The Film Daily (1931)

OAIUV Wednesday, March 18, 1931 — — I iii 1 III LV Nl 14 Wednesday, March 18, 1931 Price 5 Cents Jin 1. IUC0ATE Editor and Publisher Published daily except Saturdays and holidays ■t J650 Broadway, New York, N. X.. and copyright U»iO) by Wid's Fi lms and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President, Editor and Publisher; Donald M. Mersereau, Secretary-Treasurer and General Manage. , 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., unde! the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States outside of Greater .New York $10.00 one year; 6 months, SJ.UU; J 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. Hoi y wood, California Ralph Witt, 6425 Hollywood Blvd Phone Granite 6607. London— Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter 89-91 Wardour St., W, I. Berlin— Karl Wolrrsohn, Lichtbildbuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 223. Paris —P. A. Harle, La Cinematographic 1-rancaise, Rue de la Cour-des-Noues, 19. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. Con. Km. Ind.... 9# 9'A VA — fi Con. Fra. Ind. pfd. 18# 18J4 18J4 + Q East. Kodak ....171 163/2 164—654 Fox Fm "A" 34 32& 33J4 + V* Gen.Th. Eq. (new) \2A Wi \W + % Loews, Inc 58?* 57 H 5.7 # — Vj do pfd. ww (6 /,).. 98 98 98 + H do pfd. xw ((,'A). 98 97H 98 + fi M-G-M pfd 26/, 2654 26/2 + 'A Paramount 44/* 43# 44 + A Pathe Exch 2'A 2 RKOA-A-" '.'■'■'■'.'. 22H 2\% 21H — "k Warner Bros 14 »K,'3^ *» NEW YORK BOND MARKET Columbia Pets. Vtc. 19 19 19 — H Fox Thea. "A" .... 4 }i 4% J>7A ■ ■ ■■■ Gen. Th. Eq. pfd.. 26 24 'A 26 +154 Loew, Inc., war. H H n ••■■■ Loew's do deb rts. 18 17 17 — 54 Technicolor 13 12J4 13 ..•■• Trans-Lux WA 10^„i°'-i— ^ NEW YORK CURB MARKET Gen Th. Eq. 6s40. 66 64 6554 + 5/8 Keith A-O 6s 46.. 7654 7654 76J4 + 54 Loew 6s 41ww.... 10754 10654 10654 — 54 do 6s 41 x-war.... 98& 98 98J4 + 'A Paramount 6s 47.. 96 95 96 Par. 554s50 8654 8654 8654 Pathe 7s37 7454 74 74—1 Warner's 6s39 59 57 57 —2 New Falmouth House Planned Falmouth, Mass. — Benjamin A. Richardson of Boston plans the erection of a theater at Main St. and Elm Arch Way here. Dialogue Censorship Bill Passes Kan. Legislature Topeka, Kan. — Before ending its session the Legislature passed the bill authorizing the film censor board to delete sound as well as picture scenes from talkers. A representative of the industry was given five minutes to present the film angle on the move by the legislative committee. 62 Navy Men Graduated By RCA Sound School Six officers and 56 enlisted men, divided between the Scouting Fleet at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and the Naval Station in San Diego, Cal., have been graduated in the first classes of the sound technician schools organized by RCA Photophone to instruct students in the operation of equipment soon to be installed on naval ships and at various stations. LeRoy, Murphy, Boles Grace AMPA Board Thurs. Mervyn LeRoy, First National director who turned out "Little Caesar,'' Edna Murphy, his wife, and John Boles will be the chief guests at tomorrows luncheon of the A.M. P.A. in the Hotel Dixie. Vallee Returning to N. Y. Stand Rudy Vallee comes into the Paramount, New York, the week of April 3 after seven weeks' bookings in Publix houses throughout the country. Currently he is playing in Toledo and previously worked in Publix houses in Boston, Miami, New Orleans, Chicago and Detroit. In addition to playing in the stage shows in these theaters he has been broadcasting. Vallee's contract with Paramount expires June 1. Forbstein Succeeds Franklin West Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Arthur Franklin, general musical director, and Major Nathan Levinson, executive in the sound department of Warner-First National, have resigned. Franklin is succeeded by Leo Forbstein. lamlllllHI %*%•%*+* **.* ♦.♦♦.♦♦.♦ ♦.*♦.• ♦.* ♦.♦ ♦.* ♦.♦♦.* *.* *.* *.* New York 1540 Broadway BRYant 9-4712 Eastman Films J. E. Brulatour, Inc. A. H. Schnitzer in New Duties A. H. Schnitzer, formerly in Pittsburgh, has started his new duties as special representative of RKO Pathe Distributing Corp. in New York under Ned E. Depinet. Television by April 1 First practical television reception available to the metropolitan district will be a reality Dy April 1, according to plans ot DeForest Radio, now operating a daily television broadcast from Passaic, N. J. New studios are nearing completion at 655 Fifth Ave. Sam Dembow Completes Publix Inspection Tour After inspecting Publix booking offices in eight key cities, Sam Dembow, Jr., arrives in New York today from a two weeks' trip. He visited Chicago, Minneapolis, Des Moines, Omaha, Denver, Kansas City, Mo., Dallas and New Orleans. Dembow will soon announce appointment of a district manager for the Des Moines territory to succeed Nate Frudenfeld, who died recently. James B. Reilly Managing Columbia's 'Frisco Branch San Francisco — James B. Reilly has been appointed manager of Columbia's exchange here, replacing Phil Weinstein, resigned. Reilly was branch manager with United Artists for two years and manager of the Pathe Cleveland exchange the following two years, which post he resigned to assume bis new duties with Columbia. Universal Wins Contract Suit Okmulgee, Okla. — The District Court of Okmulgee County has just handed down a decision in favor of Universal enforcing performance of an exhibition contract between Universal and Haniotis Bros., operating the Yale here. The decision resting upon the enforcibility of Universal's exhibition contract, was rendered in a suit based upon a breach by the exhibitors of Universal's complete service contract. The court gave judgment in favor of Universal for $750 and costs, the total amount claimed by Universal in the action. Metro-Goldwyn Calls Pfd. Stock Metro-Goldwyn Pictures has called 3,741 shares of its preferred stock for redemption on June 15 at $27 a share. This will leave about 160,000 shares still outstanding. THE INDUSTRY'S DATE ECOK 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 benent 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 benent for N. V. A. Club. April 19: Lambs Gambol, Metropolitan Opera House, New York. Apr. 20-22: Warner Bros. Eastern sales convention, Atlantic City. RKO Pathe sales convention, Drake Hotel, Chicago. April 23-24 : State Convention ot Indiana Indorsers of Photoplays, Claypoo! 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 meeung of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers, Hotel Roosevelt, Hollywood, Cat "Symphony" Released April 15 "Symphony in 2 Flats," Sono Art's newest feature, will be released April 15. The production is based on the play produced by the Shuberts in 1930. JOHN EBERSON returned yesterday from Paris. SAM DEMBOW, JR., is back from a tour of Publix houses. ROBERT MONTGOMERY arrives in New \ ork today. ADELE COMANDINI, coauthor of Tiftany's "Hell Bound," has arrived in New York. ELMER RICE leaves tomorrow for the coast to assist Samuel Goldwyn in the filming of his Pulitzer Prize play, "Street Scene." JOSEPH FRIEDMAN, Berlin representative for Columbia, arrived in New York yesterday. W. RAY JOHNSTON is back from a trip through the southeast. ARTHUR FIEDELBAUM, M-G-M home office representative, and ALLAN BYRE, managing director for the French territory, arrived yesterday from abroad. COLOR PRINTS Color sound cameras available (or short subjects, or advertising films. 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