The Film Daily (1929)

DAILY Sunday, October 20, 1929 nlflK^f" I FILM DIGEST Yal. L No. 17 Sunday. October 20. 1929 Price 25 Cents JOHN I. M.ICQATE 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, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Phone Circle 4736-4737-4738-4739. Cable address: Filmday New York. Hollywood, California — Ralph Wilk, 6425 Hollywood Blvd. Phone Granite 6607. London— Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 89-91 Wardour St., W. I Berlin— Karl Wolffsohn, Lichtbildbuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris— P. A. Harle, La Cinematographic Francaise, Rue de la Cour-des-Noues, 19. Financial STOCK MARKET (QUOTATIONS AS OF FRIDAY) High Low Close Sales Am. Seat 323,4 32H 32*4 100 Con. Fm. Ind 22 H 22 % 22^ 300 Con Fm. Ind. pfd. 24% 24-4 24J4 200 East. Kodak 237 /2 232 236/2 5,100 Fox Fm. "A" 97 95^ 95/, 2,500 •Keith A-O 110 "do pfd 108?4 .... Loew's, Inc 61 60% 60% 700 *do pfd 96 .... *M-G-M pfd 24J4 Para. F-L 73% 72 72% 4,600 Pathe Exch 8'/$ 7% 7% 5,100 do "A" 16'/2 16 16% 600 Radio-K-O-A 33% 32^ 32!4 5,300 ♦Univ. Pict. pfd 20 Warner Bros 53 51% 52 4,500 *do pfd 46% CURB MARKET ♦Columbia Pets 30% *Cont. Thea. vtc 18% ♦Film Insp 2 Gen. Thea. Equ. vtc.57% 55% 55^i 1,000 Fox Thea. "A" .. 26% 25% 25% 2,500 ♦Griffith, D.W. "A" 1% .... *Loew do deb rts 27 .... ♦Nat. Scr. Ser 20/ ♦Nat. Thea. Sup 42 Univ. 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The Lexington acquisitions marks first step in an expansion program understood slated to be undertaken by the Publix-Kentucky just incorporated in Delaware. FOX FILM YEARLY NET INCOME DOUBLES IN '29 (Continued from Page 1 taxes, etc., equal to $3.11 a the 920,660 shares of class "B" common stock, was The company's net income year 1928 aggregated $5,947, all charges and taxes equal a share on the combined shares of both class stock. ) share on "A" and reported. for the 218 after to $6.46 920,660 Talking Picture Revue Started at Gainsborough London — "Gainsborough Picture Show," a talking picture revue, has been placed in production by Gainsborough. Alexander Oumansky is directing. Other Gainsborough productions in work are "Variety," formerly "Jack and Jill"; a Victor Saville production and a Gainsborough Burlington picture. Vitaphone Plans Many Foreign Language Shorts Following the completion of Gregory Ratoff' s production of "For Sale" in English, French and German, a number of foreign language Vitaphone Varieties will be made on the Coast by Warner, states Bryan Foy. Ross M.C. at Atlantic City Atlantic City, N. J. — Benny Ross has arrived here to inaugurate a stage band policy at the Earle. Ross formerly was at the Branford, Newark. Montreal — More than 100 Western Electric installations have been made in Canadian houses, according to Northern Electric Co. of this city. An estimate, is that about 300 out of 975 houses in the Dominion have been equipped. In Toronto 50 houses have been wired, the last downtown house, the Regent, is to install DeForest equipment. Western Electric equipment has been installed in the projection rooms of Fox and FamouPlayers while First National ha been equipped with Pacent apparatus The Ontario censor board is using the De Forest device in its examining rooms. Special Election on "Blue" Issue Slated at Columbia Columbia, Mo. — Reformers here headed by Rev. Carl Agee have no; abandoned hopes of forcing Sunday 'blue' issue, and pin their hopes on special election to be called by the city council. Although having been defeated in a vote by the people by 6 to 2 in favor of Sunday shows Agee claims to have 2,000 signature? to a petition protesting against Sun day amusements. On two Sundays when local houses were opened, capacity crowds attended each performance. Jeannette McDonald to N. Y. Jeannette McDonald, having completed a role in "The Vagabond King" with Dennis King, for Paramount is en route to New York. She is expected to arrive tomorrow. "Paris" for Central Nov. 7th "Paris," starring Irene Bordoni, will open at the Central, November 7th. Ill SALE well-located, new theatre, highclass neighborhood, Manhattan, long-term and favorable lease, good money-maker. Excellent for circuit house. Box S-166 care Film Daily 1650 B'way New York City Let Us Solve Your Problems I Over 20 Years of Experience Qualifies Us as Specialists in MOTION PICTURE INSURANCE Stebbins, Leterman & Gates INCORPORATED 1540 B'WAY N.Y.C. TELEPHONE BRYANT 3040 The Industry's Date Book Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Dec. 26 Universal Club dinner, dance at the Hotel Astor, New York. 28 Opening ot "Broadway Scandals" at Geo. M. Cohan, New York. 28-30 Michigan M.P.T.O. 10th annual convention at Detroit. 29 Opening of "Jazz Heaven" at the Globe, New York. 29-31 Annual M. P. T. O. A. meeting at the Peabody Hotel, Memphis 31 Tri-state M. P. T. O. convention in Memphis. 31-Nov. 1 Convention of Screen Advet tisers Ass'n at Detroit. Premiere of "Condemned" at tkt Selwyn. N. Y. Opening of "Paris" at Centra N. Y. Actors' Equity Ball at Hotel Astor New York. M. P. Machine Operators meeting at Hotel Astor, N. Y. 18-19 — Annual, fall convention of Texi: Unit at Dallas. 19-20 Ninth Annual Ohio M.P.T.O Convention at Columbus. 9-10 Meeting of North Carolina a hibitors' unit at Pinehurst. 14 Pathe Sound News for WOR Pathe Sound News will be a feature of the Market and Halsey St' hour broadcast from Station WOR each Sunday night from nine to ten P. M. EXPLORER: "That whaU oil hooch you're drinkini is terrible stuff." ESKIMO: "Oh yeah? Mo hrumph ekli al en bumski. EXPLORER: "You sau something! For the prfc of one 'shot9 you can see < great talkie at the Norti Pole Theatre." ESKIMO: "Oh yeahl* EXPLORER: "OH YEAH/