The Film Daily (1931)

DAILY Wednesday, February 18, 1931 :the M»Mll tk 01 riLMU>.M Vol IV N ,. 41 Wilnosdar. tet. 18, 1931 Price 5 Cents SOHN W. ALICQATE Edit jr and Publisw Published daily except Saturdays and holidays at 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y., and copyright C1930) by Wid's Films am Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President, Editor and Publisher; Donald M. Mersereau, Secretary-Treasurer and Genera] Manager Arthur W. Eddy, Associate Editor; Do Carle Gillette, Managing Editor. En tered as second class matter, May 21, 1918, at the post-office at New York, N. Y., undei the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States outside of Greater New York $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; i 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. 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HO/, 108'X 10854 — 1% do 6s 41 x-war.... 9954 9S?4 99J4 + Vj Par. Bv. 5!4s51 .1035* 103'/, 1035* + A Par. 554s50 SS Wi 87% — 54 Paihe 7s37 67 67 67 s 7 Warner's 6s39 ... 70?* 69 69 — 1% Quimby On Sick List TYed Quimbv, general manager of short subjects for M-G-M, is confined to his home at Hartsdale, N. Y., with grippe. Paramount Newsreel Activities Being Extended Throughout World «»R'»»»«*4'MMWM**MS2i i>iww;-n-»SJ?KwJWJ»'ii*«vJiw New York 1540 Broadway BRYant 9-4712 Eastnian. Films I J. E. Brulatour, Inc. Chicago Hollywood 1727 Indiana Ave. 6700 Santa Monica CALumet 2691 Blvd. HOLlywood4121 Long Island City g 154 Crescent St. « STIllwell 4-7940 « 1 i t; 1 1 1 1 I 1 i 1 8 Operations of Paramount Sound N'ews will be extended to all parts of the world, it was announced yesterday by Emanuel Cohen, director of the Paramount short feature department and editor of Paramount Sound New-, before sailing for London for the opening of the British reel on March _'. First information about the European expansion of Paramount News appeared exclusively in I'm: Film I >aim on Jan. 2.3. George T. Cummins has been appointed assistant to Cohen in charge of operations in England. Five sound units will operate in England alone, besides other units already on the continent. The reel in Great Britain will be conducted on the same basis as the American organization. Two — lies weekly are to be put out, the same as here and in Canada. A special building has been constructed next to the Paramount i llympic laboratory in London, which will serve as headquarters for all newsreel operations on the coninent. Nine members of the American organization are now in Europe to assist in launching the new reel. They are Edmund Dascomb, Oswald '.rooks. George LaRoche, Harry uthbert, Madeline Bender, Dave nissman, John Priml, Herbert Delarge ami W. Galbin. Columbia Names Joe Levy Manager in Des Moines Des Moines — Joe Levy, formerly vlth Cincinnati and St. Louis offices if United Artists, has been appoint•rl manager of the Columbia branch 'iere. Bowes Adds Air Time Major Edward Bowes and his Capitol Family will increase their broadcasting time from one-half to one hour beginning Friday, March 6, at 7 p. m., in a Coast-to-Coast hookup. In the past they have been broadcasting on Sundays. ia^-lKKKKKKKtJt^K-t-""""""-"-2* U. A. Division Managers Discuss Season's Plans Plans for the new selling season were discussed yesterday at a meeting of United Artists division managers at which Al Lichtman presided. Attending were Paul Burger, Fred Zimmerman, Cresson E. Smith. Jack Schlaiser, H. M. Masters, Ben Fish, Harrv Gold and Paul Lazarus. H. B. Franklin in East Harold B. Franklin is in Xew York in connection with the Hughes-Franklin theater circuit acluisitions. O'Reilly, Sonin in Albany Watching Adverse Bills Albany — • Charles O'Reilly, president of the T. O. C. C., Xew York, and Sam Sonin are here in connection with adverse bills pending in the State Legislature. Labor measures are principally occupying their attention. Radio City Ready 1934, Says M. H. Aylesworth Radio City, the Rockefeller amusement project on Fifth Ave., will be i reality within three years, coinident with the establishment of • iractical television, according to a •tatement yesterday by M. H. Aylesvorth, president of the National Iroadcasting Co. Third Week for "Millie" "Millie," with Helen Twelvetrees, i Charles R. Rogers production for RKO, is being held for a third week at the Mayfair. Sammy Cohen at Hipp. Sammy Cohen, screen comedian, will appear at the Hippodrome next week. Ruth Etting for Warner Houses Ruth Etting was signed yesterday by the Artists' Bureau of Warner Bros, for a series of appearances in Warner theaters. She opens her tour mi Friday at the Stanley, Pittsburgh. and from there will go to the Karle. W'a hington. B'ank House Robbed Fort Dodge, la.— A. H. Blank'.Strand was held up and robbed of $700 receipts. Frank Woodruff, assistant manager, was taking the money to the bank. 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 RCCr Today: Convention of R-K-O Theater Division Managers at the Hotel Sherman, Chicago. "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 Ttteater, New York. April 4-11 Players' and Patrons' Jubilee Week, national benefit for N. V. A. Club. April 23-24 State Convention of Indiana Indorsers of Photoplays. Claypool Hotel, Indianapolis. May 25-28 Spring meeting of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers. Hotel Roosevelt, Hollywood. Cal. Feb. 23 Screen Advertisers Ass'n meeting. Hotel Roosevelt, New York. Feb. 28 Foxfilm Athletic Club fifth annual ball at the Commodore Hotel, N. Y. Mar. 7 Annual midnight theater party by the Kaplan Projection Society for the benefit of the Sick Fund, at the Hippodrome, New York. March 10-11 MP.T.O.A. Board of Directors meets in New York. Mar. 14 First Annual Writers-Wampas Roast, Biltmore Hotel, Hollywood. Mar. 21 Annual Ball of the Warner Club, New York. COMING & GOING FRANK D. ORMSTON is back from abroad. ARTHUR HORNBLOW, JR.. production chief for Samuel Goldwyn, has left for the coast. EMANUEL COHEN of Paramount sailed on the Europa last night for Europe. CHARLES FARRELL and VIRGINIA VALLI (Mrs. Farrell) sailed yesterday on the Augustus for Italy. They will remain abroad two months. TEDDY WALTERS, former stage partner of Eddie Cantor, leaves tomorrow for Hollywood under contract to Warner Bros. ALLAN LANE, drafted by Warner Bros. from the legitimate stage, is on his way to the coast to begin film work. CHARLES ROSENZWEIG returned from Havana yesterday. HIRAM S. BROWN arrived from the coast yesterday. WARREN NOLAN left for Boston last night. GEORGE ABBOTT, Paramount director, has returned from a brief vacation in Palm Beach and Havana. 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 Phnn*. Stillwell 7932 for NEGATIVES DEVELOPED and PoiiMm Print* Made on ttandard or 16 mm itock INTER-CONTINENTAL Film Laboratories Inc. 74 Sherman St. Long Island City