The Film Daily (1929)

THE -awak DAILY Thursday, August 22, 1929 Vol. XLIX No. 45 Thursday, Aug. 22, 1929 Price 5 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE PUBLISHER PuMished 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 Broad way, 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, Licbtbildbuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris — P. A. Harle, La Cinematographic Francaise, Rue de la Cour-des-Noues, 19. The Industry's Date Book Today: Meeting of Connecticut, New Jersey and New York exhibitors at the Astor Hotel. N. Y. Aug. 29 Opening of "The Argyle Case" at the Corona, Corona, Cal. Opening of "Married in Hollywood" at Fox Carthay, Los Angeles Aug. 30 Opening of "Gold Diggers of Broadway" at the Winter Garden, N. Y. Sept. 28 First issue of Hearst Metrotone News (sound). Oct. 7-10 Meeting of S.M.P.E. at Toronto. Dec. 9-10 Meeting of North Carolina ex hibitors' unit at Pinehurst. Admission Tax Returns Drop Under New Scales (.Continued from Page 1) made public recently by the Internal Revenue Bureau. New York State accounted for more than half of the total admission taxes collected, $3,711,889; followed by Illinois, with $774,614; California, $289,579; Pennsylvania, $264,710; Massachusetts, $218,872, and Michigan, $149,181. These six States returned $5,405,845, or more than four-sixths of the amount collected from the entire country. Redecorate at Rutherford Rutherford, N. C— The Rex here has reopened after redecorating. AMALGAMATED VAUDEVILLE AGENCY Attractions for Picture Theatres Standard Vaudeville Acts 1600 Broadway, New York City Phone Perm. 3580 Financial STOCK MARKET High Low Close Am ^p*it >4 Con.' Film' frid. " '. '. 24 U 2Z% 2314 Con. Fra. Ind. pfd. 25 yi 2S'A 25'A East. Kodak 216 207^210^ do pfd 128 Fox Fra. "A" .. 9854 9SH 9$H ♦Keith A-O 37J4 do pfd 120 120 120 Loew's Inc 61 H 60'A 60J4 do pfd 98 ♦M-G-M pfd 25 M. P. Cap 51H 49 49 Para. F-L 72H 70^ 71 Pathe Exch 10H Ws 10 do "A" 20 19Ji 19H Radio K-O-A 38 36J4 36# ♦Stanley Co 40 ♦Univ. Pict. pfd 98 'A Warner Bros 62Ji 60J4 61 do pfd 55 55 55 CURB MARKET Acoustic Prod. ... 5 454 4)4 ♦Bal. & Katz 78)4 ♦Columbia Pets 31& ♦Film Insp 2 Fox Thea. "A" .. 23% 27yi 28 ♦Griffith, D. W. "A" 2 Intern. Proj 34 30J4 34 ♦Loew do deb. rts 20 Nat. Scr. Ser 26'A 26 26 Nat. Thea. Sup.... 24'A 24% 24'A Trans-Lux 9)4 9)4 9)4 Univ. Pict 20 20 20 ♦do pfd H BOND MARKET ♦Keith A-O 6s 46 84J4 Loew 6s 41ww ..106J4 106K 106J/2 do 6s 41 x-war... 95 94^ 94'/2 Paramount 6s 47 . 97)4 97)4 97)4 Par. By. Syis 51. 98J4 98 J4 98!4 Pathe 7s 37 71 70^ 71 CURB BONDS ♦Am. Seat. 6s 36 85)4 ♦Warner 6J4s 28 198 OVER THE COUNTER Roxy "A" 25 28 do units 28 31 .... do com 3{4 4lA Skouras Bros 33 38 .... Technicolor 82 84 United Art 5 10 do pfd 65 75 Univ. Ch. com. . . 2 do pfd 75 85 ♦LAST PRICE QUOTED Sales 1,900 300 19,700 12,900 '266 2,700 1,100 20,300 16,400 600 8,900 30,300 300 3,100 600 700 '366 700 100 100 1 23 2 3 3 14 Fox-Poli Houses to Be Operated This Season New Haven, Conn. — Fox-Poli will operate 14 houses in the chain this season. Herschel Stuart, general manager of the circuit, has dropped vaudeville shows from all but six houses. These houses will play Fanchon & Marco units. At one time Fox-Poli was playing vaudeville in 11 houses. Schine Dividend Declared Schine Chain Theaters has declared quarterly dividend of 75 per cent on the preferred payable Sept. 1 to holders of record Aug. 19. Traveling Auditors Wanted Large film distributing company is desirous of securing several experienced traveling auditors for immediate service. Apply by letter only Box A170, The Film Daily, 1650 Broadway, N. Y. C. DE MILLE HAILS "END" OF EQUITYJHOP STRIKE (.Continued from Page 1) actresses in the motion picture studios. "As producers we regard ourselves merely as the medium through which the public decides which of the actors and actresses shall be presented for their entertainment. "It is a striking commentary upon the whole situation to reflect that during the more than ten weeks since the delivery of Mr. Gillmore's ultimatum and the consequent endeavor to prevent production, not a single picture was disbanded, postponed or canceled. During the same period also production in Hollywood was at its highest peak." Photophone Show Halted By Writ in Switzerland (Continued from Page 1) proposed showing of a Fox sound film over the RCA-Photophone reproducer. It will be two years before the case is settled, it is estimated by Tobis-Klangfilm. This is the first action launched by the German firm against RCA-Photophone, a similar injunction having been obtained some time ago in Berlin against use of the Western Electric system. "Billy" Sunday to Sign Warner Talker Contract? (Continued from Page 1) Homer Roddheaver, his choir leader. This, despite the evangelist's recent declaration that he had turned down a $1,000,000 offer feeling he could "do more good preaching to people face to face." However, says Roddheaver, "Rev. Sunday is accepting the Warner proposal, because it gives him opportunity to convey his message to 'all English speaking people'." 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