The Film Daily (1937)

THE Tuesday, Jan. 19, 1937 Vol. 71, No. 15 Tues., Jan. 19, 1937 10 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE Editor and Publisher Published daily except Sundays and Holidays at 1501 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; Chester B. Bahn, 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, 1501 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Phone, BRyant 9-7117, 9-7118, 9-7119, 9-7120, 9-7121. Cable Address: Filmday, New York. Hollywood, California — Ralph Wilk, 6425 Hollywood Blvd., Phone Granite 6607. London — Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 127-133 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 vtc pfd Am. Seat. . . . Columbia Picts. Columbia Picts. Con. Fm. Ind. . Con. Fm. Ind. pfd.. . East. Kodak do pfd Gen. Th. Eq Loew's, Inc do pfd Paramount Paramount 1st pfd.. Paramount 2nd pfd.. Pathe Film RKO 20th Century-Fox . . 20th Century-Fox pfd. Univ. Pict. pfd Warner Bros do pfd NEW YORK A-0 6s46.... 6s41ww ... B'way 3s55. Picts. 6s55. RKO 6s41 Warner's 6s39 . . . NEW YORK Columbia Picts. vtc. Grand Nat'l Films.. Sonotone Corp Technicolor Trans-Lux High Low Close 26 253A 26 363,4 36i/2 3634 — 45 45 45 — 5'/4 51/s 51/4 . 18 17l/2 171/2 — 175 174 174 — Net Chg. 14 Vs Vt 325/8 31 1/4 31 1/4 — 71 Vl 705/8 71 y2 + V2 261/2 255/a 261/4 .. 1845/s 1845/g 1845/g + 237/g 231/2 231/2 .. 10 93/4 93/4 _ 834 81/2 81/2 — 373/8 361/2 365/g — 46 46 46 — 108 102 106 -f 173/g 167/g 17 — Richard Boleslawski's Funeral Set for Today West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — The funeral of Richard Boleslawski, who died Sunday of a heart attack, will be held today in the Church of St. Augustine, Culver City, with Rev. John O'Donnell officiating. Pallbearers will be Basil Rathbone, Robert Montgomery, Gilbert Emery, Dr. Serge Bertensson and Marcus Goodrich. Boleslawski came to Hollywood in 1929 after the success of the talking film had been assured, bringing with him a thorough knowledge of stagecraft which he had acquired both during his long association with the Moscow Art Theater and subsequently when he directed a number of outstanding stage spectacles. He was the author of several successful books. He is survived by his widow, the former actress, Norma Drury, and an 18-months-old son, Ian. Protest Springfield Showing Springfield, Mass. — Use of the Auditorium by the Y. M. C. A. for a motion picture on Sunday, has led three theater managers to protest to the City Property Committee on grounds of unfair competition. George Hoover, manager of the Capitol, George E. Freeman, of Poli's and Harry V. Smith, manager of Western Massachusetts Theaters, Inc. induced the committee to vote that in the future the Auditorium should not be used for motion pictures. Attempt to Block Reade Theater in Dover, N. J. Toms River, N. J. — A thorough airing will be given attempts of the Dover township committee to block construction by Walter H. Reade of a new theater here, according to Supreme Court Justice Perskie of N. J., after ordering action of the township board manifestly aimed to stop Reade's invasion of the district be reviewed before the entire Supreme Court. Perskie's decision was given after counsel for Reade applied for a writ of certiorari to review adoption of an ordinance under terms of which Reade would be barred from operating after completing the house, despite the fact a permit for construction had been granted before passage of the ordinance. The writ is returnable within twenty days but it appears unlikely case would come before the court for decision before the May term. Keith Loew Para. Para. BOND MARKET 101 166% i66s/g — "i/8 74 733/4 733/4 _ y4 1001/2 1003/g 1003/g 1233/g 123 123 — Vi 99i/g 99 99 — i/a CURB MARKET '33/4 '31/4 '35/g .;;;; 21/g 2 2i/g + i/g 211/4 211/4 211/4 43/8 4l/4 41/4 — i/a Get South Ozone Park House The Farrell, South Ozone Park, is the second house to be acquired by Ben Kaufman, brother-in-law of M. Van Praag, former National Screen Service executive. First theater in the group was the Howard at Howard Beach. Maurice Van Praag, who leaves National Screen this week, will manager the Farrell while Kaufman will handle the Howard. Little Rock Exhibitor Dead Little Rock, Ark.— Willis Milton Reeves, 64, owner and operator of the Highland is dead. He had lived at Camden for about 15 years before coming to Little Rock in 1923 when he built the Highland theater and which he had operated since. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Millie Ann Reeves, a daughter, one son, and by three brothers. The body was taken to Camden for burial. Son for Finestones Alfred L. Finestone, associate editor of "Box Office", and Mrs. Finestone are celebrating the arrival of a son, born last Saturday at Physicians' Hospital, Jackson Heights, L. I. Baby will be christened Robert. Brent For "Hotel" Broadcast George Brent and Beverly Roberts will appear in a radio version of their forthcoming picture, "God's Country and the Woman," on "Hollvwood Hotel" over the nationwide W ABC-Columbia network on Friday, from 9:00 to 10:00 P. M. E.S.T. Hays Gets Report Data Will H. Hays returns to New York the second week in February from Hollywood where he has been making general survey of current and proposed production schedules and conferring with M.P.P.D.A. member executives and their publicity representatives, prior to submitting his annual report on the industry due next March. Allwyn-Kent Wed West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Los Angeles — Astrid Allwyn and Robert Kent, film players, disclose they were married Jan. 10 in Tijuana. Only attendant was J. Edward Bromberg, screen actor. Couple obtained license under real names, Astrid Christofferson and Douglas Blackley. Coming and Going HARRIET HOCTOR, ballet dancer, arrived in Hollywood from New York yesterday to appear in RKO's forthcoming production, "Stepping Toes." DORIS NOLAN, screen player who has been vacationing at her New Rochelle home, leaves New York for Universal City at the end of this month to take the leading feminine role in "As Good As Married." GABE RUBIN, operator of Art Cinema Theater in Pittsburgh, is visiting New York. JAMES R. GRAINGER, Universale general sales manager, returned to the home office yesterday from an extended stay at the company's coast studios. CHARLES OLSON, who operates the Lyric at Indianapolis, arrived in New York over the week-end on a business trip. JEAN HARLOW, ROBERT TAYLOR, JEANETTE MacDONALD, and MITZI GREEN are among the stars going to Washington for personal appearances there in connection with celebration of the President's birthday, Jan. 30. JOHN BOLES, arrives in New York Saturday from Hollywood. WILL H. HAYS returns to New York from Hollywood the second week in February. ARCHIE MAYO, who is in New York from the coast, goes to Florida within a few days to continue his vacation. RALPH STAUB, director, has arrived in New York from the coast to make shots of radio acts for Republic. BOYCE DE GAW and ISABEL DAWN are en route to the coast from New York, heading for Universal City. LOUIS B. MAYER leaves New York today to join Nicholas M. Schenck in Florida. A. PAN BLUMENTHAL leaves New York Thursday for Hollywood with Edward Alperson. KAY FRANCIS leaves New York late this week for the coast to resume work for Warner Bros. -First National in "Mazurka." WILLIAM KLEIN, theatrical lawyer, leaves for Florida tomorrow to join Lee Shubert. Loew's Common at New High Loew's common stock advanced to a new high on the big board yesterday closing at 71%, an advance of 1% on the day and one point above the previous high. Get "Eternal Mask" W. E. Van Beveren, managing director of American Tobis Corp., has closed a deal whereby Arthur Mayer and Joseph Burstyn have acquired American distribution rights to "The Eternal Mask", a Swiss production produced at the Berne studios of International Dutch Tobis Co., ltd. Rhode Island Referendum to Decide Dog Race Issue Providence — Dog racing appears to be "out" as far as Rhode Island goes in 1937 as Gov. Robert E. Quinn has indicated his personal opposition to the sport and that it will not be permitted until the matter is decided through a referendum. The track at Taunton, Mass. has long annoyed theatermen in this state. David Haynes Dies David W. Haynes, 81, retired theater and company manager, died Sunday of pneumonia in Knickerbocker Hospital. FACTS ABOUT FILMS Restricting the film roll to 600 meters in Germany has cost German exhibitors 20,000,000 Reichsmarks.