The Film Daily (1930)

DAILY Tuesday, June 3, 1930 :the IKNHSRUffi Of rilMIOM Vol. Lll No. 54 Tuesday, lune 3. 1930 IPrice 5 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE Editor and Publisher Published daily except Saturday and holidays at 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y., and copyright (1930) by Wid's Films and Film Folks, 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. 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 : F»rnday, New York. Hollywood, California — Ralph Wilk, 6425 Hollywood Blvd. Phone Granite 6607. 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 ae la Cour-des-Noues, 19. Net High Low Close Chge. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Con. Fm. Ind. . . Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. East. Kodak Fox Fm. "A" . . . Gen. Thea. Equ. . . Loew's, Inc. do pfd. WW (6J4). do pfd. xw (6J4). M-G-M pfd Para." F-L Pathe Exch do "A" R-K-0 Warner Bros 24 2354 24 23fs 246 V-z 241 54-/R 53 47 46 91'4 895/g 112 112 95 '4 9554 26J4 26/2 70*6 69 Yt 5-4 5 1154 11 43 '4 42*4 64>s 64 Vi 2tyi — H 23A + 'A 242/ + 2/ 5354 — V» 46/ — / 89*8 — 1/ 112 95/ ..... 26/ + / 70/ + U 5 1154 + V% 42*4 — Vt 64*8 — / NEW YORK CURB MARKET Columbia Pets. . . 44 43*4 44 + *j Fox Thea. "A" .. 13/ 12/s 13 / Loew, Inc., war.. 18*8 175/§ 175* Nat. Scr. Ser. .. 32 31*4 32 . . . . . Univ. Pict 20 20 20 — / NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40. 99/ 98*4 98*4 — S4 Gen. Th. Eq. 6s44.135 135 135 — 2 Loew 6s 41ww ..128 127 127 — / do 6s 41 x-war.. 99/ 98/ 99 ..... Paramount 6s 47.. 101/ 101/ 102/ — / Par. By. 5/s 51.102/ 102/ 102/ — / Pathe 7s 37 .... 69/ 67 67 + 2 Warner Pets. 6s39.106/ 106/ 106/ The Worm Turns — or criticizing the critic (Continued from Page 1) the stage; the stage to examine the play. "Do not formulate a judgment during the first intermission. Do not lend an ear to other people's opinions. Go out and get some air, a glass of beer (of all things to suggest!)— relax. "If you leave before the last act, do not think it necessary to review or abuse it. "Do not regret having been captivated and do not take revenge upon the author. "When you condemn a play, do it without irony as well as without pity; respect your victim." Regarding Antiques Like the third assistant railroad mechanic, who, after tapping Pullman car wheels for 25 years, couldn't tell, in response to a question, what he was supposed to find out when he tapped, we wonder, each year just about this time, the why and wherefore of the company announcement books, for direct exhibitor consumption, and if there is any reason for them other than the fact that they were distributed last year, etc., etc. Always the same." Page after page and tons and tons of costly printed matter looking exactly as it did last year. The same charming ladies, the same Western hero galloping along, the same eternal triangle ensemble and the same string of chorus ladies lazily reposing in each lefthand lower corner. The colors, of course, are beautiful, but red, blue and green is still red, blue and green a year later. Just now, with the announcement season at its height, the waste paper baskets of exhibitors have to be emptied twice daily. Sending exhibitors yearly announcements of perhaps what may happen is as out-of-date as the silent picture. "There, little announcement, don't be sour, you'll be waste-paper in an hour." B'WAY TALKING PICTURES PLANS 13 COLOR SHORTS Broadway Talking Pictures Corp. announces plans to produce 13 onereel operatic sketches based on Italian folk songs. The pictures, which will be in color, will be directed by Raymond Friedgen. Among the singers signed by Franco Scognamiglio, producing manager, is Comm. Guiseppe Godono, noted Italian tenor. The company also intends to draw upon Victor, Columbia, Brunswick and Okeh recording artists. Universal Officials See 'All Quiet' Open in Philly Philadelphia — a group of Universal officials were in the audience last night at the Philadelphia premiere of "All Quiet on the Western Front" at the Chestnut Street Opera House. Included in the party, which left New York in the morning, were Ted Schlanger, Harry Taylor, Sig Wittman and Leo Devaney. Last night also saw the opening of the film in Boston and Pittsburgh. IPs Shenandoah Interest Goes to Warners June 16 Date set for transfer of Universal^ 75 per cent stock in the Shenandoah Valley Chain to Warner Bros, is June 16. Ike Weinberg, who holds the remaining interest, will continue under the Warner management, it is understood. The Industry' s Date Book Today: June 2-7 June 6-7 June 7-8 June 8-9 June 9 June 12 June 12 June 13 June 14 |une 17 June 17 June 21 Last of two-day meet of Columbia Eastern sales force. International Cinema Congress at Brussels. Regional Columbia confab at Stevens Hotel, Chicago. Regional joint meet of F. N. and W. B. sales forces at Chicago. Theater owners of North and South Carolina, meet at the Ocean Forest Hotel, Myrtle Beach, S. C. Postponed Annual Meeting of Pathe Exchanges, New York. 13 Columbia regional meet at Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood. M.P.T.O. of Eastern Pennsylvania, Adelphia Hotel, Philadelphia. Minneapolis Film Board holds second annual golf tournament at Oak Ridge golf course. 15 Warner Bros, and First National regional confab at San Fran > I cisco. 18th Film Golf Tournament at Glen Oaks Golf and Country Club, Great Neck. L. I. Rochester Division of Northwest Theater Owners meet at Minneapolis. 22 Joint sales regional confab of Warner and First National at New Orleans. Dowling for Vaudeville Eddie Dowling, stage and screen star, who recently formed a new company to make legitimate and film productions, will open July 5 at RKO's Keith-Albee, Boston, for a vaudeville tour of six weeks. Henry King Joins 'IP West Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Henry King is reported having signed to direct for Universal. His first production will be either "East is West" or "The Command to Love." New York Long Iiland City g 1S40 Broadway 154 Crescent St. K BRYant 4712 STIUwell 7940 & I Eastman Films | J. E. Brulatour, Inc. | Fox Interim Receipts Being Redeemed by Bank Due to abandonment of the Bancamerica-Blair refinancing plan for Fox, holders of interim receipts in connection with the new Class A common stock that was to have been issued at $20 a share have been notified by the Commercial National Bank & Trust Co. of New York that subscription payments will be redeemed with interest upon presentation of certificates at the bank. Marcel Morhange in Town Marcel H. Morhange, South American representative of the J. H. Hoffberg Co.^ is in town for a visit and buying pictures for South America. Chicago 1727 Indiana At*. I CALumet 2691 K&szmszi mi — 8 Hollywood » 6700 Santa Monica *.* Blvd. g HOLlywood 4121 ♦.♦ Barbour & McKcogh, motion pictures; Reynolds & Goodwin, 36 West 44th St., New York; 19S shares common. Bordonaro Bros., theaters; Hastings, Hornbunj it Andrews, Olean, N. Y. ; $5,000. Granapat Theater Corp.; Phillips' & Nizer, 1560 Hroadway, New York; $10,000. Claude Illumination Co., New York City; United States Corporation Co.. Dover Del • $1 no, 000. Fox Midland Theater Co.; Corporation Trust Co., Wilmington, Del. ; $50,000. JULES LEVY of RKO returned to New York yesterday from the Coast. LLOYD CORRIGAN, Paramount director and scenarist, is in New York for a short vacation. JACK BUCHANAN arrived in New York yesterday en route from Hollywood to England. He will return later to resume his screen work. CONCHITA MONTENEGRO, Spanish dancer, arrives in New York today on the He de France and will go to Hollywood to appear in M-G-M pictures. EMMA DUNN is in New York for a visit and will remain for two or three weeks hefore returning to the coast. M. H. HOFFMAN, now in New York making distribution plans in connection with his newly formed Liberty Productions, leaves shortly for the Coast to supervise production. AMOS 'N' ANDY have arrived in New York to discuss plans for their first talking picture for RKO. Sydney Katz Dies Sydney Katz, former eastern division manager for Radio Pictures, died Sunday after a long illness. Koo'er-Aire KOOLER-AIRE ENGINEERING CORP. 1914 PARAMOUNT BUILDING NEW YORK Wanted Theaters For Sale or Lease Adolph Soff erntan 1560 Broadway — New York Established 1900 Tel. Bryant 3607 AMALGAMATED VAUDEVILLE AGENCY Attractions for Picture Theatres Standard Vaudeville Acts 1600 Broadway, New York City Phone Penn. 3580