The Film Daily (1929)

DAILY Tuesday, December 17, 1929 Vol. L No. 66 Tuesday, Dec. 17, 192a i Price 5 Cents JOHN W. 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; Arthur W. Eddy, 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. Berlin — Karl Wolffsohn, Lichtbildbuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris— P. A. Harle, La Cinematographic Francaise, Rue de la Cour-des-Noues, 19. Financial NEW YORK STOCK MARKET High Low Close Sales \n\ Seat 21^4 .... Con.* Fm. Ind.* ... 17J4 16& 16J4 400 Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. 20Ji 20>4 20% 600 East. Kodak 180 174 175 K 3,300 Fox Fm. "A" .... -UK 37 H 3&V4 45,200 'Keith A-0 20H .... *do pfd °5 • ■ • • Loew's, Inc 48/8 46J4 46^ 2.100 'do pfd. WW (6J4) 88 *do pfd. x-w (6*4) 86 .... M-G-M Pfd 23/2 23/2 23/, 200 Para F-L 51% 50 50% 3,000 Ktbe Exch 3<A 3Vs 3'A 2,500 do -A" 6H 6Ji 6H 300 R-K-O 20 y« 19 19% 300 •Univ. Pict. pfd ■ 55 .... Warner Bros 43J4 41 J< 42 3,300 do pfd 39 38/2 38/2 200 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Bal. & Katz W/t .... •Columbia Pets • 26% .... Fox Thea. "A" .. 954 8/g 8J* 11,600 Gen. Thea. Equ. .. 32% 31/ 32 6,800 "Intern. Proj 30 .... *Loew do deb. rts 3 "Loew's Inc. war 14 •••• 'Nat. Scr. Ser 19/ •••• *Nat. Thea. Sup 27/ .... "Paramount new 28 .... Univ. Pict 9tt Wi 9% 100 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Keith A-0 6s 46. 80 80 80 700 Loew 6s 41ww ...102% 102% 102% 100 ptamouitt^rr::^ 98/ 9& rtjo Par. By. 5/s 51.100 100 100 oOO Pathe 7s 37 42 42 42 200 *LAST PRICE QUOTED *•* •> It *»* 8 Eastman Films 1 8 1 it *•* $ J. E. Brulatour,Inc. g 8 8 U *•* New York Hollywood g g 6780 Santa Monici ►.* # 1540 Broadway Blvd g Bryant 4712 Gladstone 6103 'A SETTLING OUT OF COURT (Continued from Page 1) ing of the case to Dec. 23. The complainaints will be shown the books so they can decide whether to exercise rights to exchange A for B stock. It is alleged by the petitioners that the Skouras brothers owned a majority of the B stock until last January, when they are said to have disposed of their holdings to Warner Bros., who have since dominated the Skouras theaters, keeping the corporation out of the market for other pictures and causing depreciation of the A stock. Garfield Named Manager Of Warner's New Beacon Charles G. Garfield, who has owned and managed theaters in various key cities for the last 15 years, has been named manager of the new Beacon, at Broadway and 74th, it is announced by Harry L. Charnas, managing director of the Warner Metropolitan Theaters. The house is scheduled to open Christmas Eve. Fox "A" Stock is Listed on California Curb Exchange West Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Los Angeles — Listing of 820,660 shares of Fox Film Corp. "A" at no par value has been approved by the Los Angeles Curb Exchange. Trading of this stock in Southern California became effective Dec. 13. Short With Jimmy Rogers Completed by Columbia "Singing Brakeman" is the latest Columbia-Victor Gem to be completed at Camden, N. J., under the direction of Colonel Jasper E. Brady. Jimmy Rogers is starred. Handling "Locked Door" Harry Reichenbach has been engaged by United Artists to handle exploitation on "The Locked Door," which will follow "The Virginian" at the Rialto. No definite date for the opening of the picture has yet been set. Gourdeau in New York E. Gourdeau, managing director of Australasian Films East, with offices in Singapore and Java, has just arrived in New York to buy talking equipment and films for the Orient. Louis Bromfield Signed Louis Bromfield has been signed in New York to write for Samuel Goldwyn. He leaves for Hollywood next month. En Route to Coast Arthur Hornblow, Jr., production chief for Samuel Goldwyn, and Sidney Howard, adaptor of "Raffles," are en route to the Coast to prepare for production on the picture which begins Jan. IS. URGES EXHIBS TO SETTLE DISPUTES WITH MANAGERS {Continued from Page 1) members, said: "Although your organization advised you to ignore all arbitration demands that the Pittsburgh Film Board of Trade may make of you, I want to admonish all theater owners to abide faithfully with and to fulfill all obligations on existing contracts even though the standard exhibition contract has been declared unfair and illegal. "If you are now playing pictures under a disputed contract, see the exchange manager, and try and adjust your dispute amicably." In celebration of Judge Patterson's decision, ruling the arbitration clause in the standard contract illegal, a "Victory Luncheon and Rally" was held recently at the William Penn Hotel. Somma and Coulter May Combine Southern Houses Richmond— Reuniting of Charles A. Somma and his former partner, Walter J. Coulter, are said to be in prospect with proposed forming of a new corporation to establish theaters in three Virginia residential districts: Swansboro, Church Hill and Chestnut Hill. The exhibitors separated just about the time when the new Byrd, which they built last year, was being completed. Somma now operates the Hippodrome and Globe, of Second St., and the Star, Fulton. Coulter, who operates houses here and in Petersburg, is reported to be interested in buying into a theater in Williamsburg, college town. Musician a Suicide Louis Sudnow, picture theater musician, committed suicide by gas. Friends said he was unable to secure employment since the talking pictures came into popularity. Praised by Board of Review The Board of Review's official organ, Photoplay Guide of Popular Entertainment, has given its approval to the Warner films "The Aviator" and "So Long Letty." P-F-L Film Rentals Up 48 P.C. Receipts from film rentals during the first two weeks of this month were 48 per cent in excess of those for the same period of 1928, it is reported by Paramount. Johnston Honored by Friends Dallas — P. K. Johnston, recently resigned manager of the local Fox exchange after eight y-ears wit*i the company, was last week tendered a banquet by the Film Board of Trade. FOR SALE Story Rights Thomas Mott Osborne's Prison Story "The Right Way" Address all inquiries to Box K-188 c-o Film Daily 1650 B'way, N. Y. C. The Industry's Date Book Dec. 19 Trade practice conference for theater seat manufacturers at Washington, D. C. Day and date engagement of "The Thing Called Love" at Fox W. C. houses in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Oakland, Portland, Seattle and Tacoma. Dec. 21 Opening of "Virginian" at Rialto n. y. Dec. 22 Premiere of "Devil May Care" at Astor, N. Y. Dec. 23 Opening of the Little Picture House in New York City. "Show of Shows" opening at Warner, Los Angeles, Calif. Dec. 24 Opening of "Tiger Rose" at Beacon, N. Y. Dec. 26 Warner "Evening World" Christmas party at the Central, N. Y. Jan. 15 Warner Coast studio to resume activity. Photoplay Prize Goes to Fox Film 2 Years in Row For the second year in succession a Fox film has been awarded the Photoplay gold medal, with the selection by the Motion Picture publical don of "Four Sons" as the best picture released during 1928. T award went to "7th Heaven.' Exhibitors for Committees Cleveland — William James, prestj dent of the M. P. Theater Owners of Ohio, has appointed the fnllowi ri8 committees: George Paulda of the Orpheum Circuit, resolutions; Harry ,' Horowitz of the Olympia, New ] Broadway and Cedar, credentials; Ben Levine of the Broadview and Norval, auditing; J. J. Harwood, I owner of the Lexington, governing. New Columbia Theater Co. Columbia, S. C— The Rialt. Amusement Co. has been incorporated here to operate theaters. Capital stock is $2,000 with C. A. Herlong, president and secretary; R. H. Bearden treasurer. . »-e To Handle Biophone Boston— C. & S. Screening Se_ vice, located at 24 Shawmut St., have been appointed service agents foi Biophone equipments in the Ne England territory. They are equi ped to render service to all users the Biophone equipments. AMALGAMATED VAUDEVILLE AGENCY Attractions (or Picture Theatres Standard Vaudeville Acts 1600 Broadway, New York City Phone Penn. 3580 J