The Film Daily (1930)

THE m 6 DAILY Friday, June 6, 1930 HEIGHT IS BIG PROBLEM IN WIDE FILM SITUATION (Continued from Page 1) picture which is twice as wide as it is high. In other words the film is 70 mm. in width or twice the width of standard film. A number of other major producers, however, feel that an image resulting from such a sized film is out of proportion and that in order to provide a picture more suitable the height of the frame must be increased. Paramount, for example, is working on the basis of a picture 20 feet in width and 12 feet in height, which is two feet higher than the picture now in use. This was pointed out yesterday by Dr. N. M. La Porte, director of the company's departments of scientific research, sound and projection. Such a picture would be used in connection with a 65 mm. film. Fifty-three wide screens already have been installed in Publix houses and about 100 more are scheduled. At present they are being used for large slide effects and occassionally for newsreel scenes which are best presented in enlarged form. In these cases the Magnascope is the method employed, this being a lense arrangement which simply magnifies the standard film. In a survey of conditions relating to the eventual projection of enlarged pictures it has been determined that approximately 60 per cent of the houses in the United States and Canada lack space for the installation of screens of more than 24-foot widths. Standards agreed upon by S.M.P. E. members include five-hole perforations and a quarter-inch sound track. TEN YEARS AGO TO-DAY IN :THE IHI VI »M \l I U Of IIIMDOM Governor Coolidge of Massachusetts vetoes the censorship bill passed by the Senate. C. R. Seelye resigns as general manager of National Picture Theaters. * ♦ * John H. Kunsky plans to build a 4200-seat theater in Detroit. Ruben and Finkelstein open $200,000 theater in St. Paul. Paramount Working on Picture 20 ft. Wide FILM GOLF TOURNAMENT PROMISES BEST EVER GOLFERS, ATTENTION! Sign this and forward to The Film Daily, 1650 Broadway! Here is my entry and Ten Dollars for the Spring Film Golf Tournament, to be held on Tuesday, June 17th, at the Glen Oaks Golf and Country Club, Great Neck, L. I. The Committee Bruce Gallup William Brandt Al Lichtman Don Mersereau Arthur Stebbins Jack Alicoate Additional Theater Changes Reported by Film Trade Boards UTAH Changes in Ownership Cedar City — Thornley, sold to J. S. Woodbury by McDermond & Beers ; Milford — Victory, sold to Grace P. Hamal by Clark L. Kesler ; Minersville — Victory, sold to Grace P. Hamel by McDermond & Thornburg ; Panguitsch — Hub. sold to Millard E. Hatch by C. J. Mclff; Salt Lake City— Park (formerly Cameo), sold to Edgar Whitehead by Roy Hutchens. Re-openings Minersville — Victory, Grace P. Hamal — owner. VIRGINIA Changes in Ownership Chilhowie — Roseland, sold to W. R. Cullop by Roseland Th., Inc.; Front Royal — Opera House, sold to Murphy Th., Inc., by Dr. I. H. Trout. WASHINGTON Changes in Ownership Aberdeen — New Roxy, sold to Warner Bros, by M. Barovic ; Maiden — Liberty, sold to Mrs. Seamon by A. M. Foreman; Seattle — Fremont, sold to Morton Clark by Mrs. Grace Keating; Tonasket — Liberty, sold to A. H. and J. V. McDermott by Mrs. E. Newman. Closings Mansfield — City; Morton — Arcade; Seattle — Fremont and Madison. Openings Aberdeen — New Roxie ; Molson — Molson. WEST VIRGINIA Changes in Ownership Cabin Creek — Hollywood, sold to Evans & Popovith by Mr. Messe ; Hinton — Masonic, sold to O. L. Dysard by Hinton Th. Co. ; Keystone — Keystone or Palace, sold to Community Amusement Corp. by E. C. Keesling; Wheeling — Court, sold to Warner Theaters by Geo. Shafer; Southern, sold to Geo. Faller by L. Efthinopolis; Victoria, sold to Warner Theaters by Geo. Shafer. Closings Laing— Laing; Lillybrook — Lillybrook : Laing — Laing; Lillybroob — Lillybrook; Nallen — Nallen ; Rivesville — State; Sharon — Sharon; Spring Hill — High School; Warwood — Lincoln ; Widen — Widen. New Theaters Buchannon — West, Garland West — owner. Re-openings Bramwell — Palace; Elkins — Grand, Frank Shomo — owner ; Iaeger — Iaeger ; Kistler — Kistler (renamed Valley) ; Mallory — Recreation. WISCONSIN Changes in Ownership Arcadia — Strand, sold to Slaby Bros. (Frank and Joe), by Scott & Thompson; Baldwin — Opera House, sold to H. L. Bloch by M. A. Manning; Durand — New Grand, sold *° ???? by J. M. Jacobs; Janesville — Myers Opera House, sold to Wheeler Th. Co. by Z. Zanias; Kenosha — Roosevelt, sold to Dahl's Roosevelt, Inc., by Roosevelt Th. Co. ; Milwaukee — Miramar, sold to Miramar Th., Inc., by Al Bartelt ; Paris, sold to C. J. Williamsen by Herman von Wolfskeel. (Continued from Page 1) they just wanted an alibi to loaf on a hot day, and there is nothing in the world that a film man loves better than an alibi excepting it be a chance to loaf. So they gratified both weaknesses by one clever stroke of genius. But a caddie scout who trailed them around the course tells us that there was no genius evident in their golf strokes. Be that as it may, the committee members report everything is jake, with 18 holes complete and ready for the excavation gangs who will descend upon it disguised as golfers. Brand new shovels and picks have been kindly furnished by the Club, but those who desire to bring golf clubs can do so, although it is really unnecessary. Billy Brandt, member of the Glen Oaks Club, acted as host to the visiting committee. Below is the Glen Oaks layout, showing par for each hole. Probably most of you duffers will mistake the yardage numbers for par, and if you are HONEST in tallying your scores, you'll probably be right. Glen Oaks Golf and Country Club Hole Yards Par 1 403 4 2 426 4 3 508 5 4 369 4 5 132 3 6 455 5 7 373 4 8 428 4 9 377 4 10 365 4 11 418 4 12 153 3 13 313 4 14 534 5 15 210 •> h_J 16 473 5 1110 17 193 3 18 393 4 ,' Mukwonago New Theaters -P. C. Nowatske — owner. Re-openings Burlington— Crystal, W. G. Uglow— owner. Ulster Police May Seize Films Held Objectionable Belfast — A regulation giving the police the right to enter a theater by force if necessary and confiscate any film thought unfit for showing has been issued by Sir Dawson Bates, the Minister of Home Affairs for Northern Ireland. The measure, aimed at Soviet propaganda films primarily, prohibits "the possession or exhibition of any kinematograph films or possession or rendering of any gramophone record." Brown Succeeds Pensel at Loew's, Baltimore Baltimore — E. E. Pensel, has resigned as resident manager of Loew's Stanley. He is succeeded by Ray C. Brown, formerly with the NixonNirdlinger interests in Philadelphia and the Silverman interests in Ohio. A big screen has been installed in the Stanley, upon which the newsreel is being projected. The size is 28 by 40 feet and the enlargement is done by means of a magnifying lens which can be used on ordinary film. Fescourt to Make Haik Talker Paris — Jacques Haik has engaged Henri Fescourt to direct a talking picture for him. Plan French Aviation Film Paris — An aviation picture called "Paris-New York" is planned by Union Artistique Film in conjunction with Eclair Productions. Federated Estates Expands Cardiff — The New, one of Wales' oldest theater, has been added to the Federated Estates, Ltd., chain. The house reopens in September after sound equipment has been installed.