The Film Daily (1931)

DAILY Friday, January 30, 1931 U\ IK Hi. 25 Firfjy. In 30. 1931 Pnci 5 Cuts JOHN W ALICOATE : Editor and Publisher Publi.hed daily except Saturdays and holidays •t 1650 Broadway. New York, N V and copyright (19.11) by Wid'« Film, and Film Folk. Inc. J. W. Alicoate 'res.denl Editor and 1'ublijher; Donald M. Mersereau. Secretary Treasurer and General Manager . Arthur W. Eddy. Associate Editor ; Hon Carle Gillette. Managing Editor En tered a* second class matter, May 21, 1V18. at the post office at New York. N. V .. undc the act of March 3. 1879. Terms (Postag. free) United States outside of Greater New York $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; months. $3.00. Foreign. $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all com mumcationa to THE KI1..M DAILY 165. Broadway. New York. N. Y. Phone Circle 7-4736, 7-4737, 7-4738, 7-4739. Cable ad dress: Filmday, New York. Hollywood California — Ralph Wilk. 6425 Hollywoo BUd Phone Granite 6607. London— Ernes W. Fredman. The Film Renter, 89-9 Wardour St.. \V. I. Berlin— Karl WolrTsohn. Lichthildbuehne. Friedrichstrasse, 225. Pans —P. A. Harle, L» Cinematographic rran caise. Rue de la Courdes-Noues, 19. Fin ancia NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net Huh Low Close Chg. Km. Ind... 12(4 12'A U'A Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. 17'/j U'A V'A East. Kodak IS7'A 151?* 157 + i% Fox Fm. "A" .. 1VA 29H 3\'A + l'/i Gen. Th. Eq. (new) 13^ 11*4 UH + H Loew's. Inc 51 48tf 50^ + \H Paramount 44?$ 43** 44?* + % Pnthe Exch 1« Wi \X RK(I "A" 18** 17J4 n% + V* Warner Bro-. ... 17 'i 16M 17 + tf NEW YORK CURB MARKET The*. •A"... 5** 5 S'A Gen. Th. Eq. pfd. 26V4 26'A 26** — V, Loot's, Inc. war.. \<A I'A 1 '/j — '/* Technicolor 8"» 8 !4 8*4 — ** NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40. 72 69 '4 72 + 1 Loew 6s 41 ww... 102 102J4 — 1J4 do 6s 41 x war... 9S 9S'A — ** Paramount 6s47 . 95 J4 95 95 54 — V, l'..r. I ' .102 102 102 0 87?* 86/3 87 — 1 P.uhe 7-17 60 59** 60 + 'A 67J* 6854 — 'A John Barrymore Laid Up Wtst Cast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — John Barrymore, who had jit~t xt picture tor Warners, was ordered by his doctor to stay in l>ed yesterday following an attack of laryngitis. :;":::^:::r:::::«::::::::r:::::::K::::KKr New York 1540 Broadway ft BRYant 4712 :: :: r Long Island City 154 Crescent St. STIIlwell 7940 | Eastman Films j» J. E. Brulatour, Inc. 1 Chicago :.: 1727 Indiana Ave. j.j CALuioet 2691 Hollywood 6700 Santa Monica Blvd. HOLlywood 4111 i :: :: :: :: :.: :: :.: H I :: :.: :.: :: :: :: J 519 U. S. Features, 228 Foreign Shown in England Last Year London — American studios supplied 519 of the 747 features shown in England iast year, a tabulation -howv Of the U. S. releases, 92 were silent. British productions totaled 142, including 39 silents; German, 49, of which 33 were silent; French, 22, including 16 silents, Russian, 5 silents; Indian, 6, including 2 silents; Italian, 2 silents; Swedish. 2, one of which was silent and the other synchronized. In class of product, melodramas led the field with 170, followed by dramas, 156; comedies, 73; westerns, 70; comedy-dramas, 54; sex plays. 44; musicals, 38; romances, 31; farces, 25, and the remainder falling in various classifications. Aitken Will Produce "Mickey" in England Triangle Films, reorganized with .larry Aitken at the head, will make a talker vers.on of "Mickey", the Mabel Normand success, in England with Nancy Welford, American musical comedy star, in the title role.i rioy Aitken and Heath Cobb are associated with Harry Aitken in the venture. Cobb and Miss Welfora sail for England on Saturday. The picture will probably be made at the dritish International and Gaumoni studios, and release in the U. S. is expected to be handled by United Artists. Ohio Stench Bill Filed Columbus— The bill backed by the M.P.T.O. of Ohio, calling for a $100 hne or six months in jail for throwers of stench bombs in theaters, has oeen introduced in the General Assembly by Rep. William M. Goodwin of Hamilton. Drop Action Against Sunday Shows Dennison, O.— Legal proceedings by the city against Jacob Smhh oi die Lincoln for giving Sunday shows have been dropped. Uhrichsville, near here, also was to have taken action against Sunday shows, but did not do so. COMING & GOING ALEXANDER CRAY sailed on the Europa last night for a vacation abroad. w{rn,N *■ 1IAURRIS "ne rnanaser for on, to cT< theat,erS in Cleveland, has n? , i Ct,,,orma f°r a two weeks' business an.l pleasure trip WALTER HUSTON sails from France i r ^w York nexl wcel<. at which time rh°eeP»AKMKSchernCk T" a"no«nce plans for ,nn fAbr??a.m Lncoln star's next production for United Artists. ELSIE FERGUSON sailed last night for hurope. E. J. OT.EARY has returned from Miami GABF VORKE and HARRY ARTHUR have left for a tour of Fox Theaters in upper New York. Held Up Well Wall St. estimates, based on advance reports of earnings for the past year, place the industry's total 1930 gross at $8o0,000,000, only 5 per cent under the gross of 1929. Fox Selling "East Lynne" On Individual Contracts Fox has completed its special campaign for the selling of "East Lynne" on individual contracts, and the sales drive will start Feb. 2, it is announced by James R. Grainger, Special exploitation also is included in the campaign. This production, which is in addition to the 48 already announced on Fox's 1930-31 schedule, has a cast headed by Ann Harding, Give Brook and Conrad Nagel. State Censor Board Proposed in Nebraska Lincoln — A state censor board d seven persons is proposed under a Dill introduced in the House yesterday by Rep. Hansen. Wynne-Jones to Confer on Product F. Wynne-Jones, managing director for Ufa in this country, leaves for Germany the middle of next month to discuss production with Ufa heads, especially as they pertain to pictures which are expected to be given American release. James Cruze Productions of New York motion pictures; Novel, McChesney & Clark-' son, 152 West 42nd Street, New York. 200 shares common. Lelev Theatrical Co.; S. Naopolsky, 16 Court St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 200 shares com mon. Se\enty-second Street Playhouse, motion picture cameras; P. Orszay, 1228 Lexington Ave. ,New York. $10,000. Talkiola Corp., motion picture apparatus; VL , aver' 25 VVest 43rd Street, New York. 100 shares common. Roxie East Syracuse Theater Corp.; W H. Sargent, Syracuse, N. Y. $20,000 COLOR PRINTS Color sound cameras available for short subjects, or advertising films. Color prints from Bi-pack negatives. BREWSTER CoLOR FILM CORPORATION 58 First Street, Newa-k, N. J. Humboldt 2-4228 Studio and Location Sound on Film Recording Low Dally or Weekly Relet Powers Clnephone Equipment Corporation T23-7TH AVC, n. y. BRYANT 6087 THE INDUSTRY'S DATE DCCr Today : World Premiere of Charlie Chaplin's "City Lights" at the new Los Angeles in Los Angeles. Feb. 2 Annual stockho'ders' meeting, Roxy Theater Corp. Feb. 3 "Trader Horn-" M-G-M production, opens at the Astor, New York. Feb. 5 Testimonial luncheon to Arthur Greenblatt at the Hotel Astor, Feb. 6 Charlie Chaplin's "City Lights" opens at the George M. Cohan, New York. Paramount Pep Club Ball, Hotel Astor, New York. Feb. 7 First Annual Dinner and Dane* by Columbia Pictures employees. Hotel Plaza, New York. Feb. 9 Thirty-second annual dinner by the Society of the Genesee in honor of George Eastman. Feb. 10-11 National convention of independent exhibitors called by Allied States Ass'n to be held in Chicago. Feb. 28 Foxfilm Athletic Club fifth annual ball at the Commodore Hotel, N. y. War. 7 Annual midnight theater party by the Kaplan Projection Society for the benefit of the Sick Fund, at the Hippodrome, New York. May 25-28 Spring meeting of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers to be held in Hollywood. April 4-11 Players' and Patrons' Jubilee Week, national benefit for N. V. i A. Club. April 23-24 State Convention of Indiana In dorsers of Photoplays, Claypool Hotel, Indianapolis. ANOTHER NOTE OF OPTIMISM . . . . The Girl from the West "Ho\y is New York stand ing the depression?" Her bear-raided Escort "Famously, since Saltzman': opened. We dine on bet tor -food. We dance t< A peppier music — wait til \ you hear Smith Ballew \[ and when Tom Byrne send \( the bad news, we look i squarely in the face wiih out worrying over to-mor row's breakfast." Club Dinner with Dancing $2.00 per perso —6 to 9:30— Weekdays and Sundays. N Cover Charge. Club Luncheon Complet $1.25. A la carte of course. Dancing Satui day Luncheon. Open Sundays at noon . . VANderbilt 7057. 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