The Film Daily (1930)

DAILY Thursday, August 7, 193 :tne IKNCaSMfB Of fUMDOM VoL Llll No. 32 Thursday, Aug. 7, 1930 Price 5 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE : Editor and Publishei Published daily except Saturday and holidays at 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y., and copyright (1930) 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, 89-91 Wardour St., W. I. Berlin — Karl Wolffsohn, Lichtbildbuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris— P. A Harle, La Cinematographic Francaise, Rue de la Cour-des-Noues, 19. Financial NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Sales Am. Seat 9 9 9 — Vx Con Fm. Ind. . 19J4 195-4 ™*A + Vt Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. 21 2054 20H + 54 East. Kodak ....212 209 21154 — 2% Fox Fm. "A" .. 46J4 4554 45& — H Gen. Thea. Equ. . 3354 33 3354—54 Loew's, Inc 72 70 7054 — 154 do pfd. xw (6H) 97K 9654 96J4 — 54 Para. F-L 59 S7% 5854 — 154 Pathe Exch 454 454 454—54 R-K-O 3254 3154 31& — Vi Warner Bros 3754 3554 3654 + Vt NEW YORK CURB MARKET Fox Thea. "A" . 9'A 954 954—54 Loew, Inc., war .. 95-S 954 954 + 54 Nat. Scr. Ser. .. 3054 3054 3054 — 54 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40 9554 95 95 — 'A Keith A-O 6s 46. 8054 8054 80 54 + 54 Loew 6s 41 x-war.100 100 100 — 54 Paramount 6s 47 .10054 9954 9954 — 154 Par. By. 554s 51.10154 10154 10154 — JA Par. 554s 50 ... 9454 9454 9454 — 54 Pathe 7s 37 61^ 6154 61>4 + 54 Warner Pet 94 93 93 — 1 Win Fox Merit Awards Three more men, all from the Fox home office, qualified last week for the Foxfilm Hall of Merit. They are William J. Kupper, assistant to James R. Grainger; Edmund C. Grainger, assistant sales manager, and John Nolan, home office representative. ^.♦♦.♦♦.♦♦.♦♦.♦♦.♦♦.♦♦.♦♦.♦♦.♦♦.♦•.♦♦.♦♦.♦♦.♦♦.♦♦.♦♦.♦♦.♦♦.♦♦.♦♦.♦♦.♦♦.♦^ New York Long Island City it 1540 Broadway 154 Crescent St. Jft BRYant 4712 STUlwell 7940 # 8 % Eastinan Films | i J. E. Brulatour, Inc. § 8 ft ft ft Chicago Hollywood •* 1727 Indian. Ay«. 670° Sg£adMonica |t I CALumet 2691 HOLlywood 4121 ft ft \\ Looking Back — on the silent screen (Continued from Page 1) to a desire to add our bit in valedictory. * * * If there were Some Great a Hall of Fame Performances |?r immemorial film characterizations the mirrored walls would no doubt reflect a great number of outstanding performances. Our fleeting thoughts drift toward: the simple, sympathetic interpretation of "Tol'able David," by Dick Barthelmess. The virile, lovable, rugged Ernest Torrence in "The Covered Wagon." A sweet, beautiful and sentimental Norma Talmadge in "Secrets." The polished, romantic "Monsieur Beaucaire" of Valentino. The great characterization of "Robin Hood" as Douglas Fairbanks felt it. A tragic, sentimental Chaplin in "The Gold Rush." The dashing, lovable John Gilbert in "The Big Parade." The height of screen tragedy by Emil Jannings in "Variety." A powerful, dominant Milton Sills in "The Sea Hawk." The great name characterization of Belle Bennett in "Stella Dallas." A dynamic, dramatically powerful John Barrymore in "The Sea Beast." Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell as the greatest of screen lovers in "Seventh Heaven." "The Sadie Thompson" of Gloria Swanson. There were many, many others. The screen brought to the peoples of the world many a heritage. None greater, however, than the outstanding performances of its great pioneering actors and actresses. Ceremonious Premiere for "Rain or Shine" A ceremonious premiere has been arranged for Columbia's "Rain or Shine," starring Joe Cook, at the Globe tonight. Celebrities scheduled to attend include Cook himself. Director Frank Capra, Ralph Graves, the film star; Tom Howard and Dave Chasen, Cook's principal comedy assistants; Donald Ogden Stewart, playwright and humorist; Marc Connelly, author of "Green Pastures" and other plays, and others. Sono Art Books Four Into Warner N. E. Houses Sono Art-World Wide has booked the first four pictures on its 1930-31 schedule into the Connecticut and Massachusetts houses of the Warner chain for both first and second runs, it is announced by Budd Rogers, director of sales for Sono Art. The features are "What A Man!" "Cock o' the Walk," "Once a Gentleman" and "The Big Fight.' Rogers also has booked "What a Man!" with the S. & S. and the Coston circuits of Chicago. Winchester at Fox Detroit Detroit— C. F. Winchester has been appointed assistant to William Raynor at the Fox here. He was formerly in Washington. The Industry's Date Book Aug. 11-12 Annual convention of the South eastern Theater Owners' Ass'n Atlanta, Ga. Aug. 14 "Moby Dick" opens at the Holly wood, New York. Aug. 15 "Hell's Angels," double premiere at Criterion and Gaiety, New York. Aug. 21 Premiere of "Old English" at the Warner, New York. Aug. 25 : "Abraham Lincoln" opens at the Central, New York. Sept. 27 Entertainment and dance given by Pathe employees at the Hotel Astor, New York. Oct. 20-21 Tenth Annual Convention ol M.P.T.O. of Western Pennsylva nia and West Virginia, Pittsburgh Oct. 20-23 Fall meeting of the Society of M. P Engineers, Pennsylvania Hotel. New York. COMING & GOING EDWARD H. GRIFFITH is making the trip from New York to Los Angeles by airplane in order to be on hand for the opening of Pathe's "Holiday," which he directed, at the Carthay Circle tonight. HERBERT FIELDS and RICHARD RODGERS First National composers, arrive in New York tomorrow from the Coast. Lorenz Hart, the third member of this musical trio, also is on his way east. DAVE BADER, personal representative for Carl Laemmle, returns from abroad on the Hamburg, due in New York at the end of the week. Color Line Trouble Atlantic City — Magistrate William Page, colored, has held Louis Schinholz, theater operator, in $5,000 bail on charges of refusing to allow the daughter of another colored magistrate to sit in his theater with white patrons. PROJECTION THEATRES by the Reel or Hour Silent — 'Sound — R.C.A. Equipment LLOYDS FILM STORAGE CORP. Founded 1914 by JOSEPH R. MILES 729 Seventh Ave., New York City Phone: Bryant 5600-1-2 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 AMALGAMATED VAUDEVILLE AGENCY Attractions for Picture Theatres Standard Vaudeville Acts 1600 Broadway, New York City Phone Penn. 3580 The Big Trail — The Screen's might' iest spectacle Moran, Wyoming, June 5, 19 Winfield Sheehan, Fox Film Corporation Studi Hollywood, Calif. One of our most diffic problems has been solved for by old Mother Nature. Y will recall that snow cover mountains and trails over whi the wagon train was destined pass was something we thoug we might have to defer un the snow season. Likewise decided studio snow was o Am glad to report that we hg snow and plenty although i had to climb ten thousand fc to get it. It was worth 1 climb. If you thought the mud hcl sequences of THE BIG TRAI required guts on the part of tfl entire company you will reali that in the snow sequences oi players, men, women and ch| dren, are going through ; rough and tough experiences ; their forebears. We have now reached tl point where the Indians a: nosing around a bit which wi lead us shortly to Idaho and tl big Indian massacre episodes Entire company 100 per cei perfect physically. Temper;! ture hovering around the fo:J ties. Morale excellent. THE BIG TRAIL will hi completed in ample time to pail ticipate in a timely way will the Oregon Trail Centenarl Celebration as outlined and r« quested by the President of til United States. RAOUL WALS! (AdTt.) .