The Film Daily (1930)

—2&*h DAILY Monday, June 30, 1930 :the iNEKWffi Of HLMDQM Vol. Lll No. 77 Monday, June 30, 1930 Price 5 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE Editor and Publisher Published daily except Saturday and holidays at 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y., 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, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Phone Circle 4736-4737-4738-4739. Cable address: Filmday, New York. Hollywood, California — Ralph Wilk, 6425 Hollywood Blvd. Phone Granite 6607. London — Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 80-91 Wardour St., W. I. Berlin— Karl Wolffsohn, Lichtbildbuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris — P. A. Harle. La Cinematographie Francaise, Rue de la Cour-des-Noues, 19. Financial NEW YORK STOCK MARKET (QUOTATIONS AS OF SATURDAY) Net High Low Close Chge. Con. Fm. Ind. .. 17^ \7A 17K — '/ Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. 19 18^g 19 — A East. Kodak 193 191^ 193 + 1 Fox Fm. "A" 40J4 40 40!^ + At Gen. Thea. Ecru... 32A 32A 32/2 + A, Loew's, Inc 62'/^ 62 62J4 Para. F-L 55^ 54% 55 Pathe Exch 4 4 4 + A do "A" 7 A 7</2 7A + 'A R-K-O 2954 2834 29 + 'A Warner Bros 40Ji 39Ji 40Ji — % NEW YORK CURB MARKET Fox Thea. "A".. 9 8% 9 + '/» Loew, Inc.. war.. 8}4 &A »A — Vi NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40 93 M 93 Az 93'/$ — Vz Paramount 6s47 ..101 1003/1 lOOM — A Warners f>s.39 99H 99H 99A — A Amos 'n' Andy on Coast July 14 Amos 'n' Andy will begin rehearsal of their first picture at RKO on July 15. the day following their arrival on the Coast. Actual production will start the latter part of July. Pathe Contract for Santley Pathe has placed Joseph Santley, director of "Swing High," under long-term contract. »'.»'♦»'«*-«»♦*♦*♦»•*♦»♦*♦*♦*♦*♦*♦»»*•♦•*♦»♦♦•»♦*♦*♦<♦ it *"♦ ■ New York Lone Island City g 8 1540 Broadway 154 Crescent St. g BRYant 4712 STIllwell 7940 j-J •> s t I Eastman Films | jj J. E. Brulatour, Inc. | Chicago Hollywood ♦.{ 6700 Santa Monica t.t j*j 1727 Indiana Ave, B)vd JACK WARNER IS NAMED I NEW RULING WILL CURB COAST RELIEE EUND HEAD West Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Los Angeles — Jack L. Warner has been named president of the Motion Picture Relief Fund of America, Inc., to succeed Mary Pickford, who will serve during the coming year as second vice-president of the organization. Other officers elected are Nicholas Schenck, first vice-president; Will Hays, third vice-president; Conrad Nagel, fourth vice-president; M. C. Levee, treasurer, and A. W. Stockman, secretary. The following have been elected trustees for three years: Charlie Chaplin, Fred W. Beetson, William S. Hart, Jesse L. Lasky, E. H. Allen, Winfield R. Sheehan, Antonio Moreno, Milton Sills and Ronald Colman. The organization's report reveals that more than $75,000 has been raised in the past year to meet expenses. CALumet 2691 HOLlywood 4121 *.* W. Pa. and W. Va. Exhibs Will Convene Next Month Pittsburgh — Date will be set in a few days for the meeting of the M. P. T. O. of Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia, to be held here the second week in July. Southeastern Theater Men Meet Aug. 11-12 in Atlanta (Continued from Page 1) hibitors from Georgia, Florida and Alabama is expected to attend. George E. Ricker, of Fitzgerald, is president of the association, and L. B. Harrell, Atlanta, is secretary. OUTDOOR TALKER SHOWS Under a revised ruling the New York City Health Commissioner will revoke licenses of theaters using reproducing devices outdoors when they have been twice convicted of being a public nuisance. Authority for this ruling is provided under the new amendments to the Sanitary Code. Complaints by residents of the locality in which a theater is located will lead to arraignments in magistrates' courts. Admiral Byrd Honored at Paramount Luncheon An impressive tribute was tendered at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday by Paramount to Rear-Admiral Richard E. Byrd and the members of the South Pole expedition, who were guests of honor at a luncheon attended by about 210 persons prominent in business, professional and civic life. Emanuel Cohen acted as toastmaster and talks were made by Adolph Zukor, Dr. John H. Finley, of the "New York Times," and Admiral Byrd. Among the important personages at the speakers' table were: Hon. George Akerson, secretary to President Hoover; S. R. Kent, Sam Katz, Dr. L. M. Gould, Captain A. C. McKinley, Bernt Balchen, Harold I. June, William H. Railey, Police Commissioner William Mulrooney, Adolph Ochs, Louis Wiley, A. H. Sulzberger, Kent Cooper, Daniei Frohman, Elek John Ludvigh, Floyd Gibbons, George Palmer Putnam and William S. Palev. Big 5-5-5 Drama Reopens Today in Atlantic City (Continued from Paqe 1) ard exhibition contract acceptable to the industry. Although the greater part of the agreement was prepared and tentatively approve'' hy all factions at the 2-2-2 conference held in New York several months ago, much of importance remains to be settled. One major problem to be untangled involves deposits. Distributor delegates, including Sidney R. Kent, chairman of the conference, remain firm in insisting that such a clause go into the contract. They declare that they must have this much protection against uncertain accounts and assert that deposits will not be required of exhibitors whose credit is good The M. P. T. O. A. delegation, by its attitude registered at the 2-2-2 confab, agrees to this demand. On the other hand, Allied Stairs representatives are equally emphatic thai the clause can't be incorporated in the agreement. A deadlock on this subject resulted in the sudden adjournment of the 2-2-2 st ssions. Another matter, of tremendous importance to exhibitors, concerns arbitration. Unofficially the conference has agreed that a rystem of standard measurements must be adopted. Under existing conditions a number of plans are in operation, each adding to the bewilderment of the theater man, who, through the medium of state exhibitor units, has in '1 cases gone on record as desiring a standardized, national system. The task now confronting the conference is thai oi the preparation of a set of rules acceptable to all Eactions. In this connection th( important matter of protection is bound to enter the proceedings. Plans for each individual zone are now being worked out throughout the country. One recommendation that is likely to receive attention is that ot a board of review, to which exhibitors may appeal decisions made by local zone boards. Both exhibitor delegates are still greatly concerned with the music tax situation hut it seems improbable that any definite steps to re'ieve the situation will be taken. The distributors, at the 2-2-2 confab, pointed out that under their contracts with the electric companies, they must levy this assessment against theaters. Until these current contracts expire at least, their position does not permit them to make any change, thev pointed out. Delegates and alternates attending the conference are: distributor — Sidney R. Kent, Felix Feist, Phil Reisman. Gabriel Hess and Al Lichtman; M. P. T. O. A. — M. A. Lightman, R. R. Biechle, Jack Miller. Jack Harwood and Charles Picouet ; Allied States Abram F. Myers, W. A. Stefifers, H. M. Richey, H. A. Cole. Glenn Cross. Nathan Yamins and Herman Blum ; affiliated theaters, E. A. Schiller, Sam Dembow, Joe Plunkett, Spyros Skouras and Harry Arthur. Phone Stillwell 7932 for NEGATIVES DEVELOPED and Positive Prints Made on standard or 16 mm. stock INTER-CONTINENTAL Film Laboratories Inc. 74 Sherman St. Long Island City The Industry's Date Book Today: Reconvening of the 5-5-5 Conference in Atlantic City. July 3 "Holiday" (Pathe) opens Broadwa run at the Rivoli July 6 George Arliss in "Old English" scheduled to open at the Warner, New York. July 10 John Barrymore in "Moby Dick' scheduled to open at the Holly wood. New York. Richard Barthelmess in "Da Patrol" (First National) opens a1 the Winter Garden, New York. July 11 Special meeting of Consolidated Film Industries stockholders in New York. Aug. 11-12 Annual convention of the Southeastern Theater Owners' Assn. Atlanta, Ga. Oct. 20-21 Tenth Annual Convention at, M.P.T.O. of Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia, Pittsburgh. , Shaw Getting Keyed Up Over Talkers, Wilk Say George Bernard Shaw is gradually getting sufficiently keyed up over the talkers to be willing to experiment with them, according to Jacob Wilk, chief of the Warner Bros, story department, who recently returned from abroad. In a talk with Wilk. the noted playwright expressed great i terest in all phases of sound production, and particularly in the financial returns from talker rights to plays Wilk savs that the time is not fad off when European producers will reJ gard America as the most fertile market for scripts. American writ-4 ers have progressed much further than continental authors, he declarer N. J. Exhibitors Act on Contract Sore Spo (Continued from Pane 1) nient officials and the federal grand jury. Sidney Samuelson was elected, president and Allied director; Peter Adams and Sam Warbalow, vicj| presidents; Frank Warren, treasurer, Henry Xelson, secretary; Thornto Kellv, alternate Allied director Joseph Seider. retiring presiden and Leon Rosenblatt, retiring secre tary, were presented with lovini cups. A complete confidential discussio: of next year's product announce merits was held. COMING & GOING RALPH CLARK, special foreign reprl sentative of Warner Bros., left yesterdjj with Mrs. Clark for Sydney, Australia afti several weeks in this country. MAURICE SILVERSTONE. managain director of United Artists in London, accon panied by his wife and child, sailed Sa urday on the Mauretania after a brief vis here with Joseph M. Schenck and Arthur W Kelly. WANTED — Young man as assistant in advertising department of a circuit of theaters. Must have experience in advertising and exploitation. Give all' information in first letter and salary expected. Address Box 114 B. 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