The Film Daily (1930)

rat mimu'u ^M--. KM^. of niMoaw^^wm/P"^^ VllTIKWW All TIUIIME s Vol. Llll No. 7 Wednesday, July 9, 1930 Price 5 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE Editor and Publishei 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 Mew Vork $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; J months, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all com mumcations to THE FILM DAILY, 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Phone Circle ♦736-4737-4738-4739. Cable address : Filmday. New York. Hollywood, California — Ralpl. Wilk, 6425 Hollywood Blvd. Phone Granit. 6607. London — Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter., 89-91 Wardour St., W. I. Berlin — Karl Wolflaohn, Lichtbildbuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris — P. A. Harle, La Cinematographic Francaise, Rue de la Cour-des-Nouea. 19. Financial DAILV Wednesday, July 9, 1930 SEE GERMAN DOMINATION IN EUROPEAN FILM FIELD Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — A survey of film markets in Germany, Czechoslovakia, Austria and Hungary has resulted in the following findings, reported by George R. Canty, U. S. trade commissioner in Paris, to the Department of Commerce : (1) Silent films have been relegated to the background as far as profitable production and distribution are concerned; (2) synchronized versions are acceptable only when superfilms are involved; (3) German talkers have the greatest demand in these markets and in Poland, Yugoslavia and Rumania as well. Though patent litigation has adversely affected German film progress, encouraging signs are everywhere evident that next year will see a rapid development both in sound film production and installations. There is also the feeling that German talkers will dominate the Netherlands market, secure firm footings in Scandinavia and receive the most profitable bookings in Switzerland. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chge. Am. Seat 7/2 TVz 7J4 — 2/2 Con. Fm. Ind. .. 18% 18/* 18J4 — % Con. Fm. Ind, pfd. 20 19J4 1934 — Vt East. Kodak ....192/ 186/ 192/ + 2M Fox Fm. "A" ... 397/i 38/ 39% + Vt, Gen. Thea. Equ. . 31/ 30 30% — % Loew's, Inc 65% 625^ 64% + 1% do pfd. ww (6/). 103 101 101 — 5 M-G-M pfd 26 2'6 26 + % Para. F-L 55% 54/ 555/6 + % Pathe Exch 4 3% 4 + % do "A" 7% 7/ 7/ R-K-O 27% 26% 27/ — / Warner Bros 41/ 40 40% + / do pfd 46/ 46/ 46/ — % NEW YORK CURB MARKET Columbia Pets. .. 33% 33% 33% — % Fox Thea. "A" ..8 7% 8 Loew, Inc., war .8/ 8/ 8/ — % NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. 6s40 ..94 93 93 — 1 Keith A-O 6s 46. 78 78 78 +1 % Loew 6s 41 x-war. 99 99 99 + / Paramount 6s 47 ..101/ 101/ 101/ ..... Par. By. 5/s 51.103 103 103 + / Warners 6s 39 ..100% 100% 100% — % Loew-Canadian Pass Dividend Toronto — In order to conserve resources over the summer slump, it is announced, the two Loew organizations in Canada have passed the dividend payable July 15. The companies are Marcus Loew's Theater, Ltd., operating the Yonge St. and Uptown here, and Loew's London, London, Ont.' 1,100 of 1,500 Publix Houses Are Now Wired (.Continued from Page 1) pire shortly and will not be renewed. Thirty-two engineers in the employ of the sound division of the Publix theater maintenance department are at work making sound inspections. Supplementing regular visits, they are subject to calls from managers who are not satisfied with the quality of their reproducing. Replacement parts are served from nine division points, namely, New York, Boston, Atlanta, Chicago, Minneapolis, Dallas, New Orleans, Denver and San Francisco. Airy Premiere Col. Howard, commander of Mitchell Field, and 25 Army aviators, in addition to contingents from the Ancient and Secret Order of Quiet Birdmen, the American Legion Aviation Post, the National Guard Aviation Squadron, and other air groups will attend tonight's 11:30 preview of First National's "The Dawn Patrol" at the Winter Garden. Canada Not Recognizing U. S. DeForest Decision Ottawa — No recognition is being given by the Exchequer Court of Canada to the DeForest patent decision in Wilmington, Del., and a ruling in the similar infringement case pending here is not expected until September. The Industry's Date Book COMING & GOING ■~v#> •,» »,« ».» ».» •.« ».« »;»♦. ♦•»♦>♦•♦*♦*'♦♦*♦*♦♦'»»'♦*''»?♦*♦*>♦•♦*'♦♦♦*♦*«»♦♦♦♦♦♦ New Yo* Long Island City 1540 Broadway 154 Crescent St. BRYant 4712 STIllwell 7940 Eastman Films J. E. Brulatour, Inc. Big 6 Have Less Than 20 Per Cent of Houses (Continued from Page 1) 800 theaters are producer-operated. At the moment theater holdings of producers exclusive of deals pending, are approximately as follows: Publix, 1,500; Fox, 900; Warner Bros., 850; R-K-O, 250; Loew, 200; Universal, 100. Up to the "stop buying" order issued a few days ago, Publix, Warners and R-K-O were the most active chains in garnering houses. Fox and Loew have been comparatively quiet and Universal is getting rid of all its houses. F. N. Sells Group to R. & R. First National has sold its 1930-31 group of 25 features to the Robb & Rowley circuit of 45 houses and to John C. Kumler's Pantheon, Toledo, it is announced by Ned E. Depinet. The contracts call for preferred time in all houses. BUSTER and NATALIE KEATON are on their way from Hollywood to New York en route to Europe. CONWAY TEARLE is sailing for England to visit his brother, Godfrey Tearle. CTSSIE LOFTUS has left for the Coast to fill a Fox contract. LESLIE HOWARD sails for Europe today on the Olympic. HERMAN R. MAIER, chief Df construction for Warner Bros., is back from a tour of Texas and Oklahoma. M. A. RAYMOND, new branch manager for Warners in Des Moines, has returned West after conferences with home office executives. AMONG last week's visitors in New York were Tim Kearse of Charleston, W. Va., R. E. Griffith and Tom Boland of Oklahoma City, George Schaefer of Wheeling and Jack O'Connell of Toledo. CAPT. HAROLD L. AUTEN returns tomorrow from Bermuda. July July July July July July July July July Aug. 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Y. 26 Outing of RKO Home Office Employees to Indian Point, N. Y. 29-30-31 — Annual convention of M.P.T. O. Ass'n of Colorado and Rocky Mountain Region, Brown Palace Hotel, Denver. 1 Annual convention of Famous Players Canadian Corp. eastern managers, Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ont. 11-12 Annual convention of the Southeastern Theater Owners' Ass'n, Atlanta, Ga. 20-21 Tenth Annual Convention ol M.P.T.O. of Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia, Pittsburgh. Fire at Pathe Plant Bound Brook, N. J. — A fire, which *j broke out in the storage room of thefl Pathe plant here yesterday, caused I a damage estimated at $20,000. Zeitlin Funeral Today Leo Zeitlin, composer and arranger identified with the Capitol, New York, for seven years, who died Monday in a New York hospital, will be buried today. MISTROT CASTING 55 West 42nd St., N. Y. C. Tel. Lackawanna 9092.9093-3139 AD -VANCE -AD "We are very highly pleased with your excellent trailers and your very fine service." 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