The Film Daily (1929)

THE s^fr* DAILY Friday, November" 1, 192 Vol. L No. 28 Friday, Nov. 1. 1929 Price 5 Cents JOHN V. 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, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Phone Circle 4736-4737-4738-4739. Cable address: Filmday, New York. Hollywood, California — Ralph Wilk, 6425 Hollywood Blvd. Phone Granite 6607. London— Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 89-91 Wardour St., W I. Berlin — Karl Wolffsohn, Lichtbildbuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris— P. A. Harle, -La" Cine'matographie Francaise, Rue de la Cour-des-Noues, 19. Financial STOCK MARKET High Low Close Sales Am. Seat 27J4 27Ji 27*4 300 Con. Fm. Ind. ... 1SH 14 15H 4,900 Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. 22 y2 21 22 1,400 East. Kodak 209M 198 208J4 10,500 Fox Fm. "A" ... 84J4 66H 81 53,200 Keith A-O pfd 84 76 84 800 Loew's, Inc S0J4 46 4954 4,200 ♦do pfd 80J4 do pfd. x-w 85 81H 85 400 *M-G-M pfd 22 Para. F-L 59M 50% 58^ 73,800 Pathe Exch 6% 5J4 6 7,500 do "A" 13*6 9V& 10yi 4,500 R-K-0 25 20 23 64,300 Warner Bros 47# 41 J4 46^ 84,000 do pfd 43 40 40 1,600 CURB MARKET *Bal. & Katz 70 Columbia Pets. ... 27& 20 27H 1,900 :*Cont. Thea. vtc 5% .... Film Insp 2 2 2 100 Fox Thea. "A" .. 19^ 16H 17 12,900 Gen. Thea. Equ. . 34?S 31% 32% 3,600 ♦Griffith, D.W. "A" 1 Intern. Proj 25 25 25 200 *Loew do deb. rts 20 .... Nat. Scr. Ser. ... 13 13 13 100 *Nat. Thea. Sup 23 ♦Univ. Pict %y2 .... ♦do pfd 5-$ ... BOND MARKET ♦Keith A-O 6s 46 81& Loew 6s 41ww ..99 96 96 1,400 do 6s 41 x-war . . 88% 88 88 500 Paramount 6s 47 .. 92 91 Vi 9V/i 2 700 Par. By. 5^s 51. 97% 97% 97% 300 Pathe 7s 37 50% 48% 50 3,700 CURB BONDS ♦Am. Seat. 6s 36 77 ♦Warner 6%s 28 102 OVER THE COUNTER BID ASKED Roxy "A" 20 25 do units 22 26 .... do com. 2 4 Skouras Bros 25 42 United Art. ..... 5 10 do pfd 65 75 ..'.'. '.'." ♦LAST PRICE QUOTED Respite forStock -Exchange Film stocks recovered yesterday. Stock exchange issues advanced nicely with Eastman Kodak and Fox showing gains of 16 and over. Paramount came back for over 10 points while both Warner stocks closed with gains of 7i/4 and 9x/2. The stock exchange, J which opened at noon yesterday, will be dosed today and tomorrow. UNION THEATERS SECURE Sydney — Union Theaters Ltd. have secured from the Australian government a five year contract to have exclusive charge of all broadcasting programs, it is reported here. Programs will be broadcasted from Melbourne by the Australian Broadcasting Co., Ltd., controlled by Union Theaters supplying the National Broadcasting Service. FitzPatrick Filming Lives of Liszt, Brahms, Bizet Three of his Famous Music Masters series are being recorded by James A. FitzPatrick at the RCA Gramercy studios in New York. They are "Franz Liszt," "Johannes Brahms" and "Georges Bizet." The musical accompaniment consists of selections from the works of the composers rendered by the Victor Concert Ensemble under the direction of Nathaniel Shilkret. All other FitzPatrick features are being produced with a musical background, including the Traveltalk, American Holiday and Movie Horoscope series. Vogue Fashion Films is Completed at Fox Studios First of the Vogue Fashion films, sponsored by Vogue magazine and produced by Mary Warner at the Fox Movietone studios, New York, has been completed and now is being released. The picture, according to the company, is being offered to first run theaters only. The film will be backed by a national advertising campaign. The company plans 26 releases a year. Gibbs With Tiffany Charlotte, N. C— Dewey Gibbs has been appointed branch manager of the local Tiffany exchange succeeding Ed L. McShane, who resigned. Moeller at Screen Convention Detroit — A. J. Moeller, general sales manager of Phono-Kinema, Inc. has arrived here to attend the convention of the Screen Advertisers Ass'n. Johnson Leaves for Australia Millard Johnson, American representative for Union Theaters and Australasian Films, leaves, Nov. 6 for a extended trip to Australia. "Paris" Premiere For Xmas Fund Opening performance of Irene Bordoni's "Paris" . at the Central, New York, Nov. 7, will be for the benefit of the New York American Christmas and Relief Fund. Now Available Accountant-Executive 12 years of varied experience in the film industry with Producers, Distributors, and Exhibitors in U. S., Canada and Europe. Box K-173, c-o Film Daily 1650 Broadway New York City OFFICIALS PETITIONED TO ENFORCE "BLUE" LAW Kirksville, Mo. — A drive has been launched here by four Protestant churches against Sunday picture showings With petitions asking the city council to enact a Sunday closing ordinance. The Kirksville operated on Sundays during the summer months but discontinued them due to the church element. Brown Talks at AM PA Luncheon James Wright Brown, editor of "Editor and Publishers" as well as president of the New York Advertising Club, in his brief talk before the AMPA yesterday outlined the various committees active in affairs of the N. Y. Advertising Club. Ernest Shipman, who recently arrived from South America also addressed the members. Plan 4,600-Seat House Here A combined hotel and office building to house a 4,600-seat theater is planned on the site occupied by the Globe and Central Theaters, New York. Lee and J. J. Shubert have a hand in the project, which involves $15,000,000. Applegate at Lansford Lansford, Pa.— Ross Applegate is now managing the Victoria and Strand for the Chamberlain Amusement Co. The Industry's Date Book Today: Last day of Convention of Sere Ass'n at Detroit. Opening of "The Trespasser" the Rialto. Nov. 3 Premiere of "Condemned" at t Selwyn, N. Y. Nov. 7 Opening of "Paris" at Centr N. Y. Nov. 9 Actors' Equity Ball at Hotel Asl New York. Nov. 12 Dinner tendered to John Zanft Dinty Moores, N. Y., by Fox Tl ater executives. General meeting of the Wan Bros. Club at the Hotel Penns vania, N. Y. Nov. 14 Projection talk by William Cai van at Hotel Astor, New Yo Nov. 16 M. P. Club dinner to Commissioi Grover Whalen at N. Y. Nov. 18-19 — Annual fall convention of Tei Unit at Dallas. Nov. 19-20 Ninth Annual Ohio M.P.T Convention at Columbus. Dec. 9-10 Meeting of North Carolina bibitors' unit at Pinehurst. Kentucky Theater Wired Corbin, Ky. — The Kentucky h reopened with Western Elect' sound equipment. Farren Reopens Victoria Rochester — The Victoria reopen with former policy of silent pictur John J. Farren will manage. Joins Columbia Sales Force Cleveland — Carl Hohage has join the local Columbia sales force. K4>AXY YAT H§ i f / A GRAND SLAM ! ! I KRAZY K AT has enough TRICKS to MAKE every ^SUBJECT a GRAND SLAM. Animated by BEN HARRISON and MANNY GOULD Musical Director — JOE DE NAT Distributed By Columbia PRODUCED RY WINKLE! Western Electric Recording Winkler Sound Cartoons