 action mystery melodramas to be produced by Ray Kirkwood at the old Marshall Neilan studios for release by Commodore Pictures Corp. of New York. Chaney's contract calls for eight pictures a year for three years. Preparing New Serial West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Ray Friedgen and Ray Heinz are preparing a new serial for production to be distributed by William Pizor through the Imperial. Joseph Anthony Roach and Helene Turner are completing the scripts. Famous Music Re-Signing Ascap Famous Music Co. plans to sign a new contract with Ascap for a period of five years, it was stated yesterday by Lou Diamond, president of Famous. Gregory Dickson a Colonel Gregory Dickson of the United Artists advertising department is the latest to receive a Colonel's commission from Governor Ruby Laffoon of Kentucky. Daughter for Gloria Stuart West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Gloria Stuart (Mrs. Arthur Sheekman) is the mother of a girl. New arrival has been named Sylvia. RKO Delegates Report Improvement Abroad Chicago — Improvement in business in their respective territories was reported by practically all RKO foreign representatives at the session devoted to their field on the closing day of the company's sales convention here. Phil Reisman conducted the session, which included talks by E. D. Leishman, H. W. Leasim, Ralph Hanbury, Reginald Armour, Douglas Lotherington, Fred S. Gulbransen, Luis Lezama, Jacobo Glucksmann, Charles Lelong, Mas Bosnian, Nicholas Cazasis, Joost Smit, Carl Wallman and others. Reisman announced the appointment of Frank Kennedy, formerly of the home office, as representative in China and Japan. Kennedy leaves June 28 via San Francisco on the President Wilson. Appointment of Michael Havas as sales representative in central Europe also was confirmed by Reisman. With few exceptions, the foreign delegation left yesterday with Reis^ man for New York. Gulbransen returns to his Panama post via the coast. Armour returns to India and Lotherington to Australia also by way of the coast. Joseph A. Hopfenberg of the Cia Commercial Radiolux, South American agents for RKO, came on from New York for the final day's session. Music Hall Setting Deals Indications are that new season product deals for the RKO Music Hall will be set within a week or 10 days. In addition to the Radio product, the big Radio City de luxer will probably play Fox again, although this deal has not as yet been closed. Columbia will get around 10 weeks' playing time. Loew to Pre-Show "Sanders" "Sanders of the River," London Film production starring Paul Robeson and released through United Artists, has been booked for a prerelease engagement throughout the Loew Circuit starting the week of June 27. DuWorld Gets Technicolor Feature "Legong, Dance of the Virgins," Technicolor feature produced in Bali by Bennett Pictures Corp. and directed by the Marquis Henry de la Falaise, has been acquired by DuWorld. Lillian Bond to Marry San Francisco — Lillian Bond, stage and screen actress, now here in "Accent on Youth," says she will marry Sydney A. Smith of New York within the next two weeks. 2 German Films at Casino "Die Sonne Geht Auf ("The Sun Comes Up") and "Drei von der Kavallerie" ("Three from the Cavalry") open today at the 86th Street Casino. Ardmore House Opened Ardmore, Okla. — Harry M. Loewenstein recently opened the Tivoli, 100-seater. Ccming and Goirfv» ED KUYKENDALL plans to leave New Yo today on his return to Columbus, Miss., whe! he opens his new theater, the Dixie, on Monda ETHEL MERMAN has delayed her departu for the coast until the end of July. She now appearing on Broadway in "Anythii Goes" and is schedulde for a part in Samu Goldwyn's new Eddie Cantor film for U. POLLY MORAN is booked to sail July 3 fro England for New York on the Normandie. LUCIEN HUBBARD sails June 28 on t Santa Paula for a South American cruise. EDDIE SUTHERLAND will sail Saturday < the Normandie for Europe. ROBERT GOODALL and party of Ogalala Nebr., were in San Antonio recently en rou' to Mexico City. RAY B. WILLIE, managing director of Inte state Circuit theaters in San Antonio, h returned to that city from a two-week vis on the West Coast. MARQUIS HENRY DE LA FALAISE, who a rived from abroad yesterday, leaves in a fe days for Hollywood. JOE E. BROWN left Hollywood for Nel York yesterday. He has just finished "BroarJ way Joe" for First National. REG WILSON. GB special sales represent! tive, is in Atlanta. SAUL KRUGMAN of the GB home offi^ staff has gone from Philadelphia to Washing ton. JOSEPH DOWNING, Broadway actor sigml by Warners for "Doctor Socrates," will lea-| for the Coast on Sunday or Monday. Code Liquidation Up At Meeting on Monda Code machinery liquidation acti^ ities will be reviewed by the Cod Authority at a meeting called fc Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'cloc at the RKO directors' room. A r< port will be presented by a gener; committee comprising: J. Robei Rubin, Ed Kuykendall, Natha Yamins, Major L. E. Thompson, V C. Michel, Austin C. Keough, Hai old Bareford, Jack Cohn and Edwar Golden. Rubin will preside. Fire Destroys Calais House Calais, Me. — Fire recently d( stroyed the St. Croix Opera Hous' pioneer film theater in this regioi COMPLETEINDISPENSABLE The 1935 FILM YEAR BOOK FREE with a year's subscription to The Film Daily and Film Daily Service. THE FILM DAILY K 1650 Broadway New York