The Film Daily (1935)

■HUH DAILY Wednesday, Feb. 13, 19: Vol. LXVII. No. 37 Wed, Feb 13. 1935 S 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 VV. Fredman. The Film Renter, 89-91 Wardour St., W. 1. Berlin — Lichtbildbuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris — P. A. Harle, La Cinematographic Francaise, Rue de la Courdes-Noue», 19. Coming and Going CODE Detroit Theater Activity Bettered Last Month Detroit — Monthly report of the Detroit Film Board of Trade shows eight theater openings last month. Two were new houses, the State, Grand Rapids, and Roxy, Dowagiac. No closings are reported for the period. Mo. Exhibs Meet to Fight Tax St. Louis — Fred Wehrenberg -president of the M. P. T. O., has issued a call for exhibitors to attend a public hearing in Jeffersor City today to protest against the 2 per cent sales tax bill. Variou business interests hope to convin~ the lawmakers that the new levy is unnecessary if the present one-half of one per cent tax is enforced. Philly Variety in New Quarters Philadelphia — Variety Club Tent No. 13 has opened its new quarters at 1910 Rittenhouse St. in a fourstory building which will serve a? a social center for the local film colony. About 100 members and friends inspected the clubhouse during: the past week-end. An entertainment is planned for Feb. 18 a Penn A. C. FILM DAILY to the following on their birthday: George Fitimauriee Dorothy Mathews Howard Bretherton Kate Price John Wray HERBERT BAYARD SWOPE, chairman of the bo. .o or Keith-Aibce-Orpheum, will leave for Hollywood within the next few days to confer on RKO Radio's next season production. STEPIN FETCHIT, Fox comedian, who recently conpleted work on "One More Spring," is in New York on the first leg of an extended vacation. He will also make a tour of the south. MARY LOUISE WALLISER. film editor of tht San Antonio "Evening News," h3s returned home from a business trip to Los Angeles. WANDA PERRY, one of the twelve models who appear in the style show in "Roberta,' RKO Radio musical film, has returned to Hollywood and her film career after a month's visit with her family in Brooklyn. TIM WHELAN, director of GB's forthcoming Jack Hulbert comedy, "The Camels Are Coming," left New York yesterday for an extended visit in California. MIRIAM SEEGAR • Mrs. Whelan), accompanies him for a "blessed event" there. Whelan will return to London in September for further directoring at the GB studios. LOUISE BEAVERS arrived in New York this morning to make personal appearances at the Roxy for a week beginning Friday. JACK FIER, vice-president of Mascot Pictures, having concluded deals with Capital Film Exchange of New York; Hollywood Films of Boston and Gold Medal Film of ' hiladelphia, has left New York on his way back to Hollywood. En route he will visit Jack Jossey and Nat Lefton in Cleveland; Benny Judell in Chicago and Bob Withers in Kansas City. ABE MONTAGUE, Columbia sales chief, and Mrs. Montague leave today for a three-week sojourn in Miami. SIR CEDRIC HARDWICKE, star of the British stage and screen, having completed his role in Pioneer's "Becky Sharp" leaves Hollywood tomorrow on his way to England. TITO GUIZAR, radio singer recently signed by Fox, will leave for Hollywood on Saturday to begin work on "Argentina." A. J. CRONIN and HAROLD NICHOLSON writers, arrive in New York today from abroad on the Berengaria. JOCK WHITNEY of Pioneer Pictures, producing for RKO Radio, arrives on the coast tomorrow and will confer with M. H. Aylesworth. HUGH O'CONNEL will be in New York for a fortnight. EDNA FERBER sails today on the Conte di Savoia for the Mediterranean. MICHAEL BALCON, Gaumont British production chief, is expected to arrive in New York next week from England. RICHARD DAY, designer of the settings and backgrounds for 20th Century Productions, arrives in New York from Hollywood on Friday and sails Saturday on the Berengaria. RUBE JACKTER is back from a Florida vacation. DON HANCOCK flies to Washington tomorrow and returns Friday. IKE LIBSON and BEN L. HEIDINGSFELD are in town. EFFIE SHANNON leaves New York next week for the Coast. DOROTHY HALL next week leaves New York for Hollywood. TOM SPRY of Boston is now in Florida. GRADWELL L. SEARS left New York yesterday for Chicago. D. A. DORAN, JR., has returned to New York from the Coast. WYNANT D. HUBBARD, explorer and producer, is in New York following an African trip. Mrs. Colvin Brown Dies Pearl Sayler Brown, wife of Col vin Brown, vice-president and gen eral manager of the Quigley Publications, died at her New York apartment, 1060 Park Avenue, yes terday morning, following an illness of several months. She was married to Brown in 1925. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her mother, Mrs. D. E. Sayler, who resides in Elgin, 111., and four sisters. Funeral services will be held today, with burial at Elgin tomorrow. Brings "Brewster's Millions" Print Captain Richard Norton, producer of British & Dominions Pictures, who arrives on the Berengaria today for a short visit here, bring? with him the completed print of "Brewster's Millions," B. & D. production with Jack Buchanan and Lili Damita for United Artists release. Dempsey Heads Ampa Lineup Jack Dempsey heads the list of celebs lined up for tomorrow's A. M. P. A. luncheon in the Motion Picture Club. Others include Guy Robertson, Johnny Green, Victor Moore. Roy Atwell, Basil Rathbone and Let Brody. Monroe Greenthal will preside in the absence of Bill Fergu son. Chandler Sprague With Lubitsch West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Chandler Sprague, writer, has become executive assistant to Ernst Lubitsch at Paramount. Georgia Bill Reported Favorably Atlanta — The 5 per cent admis Stage Revivals at Park Theater "No More Ladies," by A. E. Thomas, will be the initial offering under the new policy of stage revivals sponsored by Chamberlain Brown at the Park Theater, formerly the Cosmopolitan, opening Feb. 21. Aber-Salerno Marriage West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Arline Aber, musical comedy actress, and Charles Salernc of M-G-M have been married. RKO Subject for Rivoli RKO Radio's special musical short, "Spirit of 1976," featuring Walter King and Betty Grable, has been booked into the Rivoli starting Friday. Bob Sidman a Father Bob Sidman of the Columbia pub sion tax bill introduced in the licity forces is the father of a baby House has been reported favorably, girl. "Devil Dogs" Reports New Key City Recc Reports to the Warner home of on the key city openings of "DeDogs of the Air" indicate that t picture has set new records of o kind or another in practically eve spot. Since the big opening at t Spreckels Theater, San Diego, t first Cosmopolitan release has s marks at the Strand, New Yor the Roosevelt, Chicago; Warm Memphis; RKO Hillstreet, Los A geles; Orpheum, Denver; Stank Pittsburgh; Stanley, Baltimore; C pheum, Portland, Ore.; Warfie San Francisco. Margo to Appear at Paramount Margo, dancer featured wi George Raft in "Rumba," will a pear in person with the picture the New York Paramount starti Feb. 22, following the two-week r of "Gilded Lily." George O'Brien Film for Criteri "When a Man's a Man," Fox . lease starring George O'Brien, h been booked for the Criterion f< lowing "Home on the Range," whi opened yesterday. Enlarging Brooklyn House About $50,000 is being spend enlarging and improving the W liamsburgh Playhouse on Broadw Brooklyn, for the South 5th Amusement Corp. Rebuilding Jersey City House Jersey City — The Bijou, adjoini the old Keith Theater, is being i built. The building has been u occupied for a number of years. Closes Deal on Talmadge Series Ajax Pictures has closed a d( with Excellent Pictures of Detr<t for the latter to handle the six Dil Talmadge features in the Detnt territory. "Fighting Pilot," first l the series, is now playing the Cetral Theater on Broadway. THEATER! AND CIRCUITS Completely Coverei\ in the I YEAR BOO: MOTION PICTURE! Out This Month published b ""ij, DAK? THE FILM Free to Paid Subscribe 1650 Broadway, New Y( : '