The Film Daily (1930)

THE THE NtWSrUEI. OF FILM DOM AND WEEKLY FILM DIGEST VOL. LIV NO. 73 NCWyCCK, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2S. 193C y » CENTS Vitaphone Plans Bigger Schedule of Musical Shorts HOLIDAY BUSINESS AHEAD OF LASTYEAR Paramount New York Studio Will Make 17 in 1931-32 Current Program in the East is Now Set at 14 Features Seventeen features on the Pars mount schedule for 1931-32 will b made at the New York studio. Th plant's program of 1930-31 release now calls for 14. Adolph Zukor i a recent exclusive statement to TH FILM DAILY, said that his company will have between 70 and 75 features to offer exhibs in 1931-32. body yet Caddo Produt — for a slogan for their "platinurtrj-r * VA and guys like me who have 1 fl€ I\luS their tongues in their cheeks an for the pantages here was set on Sunkist Blonde, The Blondelting of more than 25,000 children etceters.. .. some fellers hav McGuire Club. Larry Darmour they'll help perpetuate this B! is turning out to be one of the their eyes on the prize of 100 ts in a ,on while not objecting to these synthetic beauty makes a great splash, PROXIES COMING IN FAST; RKO-PATHE CHANCES GOOD Proxies sent out by Pathe to stockholders, in connection with the sale of a majority of the company's assets to RKO, are being returned at such a rate that the chances of the deal being ratified at the meeting Jan. 5 appear to be extremely (Continued on Paqe 2) Sheehan Throws Party For James R. Grainger Coast Bureau. THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Winfield Sheehan is giving a buffet supper and dance tonight (Saturday) at his home in Beverly Hills in honor of James R, nger. About 125 stars, directors, • r> and others are to be present. I Double for Hoovers West Cast Bur. THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Tom Jensen, member of the Los Angeles Police Department, and Jessie Perry, actress, who bear striking resemblances to President and Mrs. Hoover, have been selected by Universal to double for the chef executive and his wife in "Fires of Youth." The scenes calling for the noted personages represent an international ball in Washington previous to the present administration. why doesn't some Droduepr ~ • f\| cuuuucuidi Acetones rlans Depots from Coast to Coast 56 of 60 Buff alo Houses Okayed by Health Ch Buffalo — Prompted by the str>. ment, at the recent White H( Conference on Child Welfare, 40 per cent of Buffalo's theaters w in bad condition, the local he, (Continued on Page 2) Continental Theater Accessories, aded by Harold Rodner, plans to ve a coast-to-coast group of serdepots covering all key cities the end of 1931. The company, inched a year ago with one depot the Warner Bros, building in New irk. now has branches in Los Ang (Continued on Pane 2) Publix Gets Melbourne Capitol; Union Circu t Deal Reported Off Melbourne, Australia— I'aranu i Publix has acquired the Cap I local independent theater and reg: ed as one of the finest pic houses in Australia. This deal reported to indicate that the l'u negotiations for an interest in Union Theaters circuit have not I successful. A rumor also is cur here that Publix may take over th Prince Edward in Sydm-v — Bigger Schedi Planned for \ T Sunday Films for Bram At Windsor and Flatb Sunday motion picture showlowing weekly legitimate attrac will be inaugurated this Sunda Billy Brandt at the Windsor, B and the Flatbush, subway houses. *our German Talkers Being Distributed Here Distribution of four all-dialogue man features in this country is i nned by Associated Cinemas of merica, headquartering at 1560 ■oadway, New York. First of the rics, "Two Hearts in Waltz Time," ade bj Superfilm, German firm, (Continued on Page 11) of Musicals itaphone Shorts Believing that musical shorts arc ior greater popularity, and thai ej will stand a better ihance since 1 1 duction of feature u'tb musicals, the Vitaphone idio "i Brooklyn is planning to ex nd il schedule of musical shorts inpletc scrie^ has been mapped (Continued on Page 11) Attendance at Theaters Exceeds Expectations, Checkup Shows Box-office reports reaching New York headquarters of major theater circuits yesterday indicated that preChristmas and holiday business was generally better than expectations, a checkup discloses. The worst that was said about trade was that it was "normal." Broadway, itself, stood the pre(Continued on Page 2) THREE ENGLISH FEATURES SCHEDULED BY UFA FOR '31 Three features in English have already been scheduled for production by Ufa in 1931, according to Felix Malitz, vice-president and general manager, who returned from Berlin last Monday. In at least one of the >ietures a new Ufa find, an English speaking Frenchman, will be starred. The Ufa German-language pictures schedule for 1931 already includes 20 features, says Malitz. Columbia Product Booked By Butterfield Circuit Columbia has signed contracts with the Butterfield circuit for the showing of its 20 features and its short subjects in 22 Michigan cities. The locations are: Ann Arbor, Jack(Continued on Page 2) Votes Pass 275 Votes received from the nation's motion picture critics in THE FILM DAILY'S Ten Best Pictures poll have passed the 275 mark. This is well ahead of the total at the same time last year. As a result, a record vote in the present campaign is practically assured. The returns so far indicate that this year's poll will contain some keen surprises in the matter of pictures selected.