The Film Daily (1929)

THE ■cSiai DAILV VaL XLIX No. 40 Friday, August 16.1929 Price 5 Cents WIN 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. Kami, 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 Broad way, New York, N. Y. Phone Circle 4736 4737-4738-4739. 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. Financial STOCK MARKET High Low Close Sales *Am. Seat 3254 Con. Fm. Ind 21% 2Hi 2ZV* 1,300 Con. Fm. Ind. pfd.. 25^ 25M 25-)4 500 East. Kodak 195^4 191 J4 192% 500 *do pfd 128 Fox Fm. "A" 92% 91 'A 92 5,800 Keith A-O 37% 17% 37% 200 do pfd 114% 114% 114% 100 Loew's. Inc 58% 58% 58% 100 *do pfd 93 M-G-M pfd 25 25 25 300 M. P. Cap 48% 48 48% 200 Para. F-L 70f6 69 70 37,500 Patht Exch 8% 8 8 800 do "A" 17J4 17 17 600 Radio-K-O-A 37 36% 36% 3,100 ♦Stanley Co 40 ♦Univ. Pict. pfd 98% Warner Bros 59% 58% 58% 9,600 * Wi'rner Bros, pfd 51 .... CURB MARKET Acwstic Prod. .. 5% 454 5 5,500 *Bal. & Katz 78 Columbia Picts. .. 1\% 30% 31% 700 *Film Insp 2 Fox Thea. "A" .. 28% 27% 28% 11,400 Griffith, D.W. "A" 2 2 2 300 ♦Intern. Proj 31% *Loew do deb rts 20 .... Nat. Scr. Ser 26% 26% 26% 100 Nat. Theat. Sup. .. 24% 225% 24% 600 Trans-Lux 10 9% 954 500 *Univ. Pict 17% *Univ. pfd % .... BOND MARKET Keith A-O 6s *6 . . 85% 85% 85% 1 Loew 6s 41ww 105% 105 105% 16 ao 6s 41 x-war 94 94 94 2 Faramount 6s 47 .. 99 98% 98% 8 Par. By 5%s51 99 99 99 2 Pathe 7s37 61 60% 61 7 CURB BONDS Am. Seat 6s 36 .. 85% 85% 85% 3 ♦Wainer 6%s28 198 OVER THE COUNTER Roxy "A" 25 28 do units 28 31 do com 3 % 4 % Skouras Bros 33 38 .... .... Technicolor 77 79 United Art 5 10 do pfd 65 75 Univ Ch. com 2 do pfd 75 85 •LAST PRICE QUOTED Rochester House to Loew's Aug. 24 Rochester, N. Y. — Loew's will take over the Rochester here Aug. 24. recently acquired under a 25-year lease. H. M. Addison will be in active charge. Publix Gets Control of TVo Rock Island Houses Rock Island, 111. — Publix has acquired interest of its partner. Rosenfield-Hopp Co., in the Fort and Spencer here. Five Iowa Theaters to Be Taken Over Sept. 1 Waterloo, la.— Publix Sept. 1 will t?ke over operation of the Strand, Palace and Crystal here and the Strand and Palace, acquired from the Diebold-Ford interests. The company operates the Paramount theaters of Waterloo and Cedar Rapids. A. J. Diebold's lease on the Waterloo here is not affected. Trade Showing Soon of Film Made by Goetz "The Woman Who Was Forgotten," produced on the Coast by Charles S. Goetz, has been completed and early trade showing in New York is planned, Goetz states. The film, which stars Alma Bennett, is backed by the National Education Ass'n. Richard Thomas directed. RCA-Photophone recording was used. West Coast Installing Ear Phones for Deaf West Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Los Angeles — Special ear phones for the deaf are being installed at Grauman's Chinese by Fox West Coast Theaters successful under plan of Harold B. Franklin, at least one theater in each city where the chain operates will have the special equipment. Miller with Recording Firm West Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Los Angeles — Roy G. Miller has resigned as publicity director at the Carthay Circle to join the Paul Lewis Hodge Electrical Recordings and Recording Wax Co. The firm has a plant here composed of studios plating plant and pressing works for making electrical recordings for pictures. L. A. House Reopening: Nor. 1 West Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Warners will reopen the Pantages here about Nov. 1. The house purchased by the firm in addition to the Fresno Pantages, is expected to have its name changed. The house is to close Sept. 6 for repairs. Jolson on Radio Tonight Al Jolson will broadcast tonight over 37 radio stations in a nationwide hook-up. He will sing three songs from his new picture, "Say It With Songs." Capitol Adopting Friday Change Friday change will be adopted by the Capitol, New York, starting Aug. 23. This follows similar policy changes at the Paramount and Mark Strand. Hartford Reopening Set Hartford, Conn. — Fox New England Theaters Aug. 31 will reopen the Palace here. Another $1,000,000 House for Chicago is Planned Chicago — United Theaters Corp., which has several theaters in the Chicago district, is planning a $1,000,000 house to seat 2,500 on Ogden Ave. and Menominee St. Work is to start within 60 days. The house is to be of modernistic design, with a system of mirrors to be employed to give the illusion of greater size. It will be atmospheric. Clement McMahon is president of United, Erwin F. Dersch vice president, Gerald L. McMullen secretary, and Leo A Bertele, treasurer. Greater Movie Season Is Being Observed in Mich. Detroit — Theaters of the state this month are observing Greater Movie Season, celebrating the industry's 34th anniversary. The annual event has been continued here, although .it has been dropped in a number of sections of the nation. Mendelsohn Heads Chicago Board Chicago — Felix Mendelsohn (M-GM), has succeeded Clyde Eckhardt (Fox), as president of the Film Board. Other officers are: Henry Herbel, vice president; Herbert Washburn, treasurer; Irving W. Mandel, secretary. New directors are Harry S. Lorch, Clyde W. Eckhardt and Norman Moray. The Industry's Date Book Today: Opening of "The Dance of Lif at the Rivoli, N. Y. Aug. 20 Opening of "Hallelujah" at Embassy and Lafayette, N. Yj Aug. 19-20 Convention of eastern Misso and southern Illinois exhibitor i at St. Louis. Aug. 22 Meeting of Connecticut. New Jera and New York exhibitors at Astor Hotel, N. Y. Sept. 28 First issue of Hearst Metrotom News (sound). Oct. 7-10 Meeting of S.M.P.E. at Toronto. Dec. 9-10 Meeting of North Carolina exhibitors' unit at Pinehurst. FitzPatrick Establishing Number of Exchanges Establishment of exchanges to distribute the "Quality 48" sound shorts to be made by the company, as well as other independent product is under way by FitzPatrick Pictures. The firm has just opened a Buffalo branch under management of R. C. Fox. Emily Fitzroy Returns Emily Fitzroy is back in New York: after a four months' stay in England. She will return to the Coast soon. While abroad she made personal appearances with "Show Boat" in England and Scotland. K£AtY K47" KRAZY KAT WILL MAKE Your Ailing Box OfficeHealthy!!! Distributed by Columbia Pictures Animated by Ben Harrison and Manny Gould PRODUCED BY WINKLER Western Electric Recording Winkler Sound Cartoons