The Film Daily (1928)

Thursday, August 16, 1928 Vil. Xl» Ito. 40 Ttarstaj. »i|. «. Wt Mm 5 CiiU Published daily except Saturday and holidays and'EdUoV; Donald M, ^'"«--• T^-^Vj Business and Advert.smg Manager Entered as second class matter. May^21, 1918, at the ^:st"ore\V'NewTo;k.NrY:. under the act of March i. 1879. Terms (Pos'^S' *;"> United States outside of (.reater New \ork. $10 00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months S3 do Foreign, $15.00. Subscribers should remit" *ith 3er Address all commun.catio" to THE FILM DAILY, 1650 Broadway New York N. Y. Phone Circle 47364737-473*-4739. Cable address: .Fflmday, New York Hollywood. Californ.a-Ralph VVirk. 6425 Hollywood Blvd. Phone Gramte 6607. London-Ernest W. Fredman The Film Renter. 58, Great Marlboroush St., W. 1 Berhn-Lichtbild-buehne, Friedrichstrasse. 225. Ed. J. Smith Is Honored by T-S Sales Organization Tribute to Ed J. Smith, TiffanyStahl's general sales manager, is being paid this month by the sales force in a playdate and collection drive. Results to date indicate that the company's exchanges will break records this month, the company states. Fishman Buys Chesterfield Cleveland— Jesse Fishman, general manager of the Standard Film Service Co., has closed a deal with George Bacheller for distribution of the Chesterfield product in Michigan and western Pennsylvania. Standard now has Gotham, Trinity and Chesterfield features in addition to shorts and serials. And That's That 500 4,300 Hieh Low Close Sales ia.'S tr'i.::: .1 l^^ %^ "" i Hal. & Katz 74^ ••■• •(c) Con. Fm. Ind. .... ..•• \\Y'> (s) do pfd. ... 23}4 23/. 2m (s) East. Kodak .184 180 84 •(s) do pfd 128 .... •(c) Film Insp. ''^ ••■• ;ir,^rF^'-^^^83|4 82^ ^8^ 2,200 (c) Fox Thea. "A" 2lV>. 27 27Ji 6,800 •(c) Intern. Proj ^ •(b) Keiths 6s 46. .... .•■• 90/. .... (O loew's Inc. .. 55'4 54^i 54^ 5,^UU (s) do pfd. ...1007^ 10074 100^ ;,^.^^'do'6s41ww..:i68- l6mX^ h do 6s41x-war.l00^ lOOH 100^ (5 ■ MGM pfd. . 25J4 2SJ4 2SJ4 'i<\ \I P Cap <*''? (^)'orph. CiV.'... 21H 2m 21H •(Ifpa'ra "^F-L ' ::i39/; 1^57^13^ C^b do 6s 47 ..:: 99/4 99/4 .??'/4 (b) Par.By.5/,'s51.101 101 (s) Pathe 7 6^ (s) do "A" (b) do 7s 37 (o) Roxy "A" (o) do units (o) do com 27^4 26/j 72^4 72^4 101 6^ 27 72 54 100 "i6 6 100 1,266 42,466 5 1 5.2-00 2,700 1 Cleveland Showman Dies Cleveland— Louis ZofTer, one-time prominent downtown theater owner, died suddenly from heat prostration. Zuffer formcily owned and operated the Corona on Prospect Ave. and the Reil on Easi Ninth St. Both properties were leased for other business enterprises. Pendleton Under Knife Cincinnati, O. — Jack Pendleton, manager of the local office of Standard Film Service Co., had an attack of appendicitis while en route to Louisville last week. He was rushed to the Atlas Hospital, Louisville, and operated upon immediately upon arrival, and is reported to be recovering. Palace, Duncan, Dark for a Month Duncan, Okla.— This town will have only one house in operation for a month, the Palace having been closed for remodeling. G. M. S. at Cleveland Cleveland— Loew's Park has introduced a Greater Movie Season. fly PHIL M. DALY "OHIL REISMAN, Pathe sales manager, believes in going into the field after business. Last week he returned from a highly successful sales trip, and yesterday took another jump. This time to the Middle West. He will return via Canada. Phil surely is pepped up over Pathe performance this year. A couple of "smot creks" goniffed from the Colyum which Ted Cook does for King Features Syndicate: s'"-— , , , I have been waiting patiently for someone to remark that — The new talking pictures v/ill put the movies on a sound basis. . . As no one has, I will rise to the crisis. — C. S. DUNNING. » » « Do you suppose that the guy who used to read the movie titles aloud will try to compete with the talking pictures by lepeuting the dialogue? An old timer is a fellow who can remember when a motion picture theater was a nice quiet place to go for a nap. Net Consolidated Profits For 2nd Quarter $350,032 Net consolidated profits of $350,032 for second quarter ended June 13, after depreciations, taxes and dividend requirements, is shown by statement of Consolidated Film Industries. This is equal to 50 cents a share on the 400,000 shares of nonpar common outstanding. The figure compares with $351,344 of the preceding quarter. Total profits for the first six months of the year are $701, U 376. (o) Skoaras Bros, (s) " ~ 30 34 O'A .... 45 37 /j 37 -A 37/, 5/2 7 ' 2^ 15 84 2J4 12 78 2H 100 1,966 28 31 S'A 40 Stanley Co. (o) Technicolor (c) Trans-Lux (o) United Art (o) do pfd. (o)Univ. Ch. com. 2 (o) do pfd. ... 75 •(c) Univ. Pict (c)Vame?"i3ro;.. 79/, 76!4 79/. 50,400 (») do "A" ... 87 83!^ 65'A 53,600 (cb) do 6/aS 28 .159 159 159 85 19/2 97 10 • Last Prices Quoted. (b) Bond Market. (c) Curb Market. (>) Stock Exchange. (o) Over the Counter (Bid and Asksd.) NOTE: Balaban & Kati is listed in Chicago; Skouras. St. Louis. Simons With Universal Milton Simons, veteran distributing executive, has been named special sales representative of Universal. New Wisconsin Chain Green Bay, Wis.— Allen Theater Realty Co. has been incorporated here to operate theaters and roof gardens in Wisconsin. The new company is incorporated with 1,000 shares of no par value stock and 1,000 shares of preferred at $11 per share by W. L. Davidson. C. Lipman and H. McDonough. The firm will build a theater at Green Bay, it is announced. Clara Beranger and William C. de Mille were married in the drawing room of a train en route from Albuquerque, N. M., to Los Angeles. Bebe Daniels is in New York after an airplane trip from the Coast. Baldwin in N. Y. Earl Baldwin, author of "Brotherly Love," recently completed M-G-M feature co-starring Karl Dane and Geo. K. Arthur, is in New York for a brief vacation. He is under contract to M-G-M. Fry Sells at Mt. Pleasant, Tex. Mt. Pleasant, Tex. — John E. and A. W. Lilly have purchased the Palace and Titus from S. G. Fry, who has waged successful fights here against circuit competition. First Star — Have you tried the talkies yet? Second Star — No; the casting director and me ain't on speaking terms.— Ted Cook for King Features Syndicate. Competition Keen at Donna Donna, Tex. — Keen competition exists here with four houses operating, two of them airdomes. One of each type caters to Mexican patronage. Mensing at Kenosha, Wis. Kenosha, Wis. — Charles Mensing I has replaced J. Retlaw as manager ; of the Kenosha. Jane Jennings is being paged by New York booking agents as sound picture production takes shape in the East. Guy Oliver, character actor has been assigned to his three hundred and tenth part with Paramount. He will play in "Avalanche," forthcoming Zane Grey picture. Our Gang Tour to Extend to East Theatrical tour of the Our Gang players will extend to principal cities of the East. They are first to stop at Chicago and proceed eastward. Ray Coffin, Hal Roach's personal representative, is in charge of the tour and will act as master of ceremonies at the various engagements. Change Made at Racine Racine, Wis. — Herbert Thacher is the new manager at the State replacing J. H. Grant. New Milwaukee M. C. Milwaukee — Richy Craig, master of ceremonies at the Wisconsin, has been replaced by Nat Nazarro, Jr. Gill Gets District Post j Milwaukee — Homer Gill, former; manager of the Oshkosh, has been appointed district manager for Mid-j wesco (F'ox). ! Sundays 'Blue' at Martin's Ferry Martins Ferry, O.— Drug stores, for dispensing prescriptions, and newsstands are the only two business establi.shmcnts permitted to operate on Sunday, as the result of the controversy here. Exhibitors, arrested for operating on Sunday, demanded enforcement of the law against all business houses and city officials complied. Josef Wirminger at Oshkosh Oshkosh, Wis.— Josef Winninger is the new manager of the Rex, succeeding R. K. Mosiman, who has left for New York. Winninger is the brother of the manager of Winninger Players, Wisconsin stock company. New Austin First Run Austin, Tex. — The Crescent has switched to a first run policy showing Columbia, TifTany-Stahl, FBO and Educational. McDermott with Netoco Jamaica Plain, Mass. — Joseph Mc-i Dermott, formerly with the Gray circuit, now is managing the Jamaica! here for the Netoco chain. 1 Lebanon House Improved > Lebanon, Pa. — Strand Amusement' Co., has reopened the Capitol here, for remodeling of which around $50, 000 was spent. Helena House Reopens Helena, Mont. — The Marlow, combination house, has reopened after redecorating and refurnishing. Italian Film Shown "Smiles and Tears of Naples" was shown Tuesday and yesterday with a personal appearance of Miss Italy, its star, at the Fortway, Fort Hamilton Pkwy. and 68th St., Brooklyn. Maguire Made Ripley's Aide Boston — Fred Maguire, formerly with the Paramount advertising and publicity stafT, has been named assistant to R. B. Ripley, advertising and publicity director of the Netoco chain. AMALGAMATED VAUDEVILLE AGENCY Attractions for Picture Theatres Standard Vaudeville Acts 1600 Broadway, New York City Phone Perm. 3580