The Film Daily (1931)

THE Monday, February^, 1931 Edinburg, Ind. — The Temple, owned and operated by Russell C. Yater, has been sold to Lee Moffett, of London, Ky. Dodgeville, Wis. — The Crystal has been sold to Honeck & Kraegel, who will install sound equipment. Holyoke, Mass. — The Holyoke Playhouse has reopened as The Ritz, under management of Harry Feldman. Boston — Fox Theaters Corp. has been named defendant in a suit for $100,000 brought by David Stoneman, attorney, to recover for legal services alleged to be performed in negotiations for the Hotel Touraine property. Pittsburgh — Warners have booked the entire Pathe 1930-31 group of two reel comedies for the circuits in the Pittsburgh territory. Marceline, Mo. — Charlie Reynolds has succeeded A. B. Cantwell as manager of the Dickinson. San Francisco — Dick Spier, formerly manager of the Warfield, is now managing the Paramount, California and St. Francis theaters. Gilmore City, la. — Fire completely wrecked the interior of the Metro here, causing a loss of $10,000. Big Springs, Wyo. — A. C. Bratton, formerly at Ovid, has bought the Seaman here. Seattle— C. L. Theuerkauf, local branch manager for Pathe, has signed up the Mercy Circuit covering five towns in the Seattle territory to play Pathe News for the next year. Wenatchee — John McGill has closed the Royal in the Rainier Valley district, and arrived here to operate one of the Fox houses. Altoona, Pa. — I. C. Mishler has re-purchased the Mishler for $10,000. Pittsburgh — The Lyric, formerly the Keystone, has been taken over by I. Levine. It was formerly operated by I. E. Armstrong. Huntington, W. Va.— W. B. Fox has opened the Fox with Photophone equipment. The house is for colored patrons. Verona, Pa. — The Olympic has been taken over by A. Buby from A. Belda. Chester, W. Va.— W. D. "Dewey" Alter is now managing the New Lincoln. Humbolt, S. D. — Arden Davidson has leased the Lincoln and reopened the house. Feature Releases in U. S. Totalled 532 During 1930 (Continued from Page 1) Distributors 1, American General Film 2, Amkino Corp. 16, Aristocrat Pictures 1, Audible Pictures 2, Beacon Productions 1, Big Four 14, Biltmore 2, Bowes Productions 1, British International 19, British New Era 1, Capitol Film Exchange 1, Capitol Productions 1, Chesterfield 3, Chris Phyllis 1, Celebrity 1, Columbia 29, Congo 1, Continental 2, Cosmos 1, Ernest Mattsson 1, Excellent Pictures 1, Exhibitors Film Exch. 1, First National 37, James A. FitzPatrick 1, Fox 48, General Pictures 2, Goldie Films 1, Hollywood Pictures 3, F. B. Isaacs 1, Industrial Films 1, International Photoplays 1, W. Ray Johnston 1, Judea Films 1, Liberty 1, Majestic 1, M-G-M 47, Fast Workers West Coast Bur. THE FILM DAILY Los Angeles — As Fred Niblo was introducing Robert McWade at the premiere of "Cimarron" in the Orpheum, a street conduit outside exploded and rocked the theater. Niblo and McWade immediately went into an extemporaneous act^and calmed the audience. Moviegraphs 2, New Era Pictures 2, Norwegian Amer. Line 1, Paramount 64, Pathe 14, Pro Patria 1, RKO 32, Rex 1, Sono ArtWorld Wide 20, Swedish Biograph 1, Syndicate Pictures 10, Talking Picture Epics 7, Tiffany 27, Tobis 1, Ufa Films 4, United Artists 16, Universal 36, Unusual Photoplays 4, Warner Bros. 39, Windsor Pictures 1. 25 Sets in B.I.P.'s "Dreyfus" Elstree — Twenty-five* different settings are being utilized by British International Pictures for "Dreyfus," now in production under the supervision of F. W. Kraemer. Brazil Plans New Tax System Rio de Janeiro — In an endeavor to simplify the present system of theater taxation, a conference has been held here between representatives of the municipal government and leaders of the film industry. A new method was proposed by the authorities, whereby a stamp would be placed on each ticket sold, doing away with expensive overhead in accounting for and collecting revenue. Under the present regulations, theaters are burdened with a number of individual taxes. Famous Western Director for New Tom Tyler Release « » TREM CARR PRODUCING MANAGER of SYNDICATE PICTURES ANNOUNCES The selection of J. P. McGARTHY, former Metro Director and Director of "OUT OF THE DUST," "THE OKLAHOMA CYCLONE," "LAND OF MISSING MEN" and other Box Office Successes to Direct TOM TYLER IN A RIDER OF THE PLAINS Recorded by the Famous BALSLEY and PHILLIPS Noiseless Sound System « » All Tom Tyler Productions are under the personal supervision of TREM CARR Distributed by SYNDICATE PICTURES