The Film Daily (1930)

z^m DAILY Friday, March 7, 1930 Timely Topics A Digest of Current Opinion €) J. L. Warner Sees Director Of Silent Era Holding His Own npHE revolution that shook the industry with the introduction of Vitaphone found directors equal to the new tasks imposed on them. Today, more than two years since the making of "The jazz Singer," the old, silent film directors are still in command of the situation. Of course a number of capable stage directors have since entered the field, but they are quite in the minority. J. L. Warner, Vice President in Charge of Production, Warner Bros. * • * Thinks American Films Are Technically Supreme 'THE movies are a mechanical medium. However questionable much of Hollywood's output is from a strictly artistic point of view, the absolute supremacy of Hollywood's mechanical contrivances is not to be denied. It was Europe's lack of production facilities that made so many of the silent films from across the waters something of a trial. James Gow in "The World," New York ^i * * Talkers Are Held Ideal For Operatic Productions TT has been proved by such productions as "The Love Parade" and "The Vagabond King" that the talking screen is an ideal medium for the production of operatic comedy. There is no reason that grand opera with its tragic masque — but with an English libretto, an American setting and jazz score — slunild not succeed as well. I beheve that Hollywood will produce the composer who will write the great American jazz opera for the reason that it has become the home and working place for a majority of the nation's most famous composers. W. Franke Harling, American Composer "Gentleman Jim" Corbett, former heavyweieht fistic champion of the world, is accredited as being the first motion picture actor to have been signed under contract. Along The Rialto with Phil M. Daly, Jr, ^LAIRE WINDSOR has been here a coupla days and between her shopping manages to find time to listen to some patter from B'way producers. The girl has that yen for the stage and in the event the footlights don't get her, she is scheduled to return to the Coast They tell us Carl Laennnle Jr. will be in New Yawk for the premiere of "King of Jazz." Have you seen Jolson? He'll be here any day now TD ICHARD DIX has returned to the Radio lot after hiking mountains and such. Just a rest' after his latest "Lovin' The Ladies." Radio just completed a tie-up with Sanborn Coflfee, Inc Wonder who'll be called the "Big Bean Man." Alex Grosset, and the other half is Dunlap, after seeing "Grischa" ordered a large run of the photoplay editions "Rosalie" will be the next M-G-M has for Marion Davies Adaptation by Gene Markey VOU won't be surprised to hear that M. Witmark & Sons are publishing the sheet music for "Song of the West," but some of the hits are the work of Grant Clarke and Harry Akst Don't call A. P. Waxman at the Warner office tomorrow as he leaves for the Coast "Hit the Deck" will grace the screen at the Hipp beginning Saturday Who's the fellow that wanted to know if he needed a tuxedo to see "Puttin' on the Ritz" ? Ask George AT the Capitol today the stage revue will be "Days O' Yore" with feature, "Lord Byron of Broadway." Yasha Bunchuk will conduct the orchestra through "Tschaikowakiana" a compilation of several melodies of the noted Russian composer. Jack Barnstyn of World Wide Publishing Co. received hisi first copy of "Slightly Scarlet" hot from the press. Famous is releasing the feature According to Jack 100,000 was the first run, maybe there was more? "gE YOURSELF" sed Fannie Brice at the Rialto while Warner Baxter came back with "Such Men Are Dangerous" at the Roxy, which goes to prove that "Sally will be at the Strand. See the bunch tomorrow, pictures of course Well some of the head men from Germany are coming over, but it will be a colorful hut sound affair, they say We'll now go into our daily dozing MARCH 7-MANY HAPPY RETURNS Best wishes and congratulations are extended by THE FILM DAILY to the following members of the industry, who are celebrating their birthdays today: Colette Merton mi Jack Setchen -AND THAT'S THAT By PHIL M. DALY W/'ILLIAM FOX was surroundec *^ by congratulatory handshaker after the stockholders' vote whicl gave him a majority of steen to one He had to do so much mitt-squeezin; that his right paw was on the way t being ground into pulp. "Doesn't your arm hurt from a^ that handshaking?" Phil asked him. "Yes," Bill smiled, "but I feel bet ter in other places to make up for it. * * + HAROLD LLOYD (Picking u ticker tape): I'm ruined! BENNY RUBIN: What's the mater, did you sell Paramount short ? HAROLD: No, I just remembcre that my wife wrote me from th country yesterday to send her ,' ribbon by special delivery. * * * Hazel Hairston used to be a got cinema ivriter down on the "Hon ton Chronicle." Then she got th bug to go into pictures. Havin heard that Hollywood ^vas the plcu for film aspirants, she hit out fc New York. In due course she foun herself among the extras for "Dai gerous Nan McGreiv" at Part mount's L. I. studio. It cured h« film ambition, but she wrote thn articles about her experiences fc the "New York Telegram,," in whii she was pi'etty nice to Mai St. Clai Eddie Baldwin, Sol Tepper, ai other members of the studio gaw Now she plans to stick to the typ< writer side of the picture industn * * * "I see where John Eberson has ; radio on that classy new car of lii'? pipes Cameron Lenz while stoppi" over in Milwaukee to change tirr and find out what happened to Schli 1 "That puts my car in the same cl? as his, because I have a radio ttl Every night I make my wife, pri fessionally known as Celia Lloj* drive the car while I do some tuniii in. Last night, feeling a pain in n' jaw, I sez to her, 'Celia, I think I' getting neuralgia.' And she repHi 'What's the use? We wouldn't u derstand their language.' " TEN YEARS AGO TO-DA IN Froham Amusement Corp. i creases capital stock from $500,000 $1,000,000. * * * Two $500,000 damage suits fil against Hodkinson, Collins ai others. * * * Vivian Martin Pictures formed he with capital of $2,500.