The Film Daily (1928)

Monday, August 13, 1928 Vil. XLV Ni. 37 Mandii. Ait 13, 1128 Priei 5 Ciits I0IN W. ALICOAIE PUBUSREI Published daily except Saturday and holidays at J650 Broadway, New York, N. Y., and copyright (1928) by Wid's Films and I-ilm Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President and Publisher; Maurice D. Kann. Vice-President and Editor; Donald M. Mersereau, Treasurer, Business and Advertising Manager. 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 (Jreater 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. \'. Phone Circle 47364737-4738-4739. Cable address: Filmday. New York. Hollywood, California — Ralph Wilk. 6425 Hollywood Blvd. Phone Granite 6607. London — Ernest W. Fredraan, The Film Renter, 58, Great Marlborough St., W. I. Berlin — Lichtbild-buehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Quotations N. Y. Co-op Case Against M. & S. Continues Today liirther attack on legality of the contract of the Greater New York exhibitors co-operative with the Mayer & Schneider circuit, is expected to be made today in Supreme Court. New York, when Joseph Froehlich of Natlian Burkan's office tiles additional affidavits in defense of the exhibiting firm to suit for an injunction restraining playing of MG-M pictures. The product, the cooperative contends, was purchased in violation of its contract to buy films for the defendant. The court has expressed the opinion that the state anti-trust law does not apply to the exhibitor co-operative, whose legality was attacked by Froehlich. Previously, motion for an injunction against M-G-M, restraining service to the theaters was denied. ^ JSewspaper Opinions High Low Close Sales (s) Am. Seat. . . . 31 31 31 100 (cb) do 6s 36... 97 97 97 6 • Bal. & Katz . 74 J^ .... •(c) Con. Fra. Ind 12J4 .... (s) do pfd 23 ii iik 23H 700 (s) East. Kodak.. 180 180 180 100 •(s) do pfd. ... • • • • . • • . 128 ■ • • . •(c) Film Insp. .. 354 .... •(s) First Nat. pfd. .... .... 104 ■ > • • IS) Fo-x Fm. "A' 82^ 81 '4 82 "^ 1,400 'c» Fox Thea. "A" 277^ 27 -4 2714 400 •(c) Intern. Proj.. 9 .... •(b) Keiths 6s 46. .... 90K <s> Loew's, Inc.. . . 54 53-^ 54 800 s) do pfd 101 101 101 100 ■ (c) do deb. rts. . . .... 14« ■ ■ . • ■(b) do 6s 41ww 108^ (b) do 6s41x-war look 25 >^ lOOJi 100^ i (s) M-G-M pfd.... 25 J/2 25/2 100 •(9) M. P. Cap.. 8H .... s) Orph. Cir. . 2\'A iyji 20J4 3,000 (s) do pfd 81 (s) Para. F-L 133 132 133 i,i66 (b) do 6s 47 99;/, 99?^ 99V:, 4 •fb) Par.By.5/2s5: 10154 (s) Pathc 6'/, 6 6>i 10,700 fs) do "A" ... 26!4 24/, 26'A 7,100 •(b) do 7s37 ... 71/. (o) Roxy "A" .. 29 i/. 31 (o) do units . . iVA 34 .... .... (o) do com. 6 7 .... .... Uf) Skouras Bros. 40 45 Is) Stanley Co. . 37'^ 37 iTVi 400 '(o) Technicolor . 5 '/a 7 . . ■ > •(c) Trans-Lux .... 3H .... If)) l.'nited Art. . . 12 15 .... (o) do pfd. . . 78 84 .... (o) Univ. Cb. com . 2 .... .... .... io) do pfd. 75 85 .... .... •(c) Univ. Pict. . 19/2 .... 'is) do pfd. .. . . . . 97 • ■ ■ ■ fc) Warner Bros. 74 70 73K 13,200 (s) do "A" ... 78M1 75-4 77 7,600 •(cb) do 6/j8 28 152 Stagehands, Exhibitors See "Jam" at Denver (.Continued from Page 1) cent wage reduction. The operators have about completed arrangements for their new contract. The operators' agreement was held up pending settlement of the number of men to be employed in the booth when sound pictures are played. This resulted in postponement of the opening of "Warming Up." • Last Prices Quoted. (b; Bond Market. (c) Curb Market. (s) Stock Exchange. fot Over the Counter (Bid and Askad.) .VOTE: B.ilalan & Katz is listed in Chicago; Skoiiris. St. Louis. Faster Development on Sound Sets Looked for {Continued from Page 1) trical Workers of the Building Trades Union. .Some exhibitors have been holding off on sound equipment, because of doubt over interchangeability, and with this matter regarded as overcome, coupled with the settlement of the row with labor, a speeding up is anticipated. As a result of this settlement, union workers have returned to wiring jobs in Chicago, Boston and New York. This means that "Lilac Time," at the Central, soon will have sound accompaniment, the score having been completed prior to the opening, but its use held up by the union squabble. The chief point at issue was the insistence by the union that certain phases of the work on sets be done on the job rather that at the W. E. Hawthorne plant. M-G-M Quarterly Dividend Quarterly dividend of 1J4 per cent on the preferred stock of M-G-M has been declared by the board of directors. It is payable Sept. IS to stockholders of record Aug. 25. Ohio Theater Nears Completion -Vapfik-on, O. — Within two weeks, a new theater will be opened here. Morris Simms Named Manager Brockton, Mass. — Morris Simms, for four years assistant manager of the Brockton, has been named manager of the Strand. John Madden has replaced him at the Brockton. B. & K. Tour for Our Gang Kids West Coast Bureau. THE FILM DAILY Los Angeles — The Our Gang kids are to tour the Balaban & Katz circuit, under a booking completed through the William Morris Agency. Emmet General Manager at Capitol Major lidward Bowes has appointid Joseph K. Emmet general manager of the Capitol, New York. Emmet, for five and one-half years has been manager of the State. "LUac Time" First National Central, New York AMERICAN — * * ♦ as yet unaccompanied by "sound," it boasts what its sponsors call "effects," which insofar as we could make out, consist of devastating orchestra crashes. * * * However, the picture itself is entertaining and Miss Moore truly delectable. • • * DAILY MIRROR—* * * a good picture. Had it only been made before "Wings" and "The Legion of the Condemned," it would have been a sensation. Magnificent air fighting. Strong love story. Fine acting and direction. Colleen Moore is the star. She does great emotional work. * * » DAILY NEWS—* * * In spite of its similarity to "Legion of the Condemned" — the first several shots to a "T" — "Wings," "The Lone Eagle," "The Big Parade" and^ "What Price Glory,'' some sequences in Colleen's him pack much more than an average amount of thnll. • • * EVENING GRAPHIC—* * * adds little that IS distinguished or distinctive to the camera record of World Far screen fiction. Stripped of its martial sequences, which, aside from the fact that they are familiar to Broadway picture audiences by this time, were well directed and vividly photographed, "Lilac Time" is another of those love stories laid in France. * * * EVENING JOURNAL—* * * It's a love story with a war background, and. for the first time in years. Colleen appears in a straight romantic, instead of comedy role. EVENING WORLD—* * * A goodly portion of this picture is told in comic vein, and in this portion Colleen Moore is all to the good. She is a charming comedienne. But more than half of the story is given over to deeper stuff — to sentiment and to drama — and here the star is not so good. * ♦ * 'Lilac Time" IS a good picture, but it could have been better. HERALD-TRIBUNE—* * * Tossing aside, if possible, its lack of originality, its wildly sentinientai subtitles and its somewhat lethargic pace, it can be said that "Lilac Time'' is at least a moderately pleasant program picture that somehow manages to have its touching moments. Miss Moore is a competent aiid comparatively honest actress and her performance in "Lilac Time" is a thoroughly workman-like one. • ' * MORNING TELEGRAPH—* * * Colleen Moore hits with "Lilac Time." In fact everyone who had any connection with the develop ment of the picture comes through, and with "hying ' colors. POST — * * • Having never seen "Lilac Time" when it was Jane Cowl's play, this reviewer can not testity concerning the relation of the photoplay to the original. If the latter was a sweet and affecting play, as it is rumored, something has gone wrong in the translation — as usual. • * • SUN — * * * Miss Moore is permitted to be comic in the first half and deeply serious in the last, i prefer her as a comedienne. * * * Maybe you'll like it if you've never seen an aviation film — but if you have, I think that you will regard it as only a fair Hollywood imitation. TELEGRAM—* * * The picture is honest, true and beautiful, i salute those who made it. * * * TIMES^* * * can be called a good picture. It is not excellent, neither is it the comparative of "good." It will likely be a box-office success, however, because of the sentiment — and the lilacs — but it is not of the type which starts heart-felt discussion either pro or con. * * • WORLD— Although "Lilac Time" is an other of the war series with the aviators to the fore, it can be said it is no second "Wings," nor is it as good as "The Legion of the Condemned," to which it bears striking resemblance in several shots. In the main it is an artless little love story, with, a pert young French miss and a gallant young airman for its hero and heroine. * * * Plan to Merge N. Y. Houses Moving Along, (Continued from Page 1) B. S. Moss who, under the plan, would become operating head. Financing is said to have been arranged with an important Wall J ■ Street banking firm. Stock is to be.. | offered at a later date, but for the present the bankers will carry a large block on their own, so strong is their faith reported to be in the possibilities of the proposed consolidation. There is some talk that one of the large electrical groups will become interested in the deal. It is claimed by sponsors of the movement that consolidation has become necessary because efforts to coordinate have been made impossible by the attitude of the larger producer-distributor groups. it is expected theaters will begin entermg the pool this week. U. A. on Time on Sound Schedule, Lichtman Says Synchronized prints of "Tempest" will be released by United Artists Aug. 25, and of "Two Lovers" on Sept. 1. All of the company's pictures will be released on scheduled time, according to Al Lichtman, distribution head. Eighteen pictures are to be synchronized either by the sound-on-film or disc method. New House for Tuckahoe Tuckahoe, N. Y. — The Eastchester town board has passed on plans for a theater to cost $200,000. Stores and offices will be part of the new building. SALE! 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