The Film Daily (1934)

DAILY Wednesday, March 28, 1934 Vol.LXV,No.72 Wed., Mar. 28. 1934 5 Cents JOHN W. AUCOATE 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 FIT.M DATLY, 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. LondonErnest 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 — Va Columbia Picts. vtc. 25% 25% 25% — 1% Con. Fm. Ind 4i/2 4% 4i/„ — % Con. Fm. Ind. pfd.. 15% 14% 15% — 1 East. Kodak 86% 85 V4 86 — 2 East. Kodak pfd... 132 132 132 — 1% Fox Fm. "A" 15 '/8 14 1/4 14%— % Loew's, Inc 31% 30% 30% — 1 % Metro-Goldwyn, pfd. 24i/4 24i/4 24l/4 + % Paramount ctfs 4% 4% 4% — V4 Pathe Exch 3 2% 2% — % do "A" 17% 16% 171/4 — % RKO 31/4 3% 3% — % Univ. Pict. pfd 32% 32 32 +3% Warner Bros 6% 6 6% — 1/2 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Technicolor 8Va 7% 7% — % Trans-Lux 2 2 2 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40.. 9% 9 9 — ¥4 Keith A-0 6s46... 65% 64% 64% + % Loew 6s 41ww... 98 98 98 — % Par. 5%s50 ctfs 49% 48 49%— Vi Pathe 7s37 91 % 91 91 — 1% Warner's 6s39 ....54% 533/4 54 —1 N. Y. PR® ;£ EXCHANGE SECURITIES Pira. Publix qj > 4% 43/4 41/2 — L^iunTurns" for Strand Warners have set "As the Earth Turns" to open April 7 at the Strand, following "Gambling Lady," which is now set to go into| the Broadway house next Saturday. FOR RADIO and PICTURES AGENTS PROTECTED HELEN MORGAN M'g't: "BUD'' MASCHKE "MEMORY" CO., Los Angeles, Cal. 1 J HAVE V NO THANK I ANOTHER M Ji^^^^^BL YOU, CIGAR? K! VI PLEASE! ^^" d*i ms ^0^ '■<■ %y^ >A *<•■ . M V R fly A LAUGH A DAY from "Harold Teen," Warner Bros.' comedy with music from Carl Ed's famcus comic strip, featuring Hal LeRcy of "Wcnder Bar." — Advt. P. A. Powers to Release Shorts Independently Claiming that the NRA code restrictions so limit the number of shorts that major companies can arbitrarily sell with their features that a considerable reduction in shorts sales by major companies will result, P. A. Powers told Film Daily yesterday that for the 193435 season he will release 24 color cartoons entirely through the independent market. Powers' company, Celebrity Pictures, is now releasing the "Willie Whopper" cartoon series through M-G-M. Next season Powers will produce 12 ComiColor Fairy Story cai'toons, six musical cartoons and six cartoon thrillers. Strouse to Handle Film Publicity Irving S. Strouse and Associates will enter the field of motion picture relations work, it is announced. Strouse has left for the coast to sound out propositions. David Scheffer is in charge of movie accounts in the east. He is assisted by Alfred L. Gabin, now with Producers Laboratories. Council Starts Local Campaign A campaign for members in Greater New ' York is being started immediately by the Motion Picture Research Council, it is announced following a meeting at the Cosmopolitan Club. Universal Adds Two Classics Two classics, "School for Scandal" and "Swiss Family Robinson," have been added to the Universal schedule for next Season. Previewing French Film A preview of "Miquette et sa Mere," French picture, will be held tonight aboard the Champlain at Pier 57 under auspices of John S. Tapernoux. 2 Steel Pier Movie Houses Are Opening Easter Week Atlantic City— Steel Pier will open two flicker houses for Easter holidays, playing "flesh" in one, and will continue policy this summer of three houses, with one a first run for Paramount, says Manager Richard Endicott. There will be three other first run houses on 'walk, Apollo, Warner and Stanley. Million Dollar Pier may try newsreel theater. Chesterfield Buys Novel "Murder of Stephen Kester," by Harriette Ashbrook, published by both Coward-McCann and Tudor Publishing Co., has been bought by Chesterfield. Title will be changed to "Green Eyes." Showing Charles Laughton Short "Daydreams," an English film with Charles Laughton in a leading role, will be on the program of shorts to be shown by the Film & Photo League on Saturday at the New School for Social Research. Gillmore Again Nominated Frank Gillmore again heads the slate of officers nominated by the Actors' Equity nominating committee for presentation to the annual meeting about the first of June. Paul Dullzell also is down for treasurer. Edward Rowland Dies West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Los Angeles — Edward Rowland, theatrical producer, who headed the Chicago firm of Rowland & Clifford, died here this week at the age of 67. Fourth Week for "Ariane" "Ariane," starring Elizabeth Bergner, is being held for a fourth week at the 55th St. Playhouse. .ommg an dG oi ng DARRYL F. ZANUCK, 20th Century producer, arrives in New York in a few weeks en route to Europe for a vacation. BURNS and ALLEN leave New York late in June for a vacation in Europe. JERRY WALD leaves Monday for Hollywood to rejoin the Warner writing staff. JOSEPH SIMMONS, president of Tower Productions, will leave Hollywood April 1 for New York to confer with Herman Gluckman on next season's production schedule. JULIEN DUVIVIER, French director, now at the Hotel Edison, sails tomorrow on the Olympic for France. He is just back from a trip to Canada. AL three JOLSON weeks. leaves for the coast in about ESTELLE TAYLOR is back at the Hotel Warwick, after finishing her engagement with a Florida night club. SAM H. HARRIS arrives in New York on Friday from the coast to attend the testimonial dinner to him and George M. Cohan being given Sunday by the Jewish Theatrical Guild at the Astor Hotel. RUDY VALLEE, if weather permits, will fly to Boston today for the Musicians Relief Fund benefit in that city. George Gerhard Quits Music Hall George Gerhard yesterday resigned as director of publicity for the Radio City Music Hall. Hazel Flynn, recently motion picture critic of the Chicago "Evening American," will join the Music Hall publicity department and work in association with James Hood Macfarland. Goring Leases Criterion James P. Goring, manager of the Criterion for some years, has leased this Broadway house from Paramount. Lease runs 10 weeks. Theater was formerly leased to Krimsky & Cochran. Columbia Signs Stage Player Columbia has signed Raymond Wolburn, who appears in the play, "Pursuit of Happiness," through the William Morris office. 15TH and LAST WEEK ON BROADWAY, N. Y. NOW AT PUBLIX CLASS "A" CRITERION THEATRE JEWEL PRODUCTIONS, INC., 723 7th AVE., N. Y.