The Film Daily (1929)

~. &&>$ DAILY Thursday, October 24, 19 1 Vol. L No 21 Thursday. Oct. 2 4, 1929 Priet 5 Cents JOHN «. 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, $15.00. Subscribers should rem;t with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Phone Circle 4736-4737-4738-4739. Cable address: Filmday, New York. Hollywood, California — Ralph Wilk, 6425 Hollywood Blvd. Phone Granite 6607. London— Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 89-91 Wardour St., W I. Berlin— Karl Wolffsohn, Lichtbildbuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris— P. A. Harle, La Cinematographic Francaise, Rue de la Cour-des-Noues, 19. Financial STOCK MARKET High Low Close Sales Am. Seat 31M 31'/ 31/ 400 Con. Fm. Ind. ... 21/ 21 21 1,500 Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. 24 23/ 23/ 400 East. Kodak 234^ 218/ 218/ 12,800 Fox Fm. "A" ... 93/ 83 87 12,900 •Keith A-0 110 do pfd 101/ 97/ 97/ 600 Loew's Inc 57/ 56/ 57/ 5,400 do pfd 88 88 88 100 *M-G-M pfd 24/ Para. F-L 70 64 64 23,200 Paths Exch 8 6/ 6/ 8,100 do "A" 14/ 12 12 1,900 Radio K-O-A 30/ 26/ 26/ 28,500 ♦Univ. Pict. pfd 20 Warner Bros 55/ 485* 49/102,600 do pfd 4654 46/ 46H 200 CURB MARKET Bal. & Katz 75 75 75 300 ♦Columbia Pets 30/ *Cont. Thea 18/ Film Insp 2 2 2 100 Fox Thea. "A" .. 25 22/ 24 5,400 Gen. Thea 46/ 40 43/ 5,500 Griffith, D.W. "A" 1/ 1/ 1/ 100 "Loew do deb. rts 24 .... Nat. Scr. Ser. . . 18/ 18/ 18/ 100 ♦Nat. Thea. Sup 42 ♦Univ. Pict 15/ ♦do pfd V$ BOND MARKET Keith A-0 6s 46.. 8154 81/ 8154 300 Loew 6s 41ww ..10554 105 105 200 do 6s 41 x-war... 93/ 93/ 93/ 400 Paramount 6s 47 .. 98/ 98 98/ 1,000 Par. By. 5/s 51. 9854 98/ 9854 200 Pathe 7s 37 64/ 63 63 1,000 CURB BONDS Am. Seat. 6s 36. 79 79 79 300 Warner 6/s 28 .106 10354 103/ 4,200 OVER THE COUNTER BID ASKED Roxy "A" 20 25 do units 22 26 do com 2 4 Skouras Bros 30 34 United Art 5 10 do pfd 65 75 ♦LAST PRICE QUOTED Loew Quarterly Dividend Regular quarterly dividend of $1.62}4 a share on the 6!/2 per cent cumulative preferred stock, payable Nov. 15 to holders of record Nov. 1, has been declared by Loew's Inc. Customs of Old Spain {Continued from Page 1) pointed and personally inquisitive query. "Granting as you do that the big stars do not need advertising and publicity of a commercial nature, why is it then that you allow your name and photographs to be used for commercial advertising purposes, for cough cures, hair layers and what nots? Acting is a profession and an old one. All professions have conventions and ethics. We feel it ib below the dignity of stars such a: you and the industry they represent to cheapen themselves by such methods." "Hush" sez He, "IT'S SIMPLY AN OLD CASTiLIAN HABIT." Persistent Spaniards The other day we were walking leisurely along the Rialto soliloquizing in general on the splendid spirit of brother love existing within the industry. As we stopped and looked longingly into a window featuring silk shirts for men we were tapped merrily on the shoulder and given the bright greeting by a sales executive of one of our foremost film factories. "Sh-h" whispers he with the wink of his good eye, "I'm going to let you in on a secret. It's a scoop old man and you shall have it first." Here was the old army game again that we have heard oh so many times. We closed our eyes, gritted our teeth and prepared for the worst. "It's positively a smash and the greatest picture that ever came out of Hollywood and I am having a special showing for you, all by yourself, tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock in our projection room." And there we were hooked again as neatly as you'd land a mountain trout. We arrive at the projection room promptly at ten only to find seven other chump critics there. As we eye one another we ail know the picture will be lousy. The dynamiter who lured us there, and his whole staff and family too, know it's bad but what of it, perhaps he can talk us into thinking it's good. After we have wasted a half day and then voiced in no uncertain terms our judgment that the picture is a complete bust as far as we are concerned and ask meekly in the name of justice, equity and the twelve apostles what we have done to deserve such treatment we are gently slipped the info by him of the twinkling eye that FOR CENTURIES IT'S BEEN DONE IN SPAIN. RESPONSIBLE POSITION WITH THEATRE CHAIN Established chain wants experienced theatre developer — one who can judge possibilities of theatre locations in various communities and carry all negotiations through to completion. Real opportunity for right man. Reply must give full record of your experience, as well as age and salary expected. All applications confidential. Box 0-171 1650 Broadway c/o Film Daily New York City Invading South Atlanta — Marking first invasion of the Southeast by Fox, and extending to the eastern seaboard the chain operated by Harold B. Franklin, the Fox here will open about Thanksgiving day. R. T. (Rocky) Newton will manage the theater. CONTINENTAL WILL OPEN SECOND BRANCH ON COAST Second of the national chain of branches planned by Continental Theater Accessories is to be opened at Los Angeles. The Philadelphia branch is slated to open at an early date. Effort to Balk W. E. Showing Fails in Spain An endeavor by German interests to stop performances on Western Electric sound equipment in the Coliseum at Barcelona, Spain, on the ground of patent infringement has met with failure, the company states. Western Electric has instituted a nullity suit contesting the validity of the patent involved. Schwartz to be New Head of Columbia Foreign Sales Appointment of Milton J. Schwartz, formerly with Fox, as foreign sales manager of Columbia is expected to be announced upon return to New York from Europe of Joe Brandt, Columbia president. Brandt and Schwartz now are in London. Sisters G in New York Tomorrow The Sisters G, German song and dance team, recently signed by Universal for "The King of Jazz Revue, ' arrive in New York tomorrow aboard the Berengaria. They will make their first appearance in this country the following day at the Universal Club dinner-dance at the Astor. Talkers for San Mateo San Mateo, Cal.— The redecorated San Mateo has adopted a policy of talking pictures. AMALGAMATED VAUDEVILLE AGENCY Attractions for Picture Theatres Standard Vaudeville Acts 1600 Broadway, New York City Phone Penn. 3580 The Industry's Date Book Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Dec. 26 Universal Club dinner, dance the Hotel Astor, New York. 28 Opening of "Broadway Scand. at Geo. M. Cohan, New Yoi 28-30 Michigan M.P.T.O. 10th nual convention at Detroit. 29 Opening of "Jazz Heaven" at Globe, New York. 29-31 Annual M. P. T. O. A. meet at the Peabody Hotel, Mempl 31 Tri-state M. P. T. O. convent in Memphis. 31 -Nov. 1 Convention of Screen Adv tisers Ass'n at Detroit. 3 Premiere of "Condemned" at t Selwyn, N. Y. 7 Opening of "Paris" at Cenu N. Y. 9 Actors' Equity Ball at Hotel AM New York. 14 Projection talk by William Cai van at Hotel Astor, New Yoi 18-19 — Annual fall convention of To Unit at Dallas. 19-20 Ninth Annual Ohio M.P.T. Convention at Columbus. 9-10 Meeting of North Carolina i hibitors' unit at Pinehurst. Holgate House Sold Holgate, O. — C. E. Archambau has purchased the Palace from ! Deisler. MRS. GAB: "For goodnes sake, quiet that child aru put it to bed. We're goin\ to see that great talkh down the street." » MR. GAB: "Oh yeah? MRS. GAB: "Oh yeah! The: say it's a wow of acomedy.' MR. GAB: "Well, it's go nothing on this little pro duction right here at home This kid's a wow — a screan and a howl." MRS. GAB: "Ofi yeah?" MR. GAB: "OH YEAHJ"