The Film Daily (1934)

THE mm DAILY Friday, March 30, 1934 '•*— THE IK NHKFAPB1 (Of HIM DOM H Vol.LXV,No.74 Fri., Mar. 30, 1934 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, 1S79. 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 Con. Fm. Ind. pfd.. 15y8 15% 15% — Va East. Kodak 86'/2 85'/2 86y2 -f y2 Fox Fm. "A" 1514 143/4 143/4 + "? Loew's, Inc 32 31 1/4 31 1/4 + Va Metro-Goldwyn, pfd. 24y4 24y4 24y4 Paramount ctfs. . . . 4% 4y2 4% + 'A Pathe Exch 3 1/4 2% 3'/8 + Va do "A" 18 173/4 177/s + 5/a RKO 31/4 3 31/s + Va Warner Bros 6% 6 1/4 6% + % NEW YORK CURB MARKET Technicolor 8 7% 8 Trans-Lux 2V8 2 2i/g + v8 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40. . 9'/2 9 9 Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40 ctfs. 8y8 8% 8% + % Loew 6s 41ww 98y2 98y2 98V2 Paramount 6s47 ctfs. 48 48 48 Par. By. 5y2s51 . . . . 33 33 33 — Vi Par. 5'/2s50 ctfs.... 48 473,4 4734 + V4 Pathe 7s37 91 903^ 9034 — 1/4 Warner's 6s39 56 V4 54 56 + 2'/4 N. Y. PRODUCE EXCHANGE SECURITIES Para. Publix 43/, 4% *3A + Va THE INDUSTRY'S DATE BOOK April 1-2: Tri-State exhibitor convention. Hotel Chisca, Memphis. April 3-4: Gulf States Theater Owners Ass'n convention, Hotel Roosevelt, New Orleans. Apr. 4-7: Monogram Pictures convention. Ambassador Hotel. Atlantic City. April 7: Federation of M. P. Industry meeting, Atlantic City, N. J. Apr. 10-12: M.P.T.O.A. annual convention, Hotel Ambassador, Los Angeles. April 13: Indiana Indorsers of Photoplays annual state meeting. Hotel Claypool, Indianapolis. "Bank Nights" Are Hit In Two Court Rulings Denver — A decision by a judge and an opinion by a county attorney in the Denver territory will serve as a warning' to many theaters who are operating "bank nights" and cash giveaways. County Judge E. F. Carter of Scottsbluff, Neb., issued a permanent injunction against Midwest Amusement Co. restraining it from operating bank night under a plan which required the public to buy tickets. The plans under which bank night usually operates merely calls for the signing of a register book. It was brought out that for the first four weeks the buying of . a ticket was required to participate in the drawings at either the Egyptian or Oriental theaters. Then the rules were changed, but no public notice was given. The judge ruled that "a purely mental change of the rules is not sufficient," and issued the permanent injunction. In an opinion by County Attorney Frank Moorhead of Boulder, Colo., no lottery exists as long as the buying of a ticket is not required. The theaters of Boulder had been using the bank night idea for some time, and numerous parties had protested it was a lottery. Klarsfeld in Para. French Post In addition to Fred Lang, who is now in charge of Paramount's sales on the Continent, Henry Klarsfeld has been made director-general of the company's French subsidiary, it was stated yesterday by John W. Hicks, Jr., vice-president of Paramount International Corp., following his return from Europe. Business in Europe is generally showing improvement, said Hicks. He will go abroad again next summer. 'Roxy' Back at Old Stand by June Although no deal is understood to have been definitely closed as yet, S. L. Rothafel anticipates that he will be operating the Roxy by June 1, taking over the big Seventh Ave. de luxer from its receiver. He has made some preliminary moves toward assembling a staff. In event the deal is culminated he will install a policy calling for elaborate stage shows in addition to pictures. Texas Unit Re-Elects Walker Dallas — Judge Roy L. Walker has been re-elected president of the Theater Owners Protective Association of Texas. The association has reaffirmed its support of the M. P. T. O. A., with which it is affiliated. Service Union Hearings Tuesday Charges of discrimination prefei'red by Local 118, service union, against RKO, Madison Square Garden and the Tivoli Theater, Brooklyn, will be heard next Tuesday by the NRA Regional Labor Board. Arrangements Completed For Mono. Budget Increase Monogram has completed arrangements whereby the company will have at its disposal for 1934-35 a production budget 10 per cent greater than that of the current season. Four Monogram specials for next season are slated to cost $100,000 each. Federation to Meet in A. C. Federation of the M. P. Industry will meet April 7 in Atlantic City at which time announcement of the choice for executive secretary will be made, it was said yesterday by President Harry Thomas. Selection of a secretary had been held up pending approval by some Federation directors who will be here next week to attend the Monogram convention, Thomas said. Protests Again on Cut-Rate Tickets Claiming that the distribution of managerial courtesy passes upon which a charge of 15 cents is levied is a "smoke screen" for the indiscriminate circulation of cut rate admissons in violation of the NRA Code, Howard S. Cullman of the Roxy yesterday sent another letter to Sol A. Rosenblatt denouncing the practice. "If the motion picture code is to mean anything, I believe it would be advisable for all theaters to file with the regional board a record of passes distributed in payment of advertising space," he wrote. Rosenblatt SMPE Talk A national hookup over been arranged by the S. to broadcast the address vision Administrator Sol blatt will deliver at its nual banquet April 25 at "halfonte-Haddon Hall, City. on Air NBC has M. P. E. which DiA. Rosen semi-anthe Hotel Atlantic Youngstown Houses Reopen Youngs town — Reopening on Sunday of the Hippodrome, dark several months, and Warner's Park, which closed for Holy Week, marks the first time in a year that all downtown houses will be open. "Cargo" Breaks Record in 'Frisco San Francisco — RKO's "Wild Cargo," starring Frank Buck, in its world premiere at the Golden Gate theater here Wednesday, broke all records by the technical sum of $3. "Wonder Bar" Big in Indianapolis Indianapolis — Biggest opening in five years, with one exception, was scored by Warner's "Wonder Bar" at the Circle despite the fact that it opened on Ash Wednesday. Cleveland Boards Meet Monday Cleveland — Local grievance and clearance boards will hold a joint meeting Monday at 2 P.M. .oming a nd G omg SOL WURTZEL and HAMILTON MacFADDEN sail from New York tonight on the Santa Haula for California. RUTH CHANNING also leaves for the coast on the same boat. KATHARINE HEPBURN is on her way back from Europe. J. H. SEIDELMAN returns to New York next week from abroad. ROBERT HARRIS, eastern production man for Universal, just back from the coast, is expected to return to Hollywood in about a week. BOB CLEMMONS of East Texas Theaters is in New Orleans on vacation. JED HARRIS sails Tuesday for London to see if he can get Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., for a Broadway play. JAMES M. SKINNER of Philco Radio & Television Corp. sails today on the Monarch of Bermuda for Bermuda. EDDIE CANTOR and FREDDIE KOHLMER leave New York within two weeks for the Coast. JOSEPH M. SCHENCK arrives in New York Saturday from Hollywood. DARRYL ZANUCK has reservations to sail for Europe May 9. SID SILVERMAN leaves New York today for the Coast. JIMMY DURANTE leaves New York today en route to Hollywood. CHARLES C. PETTIJOHN returns to h!s office today following a trip to Worcester. BEBE DANIELS and BEN LYON leave New York in a few days for Chicago to open a vaudeville tour. LOU DIAMOND, head of Paramount's short subjects department, will arrive in New York Sunday morning from Hollywood. NATHAN STRAUS, JR.. state NRA compliance head, has gone to Washington. Massachusetts Bill Presented Boston — Edward L. Logan, representing Allied Theaters of Massachusetts, appeared this week in opposition to the bill presented to the legislative committee on mercantile affairs by Representatives Dorgan and Dolan urging creation of a state board with power to censor films. Receivers Take Wheeling House Wheeling, W. Va. — In an ordor handed down by Judge J. H. Brennan in the Ohio Circuit Court, Attorneys Jay T. McCamic and Carl O. Schmidt were appointed special receivers for the Capitol Theater in the equity action brought by Cleveland Trust Co. World Playhouse Mixes Policy Chicago — World Playhouse is inaugurating a weekly change policy. The change was necessitated, according to Manager Dan Roche, by the present dearth of foreign pictures. Under the new policy the house will use both foreign and American films. Admission price has been materially reduced. Nazis Bar Max Baer Film Berlin — Because Max Baer is a Jew, M-G-M's "Prizefighter and the Lady," in which he appears, has been barred from Germany after playing two weeks.