The Film Daily (1930)

THE 'c&m DAILV Monday, September 8, 1930 :the IHt NnSMIU of niMtxm Vol. LIN No. 58 Monday, Sept. 8. 1930 Price 5 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 (Postaefree) 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 t9 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 »,T: " ■?KET RDAY) Net se Chg. : .„ 21934 218^ 219J4 + 1 Fox Fm. "A"... 52^ 52 52 Gen. Thea. Equ.. 36)4 3554 36J4 + Yg Loew's, Inc 80J4 80 80 -f *A Para. F-L 61*g 6\*A 6VA — % Pathe Exch 4'A 4A 4A R-K-0 363/g 35^ 36-^ + 7/g Warner Bros 31 U 30M 30^ — % do rts 2Vt 2->g 2Vg — % NEW YORK CURB MARKET Fox Thea. "A".. 11 10% 10% — */g Loew, Inc., war.. 11% 11J4 11% + Vt NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40 96 95 96 Loew 6s 41ww...l23 122'H 123 do 6s 41 x-war.100 100 100 — 14 Paramount 6s 47.. 100% 100% 100% + 54 Par. By. 5^s51.102?4 102% 102% — % Par. 5^s50 94% 94% 94% Bray in Western Booking Post Denver — Clayton Bray of Cleveland has been appointed booker for Publix houses in Colorado and Wyoming. The appointment was made by J. J. Detch, booker for Publix west of Kansas City. ••.*♦>♦.**.•♦.*♦>♦.♦♦>♦.*♦>♦.*•.♦♦.*♦>♦>♦>♦,♦♦ ■*«*♦*•♦•♦♦*♦*'♦*♦♦*♦♦*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦* ♦♦♦♦*{ 8 U 8 ft ft ft ft ft :.: $.: g ft ft ft ft ft Chicago Hollywood JJ 1727 Indian. Av.. 6700 Santa Mc^ic. gg CALumet 2691 HOLlywood 4121 ft New York 1540 Broadway BRYant 4712 Long Island City 154 Crescent St. STIllwell 7940 Eastman Filmtis J. E. Brulatour, Inc. The Broadway Parade \TO special premieres are slated for this week. All of the big pictures on Broad' way continue to hold up well and it may be another fortnight before any auspicious openings are held on the main stem. PICTURE DISTRIBUTOR THEATER OPENING DATE "The Big House". .. .M-G-M Astor.... Tune 24 "The Dawn Patrol". . First National Winter Garden July 10 "Moby Dick" Warner Bros Hollywood Aug. 14 "Hell's Angels" United Artists. ...... .Criterion-Gaiety Aug. 15 "Animal Crackers". . .Paramount Rialto Aug. 21 "Old English" Warner Bros Warner Bros Aug. 21 "Abraham Lincoln". . United Artists Central Aug. 25 "Monte Carlo" Paramount Rivoli Aug. 27 "Tarzan" Serial on Feature Basis Booked in 50 Y.M.C. A/s, Churches The Industry's Date Book Universal's silent serial, "Tarzan, the Tiger," has been booked into 50 Y.M.C.A.'s and Polish churches in the New York district for showing on a feature basis in two parts at 50 cents admission. There are 16 episodes in the serial, making eight for each performance. Six prints will be used to cover the bookings. $4,000,000 Gross in U. S. Expected from "Angels" (Continued from Page 1) Shubert, Cincinnati, Sept. 28, and at the Royal, Alexandria, Toronto, the same date. Opening at the Detroit Opera House is scheduled for Oct. 5. The film premieres at the Pavillion, London, Oct. 27, the house having been leased for 16 weeks, H. Wayne Pierson told THE FILM DAILY Saturday. Runs are planned for Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and other cities as yet undecided. Pierson expects that "Hell's Angels" will gross $4,000,000 in the domestic market. Hughes' next production will probably be "The Front Page." U. S. Court to Decide Question Over Lease Whether or not a lease made by an exhibitor to continue his tenancy in a house he is occupying is an extension or a new lease will be decided by James Dunne, U. S. Supreme Court Justice, who has reserved decision in a case brought by Rosen Bros, of the Graham Amusement Corporation against John Chesnius, owner of the Grand in Brooklyn. Louis N. Nizer represents Chesnius. All Branches Soon Ready for Vitaphone Service (Continued from Page 1) within the next four weeks, it is announced by Claude C. Ezell, general sales manager of Warner Bros. The company has just installed a Vitagraph-Vitaphone branch in Des Moines with M, J. Comer as manager. COMING & GOING 1 ft ARCHIE MAYO, Warner Bros, director, is on his way to Europe for a month's vacation. DOROTHY MACKAILL, who has signed a new contract with First National, returns from abroad tomorrow aboard the Olympia. WILLIE HOPKINS of the Paramount New York studios is back from a sojourn in California. LILIAN DAVIES, English actress, arrives in New York tomorrow from London. AL WILSON of Audio Cinema has returned from a vacation jaunt to Maine. DENNIS KING is due back from the other side tomorrow on the Olympic. BENJAMIN GLAZER arrives from Hollywood this week to supervise rehearsals for the Broadway play in which Colleen Moore will appear. Neighborhoods Going for Midnight Shows (Continued from Page 1) dated Amusements' houses, the Luxor, Tivoli and Columbus, are now offering extra shows every night. Four other theaters in this chain, the Forum, Oxford, Jerome and Mt. Eden, give an added performance on Saturday nights. The WarnerBeacon gives a special preview every Thursday night and puts on an additional night show on Saturdays. Four Fox houses, the Park Plaza, Brooklyn Fox, Audubon and Japanese Garden, also are following the extra night show policy, while R-K-O and others have tried it in various houses and are continuing the plan. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov. 9-10 Annual convention of M.P.T.i of Wisconsin at Big Cedar Lake] Wis. 10 Academy of M. P. Arts and Sciences meet to discuss wide film problems. 15-16 Ninth annual convention of id P. T. O. of St. Louis, Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois will be held in St. Louis. 17 Second meeting of Academy of M. P. Arts and Sciences for discussion of production problems and wide film. Film Golf Tournament to be held by "The Exhibitor" of Philadelphia. 27 Entertainment and dance given bjj Pathe employees at the Hotel Astor. New York. 3 Opening of "The Big Trail" at the Roxy. 20-21 lenth Annual Convention o. M.P.T.O of Western Pennsy]v» nia and West Virginia. Pittsburgh 20-23 Fall meeting of the Society of M. P Engineers, Pennsylvania Hotel New York 27 Hearing of two appeals on Thacher Decision to be heard in U. S. Supreme Court, New York. 1 Second annual dinner-dance to be held by Universal club at the Hotel Astor, New York. 10, 11, 12 Annual M.P.T.O. A. convention to be held in Philadelphia K-O-A Declares Regular Dividend Regular quarterly dividend of $1.75 per cent on the preferred stock has been declared by the board of directors of Keith Albee Orphemn. payable on Oct. 1, to stockholderof record on close of business ori Sept. 19. The board of directors of the Orpheum Circuit has declared! the regular two per cent quarterlyl dividend payable Oct. 1, as of Sept, 19. 5 Finished, 4 Starting at Universal Studios (Continued from Page 1) America Thirst," "A Lady Surrenders" and "The Boudoir Diplomat." Newly launched productions include "The Cohens and Kellys in Africa," "St. Johnson," "Resurrection" and the Spanish version of "East Is West." A new serial, the second Slim Summerville two reeler and the fourth and fifth episodes of "The Leather Pushers" also go in work this month. Dembow Sees Factors Favoring B. O. Upswing (Continued from Page 1) mediately swung back to, and even passed, its normal level. Therefore I feel that we are on the threshold of what should be the most prosperous years in our history." THIS Stamp of Approval in advertisements of equipment ond supplies means: That the NATIONAL GUARANTEE of highest qualit/ is coupled with that of a manufact.rer. NATIONAL THEATRE SUPPLY COMPANY Branches iff all Principal Cities In The Heart of The New Film Center NEW Hotel Holland 351 West 42nd Street (Bet. 8th & 9th Aves.) Bedroom $2.50 For Room Bath and Shower Weekly $15 & up 400 Rooms 400 Baths 400 Showers electric refrigeration. Living Room combined. Each room equipped with serving pantry and Gymnasium — Swimming Pool free. Phone: Penn. 5480