The Film Daily (1928)

THE mday, August 6, 1928 ■£&< DAILY On Broadway :or — "White Sliadows in the South Seas" jadway — "The Michigan Kid" meo — "A Woman of Paris" and "Dr. ^ligari" jitol — ^"The Mysterious Lady" terion — "Wings" ibassy — "Tempest" ty-fifth — "BerHn" th Ave. — "Shackleton" ety — "Lost in the Arctic" ibe — "The Red Dance" jpodrome — "Powder My Back" ew's Now' Yooic— .Monday, "Steamboat Jill, Jr." ; Tuesday, "Obey Your Hus land" and "The Vanishing Pioneer" ; Vednesday, "Say It With Sables" ; i'hursday, "United States Smith" ; Friday, 'Ladies of the Night Club" and "Cow loy Kid" ; Saturday, "The Big Killing" ; Sunday, "The Hawk's Nest" rk Strand — "Glorious Betsy" ■amount — "Forgotten Faces" dto — "Loves of an Actress" 'oli — ^"The Perfect Crime" VI — "Street Angel" ijners — ^"Lion and the Mouse" )oklyn Strand — "Glorious Betsy" /arns Sound Must Not Lower Quality {Continued jrom Page 1) ihl plans to synchronize its pices, but does not intend to let the jnd hysteria warp its viewpoint picture quality, he says. 'Sound must be added to excelt pictures," says Hoffman, "but we neglect quality in our enthusi11 over sound, the public will ade us to shut up sound and give ;ni back their money." 'Railroads are adding more trains and Iring better time. They are even arrang part air service and planning new scenic iS. And while thousands of travelers are ronizing the airplanes, there are millions ) prefer the railroad. Realizing this, the iroads are keeping pace with the air ser>, not ripping up their tracks just bese thousands are shouting about the nov;; of riding 'over' cities." For at least two more years," he coniied, "there will be many thousands of aters which will either prefer the sllem ma or will not be equipped to use pices that are only suitable for sound equipit." ^itcase Televisor Made for Public in London ondon — Quantity production has ;_n started on the Baird televisor, .ich will be sold at the radio exijtion which opens in September, is of suitcase size two feet square 1 IJ^ feet deep with a glass screen ht inches wide for receiving the tures. The hook-up is similar to tt of a radio set, and the machine (1 "catch" radio programs as well pictures, it is claimed. It is to ail for around $125. j . /orker Dies in Transformer Blast [Providence, R. I. — William Sin,ir, 28, electrician, died from burns eived when an explosion wrecked ransformer vault at the new Loew ■ater. Max Hyman of New York, iresentative of Loew's, Inc., was Ught in the vault with Sinclair 'en 24 quarts of flaming oil covered 'ir clothing. Three other men in|_ed by the blast are in serious conion. j Assisting Mel Shauer [Paris — Richard Blumenthal is here ; assist Mel Shauer in the operans of the Paramount theater. Sound Vogue Now Beginning in England (Continued from Page 1) paper lists this system as one of three sound-on-film devices available, the other two being De Forest and Meistertone. The latter is a German invention. The disc system is represented by British Phototone and sound on separate film by British Acoustic Films. It is pointed out that Western Electric methods are at present out of the running insofar as England is concerned. However, J. E. Otterson, president of Electrical Research Products ,is here in that regard. British Instructional Films intends using British Phototone. De Forest has been making short subjects for some time. Meistertone has been heard in public demonstration only. Talkers to Be ShortLived, Schenck Says (Continued from Page 1) I prophesy they will not last more than four or five months. "I have heard Vitaphone features and I find them artificial and too mechanical. For topicals Movietone which I like best — and Vitaphone are excellent. But for full length feature pictures it is unnatural and robs the picture of sincerity by its mechanical quality. "The danger is that the public may be poisoned by the 'talkies.' "We have equipped sound-studios for sound-films and synchronized music and sound effects for which I think there is a great future. "At the same time I do not think that the big key theaters will ever give up their orchestras and musicians need not fear mechanical music in the way some people believe. "Synchronized music will simply kill the two-man 'dud' orchestra of small houses. "Short 'talkies' may take the place of costly presentations, which are a ghastly and expensive failure in America." Loew^s Grand, Atlanta, for 1st Runs in Sound Atlanta — Western Electric sound equipment is being installed at Loew's Grand which goes sound shortly. The Loew deal for operation and a partial interest in the Capitol, Lfniversal's first run here, is progressing. It is understood locally the agreement is practically closed. Talking Pictures Stillman Sale to Ease Situation in Cleveland (Continued on Page 5) switched to the Allen. The Publix units now playing the Allen will go to the State. Announcement of the sales of the Stillman property will be made soon. World Rights in New Quarters The fifth floor of the Mills Building, New York, has been taken over by the World Wide Music Corp. to house the library of world rights music now being compiled under supervision of David H. Broekman, music editor. Certainly, Columbia will have sound pictures ! We're closing now with one of the tried and tested reproducing systems — but — What's all the panic about? Columbia has been making ^^sound" pictures for many, many years. We're going to continue making them. And they're going to keep right on talking your own language at the box-office even more emphatically in the future than in the past. Columbia pictures are sound because they are perfectly synchronized with —sound stories — sound box-office stars —sound direction; and they're made by a sound and seasoned producing organization that understands your needs — and knows how to satisfy them. Exhibitors who play Columbia pictures year in and year out have come to look upon them as a sound investment. They know that Columbia product speaks the eloquent language of sweet golden profits. They also know that Columbia keeps abreast of the times and will not be caught napping. For the season 19281929, Columbia is talking to the thinking theatre-owner more loudly and convincingly than ever— with the PERFECT 36. If you're interested in building business instead of begging for business, then you'll make Columbia pictures the backbone of your program. And don't forget-we'll have synchronized pictures, and they'll be ready when you want them President Columbia Pictures