The Film Daily (1929)

-. &&% DAILY Thursday, September 26, 19^9 VoL XLIX No. 74 Thursday Sept. 26, 192S Price 5 Cuts JOHN W. U.IC0ATE 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.uu; J months? $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y Phone Circle 4736-4737-4738-4739. Cable address: Filrnday New York. Hollywood, California — Ralph Wilk 6425 Hollywood Blvd. Phone Granite 6607. London-Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 89-91 Wardour St W I Berlin— Karl Wolffsohn, Lichtb.ldbuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris-P. A. Hark La Cinematographic Francaise, Kue ae ia Cour-des-Noues, 19. STOCK MARKET High Low Clos Amer. Seat 30 30 30 Con. Fm. Ind. ... 23 22* 23 Con Fm. Ind. pfd. 25J4 25 2S'A East. Kodak 215 % 20814 21554 do rts 6V$ 5?4 6H Fox Fm. "A" ...102J4 9854 \0VA Keith A-O 109 109 109 •do pfd 33™ Loew's Inc 6654 6454 6554 do pfd 96J4 96* 9654 ♦M-G-M pfd • •••• 24 Para. F-L 7454 71* 73*4 Pathe Exch 8* ■*% 8* do "A" 18K 17/, 17/ •Univ. Pict. pfd .... 20 Warner Bros 57^ 55-^4 56* do pfd 154 134 134 CURB MARKET Columbia Pets. ..32/ 31/ 32/ 'Film Insp • • • • ; *A Fox Thea. "A" . 2'87/8 27/ 28/ Gen. Thea. Eq. vtc. 64^ 61/ 63 ♦Griffith, D.W. "A" 1H ♦Intern. Proj ••• 55 Loew do deb. rts. 9 9 9 *Nat. Scr. Ser 2554 ♦Nat. Thea. Sup 44J4 ♦Univ. Pict 20 ♦do pfd 34 BOND MARKET ♦Keith A-0 6s 46 83 Loew 6s 41ww... 91/ 91/ 91/ do 6s 41 x-war,..107/ 107/ 107/ Paramount 6s 47 .98/ 98 98/ Par. By. 5/s 51. 99 99 99 Pathe 7s 37 68 68 68 CURB BONDS Am. Seat. 6s 36. 79/ 79/ 79/ ♦Warner 6/s 28 198 OVER THE COUNTER Roxy "A" 28 30 do units 29 31 do com 4* 5 .... Skouras Bros 30 35 United Art 5 10 do pfd 65 75 Univ. Ch. com 2 .... do pfd 75 85 •LAST PRICE QUOTED e Sales 1,400 800 800 9,000 34,600 17,400 200 6,200 100 53,600 3,600 1,100 27,i66 5,000 1,300 6,000 14,300 100 200 300 1,200 200 400 500 Sound Makes Spanish Debut The first presentation of a sound picture in Spain was made last week when Paramount's "Innocents of Paris," with Maurice Chevalier, was shown at the Coliseum Theater, Barcelona. Consolidated Lab. Loss "Minor" in Ft. Lee Fire "Our loss, if any, can be safely estimated at a few hundred dollars,'' was the comment offered by an official of the Consolidated Film Laboratories at their New York office regarding the fire at Fort Lee, N. J Fire damaged the studio situated in the rear of Consolidated property which was known as the Hirliagrapb Laboratory and was closed and abandoned by Consolidated as an op erating lab in May, 1928, while the studio was abandoned years ago. New Television Machine Produces Larger Image Television apparatus that permits a larger picture to be transmitted with considerable elimination of flickering is being demonstrated at the Radio World's Fair at Madison Square Garden. The improved equipment increases the size of the image from 12 to 14 inches square and transmits 20 pictures per second. To Roadshow "Rio Rita" Following Premiere Immediately following the premiere of "Rio Rita" at the Earl Carroll, New York, on Oct. 6, the picture is to be handled as a roadshow attraction, according to Joseph I. Schnitzer, president of RKO. Bebe Daniels and John Boles head the cast. Forty per cent of the production was made in Technicolor. Hetty King for R-K-0 Houses Hetty King, English comedienne, has arrived in New York to open an engagement for R-K-O. Her first appearance is scheduled at Buffalo Oct. 15. Palestine Benefit in RKO Houses Benefit performances for the Palestine emergency fund will be given Saturday of this week at 11:45 at the franklin, Prospect and 161st St., by ihe combined RKO theaters of the Bronx. 'Gabbo' For Two Coast Houses West Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Los Angeles — The Criterion here and Loew's Warfield, San Francisco will both feature an extended run of "The Great Gabbo," Sono-Art World Wide release. Pasco (Wash.) House Wired Pasco, Wash. — The Liberty is showing talking pictures. AMALGAMATED VAUDEVILLE AGENCY Attractions for Picture Theatres Standard Vaudeville Acts 1600 Broadway, New York City Phone Perm. 3580 Sees Better Film Trade in Florida in the Fall Atlanta, Ga. — Florida exhibitors, whose business has been hard hit by the ravages of the Mediterranean fly, are looking forward to better conditions this fall, declares F. E. Williamson, who operates the Williamson Theater at Winter Haven. He says that certain restrictions relative to the handling of the citrus crops have been rescinded and that by the time the marketing season gets into full stride considerable money is expected to get into circulation and the theaters will benefit accordingly. Fox Looking for Girl to Play Opposite McCormack Fox is in search of an Irish colleen to play the lead in the picture which Frank Borzage is producing in Ireland with John McCormack starred. Those already selected for the cast include John Garrick, Alice Joyce, Joe Kerrigan and Farrell Macdonald. Carl Laemmle Invited as City of Bremen Guest Carl Laemmle, president of Universal, now spending his vacation in Europe, has been invited by the City of Bremen, Germany, to be its guest to commemorate his first trip to America 45 years ago. Laemmle was born at Laupheim, Wuertten berg, and a street in that town has been renamed in his honor. Laemmle and his party expect to arrive back in United States on Oct. 1. The Industry's Date Book Back on Full Week Policy Cleveland — Keith's East 105th St. theater has gone back to a full week policy. The house has been playing split weeks for the past year. Showing Talking Pictures Onawa, la. — The Onawa has adopted a policy of talking pictures. Sept. 28 First issue of Hearst Metrotone News (sound). Sept. 30 Annual Golf Tournament of Kansas City exhibitor at Oakwood Country Club. Oct. 1 Fall Film Golf Tournament at Gedney Farms Country Club, White Plains. Premiere of "Applause" at the Criterion, N. Y. Oct. 2 Premiere of "Disraeli at Warner Theater, N. Y. Oct. 3 "Sunny Side Up" premiere at Gaiety, N. Y. Inaugural Preview and Dinner Dance at Motion Picture Club, New York. Oct. 6 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. Nov. 4 Premiere of "Condemned" at the Selwyn, N. Y. Dec. 9-10 Meeting of North Carolina exhibitors' unit at Pinehurst. M-G-M Stars Vilma Banky in 1, Seastrom to Direct West Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Vilma Banky is to be starred in one picture for M-G-M, through an arrangement with Samuel Goldwyn, Sidney Howard, now is preparing an original story for the star to be directed by Victor Seastrom. "Street Girl" Remains at Globe "Street Girl" at the Globe, New York, will not be replaced by "Night Parade" on Sept. 30 as previously mentioned. "Condemned" Premiere Nov. 4 "Condemned" will have its premiere at the Selwyn, New York, Nov. 4. Couture Dies of Heart Attack Manchester, N. H. — Eugene Couture, 58, local theater owner, died here after a heart attack. The Judge tells the wife that her husband is coming home after fifteen years' absence in prison. A dramatic moment from "The Phantom in the House," starring Ricardo Cortez, Henry B. Walthall and Nancy Welford. It's an all talkie from Continental Pictures. — Advt.