The Film Daily (1931)

DAILY Sunday, February 8, 1931 :the M IIIMIOM Vol. LV Ni. 32 Sndij, Fib. B. 1931 Price 25 Cents I0HN W AL1C0ATE Editor »d Publisher Published daily except Saturdays and holidays at 1650 Broadway. New York, N. Y.. and copyright (1930) 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; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY 1650 hvav. New York, N. Y. Phone Circle 16, 7-4737, 7-4738, 7-4739. Cable address: Filmday, New York. Hollywood California — Ralph Wilk. 6425 Hollywood Hlvd. Phone Granite 6607. London— Ernest \V. Fredman. The Film Renter, 89-91 Wardour St., W. I. Berlin— Karl WolfTsohn, Lichtbildbuchne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris p. A. Harle, La Cinematographic Fran caise, Rue de la Cour-des-Noues, 19. Financial NEW YORK STOCK MARKET (QUOTATIONS AS OF FRIDAY) High Low Net Close Chg. Con. East Fm. Ind. . . Kodak 12»/S 159 12'/5 159J4 + Yi Fox Fm. "A".... 3i'A 32tf 33^ — Vi Gen. Th. Eq. (new ) 13tf 12J4 13K ' 's, Inc 53'A 52 52 do pfd xw (6'A) . 95Ji 9S'A 95J4 + X 47*$ 46?S 47 % + 'A Path 2 1H 2 da "A" RKO "A" • 4^ 1°K 4 18^ 4 \9'A — 'A Warner Bros. . . . 17J4 16^ 17% — 'A NEW YORK CURB MARKET Fox Thea. "A"... S'A sx 5/2 + }4 Gen. Th. Eq. pfd. 26'A 26J4 2VA Locw, Inc., war... \'A l'A 154 — H Loew's do deb rts.. 11!^ 11J4 1154 + 1 Trans-Lux SH &% »H + lA Technicolor 12^ 9V2 1254 + 3 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40 69^ 69J* 69# — ^ Loew 6s 41 xw... 99J4 99 9954 + f£ Paramount 6< 47.. 96^ 9654 96J$ + f, Par. By. S54s51. 10254 10254 10254 Par. 5H«50 87J4 8754 8754 + 54 Pathe 7s37 69'A 69 69 — 154 Warner's 6s39 . . 69^ 69 69J< + J$ Big Circuits Tied Up All Product, Canadian Official Charges in Probe Toronto — Charges that the big circuit interests had bought up all the films, thus depriving independent exhibitors of a choice of product, were made by Nathan Taylor, secretary-treasurer of the Exhibitors' Co-operative of Onada, Ltd., at the opening of the public hearing of the government inquiry into the film industry in Canada. Asked why the Exhibitors' Co-operative had been formed, Taylor said it was because conditions had become "unbearable" and the independents had to. band for protection. Dealing with the Poster Exchange, Taylor declared this bodv would not allow independent owners to hand on their posters, photographs and slides to each other. Roxy Corp. Directors Elect New Officers Harley L. Clarke has been elected president of the Roxy Theaters Corp. Other officials named for the current year are as follows: vicepresidents, Saul E. Rogers and Harry C. Arthur; treasurer, William C. Michel; assistant treasurer, Arthur A. Jones; secretary, S. R. Burns; assistant secretary, Felix A. Jenkins. The board of directors, which elected these officials, will meet again Monday. Universal Negotiating For George Bancroft Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Phil Reisman, in Washington en route to the Coast, indicated that Universal is negotiating for the services of George Bancroft, whose Paramount contract expired some weeks ago. t> ♦*♦ ft New York Long Island City J'J X'X 1540 Broadway 154 Crescent St. J.t it BRYant 4712 STIllwell 7940 % I Eastman Films I 1 J. E. Brulatour, Inc. | :.: :': l.« Hollywood ♦•♦ ).: Chicago 6700 Santa Monica M J.* 1727 Indiana Ave. Bl»d {•} U CALuinet 2691 HOLlywood 4111 K B G. M. Shriner Dead Kansas City — G. M. Shriner, pioreer in the local motion picture field, is dead at the age of 54. He came here in 1896 and was one of the first to develop the neighborhood theater business. In 1909 he opened the Gem, the first suburban house to adopt the same schedule of performances as the downtown houses. Retribution Johnny Link, ace film cutter on the Pathe lot, persuaded Director Fred Guiol to give him a comedy bit in "Campus Champs." And when Johnny walked into the butcher department to see how good he looked in the fillum, doggone if he didn't find his face on the cutting room floor. 2 Publix Houses Closed By Operators' Demands Gary, Ind. — Two local Publix houses, the Tivoli and Broadway, are dark as a result of disagreement over operators' salaries. Withdrawal of projectionists by the union followed the refusal of the theaters to meet wage increase. Salaries up to now were in the neighborhood of $100 a week, and the increase would make it about $140. Early settlement is predicted. Russell Walquist Joins Met. Studios' N. Y. Office Russell W. Walquist, formerly of Electrical Research Products, has joined the New York sales staff of the Metropolitan Sound Studios of Hollywood. Mason Wadsworth is eastern manager of the organization. Fire Damages East Boston House Boston — The entire inside of the Orient Gardens, East Boston, operated by Nathan Kamber, was ruined Friday in a three-alarm fire which is believed to have originated in the bowling alley in the. basement of the building. Three Warner-F. N. Releases Warner Bros, have set the general release of "Illicit", with Barbara Stanwyck, for Feb. 14, and the release of "Sit Tight", with Winnie Lightner and Joe E. Brown, for Feb 28. "Sit Tight" is slated to follow "Illicit" at the New York Winter Garden, but the exact date has not been decided. _ "The Right of Way". First National production with Conrad Nagel, Loretta Young and Fred Kohler, will be released immediately. Let Us Solve Your Problems! Over 21 Years of Experience Qualifies Us as Specialists'™ MOTION PICTURE INSURANCE Stebbins, Leterman & Gates INCORPORATED 1540 B'WAY N.Y.C. TELEPHONE BRYANT 3040 THE INDUSTRY'S DATE BOCK Feb. 9 Feb. 10 Feb. 22 Feb. 28 Mar. 7 Mar. 21 Apri 4 April 23 May 25 Thirty-second annual dinner by the Society of the Genesee in honor of George Eastman. -11 National convention of independent exhibitors called by Allied States Ass'n to be held in Chicago. "Warner Club Gaieties" presented by the Warner Club at the Hollywood Theater, New York. Foxfilm Athletic Club fifth annual ball at the Commodore Hotel, N. Y. Annual midnight theater party by the Kaplan Projection Society for the benefit of the Sick Fund, at the Hippodrome, New York. Annual Ball of the Warner Club, New York. 11 Players' and Patrons' Jubilee Week, national benefit for N. V. A. Club. -24 State Convention of Indiana Indorsers of Photoplays, Claypool Hotel. Indianapolis. 28 Spring meeting of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers, Hotel Roosevelt, Hollywood, Cal. Grant Pemberton Dies Salt Lake City — Grant Pemberton, 35, manager of the R-K-O Orpheum here, died Friday from injuries received Wednesday when he slipped and fell from the roof of the theater. COMING & GOING M. C. LEVEE, executive manager of the Paramount West Coast studios, and MELVILLE SHAUER, general manager in charge of Paramount's foreign production, are on their way east. D. A. DORAN, JR., of the Paramount Eastern story department, and EDWARD MONTAGUE, scenario editor or the coast, have arrived from Hollywood. ANDY HERVEY, publicity representative for Charles R. Rogers productions, is returning to the coast after several weeks in the east in the interests of "Millie." REGINALD OWEN, stage actor recently signed by Warner Bros., leaves Sunday for the coast. He expects to drive all the way. JAMES WILKINSON, film editor, returns to Hollywood today after two months at the Paramount New York studio. HAROLD SUGARMAN, of Paramount's foreign department, returns Monday after a brief vacation in Miami. WANTED High intensity arc lamp house suitable for a Simplex projector, also second hand incandescent lighting equipment for small set. KISLYN CORPORATION, 158, South Van Brunt Street, Englewood, N. J. 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 Newark, N. J. Humboldt 2-4228