The Film Daily (1930)

fjz^g DAILY Sunday, June 1, 1930 "ILMDOMS NEWSPAPER L»P^^FILMDICEST Vol. Lll No. 52 Sunday, June 1. 1930 Price 25 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE EDITOR AND PUBLISHER Published daily except Saturday and holidays at 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y.. and copyright H930) by Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc. J. W. Alicoatev President, Editor and Publisher; Donald M. Mersereau, Secretary-Treasurer and General Manager: Arthur W. Eddy, Associate Editor; Don Carle Gillette, Managing Editor. En tered 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. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY. 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Phone Circle 4736-4737-4738-4739. Cable address : Filmday. New York. Hollywood, California — Ralph Wilk, 6425 Hollywood Blvd. Phone Granite 6t07. London— Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter. 89-91 Wardour St W. I Berlin— Karl Wolffsohn, Lichtbildbuehne. Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris — P. A. Harle. La Cinematographic Francaise, Kue de la Cour-des-Noues, 19. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET (QUOTATIONS AS OF FRIDAY) Net High Low Close Chge. Con Fm. Ind. ..24 24 24 . Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. 23*4 23'A 23J4 + JA East. Kodak . . . .240% 239/2 240 ..... Fox Fm. "A" ... 5454 52J4 S4J* + % (Jen. Thea. Equ.... 47 46 47 +% Loew's, Inc 91/4 90 90« ..... do pfd. ww (6'A). 112 11154 112 — 'A do pfd. xw (6J4) 9554 9554 9554 + 54 Para. F-L 6954 69J4 69 /2 — 54 Pathe Exch 554 5 5 — 54 do "A" " IO/2 10% ..... R.K-O 43 42/g 42%+ % Warner Bros 64% 6454 64% + 54 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Columbia Pets. .. 43% 43% 43% + 1% Columbia Pets. vtc. 4354 43% 43% + 54 Fox Thea. "A" .. 1354 1254 }3 ..... Loew, Inc., war... 17% 17% 17%— Vi Nat. Scr. Ser. ... 3154 31 31— % Technicolor 61% 59% 59% — 1% NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40. 99% 9854 98% -7 % Gen. Th. Eq. 6s44.137 135 137 Loew 6s 41ww...l28 128 128 do 6s 41 x-war... 99/2 98% 99 Paramount 6s 47 .102 102 102 Pathe 7s 37 65 61 65 + 54 — % + % + 3 Warner Pets. 6s39!l06!4 106% 106% % Minder Leaves Columbia Dallas— W. G. Minder has resigned as Southern division manager for Columbia and is understood to be negotiating for a number of theaters in this city. jKmNMmsMNnssssassnmssssstttsssNm New York 1540 Broadway BRY.nt 4712 Long Iiland City 154 Crescent St. STIllwell 7940 I Eastman Films I I T. E. Brulatour, Inc. jjj l — I Chicago HoUywood i 1727 Indian. A« <"00 S™£AMoni" § CALumet 2691 HOLIywood 4121 ♦.♦ WARNERS GOING HEAVY ON INDUSTRIAL PICTURES (Continued from Page 1) handle this work. B. K. Blake is assistant manager of the department. Production activities, while centered in New York, will embrace the entire country. Distribution will be madt through non-theatrical channels, mainly through the firms for which the films are made. The new commercial picture department will have a fleet of portable projection trucks which can be sent wherever desired for showing these films at fairs and street corners. The trucks contain a screen 5 x 7 on which the images are reflected by a mirror upon which the projection machine in the rear of the truck throws the picture. Other major companies, including Paramount and Fox, are understood to be working quietly on the commercial angle, with the general belief existing that big opportunities exist in this field. Emenhiser New Manager for U. A. in Pittsburgh Pittsburgh — Jack Emenhiser, formerly salesman for United Artists in Chicago, has been promoted to manager of the company's local exchange. Russian Film Concerns Are All Merged Into One (Continued from Page 1) an advisory commission made up of representatives of all public groups as well as those of the country's film organizations. This commission will replace the cinema committee, until recently the highest official body in the Russian motion picture industry. The new organization will be expected to pay particular attention to the cultural requirements of the various Soviet republics and to exercise general control over all educational film activities in the country. Reilly Cartoons Under Way The second and third releases of Frank C. Reilly's animated cartoon called "The Penguin Family" are now in production. The first issue is scheduled for release this month. Cleburne House Opens June 15 Cleburne, Tex. — The new Griffith, with a seating capacity of 900, is expected to open on June 15. Jack Pickens is said to be interested in the house. Manager Jackson of Claremore, Okla., has been assigned the local Griffith house. COMING & GOING AL LICHTMAN leaves Hollywood today for New York. J. D. WILLIAMS has arrived from Eng land. MARY LEWIS is en route to Hollywood to start work for Pathe in "The Siren Song." MAURICE and ISIDORE OSTRER, Rritish Gaumont directors, have sailed back home on the Europa. NEW COLOR FIRM WILL OPERATE IN EAST AND WEST (Continued from Page 1) search has been going on for the last few months, will be enlarged, it is stated by L. J. Dittmar, who is in charge of the company's activities. Dittmar also has been president of the various companies, including Artcolor Pictures, which in turn succeeded the original Kinemacolor. J. Burgi Contner is technical supervisor of Colorfilm, and the company is said to be financed entirely by Louisville, Ky., capital. Kinemacolor was one of the first processes of its kind introduced in the U. S. Its failure is said to have been due to special machines being required for projecting the pictures. William Francis Fox was brought to America from England and he put the color directly into the film so that it could be projected with regular machines. Some pictures were made and shown, but did not arouse much interest from producers, and the company closed its Fort Lee laboratory and New York offices and ceased activities until last year. Hodes Heads Columbia Accessory Department Hal Hodes has been placed at the head of the accessory sales department recently organized by the company as a part of its service to the exhibitor. R-K-0 Adds Racine House Racine, Wis. — R-K-O has added the Allan here to its list of houses G. G. Bandy formerly operated the theater, which has been closed for some time. R-K-O recently took over the Capitol in Madison from the Bachmann interests. Cotterill with Sound Studios Norton Cotterill, formerly with Frigidaire and General Motors Acceptance Corp., has joined the Sound Studios of New York, Inc., in a sales capacity. New Job for Frank H. Storms Frank H. Storms, formerly with the Hearst newspapers in a business capacity, has become connected with the motion picture department of the Authors' Motion Picture & Radio Bureau, Inc., New York. The Industry's Date Book Today: First NationalWarner Bros, regional confab in New York. June 1-2 RKO regional convention in New York. June 2 Annual election of I.A.T.S.E. and M. P. Operators at Los Angeles. June 2. 3 Columbia eastern sales force meet for confab at Park Central. N. Y. June 2-7 International Cinema Congress at Brussels. June 6-7 Regional Columbia confab at Stevens Hotel, Chicago. June 7-8 Regional joint meet of F. N. and W. B. sales forces at Chicago. June 8-9 Theater owners of North and South Carolina, meet at the Ocean Forest Hotel, Myrtle Beach, S. C. June 9 Annual Meeting (Postponed) of Pathe Exchange, Inc., New York. June 12-13 Columbia regional meet at Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood. June 14-15 Warner Bros, and First National regional confab at San Francisco. Fune 17 18th Film Golf Tournament at Glen Oaks Golf and Country Club, Great Neck, L. I. June 21-22 Joint sales regional confab of Warner and First National at New Orleans. Air Cooler for Church Dallas — Buffalo Silex air distributing units and air washer equipment is now being installed in the First Church of Christ Science. This marks the first church in this city to install mechanical means of ventilation. Gives Up Sunday Fight Dover, O. — W. E. Burton, manager of the Bexley, has surrendered to the law in his fight to keep the theater open on Sundays. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Young lady, employed six years as confidential assistant to head of theatre circuit, desires connection with theatre operator or distributor. Experience includes theatre accounting, office management, preparation of financial and income tax statements. Expert stenographer and correspondent, Box 198, Film Daily, 1650 Broadway, N. Y. C. 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