The Film Daily (1930)

THE £&>*l DAILV Thursday, July 24, 1930 :THE THE NIWMAIf h Of HLMDOM Vol. Llll No. 20 Thursday. July 24, 1930 Price 5 Cents J)HN W. AUCOATE 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. $15.00. Subscribers ihould remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Phone Circle 4736-4737-4738-4739. Cable address : Filmday, New York. Hollywood, California — Ralph Wilk, 6425 Hollywood Blvd. Phone Granite 6607. London— Ernest W. 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By. 5^s 51.1 Pathe 7s 37 , Warners 6s 39 . . . 1 STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chge. 19% 19% 19% + 1% 20% 20% 20% 17% 209J/8 214 + Sy2 48% 47% 47% + % 35J4 + *A 74 J4 + VA 96% + 1 62 + 1 43,4 ..... 10% + % 34% + % 44% + % 35% 35 75 73% 96% 96% 62% 61 4% 4% 10% 10% 353% 333% 44% 44% CURB MARKET 38% 38% 38% + % 11 10 10% + % 10% 10% 10% — % BOND MARKET 97 96 96 99% 99% 99% — % 01% 101% 101% — H 02% 102% 102% 66 64 65—1 00 99% 99% — % Walter Hopkins Burial in Oberlin The remains of Waller Hopkins, Tiffany artist, who died last Saturday night, will rest in the James J. Redden Funeral Parlors, 318 West 16th St., till 4 p.m. today, after which the body will be shipped to his mother in Oberlin, O., for burial. Hopkins, who was 31, was injured in the world war. 33t>Umt$%t%S8$8t&M?%$%U<MfrW»»ww$| New York 1540 Broadway BRYant 4712 Long Island City jj 154 Crescent St. ft STIllwell 7940 ft i i£ 8 a if Eastman J. E. Brulatour, Incjj Chicago Hollywood J,t 6700 Santa Monica ft 1727 Indiana Ave. Bhrd CALumet 2691 HOLlywood 4121 g BSBtt&KttttiSittBai 1 ;*»* y»t*< t'l I'm Z'l »•» »' 50 Per Cent Quota By 1934 Proposed in English Bill London (By Cable) — A bill which would raise the compulsory quota of British films up to 50 per cent by 1934 has been introduced in the House of Commons. The measure also provides that not less than $60,000 must be spent on the production of each quota film. Sponsor of the bill declared U. S. interests here have been making pictures here for $15,000 to $20,000, and that these films have suffered by comparison with American product, thereby enabling the U. S. companies to squash development of the industry over here. No Further Walkouts Expected in Northwest Minneapolis — Although rumors have been current that various outlying houses in this section would join the twin city independents in cutting operators to one, thereby causing a walkout of the union men, no definite action has been taken so far and none is in sight at present. There are now 23 independent houses in Minneapolis and 15 in St. Paul using non-union operators. Quiet picketing is in progress. WARNER DIVIDEND Answering rumors in Wall St. regarding dividend on Warner Bros, common stock, the company issued a statement last night to the effect that a meeting to take action on the next payment is expected to be held the first week in August when Harry M. Warner returns from Europe. At the last meeting of the Board of Directors, action was postponed because a quorum was lacking. • Canadian Meeting Changed Toronto — Eastern managers of Famous Players Canadian houses will meet here at the Royal York Hotel on July 30, instead of Aug. 1 as previously scheduled. The Western Division held a meeting in Calgary with J. J. Fitzgibbons, H. M. Thomas and A J. Balaban among those attending. This conference takes the place of the Western convention that was to have been held Aug. 5. Frisco Holdover for "Island" Columbia's "Hell's Island" is being held over at the Orpheum, San Francisco, instead of at the Globe, New York, as previously reported. 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 MUST SHOW SECOND RUNS TO FILL ENGLISH QUOTA London (By Cable)— English exhibitors who are unable to fill their quota obligations by means of firstrun pictures must be prepared to screen films] previously shown by other houses, according to a ruling by the Chairman of the Eastbourne Bench in deciding a Board of Trade complaint against an exhibitor who had not lived up to the quota. Scarcity of quota pictures was said to be evident by the fact that at Hastings only 50 such films were shown although there were 89 exhibitions, which means there many repeats. The Industry's Date Book July 26 Outing of RKO Home Office Employees to Indian Point, N. Y. July 29-30-31 — Annual convention of M.P.' O. Ass'n of Colorado and Rock_ Mountain Region, Brown Palace Hotel, Denver. July 30 Annual convention of Famou Players Canadian Corp. easte managers. Royal York Hot Toronto, Ont. Aug. 11 "Hell *s Angels", Howard Hughe production, opens two-a-day run at the Criterion. New York. Aug. 11-12 Annual convention of the South eastern Theater Owners' Ass'i Atlanta, Ga. Oct. 20-21 Tenth Annual Convention M.P.T.O. of Western Pennsylv» nia and West Virginia, Pittsburgh New Incorporations Cinema Technicians, motion pictures; J. M. McCaffrey, 551 Fifth Ave., New York. $20,000. Standard Film Exchange, motion pictures; G. M. Raiken, Buffalo. $10,000. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer of China, motion piqtures; United States Corp. Co., Jersey City. $5,000. Leo S. Friedman Dramatic Productions, theatrical; J. S. Grenfield, 11 West 42nd St., New York. $10,000. Chain Amusement Co., Wilmington, Del.; Ralph Ewart, Wilmington, Del. $100,000; 2,000 shares common. Modern Productions, theatrical; W. Klein, 236 West 44th St., New York. 100 shares common. Color Film Corp., motion pictures; J. L. Pinks, 233 Broadway, New York. 1,000 shares common. Duluth Talkies, Inc., Duluth, Minn., sound pictures, theaters; Corp. Trust Co., 500 shares common. Dissolutions Acme Theater Co., Manhattan. CAMERAMAN AT LIBERTY 20 Years Experience Industrials — Educationals Features and News Reels Sound or Silent 2 Years with Fox Movietone best of references HARRY BERGER 35-35 95th Street Jackson Heights, L. I. AMALGAMATED VAUDEVILLE AGENCY Attractions for Picture Theatres Standard Vaudeville Acts 1600 Broadway, New York City Phone Penn. 3580 COMING & GOING WILL H. HAYS and other U. S. delegates to the talker patent conference in Paris have sailed for New York. SIDNEY BLACKMER and LENORE ULRIC (Mrs. Blackmer) are in New York from the Coast. Blackmer returns in 1 week to the First National studios, while Miss Ulric will appear in a New York itage production. JACK FIER, Los Angeles representative of National Screen Service, is in New York ' for a brief stay. He leaves for the West in a few days. Suchman Stays with Consolidated Al Suchman, booker for Consolidated Amusement Enterprises, has had his contract renewed for another year marking the beginning of his fourth year with the circuit. Illinois Avenut Overlooking Boardwalk and Octan "A Hotel Distinctively Different" UNEXCELLED COLONIAL HOSPITALITY JUST COMPLETED IN ATLANTIC CITY Now Ready for YOU! Fireproof — Showers and Baths Throughout From $4.00 Daily. European Plan From $7.00 Daily. American Plan FETTER & HOLLINGER, Inc. EUGENE C. FETTER, ManagingDirector