The Film Daily (1931)

DAILV Tuesday, March 17, 1931 —STHE Of IIIMIOM Vel. LV No. 63 Tuesday, March 17, 1931 Price 5 Cents I1HN W. ALICOATE Editir and Publisher Published daily except Saturdays and holidays at 1650 Broadway, New York, N. V., a,,d copyright C19J0) by Wid's FUms uA Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Ahcoatc President, Editor and Publisher; Donald M. Mersereau, Secretary-Treasurer and General Manager, Vrthur \V. Eddy, Associate Editor; Don Carle Gillette, Managing Editor. t-nI as second class matter, May £1, ivi)s, at the post-office at New York, N. \ ., under the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States outside of Greater New York $10.00 one year; 6 months, p.UU; J months, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY 165) Broadway, New York, N. Y. Phone Circle 7-4736, 7-4737, 7-4738, 7-4739. Cable address: Filmday, New York. Hoi y wood California Ralph Wilk, 6425 Hollywood lilvd Phone Granite 6607. London— Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 89-91 Wardour St., W. I. Berlin— Karl Wolffsohn, Lichtbildbuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. i"aris ■"— P A. Harle, La Cinematographic t-rancaise, Rue de la Cour-des-Noues, 19. Fin ancia NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Lew Close dig. Con. l;m. fad.. . . 10 9Vs — Yi Con. Km. hid. pfd. 18^ l*U l&'A East. Kodak 171 ]<■<■'. 170J4 + 4'4 Fox Fm. "A" ii'A I*'/* 33 + Va (Jen. Th.Eq. (new) l-';s 11 ^ 112*8 — A Loew's, Inc 58*6 56J4 57 Ji + l'A do pfd. ww (b'A). 97>8 97>s 97Ys Paramount 44'A 4 3 5 8 43^4 Pathe Exch 2'A 2 2 — 'A do "A" 4 4 4 RKO "A" 22is 21 U 22 + A Warner Bros 1454 13# 1j-s A NEW YORK CURB MARKET Fox Thea. "A".. 4?/g -l-K 4?-g + A Gen. Th. Eq. pfd. 26 24 'A 24 M — \\i, Loew, Inc., war.. Va ¥i 5^ + A Loew's do deb its. 17J4 15 17 "4 + 2-H Nat. Scr. Ser.... 23^ 23/2 23/, J/2 Technicolor \IA 13 13 A Trans-Lux 11 Va 1054 11 + A NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40 64 % 65 64 % + VA Loew 6s 41ww...l07 106 107 + Wa do 6s 41 x-war... 98*A 9%'A 98A Paramount (is 47. 95 95 95 + A Par. 5K2s50 86^ 86** 86^ Pathe 7s37 76 74 !4 75 +2 Warner's 6s39 .. 5'J7<g 58 58.J4 Vs Paramount Signs Robinson Casey Robinson has been signed by Paramount on a long term contract to write and direct. Robinson was formerly attached to the Warner Vitaphone studio here. *♦♦>♦>♦>♦.* ♦.♦ ♦.♦ ♦.♦ ♦.» ♦.♦♦.♦ ♦.*♦.* ♦.♦ ♦.* *.* *.* •** ♦.* ♦.* ♦.* ♦.* ♦.* ♦.* ♦.* ^v* ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦•♦ ♦*♦!$ ♦V ♦ * :.: :.: :.: j.: New York 1540 Broadway BRYant 9-4712 Long Island City 154 Crescent St. STIllwell 4-7940 lEastmnian Films If $ § I: J. E. Brulatour, Inc. g Chicago 1727 Indiana Ave. CALumet 3692 Hollywood 6700 Santa Monica BWd. HOLljrwood 4121 *:•♦>♦.♦♦.♦♦.♦♦>♦.♦♦>♦>*>♦.♦♦>♦.**.♦♦>♦>♦>♦>♦>♦>♦>♦♦♦♦♦♦.•• Just Chatter — on nothing much (.Continued from Paric 1) moment is this foreign version packId version or not to version.' That seems to be the question. It is rather "accepted that the foreign version jaunt has proven anything but financially satisfactory and that, except in the case of Spanish editions, the present scheme may be consigned to the ashcan before another year rolls around. With the foreign sound situation being mastered locally and production in several countries abroad taking on a certain definite shadow of class, the problem becomes constantly more complicated. Westinghouse Offers Shorts to Theaters Pittsburgh— At the last meeting of the M. P. T. O. of W. Pa. and W. Va. a representative of Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing submitted to the members of the organization a proposition to supply short reels to the theaters. It was decided to refer the matter to the national organization. West Va. Censorship Bill Favored by Committee Charleston, W. Va.— The committee on education in the Legislature has favorably considered a bill to create a board of censors in this state. Under the measure there will be an examination fee of $5 on film prints and $2 for duplicates. Poster advertising also is included in the censorship proposal. $6,900 Judgment for Sheffield Denver — In a lawsuit over the question of conversion of property, J. T. Sheffield was given a judgment of $6,900 against Thos. Sullivan and H. T. Nolan. The case concerned the alleged forceful entry of the Gothic at which time Sheffield's manager was evicted and his property was used to operate the theater. Both sides will ask for a new trial, Sheffield having asked for $10,000, and Sullivan and Nolan claim the judgment is excessive. Theater Co. Formed in Boston Boston — Berfin Amusement, Inc., has been formed to operate theaters, minnie golf courses, etc. Incorporators are Max A. Finn, Philip Berlin and Elias M. Loew. First Trans-Lux Movie Doing Good Business Near capacity business at all times during the 14 hours it was open yesterday, was checked up to the first Trans-Lux store movie, which opened Saturday. An all-newsreel program is presented lasting 35 minutes. The unique auditorium seats 188 and is decorated with a metallic-platinum finish. Pictures are shown on a daylight screen and projected from behind. Yesterday a small crowd was continually gazing at the front of the house, which offers an unique "turnstile" method of entrance with a 25-cent admission. The program which is made up of Pathe, Universal and Paramount newsreel subjects, also includes several interviews with celebrities who speak especially for Trans-Lux and welcome the audiences to the new departure in motion picture exhibition The house staff consists of a manager, assistant and five projectionists. Thomas Murray has replaced Ed Manley as manager and John M. Begg, formerly connected with Fox Movietone, has been named national news editor by Courtland Smith, president. Another addition is William F. Githens as editor of the New York group of Trans-Lux houses. Irvin Willat Planning Undersea Sound Picture Plans for the first undersea sound feature, based on the autobiography, "The Pearl Diver," by Victor Berge, are being contemplated by Irvin Willat. Production would be in the South Seas. Willat is now in New York. THE INDUSTRY'S DATE DCCr Mar. 21 : Annual Ball of the Warner Club, New York. March 22: Annual Communion and Breakfast of Catholic M. P. Guild of America, Church of the Good Shepherd, Beverly Hills, Cal. Mar. 28: First annual benefit dinner, entertainment and dance at the Hotel Astor by greater New York exhibitors and distributors to aid permanent benefit fund. April 4-11: Players' and Patrons' Jubilee Week, national benefit for N. V. A. Club. April 19: Lambs Gambol, Metropolitan Opera House, New York. Apr. 20-22: Warner Bros. Eastern sales convention, Atlantic City. April 23-24 : State Convention of Indiana Indorsers of Photoplays, Claypool Hotel, Indianapolis. Apr. 27 : Fox Film sales convention. New York. RKO Sales Convention, Los Angeles. Apr. 28-30: Warner Bros. Western sales convention, Hotel St. Francis, San Francisco. May 25-28: Spring meeting of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers, Hotel Roosevelt, Hollywood, Cal Virginia Censor Clips 14 Pictures in Month Richmond— Deletions in 14 pictures out of 77 examined have been ordered in less than a month by the state censorship division. The number of cuts is unusually high. Mrs. E. L. Klein Appointed Ideal's Foreign Sales Mgr. Mrs. E. L. Klein, who was assistant to her husband in the Edward L. Klein Corp., which recently discontinued operation, has been appointed foreign sales manager of Ideal Pictures Corp. by M. J. Kandel, president. Ideal has just completed four shorts in Spanish dialogue with a musical background. Tearle Completes British Tour Conway Tearle, who has arrived in New York from England, plans to leave for the Coast in a week. With his wife Adela Rowland, he played 12 weeks in a sketch, "The Valiant," in British theaters. He also worked in "Captivation," English talker. Wis. Allied Unit Incorporates Madison, Wis. — Articles of incorporation have been filed by the Allied Independent Theater Owners of Wisconsin. Signers of the articles include L. K. Brin, F. R. Trottman, H. H. Perlewitz and E. F. Maertz, all Milwaukee exhibitors. Six New M-G-M Releases Set M-G-M has added six productions on its March-April release schedule. They are "It's a Wise Child," "Strangers May Kiss," "Daybreak," "The Secret Six," "Stepping Out" and "A Tailor-Made Man." Are you sure you are INSURED? Let us look over your POLICIES — It may prevent a heavy loss! INSURANCE of every description Motion Picture Insurance a Specialty JOHN J. 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