The Film Daily (1930)

=! ZWl DAILY Monday, July 28, 1930 5 THE or riiMDOjM VoL LIN No. 23 Monday.July 28, 1930 Price 5 Cents J1HN W. ALICOATE Editor and Publisher Published daily except Saturday and holidays at 1650 Broadway, New York, N. \., Dy Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc. J. W. Ahcoate, 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 ol March i, i87¥ I erms i 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 ordei Address all com munications 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 »t>07. London— Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter., 89-91 Wardour St., W. I Berlin — Karl Wolflsonn, Licbtbildbuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris — P. A. Harle, La Cinematograohie Francaise. Rue de la < :our-des-Nouei. 19. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET (QUOTATIONS AS UF SATURDAY) Net High Low Close Chge. Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. 21 20 Js 21 + 'A East. Kodak . . . .2\4% 212 214*4 + VA Fox Fm. "A" 48J4 48 48*£ + Vt Gen. Thea. Equ. . 35 3 4 54 34% ..... Loew's, Inc 75^ 74^s 75M + ltt do pfd. ww (654) 10554 10554 10554 — 254 Para. F-L 6154 60*4 6154 Pathe Exch 454 4*4 *V* ; do "A" 9K 9J4 954 — 54 R.K-O 3454 34 3454 + 54 Warner Bros. ... 4356 4254 42?s + 54 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Columbia Pets. . . AOVs 40% 40^ + Vt Fox Thea. "A" . 1054 9% 1054 + 54 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Thea. 6s40. 9654 9654 9654 Keith A-O 6s 46 83 83 83+3 Loew 6s 41 x-war 100 99H 100 + 54 Paramount 69 47.10154 10154 10154 + 54 Warners 6s 39... 9954 9954 9954 + 54 Change to Thursday Opening Minneapolis — Publix has changed the opening day for new programs at the Century to Thursday. The house formerly changed bills on Saturday. Ralph Ince Hurt West Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — While fishing Saturday, Ralph Ince was struck with a three-inch fish hook that penetrated his head. New York 1540 Broadway BRYant 4712 J Long Island City It 154 Crescent St. it STIllwell 7940 t,t g Eastman Films | T. E. Brulatour, Inc. I a Chicago Hollywood it ..— 1 .•• a 6700 Santa Monica « 1727 Indiana Ave. B,vi Jl CALumet 2691 HOLlywood 4121 g NEW IS T OUTLET IN ATLANTA Atlanta — Affiliated Producers, Inc., to provide an outlet for various independent producers, has been formed here with Thomas A. Branon, president of Eltabran Film Company, as president. Affiliated will use the same offices occupied by Eltabran. Although the two companies will maintain separate identities the former company will distribute the silent product of the latter from the Atlanta office. Later offices are to be opened in Charlotte and New Orleans. COAST THEATER TO SHOW FOREIGN DIALOGUE FILMS West Coast Bureau. THE FILM DAILY Los Angeles — An unusual departure in policy is to be instituted at the California, with plans made to devote the house to the showing of foreign language pictures. More Branch Appointments Made by AdVance Trailer Continuing its expansion program under M. Van Praag, Ad-Vance Trailer Service announces appointment of Leo G. Garner as manager of the Charlotte, N. C, office. Harry Olshan has been made manager of the New England territory with headquarters in Boston. The Washington branch will be directed by Nate Sauber, who has already appointed as salesmen Ed McShane and Albert Levin. Moe and Teddy Altman Operating Golf Course Moe and Teddy Altman, associated with Fox Films for 20 years, are the operators of a Tom Thumb Golf Course just opened on the lot in back of the Roxy. The midget course is one of the biggest and most elaborate of its kind. Steel Pier, Atlantic City, Gets 2nd W. E. System Atlantic City — Western Electric has completed its second installation in the Steel Pier. The first system was placed in the Music Hall. and the second in Ocean Hall. "Ingagi" Hearing Tomorrow With documents and film experts to back up its contentions, Congo Pictures will appear before Judge William Bondy in the U. S. District Court tomorrow to deny the charges that "Ingagi" pirated Lady Mackenzie's "Heart of Africa" film. William Alexander, vice-president of Congo, says the court hearing will show that the action is groundless. Albert S. Goldberg is the Congo attorney in the case. N. J. EXHIBS START F TO FIGHT UNFAIR TACTICS Newark, N. J. — At a meeting of the M.P.T.O. of New Jersey, held at the Newark Athletic Club, $10,000 was raised as an initial fund to retain counsel in a fight against alleged unfair tactics on the part of the big companies, it is announced by Sidney E Samuelson, president of the organization. Among the practices complained of are overbuying of films by producer-theaters to make it hard for independents to get enough good product, protection, and discrimination in booking percentages. W. E. Systems Abroad Close to 2,000 Mark Close to 2,000 Western Electric sound systems have been installed to date in the foreign field. The exact number, according to the latest installation report is 1,996. This, with 4,246 installations in the United States, brings the total up to 6,242. Reingold Elected Head of St. Louis Film Board St. Louis — Ben Reingold, Fox local manager, has unanimously been elected president of the local Film Board of Trade. 6 of Columbia Features Aimed at Juveniles (Continued from Page 1) is stated by Joe Brandt. This does not include the eight Buck Jones Westerns and the short subjects already scheduled. In the latter category, Bray's "Rambling Reporter" series, the Walter Futter "Curiosities" group, and the "Krazy Kat", "Mickey Mouse" and "Silly Symphonies" cartoons are considered in the youthful appeal class. Cantor in Three Warner Houses Eddie Cantor has been signed for personal appearances in three Warner Bros, houses, the Earle, Washington, week of Aug. 1: Mastbaum, Philadelphia, week of Aug. 8, and the Stanley, Pittsburgh, week of Aug. 15. New Incorporations Highland Amuse. Co. ; Lewis Liberman, Camden. $100,000. Photo Lyte Sound, Inc., New York City, apparatus used in production of motion pictures; United States Corp. Co. 10,000 shares common. Spoor Bergen Corp., Wilmington, Del., talking picture equipment ; Corporation Trust Co. 3,000 shares common. DISSOLUTIONS Mark Strand Theater Corp., Buffalo. Brooklyn Strand Theater Corp., Buffalo. Albany Regent Theater Corp., Buffalo. NAME CHANGES Warner Brothers' Booking Office, Manhattan, to Warner Bros.' Artists Bureau. Perfect Film Processing Co., Queens, to Denison Film Processing Co. The Industry's Date Book July July Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Oct. 29-30-31 — Annual convention of M.P.T. O. Ass'n of Colorado and Rocky Mountain Region, Brown Palace Hotel, Denver. 30 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. 14 "Moby Dick" opens at the Hollywood, New York. 15 (Tentative) "Hell's Angels," Howard Hughes production, opens twoa-day run at the Criterion, New / York. 21 Premiere of "Old English" at the, Warner, New York. 20-21 Tenth Annual Convention of M.P.T.O. of Western PennsylvB-j nia and West Virginia, Pittsburgh.] Nat'l Student Federation Will Perpetuate "All Quiet" The National Student Federation! of America has obtained the use of the picture for Armistice Day 1932.J It is to be shown in leading university] centers under their auspices, accord-j ing to Ed. R. Murrow, president. Carl Laemmle has informed the* executive committee of the N.S.F.A., that he would make the film available to the N.S.F.A. in all university cen-1 ters on Armistice Day 1932, to bel shown at benefit performances. According to the plan of the N.S.F.A.,1 local student committees, representing thai national organization on more than 200 coll lege campuses, will combine efforts in large! university centers to take charge of showing! the picture, on a percentage basis with locall theaters. A large percent of the proccedffl derived from the showing in about twenty! five centers will be applied on the permanent! foundation, which is now being raised by the! N.S.F.A. It is hoped that the success of the 19.32 enterprise may lead to a resurrec-1 tion of the picture every four years or everjj| student generation, to keep an accurate pic! ture of the last war alive in the minds ofl succeeding generations of young men and! women. 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