The Film Daily (1934)

THE ■c&H DAILY Tuesday, Jan. 30, 1934 Vol.LXV. No. 25 lues.. Jan. 30, 1934 Price 5 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE : ; Editor and Publisher Published daily except Sundays and Holidays M 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y., Sy Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. I. W. \licoate, President, Editor and Publisher; Donald M. Mersereau, Secretary-Treasurer tnd General Manager; Arthur W. Eddy, Associate Editor; Don Carle Gillette, Managing Editor. Entered as second class matter, May 21, 1918, at the post-office at New York, M. Y„ under the act of March 3, 1879 Terms (Postage free) United Statet outside si Greater New York $10.00 one yearj 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, H5.00. Subscriber should remit with order. \ddress all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y., Phone, Circle 7-4736, 7-4737, 7-4738, 7-4739. 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— Lichtbildbuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris — P. A. Harle, La Cinematographie Francaise, Rue de la Courlet-Nouei. 19. FINANCIAL NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. Am. Seat 55/8 4% 55/8 + Va Columbia Picts. vtc. 25% 25% 25% + Vl Con. Fm. Ind 4% 4'/8 4'/8 — Vs Con. Fm. Ind. pfd... 14 13% 14 East. Kodak 91 88% 893,4 + 2 Fox Fm. "A" 16% 14l/2 16'/g + 1 1/8 Loew's, Inc 29% 29% 293/8 + i/4 do pfd 86% 86 86% + 5% Paramount ctfs 33/8 3% 3% + y4 Pathe Exch 2% 2'/4 2% + % do "A" 14i/2 i2i/2 141/4 + 1% RKO 3% 2% 3 + i/4 Warnre Bros 7/i 6% 7 + y4 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Technicolor 10% 10% 10i/4 — i/4 Trans-Lux 2'/8 2% 2% + % NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40. 6% 6 6% + V4 Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40 ctfs. 6 5Vi 6 + % Keith A-0 6s46 66 66 66+6 Loew 6s 41 ww 92% 91% 92% -f 1% Paramount 6s47 ctfs. 36% 35% 36% + 1 Par. By. 5%s51 .... 36 35V4 36 + 1 Par. 5'/2s50 ctfs... 363/8 35% 36i/4 + % Pathe 7s37 88 87 88 Warner's 6s39 .... 523^ 5iy2 523/4 + iy2 N. Y. PRODUCE EXCHANGE SECURITIES Para. Publix 3l/4 3% 3y4 -f i/4 To Meet on Radio Issue Following the return here Thursday of William C. Elliott, president of the I.A.T.S.E., a meeting of the legit committee seeking to curb the competition of free radio shows will be held to formulate its demands before asking the Motion Picture Code Authority to join in the protest to the Radio Code Authority, it was said yesterday by Marcus Heiman. Besides Heiman and Elliott, the legit committee, appointed by the Legitimate Theater Code Authority, also includes Frank Gillmore president of Equity. Lee Hugunin Urges Shorts Keep Step With Features West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Failure of two-reel comedy producers to keep in step with the progress made by features is largely responsible for the increase of double-feature programs, declares H. Lee Hugunin, former production executive for Mack Sennett. "It is possible to make good tworeelers without greatly increasing expenditures, but the producers of shorts must advance in step with the major producers," says Hugunin. "The two-reel comedy of the future will be as smartly written as any successful feature. Dh-ection, writing, beautiful sets, talented casts — these are the elements of the successful two-reeler, and for the producer who understands this there is a throne and a crown and a prosperous reign waiting." Add Four Cartoon Celebs West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Emil Off eman, general manager of Animated Pictures Corp., producing the new Powers ComiColor and Willie Whopper cartoons in color, has made four prominent additions to the production staff. They include Tom McNamara, well-known in the cartoon world and formerly with Roach's "Our Gang" comedies; Earl Hurd, who was political cartoonist on the Kansas City "Post" and later drew comics for the "Telegram"; William Wheeler, who now has a syndicated strip, "Kuriosity Kate," and Bob Stokes, formerly in charge of the Life Drawing Department of the Chouinart School of Art. Criterion Hearing Put Over A Paramount Publix hearing before Referee Henry K. Davis on the matter of taxes in connection with the Criterion Theater, controlled by the Seneca Holding Co., yesterday was put over until next Monday at 2 p. m. due to opposition to the payment. Objections were registered by Attorney Milton Kramer of White & Case, representing Bankers Trust Co., Lawyers County Trust Co. and Manufacturers Trust Co. Amount involved in the assessment runs between $170,000 and $175,000. Estabrook on "Copperfield" West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Signing of Howard Estabrook to write the screen play of Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield," which George Cukor will direct as a David Selznick production for M-G-M, brings together again the same trio who made the winning "Bill of Divorcement" for RKO. Estabrook has just finished the screen version and dialogue for "Green Gold" at Paramount. MacFarland Succeeds Shea at M. H. Joseph C. Shea has resigned from the Radio City Music Hall publicity department and has been replaced bv James Hood MacFarland, who has been at the Rivoli. Shea will join another major company next week. Harry Cohen Will Handle Eastern End on Cartoons Harry Cohen, formerly assistant European general manager for Warners, has been appointed eastern representative by P. A. Powers for the M-G-M unit producing Ub Iwerks's "Willie Whopper" and "Flip the Frog" series. First of the Willie Whoppers, "Davy Jones' Locker," was shown at the Capitol last week in connection with "Eskimo." Change in Vaude Clauses Opposed by Chorus Equity Continuance of the vaudeville labor provisions without alterations will be urged by Doi-othy Bryant, executive secretary of Chorus Equity, when she speaks at the hearing to be held by the vaudeville committee of the Code Authority tomorrow at 2 p. m. at the Hotel Astor. "The code hasn't had a fair chance to demonstrate its provisions," Mrs. Bryant told The Film Daily yesterday, and declared that any effort to revise its clauses is premature at the present time. Theaters are generally co-operating with Chorus Equity in the observance of the code provisions, she stated. Line Up Next for Arliss West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Among supporting players ah'eady lined up by DaiTyl F. Zanuck for "Head of the Family," next George Arliss picture for 20th Century-United-Artists, are Janet Beecher and Edna May Oliver. Leonard Praskins is doing the scenario from the story by Catherine Clugston. Cresson Smith on Tour of Branches Cresson E. Smith, western and southern sales manager for RKO, left New York Sunday for a tour of mid-west branch offices, where he will deliver talks to the sales staffs and exhibitors on the forthcoming Radio product. Among the branches he will visit are Chicago, Des Moines, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Omaha, St. Louis and Sioux Falls. McAdoo to Dispatch Caravan United Artists' "Moulin Rouge Caravan" will be dispatched on its way Friday in Washington at a luncheon in honor of the visiting Hollywood stars by the Senator from their home state, William G. McAdoo, in a private dining room of the Capitol. The caravan reaches New York on Feb. 6. "Palooka" Trade-showings "Palooka," produced by Harry Goetz and Edward Small of Reliance for United Artists release, will be trade-shown in key cities throughout the country on Feb. 6. Jimmy Durante, Lupe Velez and Stuart Erwin head the cast. SpotMeiDA. CouMnbm I It reaches the peak of great ] . emotional drama! That's Holly , wood's advance verdict on "NO « I GREATER GLORY." Frank Bor J I zage achieves new fame with this j masterpiece based on Ferenc Mol ' nar's great novel. ■ CLARK GABLE and CLAU l I DETTE COLBERT together for \ | the first time in an intoxicating ro ] • niance, "It Happened One Night," I which Frank Capra has made into • I one of the best ten of 193-i. Even now they I perfect starring vehicle for JOHN BARRYMORE! "20th Century," • with Carole Lombard in Broad Hecht.and Charles MacArtlmr. More than ten million readers of ■daily newspapers laugh at George Herriman's famous comic strip, "KRAZY KAT." But more than sixty million roar at his animated antics in one of the most popular 1-recl cartoon comedies now be