The Film Daily (1929)

feTHES 7Ar HEWS PAPER o/*FILMDOM ALLTHE MEWS ULTHE TIMI Vol. XLIX No. 13 Tuesday, July 16. 1929 Price 5 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE PUBLISHER Puljlished daily except Saturday and holidays at 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y. and copyright C 1929) by VVid'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 Cinematographic Francaise, Rue de la Cour-des-Noues, 19. THE McNichoI Donates Million to Canadian Charities Winnipeg — A. R. McNichoI, pioneer Winnipeg showman, has donated another $1,000,000 to various charitable organizations in Canada, making no distinction between creeds. Two years ago he distributed $1,000,000 to institutions he considered worthy of endowment. He has varied and extensive business interests in Manitoba but the foundation for his fortune was made in a group of picture houses in Winnipeg. Financial STOCK MARKET High Low Close Am. Seat 33 33 3i Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. 26 26 26 East. Kodak 202^ 197 198 *<lo pfd 128 Fox Fm. "A" ... 94J4 92^ 92^ "Keith A-O 40 do pfd 117 116H 116^6 Loew's Inc 5&y2 57-5<6 58^ *do pfd 95 "M-G-M pfd 25 M. P. Cap 56^4 55 55 Para. F-L 66J6 65^ 66 Pathe Exch 9 »V» SH do "A" 19 19 19 Radio K-A-O 39 37 ^i 38 ♦Stanley Co 40 •Univ. Pict. pfd 98'/2 Warner Bros 62Ji 60^ 60}^ do pfd 53% 52H 52J4 CURB MARKET Acoustic Prod. . .. S]/2 SlA 554 *Bal. & Katz 79% Columbia Pets. . . . 34% 33 34 Con. Fm. Ind. .. 22% 22^ 2256 *Film Insp 2 Fox Thea. "A" .. 28% 27 27J4 •Griffith, D.W. "A" l'A Intern, Proj 29% 27% 2954 *Loew do deb. rts 24% Nat. Scr. Ser.... 29% 25% 28% Nat. Thea. Sup. . . 22% 22 22 Trans-Lux 11 10% 10% *Univ. Pict 2'0% *do pfd 1 BOND MARKET *Keith A-0 6s 46 90% Loew 6s 41ww. ..106^ 106% 106% do 6s 41 x-war.. 97 97 97 •Paramount 6s 47 98 54 Par. By. 5%s 51. 98 98 98 Pathe 7s 37 72 72 72 CURB BONDS Am. Seat. 6s 36.. 87 83% 83% •Warner 654s 28 198 OVER THE COUNTER Roxy "A" 26% 27J4 do units 2754 29% do com 2J4 3% .... Skouras Bros 33 38 .... Technicolor 77 80 .... I'nited Art 5 10 do pfd 70 80 I'niv. Ch. com. .. 2 do pfd 75 85 ♦LAST PRICE QUOTED Sales 100 100 4,700 8',300 '566 700 1,100 11,900 1,300 200 13,600 19,000 1,000 12,400 2.500 900 16,300 4,500 6,700 2,100 200 House Involved in Pa. Arbitration Suit Sold McKeesport, Pa. — John Sowko has taken over the Lyric. He formerly operated the Dreamland here. The Lyric is the house involved in the suit against Pittsburgh exchanges, growing out of an alleged boycott, which followed an arbitraton award. The theater firm has sought to have arbitration ruled illegal in the state. No decision in the case has been rendered, as yet. Suit Filed Against Jenkins Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington— Suit for $612,500 alleged due him as broker's and agent's fee in sale of television patents and inventions has been field against C. Francis Jenkins, television inventor, by Arthur D. Lord of New York. Salesman Made Paramount Manager F. S. Gulbransen, salesman, has been named manager of the Paramount Salt Lake City branch, states John D. Clark, sales manager for the western division. He replaces Allen Usher, who has been transferred to Milwaukee. John A. Kraker, Milwaukee manager, has been transferred to the sales force of the Chicago exchange. Two M-G-M Openings Set M-G-M will open its "Hollywood Revue of Revues" at the Astor, New York, about the middle of August. "Hallelujah" is scheduled to open at the Embassy about the same time. Comedy Tear Absorber Rochester, N. Y. — In exploiting "Pleasure Crazed" at the Rochester, H. M. Addison got out a flock of eye attracting green handkerchiefs with a card attached containing: "You'll laugh 'till tears come at its delightful comedy and have a good old-fashioned cry at its pathos." Lesser Plans Sales Trip Irving Lesser, sales manager of General Talking Pictures, leaves New York soon on a sales trip, which will take him as far as the Coast. AMALGAMATED VAUDEVILLE AGENCY Attractions for Picture Theatres Standard Vaudeville Acts 1600 Broadway, New York City Phone Perm. 3580 John Griffith Wray Dies After Operation on Coast IVest Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — John Griffith Wray, Fox director, died at a local hospital here following an appendicitis operation. Born at Minneapolis in 1896, Wray for 18 years was in the legitimate field. His screen career started with First National. He was general manager of Thomas H. Ince's enterprises. For the last three years he has been with Fox. Musicians Renew Sound House Fight at 'Frisco San Francisco — Musicians have renewed activity in the fight against replacements at wired houses, with filing of a $2,832 damage suit against one of the theaters involved. The musicians recently lost a suit to compel retention of the orchestra. Chinese, L. A. Robbed West Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — A messenger carrying $15,000 of the Chinese theater's receipts was robbed by three bandits yesterday. Oppose Sunday "Blues" Atlanta — Resolutions aimed at local church movements to secure show-less Sundays are bombarding the state legislature. Hungarian Exhibitors Study Sound Berlin— More than 50 Hungarian exhibitors have arrived here to study various sound devices and methods of production. The Industry's Date Book Today : July 17 July 22 July 23 July 26 July 27 July 31 Aug. 1 Aug. 7 Sept. 28 First day of annual convention o western managers of Famou Players Canadian Corp., Vancou ver. Testimonial dinner to Sid Grauman Los Angeles. ■23 Golf tournament and picnic o exhibitors and distributors at Des Moines. •25 Convention of Rocky Mountalr States exhibitors at Denver. Film golf tournament of exhibitors and distributors at Minneapolis. First issue of M-G-M Internationa News (silent). First issue of Universal Newsreel (silent). First issue of Paramount Sound News. Golf tournament of exhibitors and exchangemen at Seattle. First issue of Hearst Metrotone News (sound). NOTICE New sound studios ready, in the heart of Broadway, to save your time. Finest recording and lighting systems. A music department is at your service and David Mendoza, of Capitol Theatre fame, is among us. Theme songs and feature synchronization arranged and composed at reasonable rates. SOUND TRANSFERRED FROM FILM TO DISC RADIOTONE STUDIOS 1600 Broadway New York RECORD THIS ONE ON YOUR BOX-OFFICE! THE FIRST WILD ANIMAL SOUND AND DIALOGUE SERIAL "THE KING OF THE KONGO" TEN THRILLING TALKING EPISODES 100% Sound and Dialogue in Every Episode A Cast Unequalled in Serial History JACQUELINE LOGAN & WALTER MILLER and a superb supporting cast Directed by Richard Thorpe Story & Dialogue by Harry Sinclair Drago Unusual Locations Photographed Abroad See and Hear the Actors and the Animals Released August 1st by MASCOT PICTURES CORP. i Nat Levine, Pres. 1650 Broadway New York City Tec Art Studios Hollywood, Cal. Cable Address: Levpic, New York