The Film Daily (1931)

THE ■gym DAILV Monday, February 16, 1931 :tme IB MtMAIII. Of IIIMIOM Vol. LY Ni. 39 Monday, Feb. 16. 1931 Price 5 Ciots I0HN W. ALICOATE Editor and 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, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Phone Circle 7-4736, 7-4737. 7-4738, 7-4739. Cable address: Filmday, New York. Hollywood, California — Ralph Wilk, 6425 Hollywood Blvd. Phone Granite 6607. London — Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 89-91 Wardour St., W. I. Berlin— Karl Wolff sohn, Lichtbildbuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Pans —P. A. Harle, La Cinematographic Francaise, Rue de la Cour-des-Noues, 19. Fin ancia NEW YORK STOCK MARKET (QUOTATIONS AS OF SATURDAY) Net High Low Close Chg. Con. Fm. Ind.... \2% Wi MA + 'A Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. 17^ 17^ 17& ..... East. Kodak 168^166 167 H — 'A Fox Fm. "A".... 37J4 35^ 37-4 + 1 Gen. Th. Eq. (new) 14J4 13# 14*$ + 'A Loew's, Inc 60J4 56/2 60J4 + 3H Paramount 49^ 48 49'A + % Pathe Exch m 1# 17A ■lo "A" 3'A 3'A 3'A ...;; RKO "A" 21M 2'Ofg 21+5* Warner Bros 18J4 18 ISA + Vt NEW YORK CURB MARKET Fox Thea. "A".. Wi S$i Sy» . Gen. Th. Eq. pfd. 28 A 2S'A 28 K — Vi Loew do deb. rts. 20 \9% 20 . Loew, Inc.. war.. 124 Ifs IH + A Technicolor 12H Wi 12& + Yt, Trans-Lux 9H *7A 9H + H NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40 72^ 72 72 ^ -f U Loew 6s 41 x-war.. 98 98 98 — 'A Paramount 6s 47.. 96^ 96J4 96^g — U Par. By. 5'AsSI A03'A 103 103 Par. 5^s50 88 87^ 88 + Va Pathe 7s37 66 66 66 — H "Lonely Wives" Release Feb. 22 Pathe has set Feb. 22 as release date on "Lonely Wives," directed by Russell Mack, featuring Edward Everett Horton, Laura La Plante, Esther Ralston and Patsy Ruth Miller. UB«»sa»KSS$H««H33KJra»«<9H3mB*H«S^ Long Island City f} 154 Crescent St. t} STIllwell 4-7940 g § New York 8 1540 Broadway 5 BRYant 9-4712 H B | Eastman Films! $ J. E. Brulatour, Inc. Chicago Hollywood 1727 Indiana Ave. 6700 Santa Monica ; CALumet 2691 Blvd. HOLlywood4121 fi ! *"•♦*#***•♦*»******•***•♦#•*•♦*♦*♦♦♦*♦*♦****♦♦♦#*« The Broadway Parade (Current Extended Run Attractions) DISTRIBUTOR THEATER OPENING DATE PICTURE "Zwei Herzen im 3A Takt" Moviegraphs 55th St. Cinema Sept. 12 "The Devil to Pay". United Artists Rialto* Dec. 18 "Reaching for the Moon" United Artists Criterion Dec. 29 "Illicit" Warner Bros Winter Garden Jan. 16 "Cimarron" RKO Globe Jan. 26 "Ein Maedel von der Reeperbahn" . . . Talking Pict. Epics . . Central Jan. 30 Trader Horn" M-G-M Astor Feb. 3 "Hell's Angels" United Artists ...... Rivoli Feb. 5 "City Lights" United Artists Geo. M. Cohan Feb. 6 * Moved from Gaiety. OPENING THIS WEEK "Sit Tight" Warner Bros Winter Garden. J Feb. 17 "Rango" United Artists Rivoli Feb. 18 "Pagliacci" Audio Cinema Central Park Feb. 20 Talkie-Making Exploited By New Vaudeville Act "Making Talkies" is the title of a theater exploitation act which is being considered for circuit bookings in the New York territory. Irvine Siegel is producing the act, which involves making talkers on a theater's stage with patrons taking part. Associated with the enterprise are S. E. Graham and Dexter McReynolds. Under the plan a picture is" shot one week, with playbacks on the sound, and shown in the theater the next week. "Noiseless" May Increase Projector Replacements Replacements in vital projector parts are expected to increase through use of noiseless recording systems. Loew's, which now regularly replaces the intermittent movement in its projectors every nine months, may find it necessary to make these rounds every seven months, it is understood. Sound has increased considerably the wear and tear on projectors and, through noiseless recording, more excess noises are said to be picked up and suppressed from audience attention. London Passes "Outward Bound" London — "Outward Bound," recently banned by the censor because of its after-death scenes, has now been passed for showing by the London, Middlesex and Surrey county councils. Theaters outside that area must apply to the local authorities for permits to show the picture, as the original ban still holds. COMING & GOING Says British Pictures "Persecuted" in Canada Toronto — Propaganda against British pictures in Canada amounted to "persecution," it was charged by a committee of the Independent Order of Daughters of the Empire at the public hearing of the Government's investigation of the film industry in the Dominion. John A. Cooper, president of Ocean Picture Distributors, stated that since 3 913 Canada has produced only about 30 motion pictures. P. C. Taylor, R-K-O manager, said his company did more business with independents than with Famous Players. U. S. Dept. of Agriculture Starts Sound Production Washington — The U. S. Department of Agriculture in common with the War and Navy departments, has begun work on sound motion pictures. RCA Photophone recording and reproducing equipment has been installed in the motion picture studio of the department and preparations for the production of synchronized pictures are going forward. Raymond Evans, in charge of the motion picture work of the Department of Agriculture says that the most important silent films now in the vaults will be synchronized with sound and that appropriate lectures will be recorded by the new apparatus. AL SELIG left Saturday night for Florida. H. A. BANDY, foreign manager for Warner-F. N., sails tonight on the Europa for his annual business trip abroad. HIRAM S. BROWN left the Coast Saturday for New York. HAL HODES has left for Chicago to attend the RKO managers' meeting. A. M. BOTSFORD has gone to Florida for a two weeks' vacation. IRENE DUNNE arrived Saturday from the! Coast. FOR LEASE Theater near New York showing a net of $350.00 weekly. Must be responsible party capable of investing $10,000.00 to apply on last year's rent. Box 180B, THE FILM DAILY, 1650 Broadway, New York City. Studio and Location Sound on Film Recording Low Dally or Weekly Rates Powers Clnephone Equipment Corporation THE INDUSTRY'S DATE DOOR 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 Theatrical Ball at Madison Square Garden, New York. Feb. 22 "Warner Club Gaieties" presented by the Warner Club at the Hollywood Theater, New York. April 4-11 Players' and Patrons' Jubilee Week, national benefit for N. V. A. Club. April 23-24 State Convention of Indiana In dorsers of Photoplays, Claypool Hotel, Indianapolis. "Comrades of 1918" at Cameo Feb. 19 The all-German dialogue feature, "Comrades of 1918," formerly named 'Westfront of 1918," will be given its American premiere Thursday at the R-K-O Cameo. The picture, which is a Forenfilm production, wilt subsequently play the entire RK-O circuit. , Publix Books "Little Caesar" "Little Caesar" has been booke< by Publix for showing during the week of the 20th at both the Paramount in Omaha and the Newman in Kansas City. Ned E. Depinet handled the Warner end of the negotiations. Hal Hodes Addresses R-K-O Chicago Meeting Chicago — Hal Hodes, exploitation director for Columbia Pictures, will address the R-K-O theater division managers at their convention here today. Hodes will explain the Columbia method of exploiting features and outline co-operative measures for theater-picture tie-ups when Columbia pictures are booked for R-K-O houses. Phone Stillwell 7932 for NEGATIVES DEVELOPED and Positive Prints Mad* en standard or 16 mm. stock INTER-CONTINENTAL Film Laboratories Inc. 74 Sherman St. Lone Island City IflM MiSCH Will [ soun* ecppmeri th th It e talking •^ trailer ** sound rauer aUeincc stylet 723-TTH AVE.. N. V. 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