The Film Daily (1931)

THE DAILY Sunday, February 15, 1931 Vol. LV No. 38 Sunday, Feb. IS, 1931 Price 25 Cents I0HN W. ALICOATE Editor and Publisher Puhlished daily except Saturdays and holidays it 1650 Broadway. New York, N. Y.. ind copyright (1930) by Wid's Film? and Film Folk. Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President. Fditor and Publisher; Donald M Mersereau Secretary-Treasurer and General Manager \rthnr W F.ddy. Associate Fditor ; Hon Carle Gillette. Managing Fditor Fn *ered as second class matter. May 21. 101S. it the post-office at New York. N Y. undc the act of March 3, 1879. Terms fPostaei freel United States outside of Creater \>w York $10.00 one year; 6 months. $5 nn ■ i months. $3.00. Foreign. $15.00 Subscribershould remit with order. Address all com mnnications to THE FTLM DAT1.Y. Ifi*" Brnadwav. New York. N. Y. Phone Clrcl7.4736. 7-4737. 7-4738, 7-4739. Gable ad dress: Filmday. New York. Hollvwood r-qlifornia — Ralph Wilk. 6425 HolbwooH R'vd. Phone Granite 6607. London — Ernes' W Fredman. The Film Renter «o.oWardour St.. W. T. Berlin— Karl Wnlffsohn [.ichtbildbnehne. Friedrichstrasse. 225 Pari' — P A. Harle. T>a Cinematographic Fran caise. Rue de la Cour-des-Noues, 19. Fin ancia NEW YORK STOCK MARKET (QUOTATIONS AS OF FRIDAY Am. Seat Con. Fm. Ind. . Con. Km. Ind. pfd East. Kodak _ . . 17034 167 Fox Fm. "A'' High 9 12M 17% I.n 9 12M 17-\s + Cen. Th. Eq. (new) Loew's, Inc Paramount Pathe Exch RKO "A" Warner Bros NEW YORK Columbia Pets. . . . Fox Thea. "A" Cen. Th. Eq. pfd. l.oew. Inc., war. . . Loew's do deb rts. . Tran"-Lux Technicoloi NEW YORK Cen. Th. Eq. 6s40 Loew 6s 41 ww. . . 1 do 6s 41 x-war . . Paramount 6s 47 Par. 5'/<s50 Warner's 6s39 . . 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Holdovers include "Millie," at the Mayfair; "Inspiration,' Capitol; "By Rocket to the Moon," Cameo; "Bright Lights," Warner, also opening at the Beacon; "Le Petit Cafe," President; "Girl from the Reeperbahn," Central; "Three Hearts in Waltz Time," 55th St.: Cinema; "The Queen's Necklace," Little Carnegie. "City Lights" at the Cohan, and "Cimarron" at the Globe, also are continuing their runs, these houses usually changing weekly, while "Illicit" remains at the Winter Garden until Tuesday. The two return engagements are "Hell's Angels" at the Rivoli, until Wednesday, and "Viennese Nights" at the Strand. Two German openings Saturday in the Village sector, "Homeland Echoes" at the Eighth St. and "Mother Love" at the Fifth Ave., are not included in the tabulation. Eastman Kodak Giving Pav Dividend in Advance Rochester, N. Y. — Eastman Kodak Co. directors have given impetus to the buying power of their employes by declaring $1,401,893 or more than half of company's annual wage dividend payable from three to six months in advance of the regular date of payment. "Rio's Road to Hell" For Independent Market "Rio's Road to Hell," German production synchronized in English, featuring Susie Vernon, will be olaced on the independent marker shortly. Samuel Cummins of New York will distribute it. Jean Dickason Editing: 26 Travel Pictures Jean H. Dickason, who recently returned _ from a trip around the world, is editing and synchronizing a series if 26 one-reel travel pictures, entitled "Port O'Call." produced for William Pizor of Imperial Pictures. Brvan Fov Mav Toin Columbia Writ Const Bureau. THE FILM DAILY _ Hollywood — Bryan Fov, formerly directing for Warner Bros., may join ♦he Columbia directorial staff. Skourases to Operate As Ally of Paramount (Continued from Page 1) some of the Skouras operations are extending into Warner Bros, territories. In confirming the deal through Paramount, Spyros Skouras said: "We have, in our long experience in the exhibition end of the motion picture business, always found that in order to be successful in a theater operation, it is incumbent upon a theater operator to have a steady supply of the best pictures and we, therefore, have concluded arrangements with Paramount Publix Corporation which will insure Paramount pictures for such theaters as we shall, from time to time, acquire or lease." Publix Obtains Papers For Virginia Expansion (Continued from Page 1) Lynchburg, Charlottesville a n d Roanoke. In the first four citiePublix is to have new theaters Principal office of the company in this state will be in Richmond, with Thomas B. Gay in charge. DOROTHY ARZNER. Paramount direct ress left for the const vesterday. CHARLES ROSENZWEIG returns from Havana on Monday. NANCY CARROLL and JACK KTRK LAND return to New York this week-end from the coact. having r-one there after a sojourn in Havana and Miami. IRENE DUNNE is due i.1 New York from Hollywood for a visit. A. W. SMITH, JR.. of the Warner-Firs! National sales staff, has returned from a trin throuch the south. ED. DU PAR, chief cameraman at tli = Warner Vitaphnne studios, has returned from a trip to the West Indies. DAVE TODD. asst. to Jack Gardner, has returned to Hollywood after a hi ief so j( urn in the East. R-K-O theater officials leaving New York on Sunday for Chicago to attend the division managers' meeting include: Joseph Pltmkett. James H. Turner. Nate B'umherg. E. M. Olucksman. Charles J. Freeman. Milton E. Schwarzwald. Titles Levy. David P. Canavan. O. R. McMahon. Crnrles B. McDonald. Harrv McDonald. G. P. Tosephson. H. R. Emde. A. S. Rittenherg. T. J. JTess. E. M. Orowitz and Ben Serkow'ch. Other division managers a<dde from those in the nartv from New York are T. E. Firnkoess. J .L. McCurdy. William Flson. Lou Cnld inf. Morgan C. Ames, Cliff Work. Homer Gill. Karl Hohlitzelle, Len S. Brown and Leo M. Devanev, T.FON SCHLESTNGER is in town from the Coast. Let Us Solve Your Problems! Over 21 Years of ExperienceQualifies Us as Special istsirt MOTION PICTURE INSURANCE Stebbins, Leterman & Gates INCORPORATED 1540 B'WAY N.Y.C. TELEPHONE BRYANT 3040 THE INClSliy'S DATE PC< I Feb. 17 "Sit Tight" opens at Winter Garden, New York. Feb. 16-18 Convention of R-K-O Theater Division Managers at the Hotel ' Sherman, Chicago. Feb. 18 "Rango" opens at the Rivoli. New York. Feb. 20 Screen Advertisers' Ass'n executive committee meets at Hotel : Roosevelt, New York. Feb. 21 Fifteenth Annual Theatrxal Ball at Madison Square Garden, New York. Feb. 22 "Warner Club Gaieties" presented by the Warner Club ai the Hollywood Tneater, New York RKO-Pathe News Scores Beat with Pope Special! The first "beat" claimed by the J new RKO-Pathe News regime was! registered Thursday night, when five I R-"K-0 theaters, the Palace, Globe, 1 Mayfair, Cameo, and Albee in Brook-I ly ii, were supplied with prints on j the Pope's radio address by 8 o'clock. Sound pictures of Bishop Dunn a'nd j other priests listening to the speech I were made at the National Broadcasting studios and a 300-foot symposium prepared which included stock shots of the Pope. Greiver Gets "Ten Nights" for Chi Chicago — Greiver Productions has closed a contract with L. E. Goetz and Al Dezel for the distribution of "Ten Nights in a Bar Room" in the Chicago territory. The picture features William Farnum and Thomas Santschi. Hoffbe'-g to Handle Spanish Film. J. H. Hoffberg Co. has acquired the distribution of "La Jau'a de los Leones" "The Lion's Cage," Spanish talker made in Hollywood by Ci-Ti-Go Productions, featuring Romualdo Tirade The feature will open Feb. 20 for a run at the San Jose on upper Fifth Ave. Trans-Lux Earns $475,606 Trans-Lux Daylight Picture Screen Corp. reports for year ended Dec. 31, profit of $475,006 after charges, but before federal taxes, comparing with $525,388 in 1929. Balance sheet shows total assets of $6,954,672, current as>ets of $621,433, current liabilities of $35,958 ani profit and loss surplus of $994,249. 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