The Film Daily (1937)

IHH THE iday, April 9, 1937 ■%&m DAILV u ft ft Reviews <$ the Hew Tib** ft ft SHORTS Polly Moran in "Sailor Maid" Tolumbia 19 mins. Rough But Not Funny A rough-and-tumble skit with 'oily Moran falling for Frank Mills is a" sailor on a battleship whom she -neets ashore. Polly has to get narried in a hurry to keep from be iig deported, so she picks on the ' silor as the fall guy. He is willing, >ut can't get ashore to marry her. !o Polly swipes the buddy's clothes, md goes aboard. After discovery ,is a female, and much scurrying I n and out of hiding places, the two omantics land in the briny and swim for shore. Produced by Jules ♦Vhite from a story by Charles La •nont. Rough but not funny. Two Indiana Operators Will Add Third Theater Columbus, Ind. — Trueman Remmsch of this city will build a $75,«00 theater in Elwood. Rembusch oprates two theaters there at present. The Linton Theaters Co. of Linen, will build a $60,000 theater. The ompany also already operates two ^inton houses. Blair, GN Exploit Mgr. Harry N. Blair has been appointed xploitation manager by Edward "inney, director of advertising and mblicity of Grand National Films, . Blair immediately takes over s new duties upon the resignation f Bill Peirce, former assistant to ^inney, this week. Blair has been a i ember of the GN publicity department since its inception. Hat. Carbon Offices Moved San Francisco — District Office of 'he Carbon Sales Division of Naional Carbon Company, Inc., formrly located at 599 Eighth St., has moved into quarters in the Adam Jrant Building. Office is under the urisdiction of E. C. Friday, Disrict Manager. Meighan Net, $577,790 Thomas Meighan, star of silent ilms, left a gross estate of $623,804 nd a net estate of $577,790, accordag to a transfer tax appraisal just led in the office of Surrogate Leone ). Howell in Mineola, L. 1. jleighan died on July 8, 1936, at lis home in Great Neck. Bedore Joins GoldE Co. Chicago — R. P. Bedore has reigned his post with the Chicago l-inema Products Co. to affiliate ith the GoldE Manufacturing Co., theatrical and projection equipment ouse. Pictorial Revue No. 8 Vitaphone 11 mins. Interesting An interesting presentation of the entire business of manufacturing phonograph records, showing the initial recording, the making of the master record, and the final pressing operations. The invasion of women into the masculine and rough game of polo, but the femme team only do a few routine maneuvers in no way dangerous or exciting, so this sequence is pretty flat. The final sequence takes the audience through a lipstick factory and shows how the article starts as a messy paste and finishes as the very attractive sales article done up in all sorts of fancy wrappings. FOREIGN "HONRARAS A TUS PADRES" ("Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother"), dialogue film in Spanish; an Aspa production; directed by Juan Orol, with Victoria Blanco, Juan Orol, Rene Cardona, Maria Luisa Zea, et al, in the cast. Presented at the Teatro Cervantes. A frequently faltering story in a minor key, and garnished with only bare wisps of humor, handicaps an excellent cast of players who strive valiantly to overcome the shallowness of the material. That their efforts in vain is clinched by the film's technical weaknesses. The screenplay deals with the heartless seduction of a plantation manager's daughter by the youthful estate's owner, and the vengeance wreaked upon the latter by an idealistic lieutenant of the local guards. "BEDZIE LEPIEJ" ("Happy Days"), Pollish dialogue film; produced by Feniks; music by H. Wars; directed by M. Waszynskiego, with Szczepko and Tonko, Wanda Jarszewska, Wilhelm Korabiowski, et al, in the cast. Presented by Kinopol at the Chopin Theater. Light, sentimental comedy, most of whose action takes place in toy factories at Lwow and Warsaw. The team of Szczepko and Tonko, the Laurel and Hardy of Poland, make their screen debut in this attraction. Absence of English titles confine full appreciation of the story to those acquainted with the Polish language. Technically, the picture is surprisingly good, and serves notice that Polish producers will be heard from convincingly in the international film marts. Universal Certificates Go On Curb Today {Continued from Page 1) latter with additional funds for working capital. J. Cheever Cowdin is chairman of both Universal Corp. and Universal Pictures Co. Latter and subsidiaries in the year ended Oct. 31 last, did a $17,500,000 gross, according to the listing application filed with the Curb. Listing of 1,014,913 2/3 certificates for common stock of $1 par value, of which 525,681 are outstanding, has been approved. In addition to the common stock, Universal Corp. has $4,000,000 of 10-year 5 per cent convertible debentures outstanding. Universal Corp. owns 229,027.46 shares of common stock of Universal Pictures Co., or more than 91 percent of the total outstanding; 20?000 shares of second preferred stock, or 100 per cent, and also 200 shares of Big U Film Exchange Inc. common stock, or 80 per cent of the outstanding issue. Universal Pictures Co. common stock also is listed on the Curb Exchange while the company's first preferred stock, of which 18,000 shares are outstanding, is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Universal Club to Dance At the American Women's Association building, 353 West 57th St., the Universal Club, comprising the producing company's general personnel and executives, will hold an entertainment and .dance tonight, the first affair since the club elected its new officers headed b^ Andrew H. Sharick, president. Entertainment features will be under the direction of Joe Weil. Herman Stern, manager of the non-theatrical department of Universal paradoxically heads the entertainment committee. Dance music will be by the Thomas Radio Orchestra. MPTOA Committee On Radio Is Appointed (Continued from Page 1) Philadelphia, and Samuel Pinanski, Boston. Vincent, who is in sole charge of the move, will call a meeting in the near future, it was stated yesterday, after he had held a preliminary conference with Kuykendall in New York. At the recent M. P. T. O. A. convention at Miami, three grounds of complaint were bi-ought out as follows: That free professional entertainment brought into the home by radio is direct competition with the theater, more so when the same talent is used in both radio and screen entertainment; That constant use of a screen star in radio broadcasts damages their box-office value, destroys their prestige by familiarity and by inadequate staging; and That excerpts from current pictures and condensed versions of a photoplay given over the air destroys interest in the picture when it plays at the local theater. The committee will welcome ideas and suggestions from exhibitors on the radio problem, will undertake to examine the practical matter of what should be done, how it can be done and what sort of regulation or control would reduce the damage to stars and theaters to a minimum, it is stated. Estes Joins Filmack Chicago — Joe M. Estes, former director of publicity for the Saenger theaters in New Orleans, has joined the forces of the Filmack Trailer here, as promotion sales manager, Irving Mack, head of the company, announces. Paris Exposition Will Have Pavilion of Films Paris (By Cable)— Monument to the arts of photography, recording and film production, will rise at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, as an exhibit of the Paris 1937 International Exposition. Louis Lumiere has accepted the presidency of this class at the show. In the Lyon Lumiere factories experiments tending toward the solution of the problem of colors, and three dimensional moving picture, are now going forward under his direction. Lumiere reveals that his color research concerns the use of auto-chromatic plates which he invented 30 years ago. Three dimensional films are now being shown here applying his recent discoveries in this field. An ultra modern film studio, complete in every detail, will occupy the main floor of the pavilion. Other halls will be devoted to the latest methods and results achieved in the photographic field. France's new developments in color photography will be demonstrated. A recording studio will be located in another section of the hall. "Masquerade" In Buffalo "Masquerade in Vienna," Austrian film released by World Pictures, will be the opening attraction at the Gaiety Filmarte Theater, Buffalo, under the house's new policy of playing foreign and unusual films. "Wake Up" Opens Big Miami — World premiere of "Wake Up and Live" at the Lincoln theater here Wednesday night drew turnaway biz, and a swank audience. Local reviewers gave the film raves yesterday. "Beethoven" Stays a 3rd "Beethoven Concerto," Amkino release, will be held over at the Cameo for a third week.