The Film Daily (1927)

THE Wl DAILV Friday, January 14, IS #<• NEWSPAPER i^FILMDOM i rl*'P^^»LLTHE TIME Vol XXXIX No. 12 Friday, Ian 14. 1927 Price 5 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE Publisher Published daily except Saturday and holidays at 1650 Broadway, New York N. Y., and copyright (1927) by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President and Treasurer; Maurice D. Kami, Editor; Donald M. Mersereau, Business and Advertising Manager; Ralph Wilk, Traveling Represen tative. Entered as second-class matter May 21, 1918, at the post-office at New York, N. Y. under the act of March 3, 1879. 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. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY. 1650 Broadway, New York. N. Y. Phone Circle. 4736-4737-4738-4739. Cable ad dress: Filmday, New York. Hollywood, California — Harvey E. Gausman, Ambassa dor Hotel: 'Phone, Drexel 7000 and Wash ington 9794, London — Ernest W. Fredman. The Film Renter, 58, Great Marlborough St.. London, W. I., Paris — La Cinematographic Francaise, 5, Rue Saulnier. Warners Anticipate $1,000,000 Profit (Continued from Page 1) statement did not embrace income from Vitaphone. With the company distributing its own product in Great Britain bookings from his territory brought $500,000 the last fiscal year. In the first two months of this fiscal year $800,000 in rentals have been received and a total of $2,000,000 is expected. This return will not come in until September, this year. Uptown, Toronto Switches Toronto — The Uptown, parent house of the Famous Players chain has succumbed to the policy of changing programs on Saturdays instead of Mondays. Others of the Famous house in Canada had been doing so for a long time. Financial A transfer of 100 shares of Universal common sent that stock rocketing for a gain of 3 Yz points. Eastman Kodak also felt a salu tary push, turning over 4,600 shares to a 2 point gain. Trans Lux had the big day from point of sales, trading 8,100 shares to a half-point rise. Quotations High 45 44?£ Low 445^ 44J4 70J4 69J4 Am. Seat. Vtc. . . Am. Seat. Pfd... *Balaban & Katz. *Bal. & Katz Vtc Eastman Kodak . . . 134J4 Famous Players . . . 1 1 1 1/2 Fam. Play. Pfd... 122 *Film Inspect *First Nat'l. Pfd.. Fox Film "A" *Fox Theaters "A" "Intern'! Project Loew's, Inc 48^ Metro-Gold. Pfd. . 25 54 M. P. Cap. Corp.. 12J4 Pathe Exch. "A".. 38% Paramount B'way. .100 ttRoxy "A" 2914 ttRoxy Units ... 32 ttRoxy Common . . 9% Skouras Bros. ... 48 "Stan. Co. of Am Trans-Lux Screen.. 8% 7% •Univ. Pict. Pfd Universal Pictures. 40 Vi Warner Pictures... 30J4 Warner Pict. "A". 41J4 Close 44% 44% 63^ 7354 129J4 132 110*6 11054 122 122 .... 4J4 98 70 22*4 10% 48'/2 2554 12 38% 99/2 4854 25J4 12 38% 9954 2854 30 9?4 47 4054 30*6 40 54 47 8354 8*8 98*4 40*4 30*6 40*4 Sales 2, ion 700 4,600 7,200 100 2,300 1,700 100 600 200 7 8,100 'ioo 100 3,400 Saxe — In Taxicab Company Milwaukee — One of the principals in a consolidation of the leading taxicab companies of St. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth is John E. Saxe of the Saxe Amusement Enterprises. New "U" Western Star Los Angeles — Universal will star Ted Wells in a series of Westerns to be made under supervision of William Lord Wright. Last Prices Quoted Philadelphia Market t Bond Market tt Bid and Ask Signs Howard Green Hollywood — Howard J. Green, who has resigned from the Harold Lloyd organization, has been signed by First National for comedy construction work. He will first be associated with the next Richard Barthelmess vehicle, which Al Rockett will produce. Sloman Preparing "Lea Lyon" Universal City — Having completed "Alias the Deacon" Edward Sloman is busy on the script of "Lea Lyon," in which he is to direct Mary Philbin. Production starts early in January. M-G-M Signs Owen Moore Los Angeles — M-G-M has signed Owen Moore, who has just completed principal male role opposite Pauline Starke in "Women Love Diamonds." A List of 20,000 Theaters Address and Seating Capacity in the 1927 Film Year Book PU1L JW. DALY SEE/ "It's quite a jump from the nickelodian of yesteryear to the Paramount and Roxy of to-day. It is no mean leap from the painting of the piano on the back drop to the chariot race in 'Ben Hur.' We remember hearing a feller say ten years ago that pictures were about over. — Wonder what's happened to that guy?" Five Embryo Stars (Continued from Page 1) Fay Wray, Gary Cooper and James Hall. "Paramount expects 1927 to overshadow by a wide margin every prt vious year in its history," the statement said. "We have planned our greatest production schedule and a tremendous expansion of our efforts throughout the world." Settling Down (Continued from Page 1) the work done and property obtaii in 1926 will not show until the 1 six months of this year, according the publication. Admissions paid at the Paramo (heater in New York during the se' weeks it has been open total ne? 500,000. Deducting from this 0'. head a weekly rental of $10,000 the building, a $10,000 film rental ; $20,000 overhead expense-, it is e mated that Publix receives a net more than $200,000 for the perioc "U" Cleveland Theater Ready Cleveland — The new Universal T ater at Superior and East 9th to be known as the East 9th St. T ater, will be completed early in F ruary. It will have 1,500 seats. M. Wolfson will be manager. "Potemkin" Closes Sunday "Potemkin" closes at the Bilttr Sunday. It will be presented in other New York theater later. Rob Racine Theater Racine — The State owned by the Saxe Amusement Enterprises, was robbed of between $1,500 and $2,000. Haweck, manager, R. L. Hanck and L. M. Ross, employes, were counting the receipts at the time. $4,000,000 Chicago House Chicago— The Marbro, a $4,000,000 house, will be opened next spring by Marks Brothers on Madison St., at Crawford Ave. "0UR6AN6C0M£DY" HAL ROACH presents H/S PASC/H.S in This is a "Cornerblock" cut furni FREE for all Pathecomedies at Exchange, Club Mirador the New York rendezvous of celebrities of Stage and Screen clS{ow Presenting Europe's Most Spectacular Dancers SIMMES and BABETTE Direct from a sensational tour of the Continent and Riviera and a record-breaking run with "No, No Nanette" in London. Appearing nightly also JOHNNY JOHNSON'S CLUB MIRADOR ORCHESTRA Third Successive Season E. RAY GOETZ, {Managing 'Director 200 West 51st Street, New York « Phone Circle 5106 2 <l>4fc<0 <L*?W^J) <LJWfi*J) <LtMb%£> (S^m^^CL^v^e^W^e