The Film Daily (1930)

DAILY Friday, October 31, 1930 STHE HNnmm Of HIMDQM Vol. LIV No. 27 Friday, Oct. 31. 1930 Price 5 Cents I0HN 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 tree) 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 Willc, 6425 Hollywood Blvd. Phone Granite 6607. London— Ernest W. Fredman The Film Renter, 89-91 Wardour St., W 1. Berlin — Karl Wolffsohn, Lichtbildbuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris— P. A. Harle, La Cinematographic Francaise, Rue de la Cour-des-Noues, 19. ' NEW YORK STOCK MARKET High Low Close Con. Fm. Ind. . 14& 14% WJ — Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. 19>i 18% 1954 • East. Kodak ..174 1685^ 172J4 — Fox Fm. "A" .. 38% 3754 37% Gen. Thea. Equ. . . 2V/S 21 Keith A-O pf . . . 98 98 Loew's, Inc 5954 5754 do pfd. xw (654) 9554 9554 Net Chg. + Para. F-L Pathe Exch. do "A" . . R-K-O .... Warner Bros. do pfd 42 50 3% 754 23% 21 354 6% 22% 205* 42 21% 98 5854 9554 • 49 — 354 — 6% — 22% — 2054 — 42 — 254 Vt % 3 154 54 % % a NEW YORK CURB MARKET Fox Thea. "A" .. 6% 6% 6% — % NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40 85 54 8454 8454 — 54 Loew 6s 41 x-war.100 100 100 . Paramount 6s 47.. 95% 95% 95% — % Par. By. 554s50.. 88% 87% 87% — % Pathe 7s37 4754 47% 47% + 2% Warners 6s39 ...8054 7954 7954 — 154 Tiffany Branch Switched Tiffany has added its Washington branch to the southern district, supervised by R. A. Morrow. Irving Hanower of the New York exchange recently was made manager of the Washington office when Harry Brown was shifted to Philadelphia to take the place of Al Blofson, who is now in the home office. Si Warner-F. N. Plan 100 Rims Next Year (Continued from Page 1) duction in about 30 days, it is announced by Jack L. Warner. Originally the studios were expected to emain on vacation until around the first of the year. 8,000 Kids in 2 Cities See Universal Serial (Continued from Page 1) reports reaching the home office. Full use is being made of the extensive tieup possibilities of the serial, with newspapers particularly anxious to co-operate due to the kid angles. Other 'U' serials aimed primarily at the juvenile trade are "The Spell of the Circus", "Finger Prints" and "Heroes of the Flames". Jessel, Vallee to Talk at Sam Kaplan Banquet George Jessel will be toastmaster, while Rudy Vallee, Lt. Gov. Herbert ri. Lehman and other notables will figure among the guests at the testimonial banquet and dance to be given tomorrow midnight by the Kaplan Projection Society to its president, Sam Kaplan. Half of British Houses Using Double Program (Continued from Page 1) arrived in New York from London for a two months' business visit. Business is "fairly good" in the British Isles, Bernstein said. Since talking pictures have come in he finds a public preference for comedy. Theaters are fortunate inasmuch as pictures in Great Britain attract interest and patronage of all classes of people and if a certain film does not click with one of them, support still may be expected from the other classes. Bernstein's circuit now has 16 houses and is now constructing one of the largest picture theaters on the other side. It is a 5,000-seater in Tooting, London suburb, and is to open next September. Bernstein cently opened a legitimate house, seating 1,000, in London. About 2,)00 seats is the capacity of the averse house being constructed in Great Britain at present, Bernstein figures. J{ New York 8 1540 Broadway ft BRYant 4712 1 1 Long Island City 154 Crescent St. STIUwell 7940 Eastman Films J. E. Brulatour, Inc. :.: :.: B :.: :.: I :: 8 Stttssnuntt Hollywood Chicago 0700 Santa Monies 1727 Indiana At*. BWd. CALumet 2691 HOLlywood 4121 Hollywood Player Group Applies for Charter Sacramento — The Dominos, Los Angeles association formed to "proj tect the character and promote the interests of the theatrical profession," has filed incorporation papers. Directors include Claire Whitney Keane, Constance A. DeMille, Louise Dresser Gardner, Mrs. Morgan Wallace, Mary Forbes, Dorothy Bernard Van Buren, Harriet A. Breese, Louise Crolius, Margaret McKinley McAllister, Gladys Lloyd Robinson, Julia Deane, Kathryn Givney, Selene Johnson Hare, Jo Wallace, Dorothy Blanchard Hammerstein, Lucille Webster Gleason, Marion Gallou and Dorothy Tierney Keith. Farewell Party for Phil Meyer A farewell party for Phil Meyer, who resigned as branch manager of the New York Tiffany exchange to join the Columbia sales staff, will be given by the Tiffany officials this evening at Victor's restaurant. Oscar R. Hanson, general sales manager will preside over the reception. COMING & GOING Harold Dunn Now Heads Pittsburgh Film Board Pittsburgh — Harold Dunn, manager of the Warner Bros, exchange, is the new president of the local Film ?oard of Trade, succeeding Harry Milstein, who was named vice-president at the annual election. Pittsburgh Society Women Sponsoring Foreign Films Pittsburgh — A group of local society women have formed the Cinema Guild, with a limited membership, to sponsor the Sunday night showing of foreign pictures in the ballroom of the Schenley Hotel. 'Czar Ivan the Terrible" was booked as the first showing, Nov. 2. 70th Paper in "U" Reel Alliance The Universal Newspaper Newsreel with Graham McNamee as Talking Reporter has just closed an agreement with the "Columbus (O.) Dispatch" and the "Idaho Statesman" of Boise, Ida., whereby they take their places with 68 other nationally known newspapers in the Universal Newsreel alliance. Lois Moran on Stage Lois Moran, Fox player now .in New York, has been signed to appear on the Broadway stage in the Arthur Hopkins production of "This is New York" by Robert E. Sherwood. SIDNEY L. BERNSTEIN, English the' ater circuit head now in New York on business, expects to leave for the Coast, via Chicago, in about one week, later returning to New York. GAYLORD LLOYD is in town with his brother, the famous Harold. MARIAN NIXON leaves tomorrow foi the coast after a vacation in the east. JOHN GILBERT is reported on his way east to visit his wife, Ina Claire. ROUBEN MAMOULIAN leaves for Hollywood on Saturday to direct Clara Bow's next picture. Mormon Feature Starting A feature dealing with Mormonism will go into production tomorrow at the Peerless studio, Fort Lee. Mormon capital is understood to be backing the project. THE INDUSTRY'S DATE B€OK Today : Nov. 1 Nov. 6 Nov. 8 Nov. 10. Nov. 18 Nov. 28 Nov. 30 Dec. 31 Opening of RKO Mayfair, New York, with "Check and Doubts Check" (Amos 'n' Andy). Second annual dinner-dance to bs held by Universal club at ths Hotel Astor. New York. Dinner-Dance of the Warner Club at the Hotel New Yorker. "Life of the Party," Warner Bros., opens at the New York Winter Garden. Twelfth Annual Ball of Acton' Equity Ass'n, Hotel Astor, New York. 11, 12 Annual M.P.T.O.A. convention to be h>ld in Philadelphia -19 Tenth Annual convention of M. P.T.O. of Ohio, Deshler-Wallick Hotel, Columbus. Dec. 1 Second Congress of the Independent Cinema, Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels. Dec. 1 : Fall convention of Tri-Statei M. P.T.O. , Memphis, Tenn. M. P. Salesmen's New Year Frolic at the Plaza Hotel. New York. Fecke Joins Circuit As District Manager Bangor, Me. — Al Fecke, former salesman for Educational in Boston has been appointed district manage: for the Graphic Circuit. He will have charge at present of the houses in Newport and Brandon, Vt., and Franklin, N. H. Fecke is succeeded at Educational by Louis Joseph, formerly salesman for Herman Rifkin at Hollywood Films. W. E. Sound for M.P.T.O.A. Both Western Electric recording and reproducing equipment will be used at the coming M. P. T. O. A. annual convention at Philadelphia. A portable recording apparatus will be sent to Philly to catch part of the confab proceedings. Sono Art's "Symphony" for B'way ^ "Symphony in Two Flats," a Gainsborough production being released by Sono Art-World Wide, will be shown at either the Globe or the Beacon the week of Nov. 7, a fortnight after the stage version ias closed its New York run. ''Abraham Lincoln" Closing D. W. Griffith's "Abraham Lincoln" will close its Broadway run at the Central on Sunday night. K HEALTHFUL A • poler-Aire NATURE'S REFRIGERATION COMPLETE AIR CONDITIONING KOOLER-AIRE ENGINEERING CORP. 1914 PARAMOUNT BUILDING NEW YORK N. BREWSTER MORSE Originals, Adaptations, Dialogue, Continuity For Henry King "Hell Harbor" and "Eyes of the World" 527 Sth Avenue, New York Murray Hill 2600 Studio and Location Sound on Film Recording Low Daily or Weekly Rates Powers Cinephone Equipment Corporation 723-7TH AVE.. N. Y. BRYANT 606T