Film Daily (1931)

—2tfr* DAILY inursctay, April 16, 1931 :the m*vuu> Of IllMIOM Vol. LV No. 89 Thursday, April 16, 1931 Price 5 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE Editor and Publisher RKO British Unit Faces Difficulties In Interchanging Players With U. S. Hulilislied daily except Saturdays and holidays at 1650 Broadway. New York, N. Y., and copyright (1931) by Wid's Films and Fiim Folk, Inc. J. VV. Alicoate, President Editor and Publisher; Donald M. Mersereau, Secretary Treasurer and General Manager Arthur VV. 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 aci of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States outside of Greater New Vort $10.00 one year; 6 months, t-5.00; 3 tr-onths, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Phone Clrcl 7-4736, 7-4737. 7-4738, 7-4739. Cable ad dress: Filmday, New York. Hollywood California — Ralph Wilk, 6425 Hollywoot Blvd. Phone Granite 6607. London — Ernes W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 89-91 Wardour St., VV. 1. Berlin— Karl Wolffsohn Lichtbildbuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris — P. A. Harle, La Cinematographie Fran caise. Rue de la Cour-des-Noues, 19. Fin ancia NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. Con. Fm. Ind 7% ~H 7Vi — yi Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. . 1654 16*4 16^4 — 54 East. Kodak 159J4 157*4 158*4 — 1 }4 Fox Fm. "A" 23*4 22*4 23 — yi Gen. Th. Eq. (new) 9/2 854 9 Loew's, Inc 52 50J4 5054 — 1J4 M-C-M pfd 27 2654 27 Paramount 40*4 39^ 39*4 — lVi Pathe Exch 2\/% 2 2 do "A" 5 5 5 — yi RKO "A" 22 21*4 21*4 — *4 Warner Bros UV» U'A liyi — V% do pfd 24*4 24*4 24*4— Vz NEW YORK CURB MARKET Fox Thea. "A" ... 4»4 4 4 — 54 Gen. Th. Eq. pfd. 21*4 20 20 — 2 Technicolor 10J4 10*4 10J4 Trans-Lux 9 854 854 — /4 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40. 54 53 '4 54 + yi Keith A-O 6s 46... 75 75 75 Loew 6s 41 x-war. 975-4 97 97H Paramount 6s 47.. . 94*4 94*4 94J4 + % Par. By. SyisSl. . A02yi 102}4 10254 + % Par. 554s50 84*4 8454 8454 — yi Pathe 7s37 85 85 85 — y% Warner's 6s39 ... 5354 52*4 52*4 — yi Conferences for the main purpose of deciding upon plans to surmount difficulties which involve the interchange of stars between RKO in this country and Radio Pictures, Ltd., in England will be held next week in Los Angeles between Joseph I. Schnitzer and Earle Kramer, representative of the British company, who arrived Tuesday on the Europa. Under present British laws, 75 per cent of employees on all motion picture production pay rolls must be British, which prevents an open interchange of high salaried players. According to Kramer, six product'ons will be made in England by Radio, Ltd., under the supervision of Basil Dean, for 1931-32 release. Eight branch offices are now in operation for Radio, Ltd., employing a branch manager in each and a total of 28 salesmen. Offices are located in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, Leeds, Glasgow, Dublin and Newcastle. Para. Quarter Net $1.10 Estimated net of Paramount for the first quarter of 1931, to be announced at the end of the week, is expected to be $1.10, according to Wall St. reports yesterday. i^fiK^J^J****.**************.**/**.**.**/**.**.**.**.**:**.**.**.**/?; ?,*******************************r**'**'**'**'***** ***** $ if It if if if New York 1540 Broadway BRyant 9-4712 Long Island City J'J 154 Crescent St. & STillwell 4-7940 H •V « J Eastman Filimsl g J. E. Brulatour, Inc. li if if :.: if if y *.* if 8 Chicago 1727 Indiana Ave. CALumet 3692 — if tf Hollywood If, 6700 Santa Monica J* Blvd. ti HOLlywood 4121 SS Disney-U.A. Deal for Long Term Under its deal with Disney, first reported in The Film Daily on Tuesday, United Artists will release the "Mickey Mouse" and "Silly Symphonies" for a term of years, says U. A. in officially announcing the arlangement. Distribution will start in March, 1932. Joe Brandt, presi1 dent of Columbia, which is now releasing the Disney shorts, announced yesterday that his company still has a contract for an extended period covering the international distribution of these cartoons. New series of both subjects will be on the Columbia program next season, Brandt said. Harry Thomas Handling Indie Film in New York Negotiations have been completed between Harry Thomas of First Division Exchange and Headline Pictures whereby Thomas will handle the release of "Women Men Marry" in Greater New York and Northern New Jersey. The picture was directed by Charles Hutchison with Natalie Moorhead, Sally Blane, Kenneth Harlan and Randolph Scott in the cast. The production is being released for the state rights market. R-K-0 Books First Nat'l Into K. C. First-Runs R-K-O has booked First National product for its Kansas City first-run houses, the Main Street and Orpheum. The arrangement, which was negotiated bv Johnny O'Connor for R-K-O and A. W. Smith of WarnerF. N., starts with Richard Barthelmess in "The Finger Points" opening on April 24. Spanish Writer Joins Columbia Maria M. Garrett, Spanish translator and writer, has left for the Coast to assume a post in the foreign production department at the Columbia studios, where she will work on the preparation of Spanish versions of Columbia's current output. Pathe Advance Men Off to Chicago Jack Level and Guy Fowler of the RKO Pathe home office are being dispatched to Chicago via airplane today by A. P. Waxman, advertising counsel, to look after arrangements in connection with the company's convention at the Drake Hotel in that city, April 20-22. Kadow Incorporated Madison, Wis. — Articles of incorporation have been filed here by the Great Lakes Amusement Co., of Manitowoc. The concern will operate the Mikadow in Manitowoc, conducted for many years by John Kadow. Signers of the articles of incorporation are his son, Francis Kadow, George Erdman and Arthur Wvsemann. Clifford R. Wilson Dead Pittsburgh— Clifford R. Wilson, 71, for 54 years connected with the management of the old Bijou and Lyceum, died yesterday at his home. Fox Theater Assignments Charles Steinman has been appointed assistant to Samuel Rinzler, manager of the Brooklyn and Long Island divisions of Fox Theaters. George Steiner has been transferred from the Walker to the Republic; David Sarecky from the Parthenon to the Walker; Louis Cohen from the Ridgewood to the Parthenon; Harry Davey from the Lefferts to the Ridgewood; Robert McCabe from the Fortway to the Lefferts, Harold Garfinkle from the Stone to the Fortway; Louis Fishkin from the Beverly to the Stone; Milton Varnelle from the Terminal to the Beverly; Irving Ste'n from manager in the Midwesco Division to the Terminal; M. Kleinman from the Commodore to the Ridgewood; M. L. Dickinson from the Palace in Oneonta to the Liberty in Herkimer, switching places with Cliff Smith; Tules Fields from manager of the Tuxedo to special exploitation at the Academy of Music; G. W. Allen from the Modjeska in Milwaukee to the Savoy. William I. Wilson becomes assistant manager of the Commodore; Harry O. Jarboe has been made manager of the Cameo in Jersey City, and R. A. Jones is now managing the Audubon. THE INDUSTRY'S DATE BOCK Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May 15-17: Paramount eastern sales convention, Hotel Ambassador, Atlantic City. 19: Lambs Gambol, Metropolitan Opera House, New York. 20-22 : Warner Bros. Eastern sales convention, Traymore, Atlantic City. RKO Pathe sales convention, Drake Hotel, Chicago. 22-24 : Paramount western sales convention, Palace Hotel, San Francisco. 23-24: State Convention of Indiana Indorsers of Photoplays, Claypool Hotel, Indianapolis. 25: Laemmle Anniversary Dinner Dance of Universal Club, Hotel Edison, New York. 29-May 1 : Warner Bros. Western sales convention. Hotel St. Francis, San Francisco. 18-22: International Exhibitors' Con< gress, Rome. 25-29: Spring meeting of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers, Hotel Roosevelt, Hollywood, Cal. 26-27 : Annual convention of the M.P T.O. of Kansas, Western Missouri, and St. Joseph, Mo. African Shorts Release Set Release of Vitaphone's "Adventures in Africa," series of 12 tworeelers, will start May 17. The Bobby Jones golf shorts have been set for release April 27. Bronx House Changes Hands Luxor Holding Corp., of which Max Richter is president, has bought from the Donald Robertson Trust the theater and store property at Sheridan Ave. and East 170th St., Bronx. The house, seating 1,500, is operated by Consolidated Amusement Enterprises. Gorelick Goes to RKO Pathe Chicago — Sam Gorelick, present office manager for United Artists, will soon join RKO Pathe as assistant manager. Pathe is now installed in their new and modern quarters at | 1029 So. Wabash Ave. Talbot, Para. N. Y. Music Head Irvin Talbot of Paramount's West Coast music department, has been made musical director of the New York studio. No A.M. P. A. Meet Today A. M.P. A. will forego its usual Thursday luncheon at the Hotel Dixie this week due to many of the organization's members being in attendance at sales convention meetings. COMING & GOING MILTON DIAMOND has arrived from Germany. EARLE KRAMER, Radio Pictures, Ltd., representative, is here from England. JOSEPH K. PLUNKETT sailed for Europe on the Aquitania Tuesday night. JACK LEVEL and GUY FOWLFR of Pathe leave today for Chicago. DEWEY BLOOM has left for Canada in connection with "Trader Horn" roadshowings. GLEVAERT "urtTy" CAWSTCCLK 15 & 35 MM B & W and Colors UNIFORM— BRILLIANT FINE GRAIN— DURABLE