The Film Daily (1930)

DAILY Tuesday, July 22, If it concerns production You'll have it At Your finger tips Next Monday For on that day The Eleventh Annual Film Daily "Directors Annual and Production Guide" Will be distributed To Executives, Studios Exhibitors, Writers, Producers, Directors, Newspaper editors and all Film Folk generally All over The world. PUBLIX MAKES CHANGES IN MANAGERIAL LINE-UP New assignments in the Publix line-up are announced as follows: John Tucker replaces Irving Goldstein at the Crescent, Perth Amboy, N. J., Clark Wright, former student at the Palace, Ft. Worth, now managing the Rex, Abilene, Tex., John Reinhard, assistant manager of the Carlton, Red Bank, N. J., now in charge of that house succeeding Morris Jacks, Raymond Willis has assumed management of the Paramount, Toledo, replacing R. K. Stonebrook, who has been transferred to Asbury Park, where he is managing the Paramount. Joseph Lourie, recently managing the Shawmut, Roxbury, Mass., is now at the helm at the Warren St., Roxbury. Walter Morris, formerly assistant manager of the Asbury Park Mayfair, has been appointed to manager of the Majestic, Perth Amboy, succeeding J. J. Buckbinder. I. PI. Solomon, who was formerly managing the Piccadilly, Rochester, N. Y., has been placed in charge of the St. James, Asbury Park. F. D. Lawler has been appointed manager of the Gorham, Farmington, Mass., succeeding W. B. Howe, who has been placed in charge of the St. George, Farmingham. Michigan Censorship Stirs Vigorous Fight (Continued from Page 1) as Lansing is Rep. Hudson's congressional district, great importance is attached to the outcome of the local measure. Talkers in Hudson Bay Saskatoon, Can. — Hudson Bay now has talking pictures with an installation made at Churchill and the first showing was attended by six women and other inhabitants, including mounted police, trappers, gang men who work on docks and wharves and stray adventurers. The theater is in a frame building. Fourth Bombing in Milwaukee Milwaukee — The Grace, southside neighborhood house, is the fourth house to be bombed here. The bomb smashed the windows in the theater and crashed in the front of the building. Paul Oresic is manager of the theater, which employs a non-union operator. Hersholt in "East Is West" Jean Hersholt has been signed to play the important role of Charlie Young in "East Is West," which Monta Bell will direct as one of Universal's big new season specials. Lupe Velez will have the role of Ming Toy, made famous by Fay Bainter during the three-year run of the play on Broadway, and Lewis Avres, hero of "All Quiet on the Western Front," is scheduled to support her. Samuel Shipman is adapting and dialoguing the picture from his own play. Foreign Markets No British Film Inquiry London — In answer to the question brought up recently in the Hous of Commons, as to whether or no: the body proposed to hold an fo quiry into the present position of ft film industry in England, with -, view of obtaining agreed recommend! tions, it was stated there would k none. Fire Wrecks Melbourne House Melbourne — A blaze, causing dan age estimated at between $50,000 at! $75,000, occurred recently at the In perial, North Melbourne. Pathe Product for Argentine C. M. Jimenez, Latin-Americai manager of Pathe International Cor poration, reports the sale of Pathe' 1929-30 program of features an shorts for Buenos Aires. Pathe1 various Spanish versions are include in the deal. Talkie Version of French Film Paris — A talking version of "The Servant," a Societe Etoile produc tion, is now being made, and wil be realsed in France in September Legitimate Houses Go Sound Plymouth, Eng. — For many years the home of drama here, the Gram has finally become a talking picto house. The Coliseum, Liverpool, i another show to adopt a sound icy. Rink, Smethwick, Eng., Opened Smethwick, Eng. — The Rink, new house in the Gaumont-BritM Midland circuit, has been formaHi opened. Seating capacity is 2,5S Australia Boosts Film Tax London — Included in the ne schedule of taxes and tariffs, recent ly announced by the Australian O monwealth Premier, was an incr> in the existing customs duties ff one penny per foot on films. PC Irish Free State Censor Busy London — Now that sound apparatus has been installed in the headquarters of the Irish Free State censor, an average of 100,000 feet of film is being reviewed a week. This Took Courage West Const Bur. THE FILM DAILY. Hollywood — First National is producing a college football picture, "College Lovers," in which the hero does NOT win the big game in the final 30 seconds of play. Jack Whiting is the unusual hero in question, and report has it that he wins the girl (Marian Nixon) anyway.