The Film Daily (1931)

THE Friday, January 2, 1931 -<^ DAILV n A LITTLE from "LOTS" By RALPH WILK HOLLYWOOD 1-JOOT GIBSON, who will initiate ■^ a personal appearance tour at the New York Palace on Jan. 7, expects to return in ample time to itage the "Hoot Gibson Golden State Rodeo" at his ranch near Newhall, in the early spring. Gibson recently bought the Baker Ranch, ahead} famous for its annual gathering ofthe world's leading riders, ropers and general handy men of the old West. * * * Wade Boteler, who appears in the cast of "The Painted Desert," starring Bill Boyd, made his talking picture debut with Bill in "The Leatherneck" which, coincidentally, was directed by Howard Higgin, who is also the director of the current picture. Boteler is well known as a writer as well as an actor. Associated with Douglas McLean for three years, he appeared in every picture with that star and adapted most of them to the screen. * * * Harry Joe Brown will direct "Ihe Registered Woman" for Radio. It goes into production shortly. * * * The latest Educational TerryToon has had title changed from 'Dancing Man" to "Club Sandwich." * * * Ben Turpin has been added to the cast of Radio's "Assorted Nuts," featur.ng Beit Wheeler and Robert Woolsey. Freeman Woods has been signed for "Kept Husbands." * * * lola D'Avril has the title role in the new Mack Sennett comedy, "The College Vamp," starring Andy Clyde. * * * Radio Pictures is bringing out a new comedy team in Hugh Herhert and Edna May Oliver. Gregorv La Cava will direct the first of * series being planned for them. * * * ^JtThe latest Educational-Mermaid domedy is titled "Windy Riley Goes mHollyivood," with a cast including fWalter Merrill, Louise Brooks, \ Johnny Shaw, Jack Shutta, Dell Henderson, William Davidson and Wilbur Mack. * * * Ona Munson will appear opposite Joe E. Brown in First National's Laughs for 1931 More funny pictures, and fewer gangster and underworld films, is the order of the day, according to William Beaudine, who is turning out two-reelers at the Mack Sennett studios. "Broadminded." Clarence Badger will direct. Barbara Stanwick has been signed for the title role in Warners' "Night Nurse." Our Passing Show: David Butler, Monta Bell, J. Farrell MacDonald, Sol Solinger, A. Stern and Leo Houck at the North Dakota— L. A. Firemen's football game; Edith Fitzgerald participating in the Southern California MidWinter tennis tournament; Al Lewis motoring to the Fox studios. Rolfe Sedan, who has played in comic opera and dramatic stock, played the leading comedy role of Hans Wagner in "The Prince oj Pilsen" at Santa Monica. The comic opera was presented by the Santa Monica Music association. Sedan has appeared in numerous pictures, including "The Iron Mask", in which he played "Louis XIII". Jerseyville, 111. — The Orpheum, owned by the Dickerson circuit, will have local competition from S. E. Pirtle, who plans to build a house. Corvallis, Ore. — E. E. Marsh is now managing the Fox Whiteside and Majestic, replacing Cal. S. Edwards, who has been transferred to Vancouver, Wash. Indianapolis — The Ohio, a SkourasPublix house, will open hereafter at 8:45 A. M. Children's tickets in both the Indiana and Circle will be reduced from 25 to 15 cents. Toronto — Jerry Shea has resumed the management of Shea's Hippodrome and has changed the title of the house to Shea's Theater. Clair Appel, former manager, has been promoted to the head office of Famouse Players Canadian Corp. as advertising supervisor. Andover, O. — Kenneth A. Rood has taken over from A. W. Gibbs the Gibbs of this City and the Gibbs at Kinsman. More For Films, Advertising, Zukor's 1931 Success Formula (Continued from Page 1) year, or even last month. Producers must give them greater and ever greater values. "Last year we spent $25,000,000 on production. This year we will spend many millions more. While sensible economy must be practiced at all times, this is no time for petty trimming of budgets. Greater pictures must be made. These pictures must contain more showmanship, more novelty. This costs money. "Good product must be intelligently and adequately advertised. In 1931 and in succeeding years it will be our purpose to support every one of our pictures with increased advertising. "To us in the motion picture business, one of the outstanding lessons which 1930 has driven home repeatedly is that the public, no matter what general conditions may be, will patronize good pictures. The record has been so plain the wonder is that anybody ever could have been deluded with the idea that there was a substitute for good pictures. Our duty is before us — and so is our opportunity." Organist Dies on Job Trenton, N. J. — Stanley Rhoades, 40, organist at the Lincoln, R-K-O house, died of heart disease on the stage of the theater as he was about to give his performance. Big-Name Industrials Plan of Warner Bros. {Continued from Page 1) Clark & McCullough, has been completed for Chesterfield cigarettes and will be released immediately. In addition to headquarters at 220 West 42nd St., branches have been opened by the Warner subsidiary in Los Angeles and Chicago. Other offices will be inaugurated after March 1. W. E. Expands in India A. T. Johnson, formerly assistant superintendent in charge of service of the British Northern Division of Western Electric, has been appointed operating manager in India. He will have two more engineers added to his staff. There are now 21 W. E, systems in India, with 12 more installations pending. Total W. E. systems throughout the world have reached 7,446, of which 4,834 are in the U. S. 16th For Warners on Coast San Francisco — Opening of the Embassy here, following $50,000 worth of improvements, gives Warner Bros. 16 houses on the coast. The Embassy formerly was operated by William B. Wagnon, who still has the Davies. Seider Gets Bay Shore House The Bay Shore at Bay Shore will be taken over Saturday by Prudential Theaters, headed by Joe Seider. Chippewa Falls, Wis. — W. L. Crouse and G. E. Miner have opened the Rivoli. Tekamah, la. — Harry Day has pur chased the Lyric. Minneapolis — The Early Opera House has reopened. Elmer Rosenhauer is manager. Irvington, N. J. — Mrs. Sam Gold stein has installed sound and is now operating the Liberty. Cleveland — Charles P. Carroll, exploitation director of Warner's Stanley in Jersey City, N. J., came here on a two weeks' assignment to exploit the reopening of the Lake. Freehold, N. J. — The Liberty, formerly the Embassy, has been taken over from Walter Reade by Max Snider. Ithaca, N. Y. — Clair E. Hollander is now managing the State, owned oy Cornell Theaters. Hollander was formerly manager of the Regent and Majestic, Elmira. Ilion, N. Y. — Sidney G. Mattison, manager, announces that vaudeville will soon be added to the program of the Fox Capitol. Over $200 worth of clothing has been taken in at Welfare Matinees for the Ilion Welfare Ass'n. Detroit — The Loyal has been transferred to Lee Carrow. Huntingdon, Pa. — The Grand, closed for months following a fire, will be reopened about Feb. 1 by the Patriotic Order Sons of America, with Western Electric equipment. The Clifton was destroyed by fire recently. Kansas City — Fox; has reopened the Waldo at 75th and Washington its. The house was closed for several months, during which time the seating capacity was increased from 50 to 1,250. Other improvements brought the total expenditure on the house up to around $150,000. New Incorporations Pemberton Productions Group Two, the atrical; United States Corp. Co., 150 Broadway, New York. 300 shares common. Radio Transporations, talking pictures; Miller & Millet, 25 West 44th St., New York. 100 shares common. Mackay Sound-on-Film, Inc., New York City, manufacture devices for photographically recording sound ; Delaware Incorporating Co., Dover, Del. 1,000 shares common. Yadkin, Inc., New York City, operate theaters, amusement places; E. W. Maynard, Wilmington, Del. 100 shares common. Dissolutions Foreign American Films, Manhattan.