The Film Daily (1929)

THE ■S^k DAILY Thursday, October 17, 1929 Vol. L Ni. 1 5 Thursday, Oct. 1 7. 1929 Price 5 Cuts JOHN i. 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 rem.t 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. Harle, La Cinematographic Francaise, Rue de la Cnur-des-Noues. 19 STOCK MARKET High Low Close Am. Seat 33 "/2 33 33 Con. Fm. Ind. ... 23J4 22!^ 23 Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. 24% 24% 24% East. Kodak 245 230% 231J4 Fox Fm. "A" ... 98/2 9S'A 96 Keith A-0 H2K2 110 110 Mo pfd 113 Loew's Inc 61% 60^ 60% do pfd 96!4 96 96 M-G-M pfd 24!4 24'A 24J4 Para. F-L 74% 72^ 72'/, Pathe Exch 8% 854 814 do "A" 17/2 17/2 17/2 Radio K-O-A 35'/6 33^4 33^ *Univ. Pict. pfd. . 20 Warner Bros. 53 'A 50'A 50J4 do pfd 46% 46% 46% CURB MARKET Columbia Pets. ... 31% 29 31% Cont. Thea. vtc 18% 'Film Insp 2 Fox Thea. "A" .. 27% 25 26% Gen. Thea. vtc. .. 58% 56'A 56"/2 -Griffith, D.W. "A" 154 Loew do deb. rts. . 27 27 27 .\Tat. Scr. Ser. ... 22 21% 21% *Nat. Thea. Sup 42 Univ. pict 15% 15% 15% *do pfd % BOND MARKET Keith A-0 6s 46.. 82 82 82 Loew 6s 41ww ..106-4 106% 106% do 6s 41 x-war... 93% 93% 93% Paramount 6s 47 .99 98% 98% Par. By. 5%s 51.. 99% 99% 99% Pathe 7s 37 64% 64 64 CURB BONDS Am. Seat. 6s 36.. 80 79% 79% YVarnrer 6%s 28 .105% 105% 105% OVER THE COUNTER BID ASKED Roxy "A" 27% 28% do units 28 30 do com 3% 4% .... Skouras Bros 30 34 .... United Art 5 10 do pfd 65 75 .... ♦LAST PRICE QUOTED Sales 400 800 200 9,700 4,600 600 l',266 200 100 3,300 200 200 9,800 2,200 400 1,200 4,200 3,800 200 300 '166 400 100 300 700 200 500 200 1,200 A Season of Successes (Continued from Page 1) tire season. According to our faithful and usually reliable Hollywood snoop hounds, the production kitchen is full of good things and what we have seen to date is merely the advance guard of many excellent and dainty dishes in the making. Providing of course that his product does not cost him too much, the theater owner who cannot make money this coming season might just as well close up shop and go back to selling bonds, practicing law, the banking business or whatever his lawful vocation was before entering the picture business. J.I.HARWOOHE-ELECTED CLEVELANiVASS'N HEAD (Continued from Page 1) vice president, succeeding the late Henry H. Lustig; Ben Leving, treasurer, and George W. Erdmann, secretary. Henry Greenberger and Martin P. Brown were reelected to fill three year terms on the board of directors. Others on the board are: J. A. Schwartz, H. E. Horwitz, J. D. Kalafat, A. E. Ptak and Paul Gusdanovic. CONTINENTAL THEATER STARTING ACTIVITIES (Continued from Page 1) York manager, stated that his recent trip to Chicago had nothing to do with a reported plan that the company would tie up with the E. E. Fulton Co., denying that such move is being proposed. Warners Plan Remodeling of Theater in Chicago Chicago — Joe Hornstein and Harold Rodner, president and general manager of Continental Theater Accessories, were here recently in connection with proposed remodeling of the Orpheum, a 800-seat Warner house. The Orpheum was the first house in this city to go sound, and is the only local Warner house. Jay Emanuel, Publisher of 3 Regional Papers (Continued from Page 1) has become publisher of "The Exhibitor," "The National Exhibitor," and "The New York State Exhibitor", formerly the Barrist-Goodwin group. He succeeds David Barrist, who retires to take care of his own interests. Charles Goodwin remains as business manager. The three publications will be known as the Emanuel-Goodwin Publications. McCook, Fox Sue to Void 3 Leases Sold to Publix (Continued from Page 1) set aside the sale of theater leases at Fremont, Columbus, and Kearney, Neb., by the World Realty Co. of Omaha, to the Publix Corp. The suit charges the plaintiffs offered the World Realty Co. $80,000 for leases on the three theaters and that the offer was accepted and when the initial payment of $20,000 was offered, it was refused. Damages of $97,000 are demanded for the alleged breach of contract. Chester S. C. House Transferred Chester, S. C. — The Dreamland has been transferred from the Eaves Theaters, Inc. to the City Theaters, the change becoming effective Nov. 1. THEATRE CHAIN WANTS DEVELOPER If you know how to determine the possibilities for new theatres in various communities — how to judge the value of a location — how to institute and carry through negotiations— we have an opportunity for you. Write us, covering past experience, age, salary expected and anything else you yourself would want to know if you were doing the hiring. All letters confidential. Box S-164 c/o Film Daily 1650 Broadway New York City Lou Metzger, Toastmaster at "U" Club Dinner, Dance Lou Metzger is to be toastmaster of the Universal Club dinner and Dance which takes place at the Hotel Astor, New York, Oct. 26. Elaborate plans have been made for entertainment. In addition to Carl Laemmle, president of the company. Paul Whiteman and his band may attend. Goldwyn Buys "Raffles" for Colman; Starts in Nov. "Raffles" has been purchased by Samuel Goldwyn as the next picture for Ronald Colman. It will go into production immediately after the premiere of "Condemned" at the Selwyn on Nov. 4. The day after the opening Colman will return to Hollywood while Goldwyn journeys to England to arrange for the London opening. Harry d'Arrast will direct "Raffles." AMALGAMATED VAUDEVILLE AGENCY Attractions for Picture Theatres Standard Vaudeville Acts 1600 Broadway, New York City Phone Penn. 3S80 The Industry's Date Book Oct. 19 Opening of "Welcome Danger" it Rivoli, N. Y. Oct. 28-30 Michigan M.P.T.O. 10th an nual convention at Detroit. Oct. 29 Opening of "Jazz Heaven" at the Globe, New York. Oct. 29-31 Annual M. P. T. O. A. meeting at the Peabody Hotel, Memphis Oct. 31 Tri-state M. P. T. O. convention in Memphis. Oct. 31 -Nov. 1 Convention of Screen Advtt tisers Ass'n at Detroit. Nov. 4 Premiere of "Condemned" at tht Selwyn, N. Y. Nov. 9 Actors' Equity Ball at Hotel Astor New York. Nov. 19-20 Ninth Annual Ohio M.P.TJ. Convention at Columbus. Dec. 9-10 Meeting of North Carolina | hibitors' unit at Pinehurst. II ENGLISH VERSION OF TALKB (Continued from Page 1) the German version, svnchroniziuj: German with the dialogue of the English sound track. The voi<ft synchronize with the lip movemet of players, it is stated. United fw tists now is considering production of other language versions, with tl Spanish probably the next to be at tempted. 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