The Film Daily (1931)

—X0»h DAILY :THE IB) M «M \l I k Of IILMIOM ViL LV No. 62 Monday, March 16. 1931; Price 5 Cents I0HN W. ALICOATE Editor and Publishu Published daily except Saturday! and holidays •t 1650 Broadway, New York. N. Y. •nd copyright (1930) by Wid's Films am Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President, Editor and Publisher; Donald M. Mersereau Secretury-Treasuiei and (jeneral Manager Arthur W. Eddy, Associate Editor; Do Carle Gillette, Managing Editor. En lered as second class matter, May 21, 19 is at the post-office at New York, N. Y., «nde the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postag. Iree) United States outside of Greater New York $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; mouths, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscriber should remit with older. Address all com mumcations to THE FILM DAILY, 165' Broadway, New York, N. Y. Phone Clrcl 7-4736, 7-4737, 7-4738, 7-4739. Cable ad Jress: Filmday, New York. Holly wooc California — Kalph Wilk, 6425 Hollywoi Blvd. I'hone Graniie 6607. London — Ernes W. Fredman. The Film Kenter, 89-9 Wardour St., W. I. Berlin— Karl Wolffsoh, l.ichthildliuehiie, Fnedrichstrasse, 225. Pai —P. A. Harle, La Cinematographie Fra caise. Rue de la Cour des-Noues, 19. Local Option Will Rule Under Ohio Sunday Bill Columbus, O. — The l>ill to legalize Sunday movies in Ohio is on the Senate calendar and will probably be presented for a vote this week. Everything looks favorable for its passage, I is reported. Asked what effect this .iw will have on communities now :nforcing the bine law, Senator Joepb N. Ackerman said that communtics will continue to have the right to put it up to their voters, and that the state law will not have precedence over the community law. It I <M ( Ml > Fin ancia NEW YORK STOCK MARKET (QCOTATIOXS AS OF SATURDAY) Net rligh Low Close Chg. Con. Fm. [nd.. 10 10 10 + '., Con. Fin. Ind. pfd. 18^ 18J4 18J4 East. Kodak 167 164 166)4 + 2', Vox Fm. "A" 31<A 3\'/2 32'A + ss Gen. Th. Eq. (new) 12 11 12 + u Loew's, Inc 57J4 55 J4 56^ + H M-G-M pfd 26 Ji 26% 26J4 Paramount 4.1% 43'A 43J4 + M Pathe Exch 2*A 2ft 2A + 'A do "A" 4 3y4 4 + H RKO "A" 21% 21% 21% + l'A Warner Bros 14% 13J/> 14 + m NEW YORK CURB MARKET I olunibia Pets. vie. 19 19 19 Fox The... "A".. 4S 4% 4% Gen. Th. Eq. pfd. 26'4 26 26% — % Loew, Inc., war.. % ]/2 % Loew's do deb. its. 14;s 14% 14% + Technicolor 13 54 12J4 13% + Trans-Lux 10 8% 10 + Shakeup Is Predicted For Ohio Censor Board Columbus — A shake-up of the Ohio Censor Board in which John L. Clifton will not be reappointed as head of the Board upon the expiration of his term of office in June is predicted by those who claim to know what's going on in the innermost circle-.. Andersen Joins Warner Theater Staff Richard Anderson, formerly with he Hearst Newsreel, lias been added to the advertising and publicity itafi of Warner Bros. Broadway heaters. Anderson has been as gned to the department under Dave Weshner. Ed H. Morris Father of Girl A daughter has been born to Mr. ni'l Mrs. Edwin Morris, at the I 'ark End Hospital. Morris is general manager of M. Witmark and Sons, and son of Sam E. Morris, vice president and general manager of Warner Bros. Mar. 21 : Annual Ball of the Warner Cluh New York. March 22: Annual Communion and Break fast of Catholic M. P. Guild ol America, Church of the Good Shepherd. Beverly Hills. Cal. Mar. 28: First annual benefit dinner, enter tainment and dance at the Hotel Astor by greater New York exhibi tors and distributors to aid per manent benefit fund. April 4-11: Players' and Patrons' Jubile. Week, national benefit for N V A. Club. April 19: Lambs Gambol. Metropolitar Opera House. New York Apr. 20-22: Warner Bros. Eastern sale* convention, Atlantic Citv April 23-24: State Convention of Indiana In dorsers of Photoplays. Claypool Hotel, Indianapolis. Apr. 27 : Fox Film sales convention. Nev York RKO Sales Convention. Los Angeles. Apr. 28-30: Warner Bros. Western sale? convention. Hotel St. Fiancis San Francisco. May 25-28: Spring meeting of the Societj of Motion Picture Engineers Hotel Roosevelt. Hollywood. Cal Fox Theater Changes % NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40 63 62'A 62J4 — 1'. 6s 41ww...l05% 105% 105% — ft lo 6s 41 x-war.. 98'A 98 VI 9S'/2 — 'A Par. 5VJs50 86% 86% 86% Pathe 7s37 75 74 74 — Vi, Warner's 6s39 .. 58% 59% 59 4 1 ■% "Dracula" Held Over Cleveland — "Dracula," Universal eature, went over so big at the IKO Hippodrome last week that being held a second week. • .♦ ♦.♦ ♦,♦ ♦.* ♦,♦ •.• ♦.• ♦.♦ ♦.♦ •,* ♦,• ♦,♦ ♦,♦ ♦.♦ ♦.♦ #.• •.• ♦.♦ • • • .♦ ♦ • •♦ ♦ • • ■ Ohio Stench Bill Amended Columbus, O. — The stench bomb bill, unanimously passed by the house last' week, is now before the Senate committee in an amended form, Josenh N. Ackerman, Republican, of Cleveland has amended the bill so that, if passed in its present form, it will be Felony to throw a stench bomb anywhere at all. The original bill made t a felony to throw stench bombs in theater lobbies or any places of public gatherings. The bill now protects individuals as well as institutions. Griffith Planning Coast Trip I >. W. Griffith who has been ill for "tunc time at the Astor intends to cave for the Coast within three weeks. New York 1540 Broadway BRYant 9-4712 Long Island City 154 Crescent St. STIllwell 4-7940 •'• -sn « k Eastinam Films! * #4) S J. E. Brulatour, Inc. I 8 $.: 1 »♦ Hollywood »* 6700 Santa Monica K BWd. :•: HOLlywood 4121 K ummmsmmummaumtammuil, Chicago 1727 Indiana Ave CALumet 3692 Kranz Leaves United Artists (leveland— Charles Kranz has rc-igned as manager of the local United \rtists' branch and is succeeded by \\ illiam Rosenthal, who held this position three years ago when he resigned to go into another line of business. M. A. LIGHTMAN left New York Saturday for Memphis after attending the M. P. T. O. A. board of directors' meeting. JOHN BOLES arrives in New York today from the Coast. »i.B' F' VYON Canadian sales manager for Warner Bros., has returned from a trip through British Columbia. Jacques J. Benjamin, for years liaison officer to S. L. Rothafei and who accompanied "Roxy" on his last trip abroad, has been assigned the post of special assistant to Charles E. Kurtzman, executive field representative for Fox Theaters. Benjamin will spend a few weeks in the field and then be assigned a definite post in a de luxe house. Other Fox assignments include the installing of Monte Salmon a manager of the Fox. Brooklyn, and the promotion oi Henry Kahn, formerly chief doorman at the Academy of Music. New ^ ork, to floor manager of the Fox Brooklyn, succeeding Willard Tatereau, who is now supervising the service staffs of the Fox Washington and the Fox, Philadelphia. Bernard P. Arons has been made purchasing agent of the Row and Russell Market assigned the directorship of the Roxyettes. A. J. Kennedy, formerly in charge of advertising at the Fox, Philade.Johia, is now on the home office advertising department staff. Kennedy is succeeded by Maury Foldare. formerly manager of the Tuxedo. A-Mike Vogel, formerly manager of the Park Plaza, is nov director of advertising for the Fox. Detroit, and H. C. Herzog is now director of advertising of the Fox Midwesco Theaters. Studio and Location Sound on Film Recording Low Dally or Weekly Ratea Powers Clnephone Equipment Corporation T23-7TH AVC. N. Y. brvant a-eoar Monday, March 16, 1931 ITNE HH VIWMAIIk Of HLMDOM >ez f _ "Way Down East" ( Synchronized) Al Griffith-Grey Time, 1 hr., 30 mins. D. W. GRIFFITH MELODRAMA CLASSIC STILL HOLDS STRONG ENTERTAINMENT APPEAL PLUS GOOD EXPLOITATION ANGLES. The I ). W. Griffith melodrama classic still holds a big entertainment appeal and should go strong on the basis of the sentiment attached to this famous melodrama, the D. W. Griffith name, and the appeal of seeing such personalities as Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess and Lowell Sherman as they were in the early days of their careers. The wholesome story of the wronged girl, to whom true love comes after manv trials and tribulations also still has its anneal. The musical score has been well synchronized including nil the old-time melodies that should make a hit with the older generation. Sound effects are incidental to certain pieces of business. There is still a big L'Lk in the final scene, where 1 illian Gish is about to go over the falls on a cake of ice, with Pick Barthelmess rescuing her in tin nick of time. Cast: Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess. Lowell Sherman, Burr Mcintosh, Kate Bruce, Creighton Hale, Mrs. Morgan Belmont. Mrs. David Landau, Josephine Bernard, Patricia Freun, Florence Short, Vivia Ogden. Porter Strong, George Nelson, Edgar Nelson, Mary Hay. Emily Fitzroy. Director, D. W. Griffith; Author, Lottie Blair Parker; Adaptor, Anthony Paul Kelly; Cameramen, G. W. Bitzer, Hendrik Sartov. Direction, fine. Photography, good. NOW READYF0R RELEASE Write or Wire ALBERT GRIFFITH -GREY 729 7th Ave. N. Y. C. LRyant 9-1393