The Film Daily (1927)

tHC I Friday, December 23, 1927 VoLXLII No.71 Friday, Dec. 23, 1927 Prices 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 Publisher; Maurice D. Kann, Vice-President and Editor; Donald M. Mersereau, Treasurer, Business and Advertising Manager; Ralph Wilk, Traveling Representative. Entered as second class matter May 21, 1918, at the po&toffice 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.()0. Foreign, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Phone Circle 47364737-4738-4739. Cable address: Filmday, New York. Hollywood, California — Harvey E. Gausman, Ambassador Hotel: 'Phone, Drexel 7000 and Washington 9794. London — Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 58, Great Marlborough St., London, W. I. Berlin— Lichtbildbuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Financial The tendency among film issues in yesterday's market was downward, but only fractional in extent. Both Fox stocks, which have been commanding much attention lately, practically ceased their upward movement, Fox Film "A" dropping one point to an 84 close. Fox Theaters "A" made a quarterpoint rise. High . 40 Low 40 Am. Seat. Vtc... *Am. Seat. Pfd.. •Balaban & Katz. *Bal. & Katz Vtc Eastman Kodak East. Kodak Pfd. 29 *tFilm Inspection. .. ♦First Nat'l Pfd. Fox Film "A" tFox Theaters "A" "Intern'l Project. . *ttKeiths 6s 46 .. Loew's, Inc ttLoew's, 6s 41ww.l06 ttLoew's,6s41x-war 99 *MG-M Pfd *M. P. Cap. Corp *Pathe ■ Exchange Pathe Exch. "A". 21 J4 ttPathe Exch. 7s37 80 Paramount F-L ..115^ ♦Paramount Pfd ttPar.Bway.5>^s51.102^ 102 .165; 84^ 22/2 57/2 Close 40 48 60^ .... 73-4 164M 165^ 29 .83 J4 21 ?i 5754 105J4 98M 21 80 112J4 •Roxy "A" 28 *Roxy Units 32 **Roxy Common . . TYz **Skouras Bros. . 36 Stan. Co. of Am.. 53 tTrans-Lux Screen 4 ••United Art. Com. 15 ••United Art. Pfd. 85 •tUniv. Pictures Univ. Pict. Pfd. 101 "4 tWarner Bros. ... 10^4 Warner Bros. "A" 19 26 28 6J^ 35 51M 13 80 lOOH 10J4 1854 29 4^ 10454 84 22 -10 100^ 57^ 105M 9854 25 8>4 454 21 80 113 1215i 10214 Sales 200 1,400 10 5,700 4,100 3,500 5 36 1,700 13 33,800 S3 26'A I100}4 10 ■/2 1854 200 60 2,000 1,900 •Last Prices Quoted •*Bid and Asked (Over the Counter) tCurb Market ttBond Market NOTE: Balaban & Katz is listed on the Chicago Board; Skouras on the St. Louis Stock Exchange and Stanley in Philadelphia. CaU WAFILMS, Inc. Walter A. Futter, Pres. for Library Stock Scenes New York Hollywood 130 W. 46th St. c/o Leon Schlesinger Bryant 8181 1123 No. Bronson Ave. or NORTHWEST T BOARD Seattle — New officers of the Northwest Fihii Board are: L. A. Samuelson, (Pathe), president; Wallace Rucker, (Edu.), vice president; with Carl Stearn, (Warner); D. J. McNerney, (U.A.); Ben Fish, (M-G-M), as trustees. Appointments for the first quarter, to serve on the arbitration board are: Matt Aparton, (Uni.); Carl Stearn, and Ben Fish. Alternates are: A. H. Huot, (FBO); and William B. Kelly, (Columbia). — Merry Xmas — Sunday Shows Threatened Despite "Blue" Law Repeal (Continued from Page 1) of Sunday shows, through activity of the state's attorney who has announced he will invoke the antiquated state statute to close the Star on Sundays. Such a course, will be followed by retaliatory move on the part of R. M. Shelton, Star owner, who says he will insist the lid be clamped tight if his theater is forced to close on Sunday. This \vill mean that all activity, except that of necessity or charity, will come under the ban. The ctiy council of Warrensburg a month ago repealed an old city ordinance forbidding Sunday shows. Three weeks later the Warrensburg Ministerial Alliance presented a petition to the council which they alleged had been signed by 500 persons requesting a reconsideration. The councilmen refused to be intimidated and decided to stand pat, after which "blue-noses" appealed to the county prosecutor. — Merry Xmas — New Talking Film Is Galled Successful (Continued from Page \) sidered the most important difference, is that with Bristolphone the operator has what this correspondent regards as almost perfect control of synchronization. This was demonstrated when the timing was thrown out of gear and put back into synchronization at the will of the operator. The sound, in the opinion of this correspondent, was very clear and the tonal qualities well nigh perfect. Bristolphone is to be made in two sizes, one for picture theaters and the other for educational and commercial institutions. • — Merry Xmas — Beatty Guest at Luncheon Jerome Beatty yesterday was feted at a luncheon attended by his associates at the Hays office, including Will H. Hays, to mark termination today of his connection with the organization from which he resigned to become director of advertising, publicity and exploitation for First National. — Merry Xmas — Winston at Loew K. C. House Kansas City — C. L. Winston has succeeded William Bishop as director of publicity for Loew's Midland. And That's That By PHIL M. DALY THE A.M.P.A. Sunday School threw its Christmas Party yestiddy at the Cafe Boulevard. The Christmas spirit was in every heart and some other spirits on the breaths of a few guys we could mention. — Merry Xmas — Santa Claus was there without his whiskers. Now all the little settlement urchins of the A.M.P.A. know that the old bozo is really Grandpa Bruce Gallup. Sunday School Superintendent Leon Bamberger read his own Opera before anybody could stop him. It was a theme of Pure Passion he stole from a discarded Paramount press book. The Sunday School class kept cheering continuously, so Leon's voice was drowned. It was probably all for the best. — Merry Xmas — Little Tommy Wiley from the Gas House district picked out his doeray-me-far with one finger on the piano, and did it all over again without the slightest encouragement from the dazed audience. But the second time he did it with his left thumb. However, the Christmas spirit saved him. Every little child could be seen muttering "Peace on earth, good will to men" as the light of murder shone in its eyes. — Merry Xmas — Then Hop Hadley, a cute little tot in a Lord Fauntleroy costume, sang a couple of Christmas carols in a sad voice. Everybody cried. Those naughty twins. Jack Trop and Dave Bader, swore. — Merry Xmas ■ — Lon Young, a Gotham youngster, did some monkey shines with a pack of Sunday School text cards. Then he said he had a real magician's stunt if somebody would loan him a half dollar. Some sucker did. Lon passed him back a lead slug. — Merry Xmas — Pat A. (Pathe) Parsons, a child of great promise, opened his mouth wide and let go in a voice chuck full of gin^uine emotion. The lad accompanying at the piano fell unconscious. — • Merry Xmas — That precocious youngster Willie Mack told a lot of stories in the best Sunday School manner. When he finished Superintendent Bamberger patted him kindly on the head with his gavel. — Merry Xmas — George Harvey disguised as Peter Pan did a Fairy Dance. But when kids in the front row started chucking him pennies, the act was off. — Merry Xmas — Then all the Sunday School scholars received gifts from Santa Claus Gallup. Nice little uplift verses accompanied the treasures. Santa Claus himself was presented with a farmer's lantern — a symbol of the Light and Happiness he has brought into the lives of these poor little A.M.P.A. settlement orphans. Ed Grainger in N. Y. Ed Grainger is here from the Coast to work with David Butler on a story dealing with experiences of the newsreel cameraman .which Fox will produce in New York and in Florida. Grainger is the son of James R., general sales manager of the company, and has been serving as assistant director on the Coast. — Merry Xmas — Remodel New Market Theater New Market, la. — The New Market has reopened here after undergoing complete remodeling. STAR STORY PRODUCTION 100% <cr3 Make your Box-Office a real Christmas Present. BOOK IT NOW! Exchanges Everywhere LUMAS rilM CORPORATION 1650 B'way, N. Y. City. Foreign Rights British & Continental Trading Co. Inc.