The Film Daily (1929)

Sound Relief Plan for Small Showmen On Way THE 2feHEWSPAPER o/* FILM DOM ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME VOL. XLIX No. IS Thursday, July 18, 1929 Price 5 Cents DISTRIBUTORS READY WITH SOUND PROPOSAL Plan of the subcommittee appointed r sales managers of various distribuig companies, drafted to cope with e sound film situation as it effects Tail independent exhibitors, has been mpleted. The proposal will be subitted to the full committee of sales anagers Friday, and to the exhibitor immittee at a meeting of both •oups next Friday. S. R. Kent, Paramount; Phil Reisan, Pathe; Claud Ezell, Warners, (Continued an Page 4) JERSEY SHOWMEN TACKLING SOUND RENTAL PROBLEM Seeking a solution to the situation which, it is declared, has caused closing of 20 per cent of the independent (theaters of the state, New Jersey's exhibitor unit, tomorrow will open its annual convention at Atlantic City. (The meeting, which opens at noon, 6s to be continued Friday and Satur|day if necessary, although effort will Bbe made to complete the session by (Continued on Page 4) jWeshner General Manager of Stanley-Fabian Chain Newark, N. J.— D. E. Weshner, (veteran advertising and publicity director, is new general manager of |the Stanley-Fabian Corp., under direction of Warner Bros. Seventy (Continued mi Page 4) i^T-S Sales Managers Named in N. Y. District Phil E. Meyer, New York district Imanager of Tiffany-Stahl, has apf pointed the following men in charg^ Bof the various territories and departHments of the New York exchange: llrving Hanower, sales manager, New [York; J. Farkas, sales manager, [Brooklyn; Bert Freese, sales manager, |New Jersey. Silents Win Out in Several Tests of Draw St. Louis — Sound pictures have not I. fared so well in several tests in this [territory against silents. In one southiiern Illinois town a sound picture [attracted 2000 patrons while a silent (Continued on Page 4) PARAMOUNT-SAENGER DEAL NEAR; 2 AT OMAHA BOUGHT Fox Injured in Auto Accident; Hurt Severe But Not Critical Not Serious Injuries to William Fox are not serious, being confined to bruises and shock, James R. Grainger, Fox sales manager, last night told THE FILM DAILY over the telephone from the Nassau Hospital, Mineola, L. I. Grainger, with Jack Leo, Fox vice president, went to the hospital as soon as they were apprised of the accident. EQUITY AVERSE TO ASKING HELP FROM ALLIED CRAFTS If Equity members in pictures, desire the Equity contract and Equity Shop conditions, as they appeared to last winter, when they asked for them by vote of more than ten to one, the Equity Shop dispute will be won by Equity, ^without having to call upon its allies in the American Federation of Labor, "for the enormous sacrifices of employment and money which their participation (Continued on Page 4) 21 OF PATHE TALKERS TO BE MADE IN SILENT FORM Twenty-one of the 30 Pathe talkers for 1929-30 will be available in silent form, states Phil Reisman, general sales manager. The pictures are: Ina Claire in "Negligee." Ann Harding in "This Thing Called Love," William Boyd in "Painted Desert" (all color), "His First Command," "Crashing Through" and "Officer O'Brien"; Constant Bennett in "Clothes", "Saratoga" and (Continued on Page 4) By CHARLES F. HYNES Mineola, L. I. (Thursday) — William Fox is resting easily, The Film Daily was informed at eight o'clock this morning by attaches of the Nassau Hospital where he had been taken following overturning of his big green Rolls Royce in a collision in Old Westbury at 10:50 yesterday morning. The smash-up resulted in serious injuries to a friend a neighbor, Jacob Rubenstein of Woodmere, L. I. and death of Joseph W. Boyce, Fox's chauffer. Hospital officials declare Fox's condition is not critical, although he is severely injured. At 8:30 last night, a blood transfusion was made. It was stated this step carried no special significance, but was deemed necessary in view of the amount of blood Fox had lost immediately after the accident. The impression prevails he has escaped internal injuries entirely, although this cannot be established definitely until X-rays taken yesterday are developed sometime this morning. At 10 o'clock last night, Mrs. Eva Fox, wife of the executive, left the hospital, after spending all day at her husband's side. She was among the first to arrive after news of the collision became known. Others were George M. Levy, Fox's Long (Continued on Page 6) FOX ACCIDENT BIG FLURRY IN N. Y. Film and theatrical business and financial circles in New York were agog yesterday, following publication of the news that William Fox had been injured in an automobile accident. Coming over the financial ticker, the news caused . a flurry in Fox stock, although it rallied and closed at 8SV4, two points off on the day, (Continued on Page 6) Negotiations Resumed for Southern Chain; Goldbergs Sell 2 Paramount has closed a deal for acquisition of the Sun and World, Omaha, operated by the World Realty Co. (Goldberg Bros.) This puts virtual end to competition in the first run field here, with the exception of the Orpheum. Negotiations held intermittently over the last three months, carried near conclusion, dropped and then resumed again, are nearing completion for acquisition of control of the Saenger circuit by Paramount. Sam Katz yesterday confirmed the fact that negotiations are nearing consummation, but said papers have not yet been signed. E. V. Richards, president of Saen ger, has been in New York more than three months in connection with the deal. Two weeks ago, he declared (Continued on Page 4) $5,112,000lsiATED PAR10UNTMTHSNEF Consolidated net profit for the second quarter of 1929 is estimated by Paramount at $2,550,000, or $1.14 per share on 2,242,862 shares outstanding, and net for the six months at $5,112,000. Profit for the second quarter ot 1929, as estimated, is approximately 58 per cent greater than the profit for the corresponding quarter of (Continued on Page 2) Paramount Magnafilm to Be Shown in N. Y. Today Paramount Magnafilm will be demonstrated at 3:30 P. M. today at the Rivoli, New York. The new 56 mm. film is projected in complete stage width and is claimed to have stereoscopic properties. The showing will consist of outdoor scenes and a four reel talking musical feature.