The Film Daily (1929)

THE Tlrsday, August 29, 1929 •<%tl DAILV •' ill" Raynor Heads Pathe Two Reel Comedy Sales (Continued from Page 1) I s manager. Subjects over which will have sales jurisdiction are \ op's Fables, Topics of the Day. I ntland Rice Sportlights and other product exclusive of Pathe and Pathe Review. Raynor veteran advance agent and pub I, y man, and started in the film I incss with George Kleine in 1913, , ni he brought "Quo Vadis" to Ev York for its five months' run | I the Astor. He supervised the road lw department and then became rkv York manager for Kleine, serv i in a similar capacity with Mutu | aland then Pathe. (incinnati Seeking to Break Operator Deadlock (Continued from Page 1) turban houses. Suburban showmen IF they will be unable to operate ying two men $49 a week for three id one-half hours work each night quity Doesn't Act in Ethel Barrymore Case No action with regard to Ethel irrymore's role in the recent Actors' quity Ass'n struggle on the Coast Is been taken by the council, which robably will consider the matter •xt Tuesday. Meanwhile, Jack empsey has been suspended for alged open shop tendencies. Equity-Marshall Suit is Postponed Until Sept. 11 (Continued from Page 1) jned until Sept. 11, as Equity atirneys wish to obtain affidavits from le New York headquarters on Marall's claim he submitted his resigation June 6. on Young on Way to New York Lou Young, president of Audible 'ictures, is on his way East from lollywood with the master print of \udible's first all-talking romantic >hotoplay, "In Old California." ienry B. Walthall and Helen Fer;uson are starred. Record'ng was lone via RCA-Photophone. The picure will be available sound-on-film, .ound-on-disc, and silent. Arbitration for French Showmen Paris — Le Syndicat Fr^^ais des Directeurs des Theaters Cinematographiques (an exhibitors' organization) has decided to appoint an arbitration committee to settle disputes between exhibitors on questions arising from the sale of theaters. JUJT MUFF too' / '>^aY-STAHL BAD/ A T/tfWy%HCHlS£ w PLAy BALL NOW, / Three Favored for Woodhull's Post (Continued from Page 1) the Kansas and western Missouri association, and Charles W. Picquet North Carolina president, are re garded as favorites for the selection All three are vice presidents of the organization. Lightman 111 Little Rock, Ark. — M. A. Lightman is confined to a local hospital, where he underwent an operation. FitzPatrick Opens 3 New Exchanges (Continued from Pane 1) Chicago, Milwaukee and Indianapolis. The new exchanges are under supervision of B. N. Judell, veteran Chicago exchangeman. Recently a branch was opened at Buffalo, under management of R. C. Fox. FitzPatrick is making "The Quality 48" group of sound shorts. Stanley Hatch Named Educa'l Sales Head (Continued from Page 1) came manager for General Film at Cincinnati. In a similar capacity, he was connected with Vitagraph at St. ouis and Cincinnati, and the Metro branch at Detroit. Hatch will spend considerable time in the field. Fox West Coast Scouts Out After Theater Sites Nogales, Ariz. — Leslie Jacobs of the realty department of Fox West Coast Theaters and Oscar L. Irwin. Phoenix realtor, were recently looking for a site. They left here for Douglas. Fox West Coast Enters Boise in Dahnken Deal Boise, Ida. — Continuing the eastern expansion, Fox West Coast Theaters Sept. 1 will take over the Egyptian from the Dehnken interests. The house is to be refurnished and redecorated. F. Larsen, Dahnken manager, is expected tp join Fox West Coast. Capitol, St. Paul to Change Name to the Paramount St. Paul — Publix will rename the Capitol, ace local house, the Paramount. A number of changes are being made in the circuit recently acquired from Northwest Theater Circuit (Finkelstein & Ruben). Under present plans, only one of the firm's Twin City first runs, the Minnesota, is to feature an orchestra next year. Crawford to Talk on Sound Films Merritt Crawford will speak on the evolution of sound pictures at today's AM PA luncheon. With him will be Eugene A. Lauste, pioneer sound film inventor. WHAT THE CRITICS THINK OF " UNMASKED" ART CLASS 100% ALL TALKING AND SINGING PRODUCTION Starring ROBERT WARWICK From a CRAIG KENNEDY Story By ARTHUR B. REEVE Exhibitors Daily Review Aug. 20th, 1929 "UNMASKED" GOOD A fine, powerful, welldressed, well-acted, absorbing entertainment is "Unmasked" the first offering by Weiss Brothers in dialogue pictures. It is a Craig Kennedy story in which Robert Warwick plays "Kennedy" and demonstrates a speaking voice that is an absolute s oundi e find. The picture is played in police and high society circles and has no courtroom scenes. Sam Ash, famous in "Rose Marie" and other productions, puts over a new song which will undoubtedly be one of the season's big successes. Edgar Lewis gave the picture excellent direction and the sound reproduction is splendid. A. J. The Film Daily Aug. 25th, 1929 Robert Warwick in "Unmasked" (All-Talker Version) Artclass Length: 5449 ft. CROOK YARN WITH ROBERT WARWICK DOING FINE ROLE AS SCIENTIFIC DETECTIVE HAS PUNCH IN UNUSUAL STORY. Drama. This is one of the Arthur Reeve Craig Kennedy stories, and the adaptation has not missed any of the highly dramatic story values. Robert Warwick as the scientific detective uncovers the plot of an unusual and clever crime. The manner of unfolding the story on the screen is original, and holds the interest throughout. Unlike most crime films, the audience is let in on the manner of perpetrating the crime in the early reels, and you follow the disclosures as the detectve uncovers them with absorbed interest. It is told in a long flashback, with the criminal forced to sit and listen to the tale at a house party, and this works up to a strong and dramatic climax. Cast: Robert Warwick, Sam Ash, Milton Krims, Lyons Wickland, Susan Conroy, William Corbett, Charles Slattery, Kate Roeraer, Waldo Edwards, Roy Byron, Clyde Dillson, Helene Mitchell, Marie Burke. Director, Edgar Lewis ; Author, Arthur B. Reeve; Scenarist, Albert Cowles ; Dialoguers, Bert Ennis, Edward Clark ; Editor, Mack Cohen ; Cameramen, Tom Molloy, Irving Browning, Buddy Harris. Direction, excellent. Photography, very good. PRODUCED AT THE DEFOREST STUDIOS, N. Y. First Run and Territorial Franchises Now Being Arranged Produced and Distributed by WEISS BROS. ARTCLASS PICTURES CORP. 318 EAST 48th ST., N. Y. C. Phone Vanderbilt 7340-8157 Cable: Weisspict, N. Y. Greater N. Y., No. New Jersey Controlled by HOLLYWOOD PICTURES CORP. Film Centre Bldg., N. Y. Now Playing 1st Run Newark Theatre, Newark, N. J.