The Film Daily (1934)

THE s^2 DAILY Wednesday, Jan. 31, 1934 Vol.LXV, No. 26 Wed., Jan. 31, 1934 Price 5 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE Editor and Publisher Published daily except Sundays and Holidays at 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y., by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President, Editor and Publisher; Donald M. Mersereau, Secretary-Treasurer and 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, 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. Subscriber should remit with order. Address 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 Cinematographic Francaise, Rue de la Courdes-Noues, 19. FINANCIAL NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. Am. Seat 5% 5% 5% — % Columbia Picts. vtc. 2614 25% 26 + % Con. Fm. Ind 4% 4% 4% + % Con. Fm. Ind. pfd... 14V4 13% 14 East. Kodak 90% 89 89% — Fox Fm. "A" 16% 16 16y4 + Loew's, Ine 29% 29% 29% — do pfd 85y4 85i/4 85i/4 + Metro-Goldwyn, pfd. 22 22 22 + Paramount ctfs 33£ 2% 3% — Pathe Exch 2% 2% 2% — do "A" 143/g 13% 13% — RKO 3% 3 3 Warner Bros 7V4 7 7 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Technicolor 10% IO1/4 IOV4 •■■ Trans-Lux 3 234 Z*h — NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40.. 63^ 63/8 6% + Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40 ctfs. 7 6 7+1 Loew 6s 41ww 92 92 92 — Paramount 6s47 ctfs. 37% 35% 35% — 1 Par. By. 5%s51 .... 36% 36% 36% + Par. By. 5'/2s51 ctfs. 36% 36% 36% — 1 Par. 5V2s50 ctfs.... 37% 36% 36% + Pathe 7s37 88 87% 88 Warner's 6s39 53i/4 52'/2 53% + N. Y. PRODUCE EXCHANGE SECURITIES Para. Publix 3% 3 3 — 'A MPTOA Joins Fight On Free Radio Shows (Continued from Page 1) tacks the policy as unfair competition to admission-charging theaters. Letters complaining of the practice will go out today to 32 stations, Kuykendall stated. He described this radio competition, under which advertisers give away free tickets, as "ruinous" to thousands of theaters. The M. P. T. O. A. has compiled data on the subject from its theaters in all sections of the country. Protests have been made by New York legitimate theaters against leasing of the Hudson Theater on West 44th St. as a WABC studio in which free broadcasts will be staged. 4 More Code Nominations Filed by Ohio M.P.T.O. The M. P. T. O. of Ohio, through Pete Wood, has filed four additional nominations with the Code Authority in connection with the makeup of local boards and secretaries. The names are: John A. Schwalm of Hamilton; Lawrence Burns of Columbus; B. W. Bickert of Londonville, and Henry Bieberson Jr. of Delaware. New Ticket Register A new ticket register to be marketed under the trade name of American Silent Ticket Register has been brought out by the National Ticket Register Co. Several outstanding features, including silent operation, interchangeable units, silver top-plate, one key locking device for entire machine and visible ticket numbers under top-plate, are claimed for the machine. Jack Enslen, formerly of World Ticket Supply and General Register Corp., is general manager of the company in charge of sales. Para. Meeting Today Examination of Paramount Publix officials will continue this morning at a creditors' meeting at 1 o'clock at the office of Referee Henry K. Davis. "Nellie" in New York and B'klyn "Hi, Nellie," Paul Muni's latest starring vehicle for Warner Bros., opens simultaneously tonight at the New York and Brooklyn Strand theaters. CHA0WICK TASHMAN d ~ _. N Winef Women mmmJS*i LEW CODY With Hit Songs by CONRAD, MITCHELL AND GOTTLER Distributors in New England Century Film Corporation BOSTON, MASS. Para. Theaters Setup Completed by Spring (Continued from Page 1) 10 houses in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, will be the last te come under the reorganization plan instituted by S. A. Lynch since he was chosen last May as chairman of the reorganization committee for Paramount properties. Twelve circuits have been sub-leased by Lynch, not including the Famous Theaters Corp., which took over all Publix Enterprises holdings. Decision Reserved on Lloyd Films Judge Bondy in the U. S. District Court, New York, yesterday reserved decision on a breach of contract suit brought by Pathe against Embassy Pictures in connection with the distribution of a Harold Lloyd shorts series. A breach of contract action filed by Embassy against Pathe is pending in the New York State Supreme Court. Miriam Hopkins to Play Chicago Following her current personal appearance at the New York Paramount, Miriam Hopkins will play a week at the Chicago Theater, Chicago, starting Feb. 9. Other engagements in Detroit, Buffalo and Boston may follow before she returns to Hollywood in June. Sam E. Morris Improved Sam E. Morris, vice-president of Warner Bros., yesterday was reported improving in Sydenham Hospital, where he underwent an operation last week. Labor Board Hears Dubinsky Case St. Louis — _ The regional labor board in executive session yesterday heard the case involving Dubinsky theaters and the projectionists in St. Joseph. It was not stated what action will be taken. Form St. Louis Fox Operating Unit St. Louis — Eden Theater Co. has ^en organized to operate the Fox Theater under the new Fanchon & Marco leasing deal. Stock will be held by Harry Greenman, Charles Kurtzman, A. E. Liepold and Elmer G. Samish. "Enlighten Thy Daughter" in Ohio First Ohio showing of "Enlighten Thy Daughter" opens this week at the RKO Palace, Akron. A Cleveland run is being negotiated. Majestic Pictures is handling the film in that state. "Big Shakedown" for Mayfair "The Big Shakedown," Warner release, will follow "Frontier Marshal" at the Mayfair next week. Cincinnati Film Board Re-elects Cincinnati — All officers of Cincinnati Film Board of Trade have been unanimously re-elected These are: Stanley Jacques, president; William Gehring, vice-president, E. M. Booth, treasurer, and Alice Juergen, secretary. Coming and Going CHESTER MORRIS, being loaned by Universal to Chester Erskin for "Frankie and Johnny," arrives in New York on Saturday to start work in the picture to be made in the east. ED KUYKENDALL left New York last night on his return to Columbus, Miss. MONTE BRICE plans a trip to Florida following completion of an industrial picture he is producing for General Electric. MRS. EMIL E. SHAUER and MRS. MILDRED ZUKOR LOEW sail Wednesday on the Aquitania for a Mediterranean cruise. AL JOLSON, who recently completed work in First National's "Wonder Bar," returns to New York tomorrow to resume his radio broadcasitng. JACK HAYS, producer of Educational's Baby Burlesk series, is in New York from the coast for a brief stay. He came by auto. MAURICE FLECKLES arrived in New York yesterday from the coast in the Laemmle party. RICARDO CORTEZ is in New York. GREGORY RATOFF reaches New York next week from the Coast. JOHN W. HICKS, JR., vice-president of Paramount International, sails fro™ New York today on the Manhattan for his semi-annual survey of film conditions in Engbnd and the continent. He proceeds first to Paris. New Radio Station in Chile Santiago, Chile — Another broadcasting station, with modern equipment, including apparatus for broadcasting of sound from film, has been added here by Spencer & Vivado, operators of La Chilena Consolidada. This makes three stations in Santiago and one in Valparaiso. Spencer & Vivado are represented in New York by Conquest Alliance Co. William L. Busby Dead Cape Girardeau, Mo. — William L. Busby, president of Busbv Poster Advertising Co., Quincy, 111., and at ine time a big theater operator in *-his territory, was found dead in his room at the Marquette Hotel here last week. Harry Singer to Denver St. Louis — Harry Singer, Fanchon ^ Marco's general representative here, has been transferred to Denver. This permits Harry Greenman fo continue at the Fox Theater under F. & M. Australasian Outlet for Monogram Al Aronson and Max Ehrenreich have made a deal with Ritchey Export Corp. to handle Monogram pictures in Australia and New Zealand. They leave today for Los Angeles and sail Feb. 7 from San Francisco to open eight exchanges in the Antipodes. N. J. Allied Discuss Code Maintaining its policy of not acting on the code as a unit, Allied Theaters of New Jersey yesterday individually advised its members as to what courses are open to them from the viewpoint of assents. Results of the Allied board meeting in New York last week were reported and the state tax situation was discussed. Birthday congratulations were wired President Roosevelt. The association holds a beefsteak dinner tomorrow night at 10.30 o'clock at the Newark Athletic Club.