The Film Daily (1930)

DAILV Wednesday, December 24, 1930 iiLUYMi.71 Wednesday, Dee. 24, 1930 Price 5 Cents I0HN W. ALICOATE Editor ail Publisher Published daily except Saturday «nd holidays it 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y., ana copyright (1930) by Wid's Film* and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, Prendent, Editor and Publisher; Donald M. Mersereau, Secretary-Treasurer and General Manager Arthur W. Eddy, Associate Editor; Dou Carle Gillette, Managing Editor. En tered as second clasa matter. May 21. 1918, >t the post office at New York, N. Y., undo the act of March 3, 1879. Tenni (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 ihould remit with order. Address all com uunicauoni to THE FILM DAILY. 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Phone Circle 4736 4737 4738 4739. Cable address: Filmday New York. Hollywood, California — Kalpl Wilk, 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 Francaiae. Rue de Is "our-des-Noues. 19. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Am. Seat SVz 5 554 — 134 Con. Fm. Ind... 10?^ 10H 10^ — fi Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. 15 1454 1454 — 34 East. Kodak 148*6 H4'/8 H534 + H Fox Fm. "A".... 2754 26 267/8 — Vi Gen. Thea. Equ... IVi 7 7 — 54 Loew's, Inc 46 Ji 43?4 44*5— 54 M-G-M pfd 24 2354 24 ..... Para. F-1 37*1 3654 37 + 54 Pathe Exch 2 Wt \% — Vi do "A" 3H 354 354 — 54 R.K-O "A" 1654 1554 1554 — H Short Subject Sales Gain In Northwest Territory Warner Bros. 1454 12*5 135 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Columbia Pets. ... 18 18 18 — 154 Fox Thea. "A"... 4*5 4 4 — Vi Loew do deb rts.. 10 10 10 Loew, Inc., war... 134 1-54 154 • ■••• Technicolor 754 654 7 — 54 Gen. Th. Eq. 6s 40 57 5454 56 — 1 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Keith A-0 6s 46.. 75 75 75 Loew 6s 41 x-war 963/ 9654 9654 ••••• Paramount 6s 47.. 9254 92 92+1 Par. By. 5/2s 51.. 10054 100*5 100*5 — 34 Pathe 7s37 5054 50 54 5054 + 'A Warners 6s39 6854 6754 6754 — 154 Par. 554s50 83 8254 83 — 54 — A Merry Xmas — Barthelmess Film for W. G. Dec. 30 Richard Barthelmess in "The Lash" will follow "Mothers Cry" at the Winter Garden on Dec. 30. Marilyn Miller in "Sunny," at one time expected to occupy the W. G., opens tomorrow night at the Strand. '^•^•♦♦•♦♦•♦♦•♦♦'♦♦♦♦♦♦♦••♦♦•♦♦•♦♦•♦♦•♦♦•♦♦•♦♦•.♦•♦♦•.♦•.♦•♦♦••»*jj New York Long Island City 1540 Broadway 154 Crescent St. BRYant 4712 STIllwell 7940 Eastman Films J. E. Brulatour, Inc 1 a H i Hollywood Chicago 6700 Santa Monica 1727 Indiana Ave. Blvd. CALumet 2691 HOLlywood 4121 rAitv.ilXtVSmimmmx Minneapolis — A big increase in sales of short subjects throughout the northwest is reported by practically every exchange here. Among the sales officials who say their business in shorts has taken a decided jump are Harold Johnson of Educational, M. E. Montgomery of Pathe, Ben Marcus of Columbia, Mike Frisch of RKO, C. A. Roeder of Paramount, L. E. Goldhammer of WarnerVitaphone, J. E. Garrison of Universal and Tom Burke of Tiffany. — A Merry Xmas — Three St. Louis Houses Pass to New Management St. Louis — Jim Drake has taken over the King Bee in North St. Louis; Maude E. Reed has bought the Southampton from Hopkins and Williams, and H. G. Golden is the new owner of the Lee, formerly operated by Lee Theater Corp. Oppose Sunday Shows in Brookline Brookline, Mass. — A petition has been submitted by 12 Protestants to the board of selectmen asking that requests for Sunday motion picture theater licenses be refused. This is the first petition to come before the board since the town voted at the state election to have motion pictures. — A Merry Xmas — 12th Week for German Film "Two Hearts »n Waltz Time," German operetta produced by Tobis and Deutsche Lichtspiel Syndikat, starts its 12th week at the 55th St. Playhouse on Friday. Austria May Ban "All Quiet" Vienna — It was decided yesterday by the Cabinet Council to urge the provincial authorises to prohibit the showing of "All Quiet on the Western Front" for reasons of national solidarity with Germany. — A Merry Xmas — Foreign Policy Clicks in L. A. West Coast Bureau. THE FILM DAILY Los Angeles — With Spanish talkers as the principal fare, the California is reported doing nicely under its policy of foreign versions. Bebe Daniels Signs Exclusive W. B. Contract West Coast Bureau. THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Bebe Daniels has signed a contract to appear exclusively in Warner Bros, pictures. She is now playing with Ben Lyon in the screen version of "Ex-Mistress, '' which will be given a different release title. — A Merry Xmas — Hospital for Insane Starts Talkers Dec. 31 Toledo, O. — Talkers will make their debut at the Ohio State Hospital for the Insane on New Year's Eve, when 2,400 patients and employes will witness the first showing .n an institution of this kind. RCA Photophone installed the equipment. An effort is being made to determine the value of talkers as an agency to improve the moral and mental hygiene of the mentally ill. Celebrities for RKO Party Mary Nash, Elsie Ferguson, Charles Ruggles, Irene Delroy, Helen Menken, Beverly Bayne, June Walker, Lya de Putti, Lita Grey Chaplin, Nick Lucas and a number of other motion picture celebrities have accepted invitations to attend RKO's radio broadcast and supperdance on the Leviathan, Friday night at 10:30 o'clock. — A Merry Xmas — "Tom Sawyer" Holding Over "Tom Sawyer" will be held over at the New York Paramount. Charles Rogers in "Along Comes Youth," set to follow this Friday, has been put off indefinitely, with Ruth Chatterton in "The Right to Love" opening at the house at 6 p. m. on Dec. 31. 2-1-4-1— WISCONSIN is the number of THE STONE FILM LIBRARY 220 West 42nd Street New York City Let Us Solve Your Problems! Over 21 Years of Experience Qualifies Us as Specialists in MOTION PICTURE INSURANCE Stebbins, Leterman & Gates INCORPORATED 1540 B'WAY N.Y.C. TELEPHONE BRYANT 3040 THE INDUSTRY'S date cccr Dec. 29 Douglas Fairbanks in "Reaching for the Moon" opens at the Criterion, New York. Dec. 30 Richard Barthelmess in "The Lash," First National picture, opens at the Winter Garden, New York. Dec. 31 M. P. Salesmen's New Year Frolic at the Plaza Hotel, New York. Jan. 5 Meeting of Pathe stockholders to ratify sale of Pathe interests to RKO. Jan. 17 Dinner and Dance (17th Anniversary) of M. P. Machine Operators' Union, Hotel Astor, New York. Jan. 22 M. P. T. O. of Eastern Pennsylvania will hold annual election meeting in Philadelphia. Jan. 19-24 Fox Anniversary Week. Jan. 22-24 Annual conference of National Board of Review, Hotel Pennsylvania, New York. Jan. 28-30 National Conference on Screen Advertising, Hotel Roosevelt, New York. William Wellman Marrying Flyer West Coast Bureau. THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — William Wellman is engaged to marry Marjorie Crawford, 22-year-old aviatrix. — A Merry Xmas — Eisenstein in Mexican Jam Mexico City — Sergei Eisenstein, Russian director, who came here to make films of native life, has been released after being detained for 24 hours by authorities following charges of alleged Communist propaganda activities. Phone Stillwell 7932 for NEGATIVES DEVELOPED and Positive Print! Made on standard or 16 mm. stock IN TER-CONTIN ENTAL Film Laboratories Inc. 74 Sherman St. Long Island City CHRISTMAS with its joy and good will — why not extend its spirit over the whole year ? 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