The Film Daily (1934)

THE -&&* DAILY Thursday, Jan. 25, 1934 fol.lXV, No. 21 Thurs., Jan. 25, 1934 Price 5 Cent: JOHN W. ALICOATE Editor and Publishei Published daily except Sundays and Holiday.' tt 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y. ly Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W \licoate, President, Editor and Publisher Donald M. Mersereau, Secretary-Ti'asurei uid General Manager; Arthur W. Eddy, Asso :iate Editor; Don Carle Gillette. Managing "Vlitor. Entered as second class matter. May 21, 1918, at the post-office at New York V Y., under the act of March 3, 1879 Terms (Postage free) United States outsidi >f Greater New York $10.00 one year; t months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign tl 5.00. Subscriber should remit with order Address all communications to THE FII.W DAILY, lo50 Broadway, New York. N. Y. Phone, Circle 7-4736, 7-4737, 7-4738. 7-4739 Cable Address: Filmday, New York. Holly wood, California— Ralph Wilk, 6425 Holh wood Blvd., Phone Granite 6607. LondonErnest W Fredman. The Film Renter. 89-9 Wardour St., W. I. Berlin— Lichtbildhuehne Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris — P. A. Harle, L* Cinematographic Francaise. Rue dr la Com lei Nouet. 19. FINANCIAL NEW YORK STOCK High Am. Seat 5% Columbia Picts. vtc. 2614 Con. Fm. Ind 4% Con. Fm. Ind. pfd.. 14% East. Kodak 873/4 East. Kodak pfd. ...121 1 Fox Fm. "A" 15% Loew's, Inc 30% Metro-Goldwyn, pfd. 21 % Paramount ctfs 3% Pathe Exch 2 do "A" 12% RKO 3 Warner Bros 7% do pfd 22 NEW YORK CURB Technicolor 10% Trans-Lux 2% NEW YORK BOND Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40. . 6% Keith A-0 6s46. . . 58 Loew 6s 41 ww. ... 92 Paramount 6s47 ctfs. 37% Par. By. 5%s51 ctfs. 38 Par. 5%s50 ctfs.... 3734 Warner's 6s39 52% MARKET Net Low Close Chg. 5% 5% + % 26% 26% 4 4% + % 14 14 8634 873/4 + 3A 21 121 + 1 14% 151/4 + y4 29% 29% + 21% 21% . 3% 3% + 2 + 12% + % 3 6% — % 22 — 1 MARKET 10% 103/4 + 3/8 2% 23/4 MARKET 1% 12 2% 6% 22 V4 63/g 63/4 + % 58 58+1 92 92 + % 36% 37 — % 38 38 + % 36 373/4 + ll/4 50 52% + 2i/4 IJaiDahout -Sfatdlwidu Forgotten For Bookings and State Rights Wire JEWEL PROD., Inc., 723 7th Ave., N. Y. C. Preparing Rules Covering Code Board Alternates Owing to the fact that the motion picture code makes no provisions for appointment of alternates for members of local zoning and grievance boards, this matter will be taken care of in rules now being prepared to cover board procedure. The code, however, provides for the naming of alternates for Code Authority members. A meeting of the committee is tentatively scheduled for tomor Pierre Levy Handling Fort Worth Theaters Fort Worth, Tex. — Pierre Levy, who owned the Hippodrome, Palace, and Strand here until 1919, when he sold out to United Amusement Co. with the agreement he would not open a competing theater for five years, is back in show business as city manager of the local Interstate theaters, the Worth, Hollywood, Palace and Majestic. The appointment was made by Karl Hoblitzelle. St. Louis Fox Deal Up to Court St. Louis — Fanchon & Marco's proposal for the Fox theater was submitted to Circuit Judge O'Neill Ryan yesterday by receivers of the theater. The court probably will accept or reject the proposition today. It provides for weekly payment of $1,350 for ground rent, taxes and insurance, F. & M. to pay all operating expenses, and any net profits to be split 50-50. Circuits Book Roosevelt Reel As a result of interest aroused in the President's Birthday, the Edwin C. Hill reel titled "Story of the Roosevelt Family in America", one of the Master Art "Human Side of the News" series, has been booked by the Loew, Warner, Poli, Skouras and Century circuits in the east and numerous other theaters around the country. "Knife of Party" Finished "Knife of the Party," starrng Lillian Miles and Jack Good, and produced by Meyer Davis-Van Beuren for RKO release, has been completed. New Brighton Beach House Opens First big theater erected in Brooklyn in several years, the Oceana at Brighton Beach, opens today with M-G-M's "Dancing Lady." Paramount Meeting Adjourned Meeting of Paramount Publix creditors scheduled for yesterday morning was adjourned for one week. "Wonder Bar" Premiere in Month World premiere of Warner's "Wonder Bar" will take place at a Broadway house about Washington's Birthday. Campaign on the picture will be conducted for a month in advance. Allied Board Meeting Is Continuing Todaj Discussions of local zoning and grievance board appointments and its pending test case against the motion picture code are understood :o have taken place at a meeting of the Allied board of directors yesterday at the Hotel Warwick. The session will continue today. Attending the meeting are: Abram F. Myers, Sidney E. Samuelson, Nathan Yamins, James C. Ritter, Al Steffes, H. M. Richey, Aaron Saperstein, Ray Branch, Abram Stone, Fred Herrington, Moe Horowitz, Fred Strief and Adler of Wisconsin. Singing Sam for Three Shorts Detroit — -B. C. Fassio, president of Shamrock Pictures, has signed Singing Sam, the Barbasol Man, to make three shorts in the "Ye Old Time Illustrated Song Series." These shorts, together with the series called "News from the Dailies," are being distributed throughout the world, with exception of Michigan, by Kinematrade, Inc., New York. 'I've Got Your Number' Pre-Release After a home office preview of "I've Got Your Number," Warner executives yesterday decided to rush the picture through for a special pre-release world premiere on Broadway within two weeks. Joan Blondell and Pat O'Brien head the cast. Adapting Colman Film West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Nunnally Johnson and Henry Lehrman have been signed by Darryl F. Zanuck to make the screen version for 20th Century's "Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back," in which Ronald Colman and Loretta Young will be seen. Publix Colorado Staff Shifts Denver — Walter B. Shuttee, manager of the Denver theater, has resigned to take the city managership at Pueblo, Colo., for ParamountPublix. He succeeds Jerry Zigmond, who is being moved to Lincoln, Neb., where he will be city manager for the same company. Milwaukee Theater Help Unionize Milwaukee — Cashing in on the code, local labor leaders have organized ushers, cashiers and doormen. "Hi, Nellie" Opens Jan. 31 Warner's "Hi, Nellie," starring Paul Muni, opens Jan. 31 at the Strand. Cyril Chadwick in Play Cyril Chadwick has been cast for "Richard of Bordeaux," Broadway show starring Dennis King. Virgina Bars "Road to Ruin" Richmond — ""Road to Ruin," submitted a second time to the state censorship after a first rejection, was again turned down in toto. Coming and Goiru RICARDO CORTEZ, having finished his role in First National's "Wonder Bar," is en route to New York with his bride. ARTHUR LOEW leaves Shanghai Saturday on his return to New York. ROBERT COLLIER of Fanchon & Marco has arrived in New York from the Coast. J. G. BACHMAN leaves New York today for the Coast. JOSEPH M. SCHENCK and ARTHUR W. KELLY arrive in New York tonight on the Europa from abroad. SYLVIA SIDNEY has arrived in New York from the coast for a short visit. HARRY WILCOXON, English actor who arrived in New York yesterday to play the role of Marc Anthony in Paramount's "Cleopatra," departs by plane at noon today for Hollywood. New Florida Incorporations Jacksonville, Fla. — Two new corporation have taken out charters involving the Grand and Rialto, Sparks houses, in Orlando. Southeastern Theaters Corp., with J. G. Sims, L. P. Coffield and M. B. Huffaker, directors, is a reorganization of the Sparks group, while Central Florida Theaters, Inc., is formed on behalf of Universal Pictures Corp., to deed property to the Southeastern Corp. and take back a mortgage. Directors of the latter are G. W. Milam, L. E. Braddock, P. A. Myrick. Burns Ellison a Father Denver — Burns Ellison, manager of the Federal theater, has an addition to the family. It's a boy. as modern as the airflow* auto trade showing HOTEL ASTOR Feb. 8th -9th