The Film Daily (1929)

THE < 2 a DAILV Friday, July 12, 1929 Vol. XLIX No. 10 Friday, July 12. 1929 Price 5 Cents 10NN W. ALICOATE PUBLISHER Published daily except Saturday and holidays at 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y. and copyright (1929) 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. 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 47364737-4738-4739. Cable address: Filmday, New York. Hollywood, California — Ralph Wilk, 6425 Hollywood Blvd. Phone Granite 6607. London — Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 89-91 Wardour St., W. I. Berlin — Karl Wolffsohn, Lichtbildbuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris— P. A. Harle, La Cinematographie Francaise, Rue de la Cour-des-Noues, 19. Financial STOCK MARKET High Low Close Sales *Am. Seat 32J4 Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. 26 2'5H 25Yt 200 East. Kodak 207% 203^ 203^ 5,700 *do pfd 128 Fox Fm. "A" ... 88& 87^ 88^ 1,200 *Keith A-O 40 do pfd 12254 118 118 500 Loew's Inc SSVt 56^ 57 2,500 do pfd 95 95 95 100 *M-G-M pfd 25 M. P. Cap 56 5454 SS'A 6,500 Para. F-1 65^ 6454 64% 9,500 Pathe Exch 954 8% %V% 1.800 *do "A" 19% Radio K-A-O 39% 38% 39 29,500 ♦Stanley Co 40 ♦Univ. Pict. pfd 59% Warner Bros. new. 6254 60 60% 52,300 do pfd 54% 5254 53 700 CURB MARKET Acoustic Prod. ... S'A ■ 454 554 26,000 ♦Bal. & Katz 79% Columbia Pets. ... 32% 32 32 1.200 Con. Fm. Ind. .. 23 22% 23 500 ♦Film Insp 2 Fox Thea. "A" ... 25J4 23 25% 15,400 •Griffith, D. W. "A" 1% Intern Proj. n.w. . 26% 26 26 3,600 ♦Loew war; 7 .... Nat. Scr. Ser. . . . 2454 2454 2454 100 Nat. Thea. Sup. .. 20% 2054 20% 1,000 Trans-Lux 11% 11 11 100 ♦Univ. Pict 20% ♦do pfd 1 BOND MARKET ♦Keith A-O 6s 46 90% Loew 6s 41ww... 10754 107 107 2 do 6s 41 x-war.. 97% 97% 97% 3 ♦Paramount 6s 47 97% Par. By. 5 54s 51. 98 % 98% 98% 2 ♦Pathe 7s 37 70% CURB BONDS Am. Seat. 6s 36.. 86% 86% 86% 1 'Warner 6%s 28 198 OVER THE COUNTER Roxy "A" 26% 27% do units 2754 29% do com 2% 3% Skouras Bros 31 38 Technicolor 76% 79 United Art 5 10 do pfd 70 80 Univ. Ch. com. ... 2 do pfd 75 85 ♦LAST PRICE QUOTED "Wild Heart of Africa" Sold Oscar Price, President of Parthenon Pictures, New York, has sold the Walker adventure film, "The Wild Heart of Africa," for southern California to Supreme Film Exchanges, Los Angeles. The Profit (Continued from Page 1) oil man on his estate, disporting himself at large for the photographer. It's an exclusive subject and it's fine. Yet one of America's big showmen refused to 'even look at it. Don't make the same mistake. This is earmarked with box-office. KANN Fox West Coast Again to Enter Salem, Oregon? Salem, Ore. — Fox West Coast is declared dickering for the Capitol here with Frank Blight. Outright purchase is sought, it is stated. Fox formerly operated the Elsinore here, but the house later reverted to George B. Guthrie. M-G-M Film and Projector Aboard Endurance Plane West Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Culver City — M-G-M has placed a print of Cecil B. De Mille's "Dynamite," a projector and screen aboard the Angela, record-holding endurance plane, now droning over the airport here. 37 Picture Houses in 37 States Launched in June Thirty-seven picture theaters, involving $1,936,600 were launched in 37 eastern states during June, according to the F. W. Dodge Corp., New York. Nine other theater projects were launched during the month involving $1,150,000. Dupont Plans English and German Versions of Talker Berlin— "Atlantic," E. A. Dupont's next picture for British International Pictures, will be made with both English and German dialogue versions. The scenes in each language will be made alternately. Effort to be Made to Open Georgia on Sunday Atlanta — Sunday picture shows are provided for in a bill prepared for introduction in the legislature by members from Bibb and Richmond Counties. Far Northwest Tourney Aug. 7 Seattle — Annual tournament of exhibitors and exchangemen of this territory will be held Aug. 7 at the Everett Golf and Country Club. Sono-Art Incorporates Wilmington, Del. — Sono-Art Pictures has been incorporated here with capital of $400,000, _ and 100 shares of common authorized. WANTED Bell and Howell or Duplex printing machines. Box A-143 care Film Daily 1650 Broadway N. Y. City The Industry's Date Book July July July July July July July July Aug. Aug. Sept. IS Opening of "Melody Lane" at the Globe, New York. 16, 17, 18 Annual convention of western managers of Famous Players Canadian Corp., Vancouver. 17 Testimonial dinner to Sid Grauman, Los Angeles. 22-23 Golf tournament and picnic of exhibitors and distributors at Des Moines. 23-25 Convention of Rocky Mountain States exhibitors at Denver. 26 Film golf tournament of exhibitors and distributors at Minneapolis. 27 First issue of M-G-M International News (silent). 31 First issue of Universal Newsreel (silent). 1 First issue of Paramount Sound News. 7 Golf tournament of exhibitors and exchangemen at Seattle. 28 First issue of Hearst Metrotone News (sound). "Mike" Newman Heads Southern Cal. Chain West Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Los Angeles — M. H. (Mike) Newman now is general manager of Pacific Coast Theaters, Paramount Theaters and Hansen Theaters, triple chain operating in southern California. Newman until recently was district supervisor of*Brooklyn and Long Island theaters for RadioKeith-Orpheum. J. Frank Brockliss in N. Y. J. Frank Brockliss, general managing director of Tiffany-Stahl in Paris, is in the United States for conferences with Grant L. Cook, vice president. Burke Gets U.A. Post Minneapolis — Thomas A. Burke, veteran exchangeman, who recently resigned from First National here, has been named manager of the United Artists exchange, succeeding Saul Resnick. WANTED 40mm — 75mm Astro lenses in barrel or Bell & Howell mount. 4% inch Taylor Hobson Cooke or Carl Zeiss F2 or F 3.5 — 6 inch Cooke 2.5 or Zeiss 2.7 or F 3.5. Box No. A-14S c-o Film Daily, 1650 B'way, N. Y. C. Theater Chairs For Sale 1,200 chairs now at Strand Theater, Long Branch, N. J., for sale — cheap. Immediate delivery. Must be taken before August 1st. Apply to Mr. McChesney, c-o Walter Reade, 1531 Broadway, N. Y. Chickering 5800. lfl# tr • A.% t»»»»»-»-« . 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