The Film Daily (1929)

THE «*^UL \mw* Vol. XlIX No. 71 Monday, Sept. 23. 1929 Price 5 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE EDITOR AND PUBLISHER Published daily except Saturday and holidays 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 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 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, 225. Paris— P. A. Hade, La Cinematographic Francaise, Rue de la Cour-des-Noues, 19. STOCK MARKET (QUOTATIONS AS OF SATURDA High Low Close Am. Seat 30. .. 30 30 Con. Fm. Ind 23 Vt 23 23 Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. 26 2'5& 25 H East. Kodak 206 204 205 'A do rts Sti 514 5J4 Fox Film "A" 99§£ 97 Vg 9854 Keith-A-O 35 35 35 ♦do pfd 112 Loew's, Inc 65^ 65 54 65 54 do pfd 89 89 89 *M-G-M pfd 25 Para. F-L 7154 70*6 71J4 Pathe Exch &% i\i &¥* •do "A" 1854 Radio-K-O-A 35& 3454 3454 *Univ. Pict. Pfd .... 20 Warner Bros 57% 56% 57% •do pfd 52 CURB MARKET •Bal. & Katz ♦Columbia Pets. ♦Film Insp ." Fox Thea. "A"... 28 27% Gen. Thea. Eq. vtc. 64 6254 ♦Griffith, D.W. "A" ♦Intern. Proj ♦Loew do deb. rts ♦Nat. Scr. Ser •Nat. Thea. Sup ♦Univ. Pict ♦do pfd 80 33 54 3/2 28 64 1% 55 30 2554 44% 20 % Y) Sales 100 200 600 400 2,500 9,100 100 1,300 100 2,700 800 1,600 l',566 200 9,000 83 92% 97% 9954 70 BOND MARKET ♦Keith A-O 6s 46 Loew 6s 41 x-war 92% 92% Paramount 6s47 .. 97% 97% ♦Par. By. 5!4s51 ♦Pathe 7s37 CURB BONDS ♦Am. Seat. 6s 36 80 •Warner 654s 28 198 OVER THE COUNTER Roxy "A" 28 30 do units 29 31 do com 4% S Skouras Bros 30 35 United Art 5 10 do pfd 65 75 Univ. Ch. com. . . 2 do pfd 72 82 •LAST PRICE QUOTED 100 200 33 Fox Declared Quarterly Dividends Fox Film has declared the regular quarterly dividends of $1 a share on the class "A" and "B" common stocks, both payable Oct. IS to holders of record Sept. 30. mtk DAILY Monday, September 23, 1929 The Broadway Parade THERE are no new openings scheduled this week. Interest continues to center around the Grandeur pictures being offered at the Gaiety. Picture Distributor Theater Opening Date "The Four Feathers" Paramount Criterion June 12 "Street Girl" RKO Globe July 30 "Say It With Songs" Warners Warner Aug. 6 "Hollywood Revue" M-G-M Astor Aug. 14 "Fast Life" First National .... Central Aug. 1 5 "Dance of Life" Paramount Rivoli Aug. 16 "Fox Movietone Follies" Fox Gaiety Sept. 17 "Hallelujah" M G-M Embassy Aug. 20 "Bulldog Drummond" United Artists. . . . Rialto Aug. 24 "Gold Diggers of B'way" Warners Winter Garden. . . .Aug. 30 "The Great Gabbo" SonoWorldwide Selwyn Sept. 12 "Flight" Columbia Geo. M. Cohan. . . Sept. 13 Passing of Poverty Row (Continued from Page 1) ahead of, the parade. Such are the demands of modern picture progress. Universal Steps Out Carl Laemmle & Co. have evidently struck a universal and highly satisfactory response to their complete service plan to the small exhibitors of the country. Here is at least one convincing answer to the small exhibitors plea for satisfactory service at a uniform cost. A complete program is supplied with sound either on film or disc on a flat weekly rental basis for any period of time from one to five years. RCA-Photophone Device Used on Goetz Talker RCA-Photophone recording was used on "The Woman Who Was Forgotten," all-talker produced on the Coast by Charles S. Goetz of States Cinema, New York, Richard Thomas directed the picture cast of which includes Belle Bennett, LeRoy Mason, Gladys McConnell, Jack Mower, Jack Trent and William Walling. "Night Parade" Premiere Set RKO's "Night Parade" will have its premiere at the Globe, New York. Sept. 30, following "Street Girl." To Open Chisholm House Chisholm, Minn. — With remodeling completed, the Philo will be reopened here soon, according to G. F. Berquist, manager. NATIONAL SCREEN SERVICE Cleveland Stage Hands Get Wage Increase Cleveland — Granting stage hands in legitimate theaters an approximate wage increase of $5 a week has averted a general strike, according to Manus McCaffery of the local stagehands union. Robert McLaughlin, manager of the Ohio theater which plays Klaw and Erlanger attractions, confirmed the wage announcement, and commenced his regular season Monday, Sept. 9th. Ansley Whittendale, manager of the Hanna, which plays Shubert shows, said that because of trouble with the musicians' union, his theater will be closed until further notice. Negotiations are still pending between the musicians and stage hands with local motion picture theater owners. Jewish Picture at Film Guild "Jews on Russian Soil," depicting life among the agrarian Jews of the Ukraine and the Caucasus, is being shown at the Film Guild Cinema as an added attraction to "Living Rus The Industry's Date Book Sept. 28 First issue of Hearst Metrotone News (sound). Sept. 30 Annual Golf Tournament of Kansas City exhibitor at Oakwood Country Club. Sept. 30 Premiere of RKO's "Night Parade' at the Globe, N. Y. Oct. 1 Premiere of "Applause" at the Criterion, N. Y. Oct. 3 "Sunny Side Up" will begin a Broadway run at Gaiety, N. Y. World premiere of "Rio Rita" at Earl Carroll, 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. , Walrad Pictures to Make Feature, Short Talkers Walrad Pictures has been formed to produce and distribute feature and short talkers to be made at the American Sound Studio, New York. Matty Radin is vice president and general manager of the firm. The initial product to be made is a series of 12 two reel schooldays comedies, three of which have been completed. Children featured are Maxine Rambeau, Willie Archer and Buddy Raymond. UNIFORMS FOR USHERS-DOORMEN, ETC. Style Catalog and Samples on R^uest RUSSELL UNIFORM CO. 1600 B'way. New York. Cor. 48th St. Nancy Welford singing "You'll Never Be Forgotten" in "The Phantom in the House," Continental Pictures' forthcoming RCA Photophone Production starring Ricardo Cortez, Nancy Welford and Henry B. Walthall. — Advt.