The Film Daily (1930)

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DAILY Monday, August 25, l|o ■■ :the nit Niwsf.u'M Of HtMDQM Vol. LIN No. 47 Monday, Aug. 25, 1930 Price 25 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE Editor and Publisher 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. NEW YORK (QUOTATIONS Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. East. Kodak Fox Fin. "A".. Gen. Thea. Equ. . . Loew's, Inc do pfd. ww (6lA) ■ do pfd. xw (6J4). Para. F-L Pathe Exch R-KO Warner Bros do pfd Warner rts STOCK MARKET AS OF SATURDAY) Net High Low Close Chge. 20J6 20^ 20J4 + Vi 21134 211 211M + l'A 44«/2 43^ 44Yi + tyt 31J4 3154 3154 — V* 74M 72^ 74)4 + 254 105 105 105 + 1 96 96 58% 58 96 58£6 + Vs 4 — Vi 3454 33% 3454 + */§ 2534 2554 2534 + 54 47 34 4734 4734 — 54 154 l 154 + 54 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Fox Thea. "A".. 9 9 9 Loew do deb rts... 40 40 40 . . . . . Loew, Inc., war.. 9% 9% 9% + V% Nat. Scr. Ser. .. 2654 2654 2654 — 54 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40 9354 93 9334+54 Loew 6s 41 x-war 98-% 9854 9854 — 54 Par. By. 5^s51..101 101 101 ..... Warner 6s39 8854 8754 8854 + 1 Francis Ziesse Attending N. Y. Labor Convention Convention of the New York State Federation of Labor opens today at the Statler, Buffalo. Francis Ziesse, business representative of the cameramen's local, will attend the sessions, which last four days. }>•«♦•♦♦•♦♦••♦>*•♦♦♦»•♦♦•♦♦•♦♦•»*•♦♦•♦»•»»•«*•♦♦•♦♦•♦♦•♦♦>*•♦♦•♦♦♦♦ ♦,* New York 1540 Broadway BRYant 4712 Long Island City It 154 Crescent St. XX STIllwell 7940 it if 8 it % Eastman Films | % J. E. Brulatour, Inc. i{ it :.: it it it i.t 1 Chicago Hollywood *.* 1727 Indiana Ave. 670° S|^'dMonica % CALumet 2691 HOLlywood 4121 8 w * y\ m *»♦♦*♦*♦*♦.♦»,*♦*♦*♦.♦♦.*».»♦.*♦.*♦*♦>♦>♦.♦♦.♦♦>♦.»♦.*♦> CHICAGO RADIO STATIONS PLAN TALKIE BROADCASTS Chicago — Something new in television will be inaugurated here on Aug. 27, when stations WMAQ and VVVXAP take active part in broadcasting talking pictures. The former station will broadcast the voice synchronization while the latter, a new visual broadcasting station will transmit the images. Three schedules a day are planned following the inaugural, at which times the coordinated voice and picture transmission will be put on the air. Within a few months the television station will broadcast a daily newsreel, synchronized with WMAQ, states William S. Hedges, manager of the station. The entire metropolitan area and 50 miles of surrounding territory are expected to be covered. M. A. Lightman Sees Improvement Ahead (Continued from Page 1) have varied but little. He sees the need of the injection of greater human interest in scripts. Simple treatment of stories, as in the case of "Common Clay," add to their box-office qualities, he asserted. Lightman deplored the over-abundance of songs and urged that whatever music is used be cut to prevent boring of audiences. Comedydrama, comedy and outdoor pictures are the most desirable at the moment, Lightman said. He feels that there is but little demand for musicals, mysteries and other stories outside his chosen list. Lightman has returned to Memphis. Projectionists Submit New Demands This Week (Continued from Page 1) ists' local will this week submit its new contract demands. The stage hands' new pact does not involve any increase in wages. New Incorporations Dora Film Co., motion pictures; C. J. Volpe, Port Richmond. $2,000. Commodore Amusement, theatrical; I. Setel, Buffalo. 200 shares common. The Automatic Projector Corp., Ridgewood, N. J., motion pictures; Corp. Trust Co. $650,000; 25,000 shares common. Skouras Bros, and Dipson Theatrical Enterprises, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa. Corp. Guar, and Trust Co. 1,000 shares common. David Production, stage and screen productions; Levy & Birnbaum, 51 Chambers St., New York. $20,000. Mack Amusement Co., Wilmington, Del.; theaters; Delaware Registration Trust Co. $50,000. Dumbar Palace, theatrical; R. Frankel, 152 West 42nd St., New York. $10,000. Theremin Television Corp., M. Hilquit, 19 West 44th St., New York. 1,000 shares common. Catholic Pictures Corp., motion pictures; Wilmington, Del., Corp. Trust Co. 1,000,000 shares common. Harris Color Films, Inc., patents; New York, Corp. Trust Co. of America. 600, 000 shares common. Phone StiUwell 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 ZIEGFELD TO SPLIT TIME BETWEEN STAGE AND FILMS Florenz Ziegfeld, back in New York after making a talker version of Eddie Cantor's 'Whoopee" in association with Samuel Goldwyn, says he plans to divide his time between the stage and the films. His next talker production probably will get under way in March. It may be a screen version of his "Follies," for which Ziegfeld hopes to use Will Rogers in the leading role. R-K-0 Circuit Will Hold Twin Opening in Toledo Toledo— Two R-K-O houses, the Rivoli, seating 2,700 and devoted to vaudeville as well as talkers, and the Palace, seating 1,400, and to be operated on an exclusive sound policy, will open together on Saturday. The houses are located side by side_, This marks the return of R-K-O to Toledo after several years. Prager on Music Promotion Trip Bernard Prager, sales manager for Robbins Music Corp., leaves next week on a two months' sales and promotion trip. On Oct. 15, J. J. Robbins, head of the company, will leave for the Coast. Al Skinner, Detroit manager, has been recalled to New York to succeed Frank Kelton as manager of the orchestra department. The company's fall catalogue will contain a number of new hits from various pictures, it is stated. Shilling Making Color Talker "Pygmalion and Galatea" is being produced by William A. Shilling for Colorcraft Corp. at the Recording Laboratories of America. Prominent in the cast of this color and dialogue picture are: Richard Irving, formerly in stock with O. D. Woodward and Stuart Walker; Royal Dana Tracy, who recently appeared in "The Criminal Code"; Rowan Tudor, formerly of the N. Y. Grand Opera Co., Richard Nicholls and Loretta Shea. Alden Studio To Be Sold By Court Wilmington, Del. — Notice has been sent out by the Federal Court for the District of Delaware that the studio and other property of the Alden Film Co., bankrupt, will be disposed of at public sale on Sept. 4 on the premises /at Saybrook, Conn. A creditors' meeting will be held here at the office of the referee, John Biggs, in the Equitable Bldg., the afternoon of Sept. 5, to pass on the sale. 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 The Industry's Date Book "Abraham Lincoln" opens at w Central, New York. Aug. 27 Premiere of "Monte Carlo" at it Rivoli, N. Y. Aug. 28 "Animal Crackers," Paramount c ture, with Four Marx Broiirs opens at the Rialto. Carnival and dance to be heloy the Film Players' Club in ie grand ballroom of Starlight Ilk East 177th St. Sept. 10 Academy of M. P. Arts and i ences meet to discuss wide m problems. Sept. 15-16 Ninth annual convention oM P. T. O. of St. Louis, Eajra Missouri and Southern Illinois.il] be held in St. Louis. Sept. 17 Second meeting of Academy oit. P. Arts and Sciences for discusm of production problems and film. Film Golf Tournament to be! Id by "The Exhibitor" of Phil A phia. Sept. 27 Entertainment and dance givei I Pathe employees at the hel Astor, New York. Oct. 20-21 Tenth Annual Convention oi M.P.T.O. of Western Penns;a nia and West Virginia, PittsbrJh Oct. 20-23 Fall meeting of the Socieroi M. P Engineers, Pennsylvia Hotel. New York. Nov. 1 Second annual dinner-dance t<be held by Universal club at Hotel Astor, New York. Nov. 10, 11, 12 Annual M.P.T.O. A. nvention to be held in Philadella. he COMING & GOINC LILLIAN GISH has returned from abld. M. A. LIGHTMAN, after a brief in New York, has gone back to Memph VIRGINIA VALLI is coming East Hollywood with Colleen Moore. O. O. DULL, production manager at United Artists studios in Hollywood, come to New York for the premierof "Abraham Lincoln." JOE E. BROWN, who is making persal appearances on his way East, will sai n October for Europe on a vacation touoi about three months. W. RAY JOHNSTON has left for Coast. SIDNEY BLACKMER is on his way to appear with his wife, Lenore Ulric, stage play. IRVING BERLIN has returned to H«wood after a sojourn in the East. ABDESLAM BEN MOHAMMED K> UBARIK, said to be 'a battle-scarred f chieftain, arrives from abroad today on way to the Coast to appear in RKO's "1 Ideal." AL JOLSON is coming to New York from the West.