The Film Daily (1931)

DAILV Tuesday, March 24, 19311 Vd. IV No. 69 Tuesday. March 24. 1931 Price 5 Cents I0HN W. ALICOATE : Editor aid 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., undei the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Ppstage free) United States outside of Greater New York $10.00 one year; 6 months, VS.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 CIrcl 7-4736, 7-4737, 7-4738, 7-4739. Cable ad dress: Filmday, New York. Hollywood California — Ralph Wilk, 6425 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 —P. A. Harle, La Cinematographic Fran caise. Rue de la Cour-des-Noues, 19. Fin ancia NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net Hi«h Low Close Chg. Am. Sr.n 8 8 8 + 'A Con. Km. Ind 9Yt ^A Wi + 'A Con. Km. Ind. pfd. 18 18 18 East. Kodak 17 VA 167 170 + VA Fox Fm. "A" 37 36 36& + !4 Hen. Th. Eq. (new) 13^ 12f£ 12^ -+ V* Loew's, Inc 59^1 57-H 58*6 — 1H Paramount 47 'A 45 46lA + 5* Pathc Exch 2'A 2% 2'A — Vi do "A" 3Va 3H 354 RKO "A" 24!^ 2i'A 23**— 'A Warner Bros 13M 13*4 135* + JA NEW YORK CURB MARKET Fox Thea. "A"... S'A 5 5 54 — Vt Gen. Th. Eq. pfd.. 27 H 27 'A 27 'A — V* I.oew, Inc., war. l/2 *6 *6 — 'A Loew's do deb rts. . 18% 18% Wi — H Technicolor 13'/2 127^ 12ft — ft Trans-Lux 1114 10*4 HlA + *4 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40. 70^ 69 7054 Loew 6s 41ww 108 107 107^ — V2 do 6s 41 x-war... 99 98ft 99 + ]4 Paramount 6s 47.. 95 95 95 — 1 Par. S'AsSO 8634 86'/. M'/i Pathe 7s37 78 77*4 78 Warner's 6s39 ... 57'A 56 57 54 + 1ft "Women of Nations" for Roxy World premiere of Fox's "Women of All Nations" will take place April 24 at the Roxy, it is announced by J. R. Grainger. ;«w«W#«W««'«w«»» ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦•♦♦•♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦*♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦*-> a *.* 8 New York Long Island City U if 1540 Broadway 154 Crescent St. K J| BRyant 9-4712 STillwell 4-7940 |-| ft # I Eastman Filins| I J. E. Brulatour, Inc. jfj H ft a a 8 ft 8 ft Chicago Hollywood J.t •v 1727 Indiana Ave. 6700 Santa Monica 5.5 ;•; CALumet 3692 Blvd. i.i ;*♦ HOLlywood 4121 8 it ft ♦*'>♦.*•*♦♦.•♦.♦*.♦♦>♦.*•.•♦.♦♦.•♦.♦♦.♦♦.♦•>♦>♦>♦.♦♦>•>♦>♦ ••♦♦^t '♦>♦♦♦♦♦♦•♦ * ♦ •> • ♦ ♦ ♦ *• ♦ # ♦>♦'♦ *'♦ **♦ ♦'♦ ♦'♦ ♦'# •'♦ ♦*♦*•♦ ♦*♦ •*♦ *v » Financial Circles Lukewarm Toward Screen Advertising A lukewarm attitude toward screen advertising is indicated by a report prepared by the 1930 Research Committee on Motion Picture Advertising of the Financial Advertisers' Ass'n. The report, written by Ruth Pearse, chairman, of the First Wisconsin Bank, Milwaukee, recognizes the "tremendous" influence exercised by films over "the buying and living habits of the American people." Banks contacted during the survey mostly felt that the screen is a good medium "for general advertising." Total of 158 banks were question naired in the report. British Producer Plans Six Features in Color London — Associated Talking Pictures, Ltd., has been granted a license by Raycol British Corp. to make six productions in color under the latter's patents, on a royalty basis of $500 for each 1,000 feet of cut negative. This will be the sole cost to the producer, except for the equipment of the producer's own camera with a battery of Ravcol lenses, costing approximately $500 per lens. Raycol system uses black and white negative and positive stock, printed and developed in the ordinary way. and is subsequently protected through the Raycol lens when shown in color. The Raycol projector lenses are to be rented to exhibitors at a cost of not more than $5 a week. Bancroft Set for First Of New Paramount Series West Coast Bureau. THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — "The Monev King," story of the business world, has been decided upon as the first of a series of dramatic vehicles in which George Bancroft will star under his new contract with Paramount, it is announced by B. P. Schulberg, who negotiated the star's new agreement with his manager, Henry Fink. "Finger Points" Opening Sooner Richard Barthelmess in "The Finger Points," originally scheduled to open April 2 at the New York Strand, has been moved up to March 26. The First National production goes into the Broadway house for a run. A.M.P.A. to Hear Darrow Clarence Darrow, internationally famous trial lawyer, has been invited to address the A. M. P. A. at the weekly Hotel Dixie luncheon, Thursday, April 2. He is expected to accept. LAWYERS DENY FAMOUS VIOLATED COMBINES ACT Toronto — Neither motion pictures nor admission prices to theaters are commodities of trade and therefore are not subject to the jurisdiction of the Combines Act, it was stated by Strachan Johnston, counsel for Famous Players; G. W. Mason, representing RKO, Warners, Universal, United Artists, Educational, Fox and Tiffany, and M. H. Ludwig, representing Columbia exchange, at the Canadian film probe hearing. Ludwig said that stipulations in the Combines Act necessitated that a contract must be detrimental to the public's interest, and on this argument he endeavored to point out that only by showing that Famous Players had offended public policy bv "restraint of trade" could its alleged combine be found unlawful under the Act. Mason said there had been no evidence that trade had been restrained. THE INDUSTRY'S DATE BCCr Balaban & Katz Pushing Evanston Sunday Fight Chicago — Efforts to force Evanston to cancel its closed Sunday law will be pushed by Balaban & Katz, notwithstanding the adverse ruling of the court. Warners Shift Division Mgrs. Tom Soriero and Frank Gere have been named division managers for Ohio by Warner Bros. Frank Phelphas_ been placed in charge of Warner's three Cleveland houses as city manager. C. J. Latta, formerly manager of the Roger Sherman. New Haven recently was appointed zone manager for Ohio. Boles in Personal Appearances John Boles leaves New York today for a three weeks' personal appearance tour under auspices of Universal. His first stop is the Alhambra, Milwaukee, with the Capitol, Atlanta, and Rialto, Washington, to follow. After a few days in New York he returns to the Universal lot at the Coast. Mar. 28: First annual benefit dinner, em tainment and dance at the Hot Astor by greater New York exhil tors and distributors to aid pe manent benefit fund. March 31 : M.P.T.O. of Western Penna. ai West Va. meet in Pittsburgh. April 4-1 1 : Players' and Patrons' Jubil Week, national benefit for N. ^ A. Club. April 19: Lambs Gambol, Metropoli Opera House, New York. Apr. 20-22: Warner Bros. Eastern sale convention, Atlantic City. RKO Pathe sales convention! Drake Hotel, Chicago. April 23-24 : State Convention of Indiana I dorsers of Photoplays, Claypoc Hotel, Indianapolis. Apr. 27: Fox Film sales convention, Ne York. RKO Sales Convention, Los Alt geles. Apr. 28-30: Warner Bros. Western salt convention. Hotel St. Francir San Francisco. May 18-22: International Exhibitors' Cot, gress. Rome. May 25-28 : Spring meeting of the Societ of Motion Picture Engineer Hotel Roosevelt, Hollywood, Ci Albany Exhibs To Elect Albany — New local exhib organ zation will elect officers at a meet ing tomorrow. Richards as Pathe Purchasing Agt J. T. Richards, formerly in charg< of the Pathe Congress St. laborator in Jersey City, has replaced E. M Arnold as purchasing agent for RKC Pathe. Arnold resigned last Satun day. COMING & GOING IRENE DUNNE returns Saturday to th< RKO studios on the coast. JOHN BOLES left yesterday for Milwau kee. JACK O'DONNELL is on his way t]\ Hollywood to join the Fox writing staff. SAINT GRANIER, French actor in sevjl eral Paramount productions, arrives toda; on the He de France for a vacat'on. M Just arrived in Port Captain Nobody ti by HAMILTON THOMPSON see VIOLA IRENE COOPER 9 E. 59th St., N. Y. Vo. 5-5543 Are you sure you are INSURED ? Let us look over your POLICIES — It may prevent a heavy loss! 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