The Film Daily (1937)

5 &fr*l DAILV Saturday, Oct. 2, 1937 INDUSTRY STOCK SALES MADE PUBLIC BY SEC (Continued from Page 1) Fox Film common stock, it was reported, holding: 345,732 shares at the month end, and also disposed of 758 shares of $1.50 cumulative preferred under escrow agreement holding a total of 691.CG4 shares. An increase in holdings through stock dividends added 12 shares of Columbia Pictures Corp. common stock to the 517 shares previously held by Jack Cohn for a total of 629 shares. Cohn also acquired 973 of Columbia's common voting trust certificates through stock dividends and disposed of 200 leaving him 39,707. Norman C. Nicholson of Educational Pictures acquired 250 shares of common stock and 557 warrants for common stock. Disposal of 600 shares of Loew's Inc. common stock by David Bernstein was reported, leaving him 8,680 shares. J. Robert Rubin held 16,955 shares of common after disposing of 25 shares as a gift. Rubin held 350 shares of Loew's $6.50 cumulative preferred stock through a holding company, he reported. Under International Cinema, Inc., H. T. James filed a report for July, 1936 reporting transfer through Regan Day, Inc. to International Cinema of 40,000 shares of common stock leaving him 200,000 shares and a later corrected report for May, 1937 revealed disposal of the 200,000 shares of common stock. G. P. Regan filed a report for July, 1936 showing a holding of one share through Regan Day, Inc. Bonar Russell and A. C. Snyder, also filed reports for July, 1936 showing holdings of 1 share each through Regan Day. Inc. A "£UUe" horn "JMs ft J-TELEN BRODERICK, has been signed to a new long-term contract by RKO Radio Pictures. First role under a new agreement will be in "Radio City Revels". She is currently playing in the Gene Raymond-Ann Sothern feature, "She's Got that Swing". By RALPH WILK ,LYWOOD lies"; Paramount: Frank Melton, "The Buccaneer"; Claire Dodd, "The Yellow Nightingale"; Republic: George Ernest, "The Lady Misbehaves"; Columbia: Thurston Hall, Ed Le Saint, Edgar Edwards, Paul Barrett, "All American Sweetheart." Casting assignments — 20th-Fox: Gregory Ratoff, "Sally, Irene and Mary"; Nana Bryant, "Tarzan's Re ▼ ▼ T James Gleason has signed a fourway contract. He will write, produce, direct, and act in Republic Pictures. His first assignment will venge" ; Ritz Bros., "Moonstruck" j be "College Nights," which he will and "Mister Nickelby Sits Down" ; produce. RKO Radio: Parky akarkus, "She's t ▼ ▼ Got That Swing"; Fuzzy Knight, A new contract, calling for four "Taking the Town"; Goldwyn: Raul more pictures, has been signed with and Eva Reyes, "The Goldwyn Fol1 Warner Bros, by Claude Rains. New Yorkers Participate in Philly Golf Tournament Philadelphia — New York was well represented at yesterday's Whitemarsh Country Club golf tourney, staged by the Variety Club of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Exhibitor. Among those who teed off early in the day were Wally Howes, Trans-Lux; 'Ed Kuykendall, MPTOA president; H. J. Hovey and E. M. Hartley, RCA manufacturing; Ted Sullivan, Quigley Publications; Ed Finney. Grand National; Ben Grimm. RKO; Ray Gallagher, Quigley Publications; Harold Rodner. Warners; Pete Sheridan, Erpi. A group of Washingtonians, including George Crouch, Harry Bachman, and others were present. About 100 golfers were present, with the Philadelphia and Pennsylvania area well represented. Midtown Thea. Assessments Are Drastically Increased Drastic increases in the valuation of several midtown New York theaters were disclosed yesterday when the Dept. of Taxes and Assessments published a list of tentative 1938 realty assessments. Largest assessment increase is on the Roxy, with the valuation set at $4,100,000, a rise of $775,000 over the 1937 figure. Tentative 1938 assessment on Loew's State is $4,250,000, a jump of $400,000 above the current year's valuation. The increased assessments on other picture houses are: Palace, $150,000; Rialto, $250,000; Capitol, $150,000; Globe, $150,000; Music Hall and office building $100,000; Rivoli, $100,000; Ziegfeld, $170,000; Astor, $50,000 and Strand, $50,000. Parakis Opens House Thompsonville, Conn. — The new 1,000 seat Strand Theater was opened Thursday by Peter Parakis of New Britain, owner. John D'Siriea has been appointed manager. Robert Allen to Direct New Metro Cartoon Series 'Victoria" to Get Smash Ottawa Premiere Oct. 13 DEATH RECORD Clyde Armstrong Funeral services will be held at noon today in Walter B. Cooke Funeral Home. 117 West 72nd St., for Clyde Armstrong, 58, veteran stage and screen actor who died at his residence, 159 West 85th St., on Thursday. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Juliet Goodwin Armstrong, actress, who for several years appeared in production with him. West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Robert Allen, director of animated cartoons, has been signed by Metro. He will act in the same capacitv for the cartoon series "The Captain and the Kids." Allen, previously to signing with Metro, had been associated with HarmanIsing for three and a half years, and a director for the past year. George Gordon has been signed as lay-out man and animator for "The Captain and the Kids." Gordon was previously connected with Terry Toons for seven years. The first of these cartoons will be released in December. Toronto — Canadian premiere of Herbert Wilcox's "Victoria the Great" has been set for Oct. 13 at the Regent theater, Ottawa. Patrons will be Lord Tweedsmuir, Govi ernor General of Canada, and Lady Tweedsmuir, while sponsoring will be Ottawa Women's Canadian Club. Proceeds will go to the Red Cross. Wilcox, Anna Neagle, starring, will attend. Smart audience will include Prime Minister King, Cabinet and all diplomatic Ottawa. Jacob Frank Syracuse, N. Y. — Jacob Frank, 70, father of Victor W. Frank, former theater manager, is dead here. Cohn to Meet With Paris and Prague Office Heads Jack Cohn, who sailed on the Normandie yesterday, will discuss local conditions with the heads of the newly opened Paris and Prague offices during London conferences on the company's European distribution. "Wife" Gets 58 Holdovers "Wife, Doctor and Nurse," has opened with a pace equal to that of "Thin Ice," according to figures compiled yesterday at the office of John D. Clark, 20th-Fox general manager of distribution. In the first two weeks of its release the picture earned 58 holdovers, of this total, 28 were full-week extensions. Expect Pizor to Preside Philadelphia — President Lewen Pizor is expected to get out of a sick bed to preside at Tuesday's UMPTO meeting. 3 THEATER EMPLOYE DEALS CLOSED BY WB (Continued from Page 1) land representative for the IATSE All arrangements provide sligh increases in wages over the periods involved in the contracts, with one hour of work provided for additionally. Phelps yesterday returned to New York from Connecticut. Rogers, "Air Cleared", Returning to Hollywood (Continued from Page 1) meetings and discussions with R. H. Cochrane, president, and J. Cheever Cowdin, U's board chairman. Formal statement by Universal said, "Rogers feels that the discussions have cleared the air of all the misunderstandings that have hitherto existed." Returned to the studio, Roger; will rush preparations for the sta: of Danielle Darrieux's first pix, "Th Rage of Paris," it was said. Meanwhile, it was understood tha retrenchment in the Universal home office, paralleling that made effective some time ago in the studios, was moving forward. In this connection, it was reported yesterday that approximately 100 Universal home office employes received their notices None, it was said, were in the executive or semi-executive classifies tions. Consolidated Film Files Appeal in Charter Action! (Continued from Page 1) with dividends in arrears. The Con-i solidated recapitalization has already1 been held up almost six months bw the suit against the plan brought by Norman Johnson of New York, stockholder. Toledo Operators to Get Three Annual 5% Raises Toledo, O. — The local motion pic« ture operators' union recently re ceived a three-year contract froiai the exhibitors here providing for z five per cent increase in wages each' year. SICK REPORT Memphis, Tenn. — M. A. Lightma is limping around with a bruise leg as the result of an auto crasL at Halls while en route to Kentucky recently. He was also cut about the. eye, the gash requiring three stitches. Memphis, Tenn. — Anselmo Barrasso, operator of the Palace Thear ter, Beale St., is under observation in Baptist Hospital.