The Film Daily (1929)

Tuesday, September 17, 1929 Vol. XLIX No. 66 Tuesday. Sept. 17. 1929 Price 5 Cents JIHN W. ALICOATE EDITOR AND PUBLISHES Published daily except Saturday and holiday* at 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y., and copyright (1929) by Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc. J. W. Alicoate. President. Editor and Publisher; Donald M. Mersereau. Secretary-Treasurer and General Manager; Charles F. Hynes, Managing Editor. 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 NewYork $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 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, £25. Paris — P. A. Harle, La Cinematographie Francaise, Rue de la Cour-des-Noues, 19. Financial STOCK MARKET High Low Am. Seat 30'/> 30 Con. Fm. Ind. . . 2534 2'4 Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. 26 25 ;4 East. Kodak 203 201 ^ Close Sales do rts Fox Fm. "A" . . *Keith A-O do pfd Loew's Inc *do pfd M-G-M pfd Para. F-L Pathe Exch do "A" Radio K-O-A . . . *Stanley Co -Univ. Pict. pfd. Warner Bros. . . . do rts. 5!4 95% 116" 59'A 94J4 lii" 58Ji 72 934 37% 24% 7034 9 18J4 3636 30 2434 25% 20136 534 95% 36% 114 595< 9636 24% 200 3.100 2,300 600 6,000 5,000 ioo 500 '20b CONFAB WITH LABOR HEADS ON EQUITY SHOP SCHEDULED Further developments are being awaited in the Equity situation by President Frank Gillmore before any definite steps are taken. At the recent secret discussion in New York with William F. Canavan, president of the International Ass'n of Theatrical Stage Employees and M. P. Machine Operators, and Joseph Weber, president of the American Federation of Musicians, Gillmore outlined the Equity situation. No action has been taken, however. Other meetings are expected in the near future. America Imports 70 Per Cent of Films in Egypt Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — American films are estimated by several distributors to constitute 70 per cent of the imports into Egypt, advises a report to the M. P. Division of the Dept. of Commerce. The American social pictures are best liked in Egypt with a large demand for comedies. Western dramas are not popular in cities of Cairo and Alexandria but find a good market in the Provinces. Egypt has but one studio at Helipolis where the yearly capital for 1928 invested in production was apprroximatelv $25,000. 38 NEW PICTURE HOUSES IN AUGUST IN 37 CITIES Fifty-five theater projects were launched last month in 37 eastern states, according to the F. W. Dodge Corp. Of this number 38 were picture houses with a total floor area of 278,000 square feet and involving a cost of $2,441,300. The remaining 17 involve a reported $1,325,000. 71% 32,200 9% 1.300 59% % CURB MARKET Katz 33% 18 37 40 20 58 100 4,800 7.500 57% % 36 44,300 31 27% 27 24 24 *Bal. Columbia Pets. . . *Film Insp Fox Thea. "A" ♦Griffith, D.W. "j "Intern. Proj. Loew do deb rts. ♦Nat. Scr. Ser. . . •Nat. Thea. Sup. Trans-Lux Univ. Pict ♦do pfd BOND MARKET Keith A-O 6s 46. 83 81 Loew 6s 41ww. . do 6s 41 x-war. Paramount 6s 47. Par. By. 5%s 51 Pathe 7s 37 80 33% 3% 27% 2 34% 24 25% 27 1336 20 % 83 .106% 106% 106% 13% 13% 94 94 94 99 99 99 99% 99% 99% 70 70 70 CURB BONDS Am. Seat. 6s 36. 81 80 80% ♦Warner 6%s 28 198 1,000 2',266 100 2,900 OVER THE COUNTER Roxy "A" 26 do units 27 do com 5 Skouras Bros 32 United Art 5 do pfd 65 Univ. Ch. com 2 do pfd 29 30 6 34 10 85 ♦LAST PRICE QUOTED $2500 disc synchronizer machine and amplification — new — will trade for pipe organ or can use reproducing grand piano or player piano or organs — also have rebuilt used machine at substantial reduction. The Starr Piano Company. Richmond, Indiana. Joice Gets Warner Post A. P. Waxman, director of advertising and publicity for Warner Bros., has appointed J. Maxwell Joice to take charge of publicity and advertising in Warner Bros. Broadway theaters. Joice will concern himself with the Winter Garden and Warner theaters making his headquarters at the latter house. First Jewish Talker to Be Released Sept. 28 "The Wailing Wall," first talking picture in the Jewish language, is to be released Sept. 28 by Max Cohen, New York. The production also will be available in English. The cast is composed of members of the Jewish Art Theater. Among the players is "Shmilekel," the child cantor. The picture will have a score by A. Ellstein, composer conductor of Ludwig Satz's theater, with violin solos by Samuel Kramer. There will be a theme song based on the title. Theodore Hays Convalescing Minneapolis — Theodore L. Hays, pioneer showman of the Northwest, and veteran executive of the Finkelstein & Ruben circuit, is convalescing from an operation undergone a few months ago. The Industry's Date Book Today: Last day of meeting of Montana exhibitors at Butte. Meeting of M.P.T.O.A. of New England at Boston. Sept. 19 and 20 Meeting of exhibitors at Salt Lake City. Sept. 21 Opening of the Paramount-Publix national ladio hour. Sept. 28 First issue of Hearst Metrotone News (sound). Sept. 30 Annual Golf Tournament of Kansas City exhibitor at Oakwo«d Country Club. Oct. 1 Premiere of "Applause" at the Criterion, N. Y. Oct. 7-10 Meeting of S.M.P.E. at Toronto. Oct. 29-31 Annual M. P. T. O. A. Meeting at the Peabody Hotel, Memphis. Dec. 9-10 Meeting of North Carolina exhibitors' unit at Pinehurst. R-K-0 Officials Pledge Aid to NVA Sanatorium Support to the NVA Sanatorium, dedicated Sunday at Saranac Lake, has been pledged by Radio-Keith-Orpheum officials. David Sarnoff has pledged "the best radio set RCA can supply," as well as RCA-Photophone equipment. Powers Disc Device for $2500 P. A. Powers Cinephone disc sound recorder is being offered for $2500, including installation and not for $2000 as previously erroneously reported. Cubberley Plans Investment Firm Minneapolis — Formation of an investment trust is planned here by J. F. Cubberley, formerly in charge of theaters outside the Twin Cities for Northwest Theater Circuit (Finkelstein & Ruben). Cocalis Buys in West End Newark, N. J. — Sam Cocalis, operator of three Elizabeth theaters, has acquired an interest in Stanley Sobelson's W'est End here. He has also taken over the Elmora, Elmora. AMALGAMATED VAUDEVILLE AGENCY Attractions for Picture Theatres Standard Vaudeville Acts 1600 Broadway, New York City Phone Perm. 3S80 K4>A%Y YIAT Do You Suffer From o e# ??? Box Office Trouble KRAZY KAT SOUND CARTOONS ARE SURE CURES Animated by BEN HARRISON and MANNY GOULD PRODUCED,1 BY WINKLER Western Electric Recording Winkler Sound Cartoons