The Film Daily (1931)

me DAILY Sunday, March 22, 1931 :THE mNCWMPBt Of rilMf-OM Vol. LV No. 67 Sunday, March 22. 1931 Price 25 Cents JOHN W. AL1C0ATE : : 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. Aliooate, 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 tree) 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, 6426 Hollywood Blvd. Phone Granite 6607. London — Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 89-91 Wardour St., W. I. Berlin— Karl Wolffsohn, Lichtbildbuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris — rP. A. Harle, La Cinematographic Francaise, Rue de la Cour-des-Noues, 19. Fin ancia NEW YORK STOCK MARKET (QUOTATIONS AS OF FRIDAY) Net High Low Close Chg. Con. Fm. Ind 9H ^A 9J4 — 54 Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. 18 18 18 East. Kodak 175 172 17254 + y2 Fox Fm. "A" 37JS 36^ 37 Gen. Th. Eq. (new) 13Js 13J4 13J4 — Ya, Loew's, Inc 61 54 5954 60& — A Paramount 4654 4554 4654 Pathe Exch 254 2 254 do "A" 4 ZYt, 3?4 — lA RKO "A" 2454 23*6 23^ + H Warner Bros. ... 13J4 1354 135^ NEW YORK CURB MARKET Columbia Pets. Vtc. 1854 18 18 — ^g Fox Thea. "A"... 5S6 554 5 54 — Yt Gen. Th. Eq. pfd.. 2854 28% 28% — % Loew, Inc., war. . . % 54 lA Loew's do deb rts . . 21 2054 2054 Technicolor 13^ 13% 13% + Va Trans-Lux 11 1054 \W% — V% NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40. 72 7054 7054—2 Loew 6s 41ww 108% 108 108 — 1 do 6s 41 x-war. . . 99 99 99+54 Paramount 6s 47.. 96 96 96 Par. 554s50 8654 8654 8654 Pathe 7s37 77% 77 77 Warner's 6s39 5854 57 5754 Roslyn Theater Fire Roslyn, L. I.— A $50,000 fire completely destroyed the Tower leaving the town without a motion picture theater There were no casualties. * *♦>♦>♦.♦♦>♦>♦>♦.♦♦>♦>♦>♦>♦>♦>♦>♦>♦.* ♦.* ♦.♦ ♦.♦ ♦.» ♦,♦ ♦>♦.*♦>* J$**«W*V#*V»V» ♦♦>*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦*♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦«/.♦ & *.* y New York Long Island City |f *> 1540 Broadway 154 Crescent St. 8 *.| BRyant 9-4712 STillwell 4-7940 |*| a * a # I Eastman Films | | J. E. Brulatour, Inc. %, \ y a :.t u g a g ♦'$ Chicago Hollywood •> 1727 Indiana Awe. 6700 Santa Monica 8 ft CALumet 3692 Blvd. 8 " 4121 8 HOLlywood New Boston Distributor To Release 12 Features Boston — Twelve features will be released this season by New England Film Corp., which has been formed with George Jeffrey as president and Harry (Zippy) Goldman of Boston as secretary and treasurer. Releases planned will include "Ten Nights in a Bar Room," "Call of the Rockies," "Birth -of a Nation" and six Charlie Chaplin one-reel reissues. The first of the series of Chaplins have been sold to RKO for houses in Portland, Providence, Boston and Lowell. ♦%*♦.♦•*♦♦>♦>♦.*♦.*•.*♦.♦*.♦♦.♦♦.*♦>♦.♦♦>♦>♦>♦>♦. 8. ♦ ♦♦♦>♦ ♦♦*♦♦*♦ ?. Senator Davis Offered Post in Film Industry West Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Senator James J. Davis, now on his way here for the purpose of "transacting some motion picture business," is reported to have received offers to become associated with the film industry. Vaude, Burlesque Talent Signed for "Blackouts" A group of vaudeville and burlesque comedians are being signed for a series of one-reel novelties, known as "Blackouts," to be made by Jay Raymore Productions, formerly in the vaudeville field, in association with "Bud" Pollard, it is announced by Raymond Lewis, manager. Wil liam M. Pizor of Imperial Distributing Corp. will distribute the shorts. Casting is being handled by Clyde Griffith. Fleischer Studios Expand An additional floor at 1600 Broadway has been leased by the Fleischer Studios, turning out the "Bimbo" cartoons and "Screen Songs" for Paramount release. In addition to expanding the art staff, more room will be devoted to the research department which carries on experiments with the Fleischer method for synthetic sound. Marilyn Miller 111 in Berlin Berlin — Marilyn Miller is convalescing here following a severe attack of grippe. Miss Miller plans to sail for New York April 1 on the Bremen. Giegerich Out of RKO Pathe Charles Giegerich has resigned as director of advertising and publicity for RKO Pathe. 26 Keystone Two-Reelers Being Revived With Sound A series of 26 two-reelers made by the old Keystone Co. and now titled "Famous Stars of Today and Tomorrow" is being released by the recently formed Keystone Film Distributing Corp., of which George S. Jeffrey is sales manager. Such names as Gloria Swanson, Marie Dressier and Ford Sterling are included in the series, which is being synchronized. In addition to this group Keystone is to sell another reissue series comprising six Charlie Chaplin single-reel comedies known as "Hits of the Past." They are being synchronized via RCA apparatus at the Ideal studio. Screen Classics Makes "Strange" Series Tieup Twelve one-reel novelties, based on the "Stranger Than Fiction — Do You Know Why?" feature being syndicated by Underwood & Underwood in about 1,400 newspapers, will be made by Screen Classics Productions, it is announced by Stewart B. Moss, production manager. A tieup has been entered into between Screen Classics and the Underwood firm. Warners Name Supervisors For Milwaukee Theaters Milwaukee — Eugene Arnstein and E. W. Van Norman have been named south and north side supervisor, respectively, for Warner theaters in this city. Harry Karp, formerly manager of Fox's Wisconsin, is now manager of Warner's Juneau, while Phil Kilpinski has been named manager of the circuit's Kosciusko. Cuts by Censor Delay "Frenchmen" Pa. Release Philadelphia — Release of "Fifty Million Frenchmen" in this territory has been held up by deletions made by the state censorship boara. "Reaching for Moon" at Rialto "Reaching for the Moon" will succeed "Dishonored" for a pop run at the Rialto on April 2. The Douglas Fairbanks film recently played a special engagement at the Criterion. Favor Maryland Sunday Shows Baltimore — A favorable report on the bill by which the Legislature would permit Sunday shows has been reported by the House of Delegates. THE INDUSTRY'S DATE DOCK Let Us Solve Your Problems! Over 21 Years of Experience Qualifies Us as Specialistsin MOTION PICTURE INSURANCE Stebbins, Leterman & Gates INCORPORATED 1540 B'WAY N.Y.C. TELEPHONE BRYANT 9-3040 Today: Annual Commission 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-U : 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. RKO Pathe sales convention. Drake Hotel, Chicago. 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 18-22: International Exhibitors' Congress, Rome. May 25-28: Spring meeting of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers. Hotel Roosevelt, Hollywood, Cal Indefinite Run at Strand For Barthelmess Picture Richard Barthelmess in "The Finger Points" will go into the New York Strand on April 3 for an in definite run. Idzal Managing Fox, Washington Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — David Idzal, former ly associated with the Fox in Philadelphia, has been appointed manager of the Fox here, succeeding Hardie Meakin, former newspaperman. \ <TJ' Denies James Report Universal yesterday emphatically denied that Arthur James is joining the company in any capacity, as reported. COMING & GOING CLAUDE C. EZELL has gone to Florida for a fishing trip with E. J. Sparks. BEN GOETZ, who is understood to be' slated for the presidency of Consolidated Film Industries, with H. J. Yates becoming chairman of the board, arrives in New York Sunday morning on the Century. MERVYN LEROY returns to the coast next week. J. G. BACHMAN and M. H. HOFFMAN I are in New York from Hollywood. 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