The Film Daily (1931)

THE DAILV W^rlne^dav. March 25. 19311 nmsua Of HtMOQM »il. LV Ni.70 Widoesiiy, March 25, 1111 Price 5 Cuts JOIN W. AL1C0ATE Eiltir and P.blshir Published daily except Saturday* and holiday! at 1«30 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 Carl* Gillette, Managing Editor. Entered aa second class matter, May 21, 1918, at the post-office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 1, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United Statea outside of Greater New York $10.00 one year; 6 months, 15.00; 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 Bird. 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, L» Cinematographic Fran caiae. Rue de la Cour-des-Noues, 19. Fin ancia NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. Con. Fni. Ind 9J4 9% 9% — H East. Kodak 171 1671*171 +1 Fox Fm. "A" ... 37'A 36 37!4 + X Gen. Th. Eq. (new) 13*4 12-H 13Kb + H Loew's, Inc 60 'A 57}* 59& + 1% Paramount 47J* 46K 47'A + W* Pathe Exch 2-4 2 2% + H do "A" 4H 3# 4K + H RKO "A" 24"4 23*4 24 + X Warner Bros 14 13*1 13# + V* NEW YORK CURB MARKET Columbia Pets. Vtc. 19 19 19+1 Fox Thea. "A".... S'H 5'4 S'A Gen. Th. Eq. pfd.. 27 >i 27*4 27* + *i Loew, Inc., war... ii *i V% Loew's do deb its.. 20 16* 20 + l*i Technicolor 13*1 13 13 + *» Trans-Lux 11* 11* 1 1 * + * NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40. 69* 69* 69* Loew 6s 41ww 107*4 106* 107 — do 6s 41 x-war 98* 98* 98* — * Paramount 6s 47.. 95 94* 95 Par. By. 5*s51...102 102 102 — * Par. 5*s50 86* 86* 86* Pathe 7s37 78* 77* 78 Warner's 6s39 57 56* 57 — * Hi Farrow Rescues Actress West Coast Bureau. THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Katya Sorina, RKO actress was rescued Sunday by John Farrow, Pathe scenarist, when a tide carried her out into the ocean while she was swimming alone. Nsw York Long Island City 1540 Broadway 154 Crescent St. BRyant v-4712 STillwell 4-7940 § Eastman Films J. E. Brulatour, Inc. Chicago Hollywood 1717 Indiana Ave 6700 Santa Monica CALuastt »6»l Blvd. HOLlywood 4111 Leo Brecher Forms Company To Distribute Foreign Product Importation and distribution of foreign features and shorts on an extensive scale is planned by Leo Brecher, operator of the Plaza, Little Carnegie and Central Park theaters, through the medium of his newly organized Protex Trading Corp. Brecher already controls a number of French and German films, including "Wien Du Stadt der Lieder," "La Nuit est a " Nous," "Le Collier de la Reine" and "The Mountain Guide of Zacopane," some of which have had successful runs at his Little Carnegie Playhouse. Protex will also distribute Fortune Gallo's grand opera film, "Pagliacci," in the New York territory. Paramount Fixes Dates For Two Sales Meetings Paramount's Eastern sales convention is definitely set for April 15, 16 and 17 at the Hotel Ambassador, Atlantic City. The Western sales meet will take place at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, April 22, 23 and 24. Ross Accounting Service Opening Canadian Offices Expansion of the Ross Federal Accounting Service to cover key cities in Canada is planned following opening of branches in all keys in the United States. Up to the present timle 22 offices have been established in this country. The next one to be opened is in Galveston. Recent openings were at Los Angeles, San Francisco and St. Louis. Sen. Davis With M-G-M? West Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Senator James J. Davis is understood definitely set to join M-G-M to specialize on relations between the studio and labor. As former Secretary of Labor he is intimately familiar with labor matters. Roxy Returns Saturday S. L. "Roxy" Rothafel ends his concert tour with his "gang" on Friday, in Bethlehem, Pa., and arrives in New York on Saturday to begin organization of his staff for the administration of his "Radio City" theater. 13 ANIMAL SHORTS ADDED TO NEW COLUMBIA LINEUP A series of 13 one-reel animal comedies, directed and supervised by Bryan Foy, will be part of the coming season's program of Columbia. The trained animals will enact comic stories, with human voices providing dialogue to fit the action. World distribution of these shorts will be handled by Columbia. Irene Dunne, Montgomery Tomorrow's AMPA Guests Robert Montgomery and Irene Dunne will be tomorrow's honor guests at the A.M. P. A. luncheon in the Hotel Dixie. Bobby Jones Golf Shorts To Have Foreign Versions Vitaphone's series of 12 one-reelers by Bobby Jones on "How I Play Golf," set for release April 27, will have foreign versions for France, Germany and Spain. Kansas Circuit Defies Anti-Sunday Show Law Kansas City — Although Kansas officials have refused permission for Sunday shows, the Okay-Mason Theaters in the western part of that state intend to give performances on the Sabbath in the circuit's Hutchinson and Great Bend houses. Vitaphone Signs Langdon Harry Langdon has been signed by Vitaphone to make a series of 12 comedies at the Brooklyn studio. Bruce Gallup to Coast Bruce Gallup, director of advertising and publicity for United Artists will leave for the coast Friday to confer with Al Lichtman and Samuel Goldwyn on next season's product German Film for Cameo "Rosenmontag" ("Carnival's End"), German talker, opens Friday at the RKO Cameo. Let Us Solve Your Problems! Over 2 1 Years of Experience Qualifies Us as Specialistsin MOTION PICTURE INSURANCE Stebbins, Leterman & Gates INCOHPORATKO 1540 E^WAY N.Y.C. TELEPHONE BRYANT 9-3040 THE INDUSTRY'S DATE BOCK Mar. 28: First annual benefit dinner, ante tainment and dance at the Hota Astor by greater New York exhibi tors and distributors to aid per manent benefit fund. April 4-11: Players' and Patrons' Tub lis Week, national benefit for N. V A. Club. April 15-17 Paramount eastern sales con vention, Hotel Ambassador, Atlan tic City. April 19: Lambs Gambol, lfetropolitai Opera House, New York. Apr. 20-22: Warner Bros. Eastern sales convention, Atlantic City. RKO Pathe sales convention Drake Hotel, Chicago. April 22-24 Paramount western sales conven tion, Palace Hotel, San Francisco April 23-24: State Convention of Indiana In doners of Photoplays, Claypoo) Hotel, Indianapolis. Apr. 27: Fox Film sales convention, Nev. York. RKO Sales Convention, Lot An geles. Apr. 28-30: Warner Bros. Western sales1 convention. Hotel St. Francis, San Francisco. May 18-22: International Exhibitors' Con gress, Rome. May 25-28 : Spring meeting of the Society] of Motion Picture Engineers, Hotel Roosevelt, Hollywood, Car I Lewis Warner Improving Lewis Warner, who has been seriously ill for several weeks, yesterday showed the first definite turn for the better and is now on the road to recovery, it was stated yesterday by H. M. Warner, his father. Two Ohio Houses Bankrupt Toronto, O. — George Manos' Rex and Washington theaters, closed last week by order of the court, will be disposed of by bankruptcy proceedings March 27th. 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