The Film Daily (1935)

■srelV THE ■Z2H mr— — the » fILML-OM Vol. LXVII, No. 10 Sat., Jan. 12. 1935 5 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE Editor and Publisher Published daily except Sundays and Holiday! at 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y., by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. VV. 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, 4-4738, 7-4739. Cable Address: Filmday, New York. Hollywood, California— Ralph VVilk, 6425 Holly wood Blvd., Phone Granite 6607. London — Ernest \V. Fredman, The Film Renter, 89-91 Wardour St., W. I. Berlin — Lichtbildbuehne, Friednchstrasse, 225. Paris— P. A. Harle, La Cinematographie Francaise. Rue de la Courdes-Noues, 19. Merger of Philly Units Definitely Declared Off (Continued from Page 1) ers' meeting at which President Lewen Pizor was inducted. The M.P.T.O. appointed a legislative committee and also discussed savings in insurance to members. A resolution was passed against the practice of distributors interchanging percentage pictures after a film has started to play in a territory. DAILY Street Car Company Helps In Boosting Attendance (Continued from Page 1) of the contest, with contestants guessing the names of movie stars whose pictures appear every two weeks in the company's street car and bus publication for patrons. Judges of the contest are branch film exchange managers: F. C. Hensler, M-G-M; T. R. Thompson, RKO; A H. Cole, Paramount; G. W. Fuller, Fox, and Harry Taylor, Columbia. FINANCIAL NEW YORK STOCK MARKET High Low Close Am. Seat 5Vs 5'/8 5Vs Columbia Picts. vtc. 377/8 36V8 361 8 — Con. Fm. Ind 6% 6'/i 6'/i Con. Fm. Ind. pfd.. 21 l'a 193/4 20 1/2 East. Kodak 11734 1161/4 116V2 Fox Fm. "A" 12% 11% 11% Loews. Inc 34 32'/2 33 do pfd 104 10334 1033,4 Paramount ctfs 3 Vi 3% 33/8 Pathc Exch 11/4 IVs 114 do "A" 15% 14i/2 14i/2 RKO 2% 2 2i/8 Warner Bros 4l/4 4 4 do pfd 19V2 191/2 191/2 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40 . . 9 8>/2 81/2 Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40 ctfs. 834 8V2 8l/2 Loew 6s 41ww 105 105 105 Paramount 6s47 filed 62V2 61 1/2 62 Paramount 6s47 ctfs. 621/2 62'/2 62'/2 Par. By. 5V2s51 44 43% 43% Par. By. 5"2s51 ctfs.. 44'/2 44 Vi 44 Vi Par. 5'is50 filed... 631/4 62V2 62'/2 Par. 5!is50 ctfs.. .63 61 61 Pathe 7s37 101% 101 Vi 101 Vi Warner's 6s39 58 56 56 Net Chg. Vs 15-16 — l'/( U4 1 % Vi 1 2/2 Henry Linet Marvin Schenck Dave Davidson Kay Francis Louis Payne Edwin Styles Herbert Brenon Court Approves Para. Deal For Tennessee Enterprises Order approving purchase of the assets of the bankrupt Tennessee Enterprises, Inc., Paramount subsidiary, by Tivoli Theater, Inc., a subsidiary of Famous Theaters, was signed yesterday by Federal Judge Coxe. The deal gives Paramount possession of the Tivoli Theater. Chattanooga, reduces the operating cost of the theater $8,000 yearly, and adds $10,000 cash to the Paramount estate. Code Authority Cost $29,003 Under Intake i Continued f om lJa<jc 1 ) than the budget. Of the aggregate income, producers and distributors paid $125,620, while exhibitors paid $114,560. Recommendations for the 1935 budget will be proposed at a meeting of the national body in Washington on Feb. 1. RKO to Distribute "Gigolette" Radio Pictures will distribute "Gigolette," a Select picture produced at the Biograph studio with a cast including Adrienne Ames, Ralph Bellamy, Donald Cook and Robert Armstrong. Story is an original by Gordon Kahn and Chat,. Lamont directed. Music Awards Being Made By the Academy This Year (Continued from Page 1) dition there will be the usual awards for the best production, acting, directing, writing, art direction, photography, sound editing shorts and assistant directors. Services for James Shaughnessy Mt. Vernon, N. Y. — Funeral services will be held here today for James J. Shaughnessy, president of Westchester motion picture operators' local. 18th Year for Thad Barrows Boston — Thad Barrows has been re-elected president of Boston Motion Picture Operators, Local 182, for the 18th consecutive time. "Easy Aces" Series Titled The Ace High Series has been selected as the title for the new group of pictures being produced by Van Beuren Corp. for RKO Radio release featuring the "Easy Aces," radio team. "Pharaohland," first subject of this travel series, has been completed. Loss by Loew's Realty Loew's Theater and Realty Corp., subsidiary of Loew's, Inc., reports net loss of $239,544 for the year ended Aug. 31, compared with loss of $382,367 the previous year. 'Manhattan Romance' for Music Hall RKO's "Romance in Manhattan," co-starring Ginger Rogers and Francis Lederer, opens at the Radio City Music Hall next Thursday. Frank Decker With Big Features Louisville — Big Feature Rights, distributor for Liberty Pictures has named Frank Decker in charge of sales for east and central Kentucky. He formerly was with United Artists, Universal and Educational. Injunction Against A. C. House Atlantic City — An injunction forbidding the Earle theater to show pictures prior to the Hollywood and Astor theaters, indie houses, was ordered to stand for the time being, following a hearing presided over by Vice Chancellor Francis B. Davis of Camden. The Earle is a member of the Seashore Theaters group and recently reopened after being dark for more than a year. It is the contention of the Hollywood, which recently opened, that the Earle was operating for the sole purpose of hurting their business. Vice Chancellor ordered briefs be submitted by both sides. Film Men Honor Gov. White Columbus, 0. — As a final gesture of appreciation for his official aid in the amusement industry and especially in the repeal of the 10 per cent admissions tax, the Columbus Variety Club gave a dinner this week in honor of Governor George White, who retires from office Jan. 14. Speakers included Martin G. Smith, Toledo, president of the Independent Theater Owners of Ohio, Allen Moritz of Cincinnati, Nat Holt of Cleveland and Harry Goldstein of Pittsburgh. Liberty Product to Canada Liberty Pictures will be distributed throughout Canada in a deal closed yesterday by Budd Rogers, Jr., sales manager with Douglas Cooper and Jack Rohner of Excellent Film Exchange of Toronto, Montreal and St. John. This is first dominion tie-up for Liberty. Next Code Meeting Jan. 17 Next executive meeting of the Code Authority will be held Jan. 17. Coming and Going BEN Y. CAMMACK, newly appointed RKO home office representative in South America sails' from New York Jan. 12 on the Northern Prince for Rio de Janeiro. EDWARD GOLDEN, Monogram's general sales men-.ger, is o-> a trip to buffalo and Detroit returning on Tuesday. RUTH GORDON. New York stage star, sails today for California to make a picture for MG-M. CHARLES B. COCHRAN, London producer, arrives Monday on the Olympic with ELISABETH BERGNER, HUGH SINCLAIR GRIFFITH JONES and LEON QUARTERMAINE, members of the "Escape Me Never" company. HELEN HAYES, now working at the M-G-M studios, comes east next month to prepare for a stage tour in "Mary of Scotland." EDDIE CANTOR and family arrive in New York from abroad Tuesday on the lie de France. CAROLE LOMBARD has checked in at the Waldorf-Astoria from Hollywood. MRS. S. MAURICE LIVINGSTON, wife of the United Artists foreign representative, sails today on the Champlain for Europe. LIONEL STANDER, screen, stage and radio actor, has left for Hollywood to appear in RKO Radio's "Four Stars for Love." HARDIE ALBRIGHT and MARTHA SLEEPER (Mrs. Albright), who came east to arrange for appearances in the legit, are at present in Larchmont, where Miss Sleeper is confined to her bed by an attack of influenza. JAMES BLAKELEY, socialite under contract to Columbia and who arrived here from the Coast ten days ago to spend the Christmas holidays with his mother, has returned to Hollywood to resume his picture activities. AL WILKIE and ALEC MOSS return Monday from a South American cruise. HARRY ARTHUR return Monday from St. Louis. SYLVIA SIDNEY left yesterday for the coast. HAROLD B. FRANKLIN has returned from the coast. JACKIE BEEKMAN, in town from the coast, expects to appear in several Warner shorts. Court Doubts Ascap Can Agree on Prices ( Continued from Page 1) Andrew Dennett, special assistant to the Attorney General, maintain that Ascap's answer did not deny that the defendants had committed acts in violation of federal law. Nathan Burkan appeared as counsel for Ascap. 8 of 9 Broadway Films Get Catholic Approval (Continued from 1'agc 1) family trade are "Lives of a Bengal Lancer", "Evergreen", "Unfinished Symphony", "E n t e r Madame", "Night is Young" and "Helldorado", while "Wandering Jew" and "Mystery Woman" are passed for adults. PRESIDENT HOTEL Atlantic City's Newest Boardwalk Ho SEA WATER SWIMMING POOL MARINE SUN DECK TURKISH BATHS ■•■■hA