The Film Daily (1931)

THE -ZW^ DAILY :THE IBl M V>l \l Ik Of HIMDOM Vol. LV No. 18 Thursday, Jan. 22, 1931 Price 5 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE Editor and Publisher Published daily except Saturdays and holidays at 16S0 Broadway, New York, N. Y., and copyright (1931) by Wid's Films and Film Folk, 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 free) United States outside of Greater New York $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; months, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all com munications to THE FILM DAILY, 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Phone Circle 7-4736, 7-4737, 7-4738, 7-4739. Cable ad dress: Filmday, New York. Hollywood California — Ralph Wilk, 6425 Hollywoo Blvd. Phone Granite 6607. London — Ernes W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 89-9 Wardour St., W. I. Berlin— Karl Wolffsohn, Lichtbildbuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Pans —P. A. Harle, La Cinematographie Fran caise, Rue de la Cour-des-Noues, 19. Financial NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. Con. Fm. Ind. . . . 12'4 12 '4 12 '4 + '4 East Kodak 14854 1464 1484 Fox Fm. "A" ... 28*4 2734 2834 + '4 Gen. Th. Eq. (new) 11 10 11 + 1 Loew's, Inc. 50 '4 48^ 493^ + 134 do pfd. ww (6'A) . 91^ 91'A 91 1/2 + 'A 43 y2 42 '4 43 + H Path 134 VA m RKO "A" 177^ 17'4 1714 + -4 Warner Bros. 16% UH 1634 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Colu mbia Pets. Vtc 19^ 19 19 Fox Thea. "A" .. 5 4Vs 5 + H Gen. Th. Eq. pfd.. 25 a 25 '4 25 % + 'A Loevi 's, Inc. war. . 1% 134 134 Tech 7Vs 754 7Vi + Vs NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40. 7o;4 6834 6934 + % Loew 6s 41 x-war 98 9734 98 + 'A Paramount 6s 47.. 95 '4 95'A 95'A Par. By. 5Ks51 .. 103 103 103 Par. 55^s50 88 87K 87 '4 Pathe 7s37 55 55 55 Warners 6s39 . . . 71 70 7034 '4 Brilliant Returning to Universal Arthur Brilliant returns on Monday to Universal, succeeding Bob Chandler, who has joined Columbia. Brilliant was recently with Warner Bros. New York Long Island City 1540 Broadway 154 Crescent St. BRYant 4712 STIllwell 7940 Eastman. Films J. E. Brulatour, Inc. Chicago 5 1727 Indiana Ave. *.* CALumet 2691 Hollywood 6700 Santa Monica Blvd. HOLlywood 4121 JAMES BALMER HEADS CLUB IN PITTSBURGH Pittsburgh — James Balmer, division manager for Warner Bros., has been elected president of the Variety Club of Pittsburgh, an organization comprising theatrical and motion picture men. The recent annual banquet was attended by the sponsor of the club, Johnny Harris, George Schaefer, George Feinberg, George Dembow, Al Lichtman, Eddie Containe, Phil Reisman, Harry Goldstone, Herman Robbins, Pat Garyn and other picture people. Another guest was Katherine Variety Sheridan, aged 2, a foundling adopted by the club. She was given Variety as a second name owing to the fact that the club has adopted her and her third name is also that of the theater in which she was found. More Poster Advertising Advocated by Lee Balsly (Continued from Page 1) anced with newspaper space, outdoor display, theater lobby, direct mail and local merchant tie-ups. Balsly said business is on the upgrade and exhibitors are using more advertising this season than in any previous year. Roxy Profits to be Topic At Annual Meeting Feb. 2 Net earnings of the Roxy are again expected to provide a topic for discussion at the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Roxy Theaters Corp. scheduled for Feb. 2 at the Hotel Manger. Officers and a new board of 12 directors will be elected. Sunday Showdown New Philadelphia, O. — A showdown on Sunday performances looms here following action against two houses which recently started Sabbath shows. A similar test case is coming up in Dennison. Regular Warner Preferred Dividend Regular quarterly dividend of 96J4 cents on the preferred stock has been declared by Warner Bros., payable March 1 to stock of record Feb. 9. THE INDUSTRY'S DATE BOCK Fred Thompson Left $183,652 West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Los Angeles — Fred C. Thompson, western actor who died last year, left an estate of $183,652, to his fiveyear-old son and his mother, an accounting in Superior Court shows. Frances Marion Thompson, scenario writer, was left out of the will at her own request. "All Quiet" in Ninth Paris Week Paris — "All Quiet on the Western Front", now in its ninth week at the Ermitage, is still chalking up new records. Sunday's business was the best single day of the run. "All Quiet" also is breaking records in the provinces. Today: M. P. T. O. of Eastern Pennsylvania will hold annual election meeting in Philadelphia. Jan. 23 Meeting of S. M. P. E., Westinghouse Lighting Institute, Grand Central Palace, New York, 8:15 p. m. Jan. 19-24 Fox Anniversary Week. Jan. 22-24 Annual conference of National Board of Review, Hotel Pennsylvania, New York. Jan. 26 "Cimarron", RKO production, opens at the Globe on Broadway. Jan. 30 World Premiere of Charlie Chaplin's "City Lights" at the new Los Angeles in Los Angeles. Feb. 6 Charlie Chaplin's "City Lights" opens at the George M. Cohan, New York. Alma Rubens Dies Hollywood, Cal. — Alma Rubens died last night of pneumonia. COMING & GOING MARY PICKFORD returns to Hollywood on Sunday. DAVE EPSTEIN, artists' representr.tlve, is in New York from the coast. MILTON COHEN has arrived in New York after a business trip to the Continent and England. DAN FISH, representing writers and players, is in New York from London. SCHUYLER GREY, who has arrived from the Coast, goes to Washington Sunday for a brief stay. He has worked on an undersea picture for Fox. TOM HOGAN, director for Pathe Audio Review, is back from a two weeks' vacation in Florida. SAM SERWER, director of music publicity and exploitation for Warners' music affiliates and in charge of musical programs in Warner theaters, is making a tour of the middle western states. JAMES R. GRAINGER has left town on a business trip, returning Monday. DUDLEY DIGGES left yesterday for the coast to appear in "All Woman" for Warner Bros. LEE D. BALSLY, Fox ad accessory manager, is back from a trip to the central and southern region. HARDIE ALBRIGHT, New York stage juvenile signed by Fox, leaves Sunday for the coast. CHARLES BUTTERWORTH is on his way to Hollywood to appear in "You and I" for Warner Bros. ROBERT WOOLSEY leaves for the coast today on the Twentieth Century. BERT WHEELER leaves for the coast Tuesday. PHILLIPS HOLMES leaves today for Hollywood to appear in "Confessions of a Co-Ed. " for Paramount. ARTHUR ELLIS has returned to New York after one year at Paramount's Joinville studio, where he was in charge of editing all foreign versions. a BROADWAY & 47th ST., N. Y. WILLIAM MORRIS m Call-Board TED LEWIS Paramount Theatre Opening Friday, Jan. 23rd. LO« ANGELES, CAT Thursday, January 22, 1931 You Can Cover The Buying Power of the Motion Picture Industry every day of the Year through the columns of THE FILM DAILY