The Film Daily (1931)

DAILY Monday, April 27, 1931 :the m %reM\iik 01 IllMIOM Vol. LV No. 98 Monday, April 27, 1931 Price 5 Cents JOHN W. ALICOATE Editor and Publisher Published daily except Saturdays and holidays at 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y., and copyright (1931) by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President, Kditor 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 free) 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, 6425 Hollywood lilvd. Phone Granite 6607. London — Ernest W Fredman, The Film Renter, 89-91 Wardour St., W. I. Berlin— Karl Wolffsohn, Liclitbiklbuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris —P. A. Harle, La Cinematographic Francaise. Rue de la Cour-des-Noues, 19. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET (QUOTATIONS AS OF SATURDAY) Net High Low Close Chg. Con. Fm. Ind. . . . 6 SYi Hi — 5/* Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. 14J4 14 14 — 54 East. Kodak 156 154** 154'/, — Wi Fox Fm. "A" 18 16J4 16M — Wi Gen. Th. Eq. new) 5 ZVi 3% — 1H Loew's, Inc 44-Vi 43 Vi 43*4 — 1 M-G-M pfd 25 7/6 25 'A 25 Vz — Vi Paramount 32*4 31 31*4 — Vi. RKO "A" 18M 18 18 — *4 Warner Bros 9 8*4 8^ — *4 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Fox Thea. "A".. 3*4 3Vi 3J4 + Vi Gen. Th. Eq. pfd. 10 754 8 — Vi Trans-Lux 734 IVi 7?4 + 2 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40 45 43 44?4 + 2 Loew 6s 41 x-war 9SJ4 95*4 95*4 Paramount 6s 47.. 90?4 90*4 90*4 — Vi Par. 5*4s50 . ... 81 Vs 81 81 — Vs Pathe 7s37 83 82*4 83 + *4 Warner's 6s39 ..48 47 54 48 +1 "Women May Marry" Sold "Women May Marry," first of four productions scheduled by Headline Pictures for this season's release, has been sold to Herman Rivkin of Hollywood Films for New England States, and Irving Mandel of Security Pictures for northern Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. New York 1540 Broadway BRyant 9-4712 Long Island City 154 Crescent St. STillwell 4-7940 lEasttnian Filimsl H s g J. E. Brulatour, Inc. i i.t :.: 8 g 8 Chicago 1727 Indiana Ave. CALumet 3692 Hollywood Ji 6700 Santa Monica vJ Blvd. ii HOLlywood 4121 g The Broadway Parade (Current Extended Run Attractions) DISTRIBUTOR THEATER OPENING DATE PICTURE "Zwei Herzen im % Takt" Asso. Cine, of Amer. Europa Sept. 1 2 "Trader Horn" M-G-M Astor Feb. 3 "City Lights" United Artists Geo. M. Cohan Feb. 6 "Tabu" Paramount Central Park Mar .18 "Wien, Du Stadt der Lieder" Leo Brecher Little Carnegie Mar. 19 "Front Page" United Artists Rivoli Mar. 19 "Dirigible" Columbia. . Central April 3 "The Millionaire" .... Warner Winter Garden April. 8 "Gun Smoke" .... . Paramount Rialto ..... April 23 'Svengali" (Opening This Week) Warner Hollywood .May 1 Warners Make Shifts In Wisconsin Houses Milwaukee — Harold F. Janecky has been named manager of new Warner Bros. $2,500,000 theater scheduled to open May 1. Janecky has been connected with Warner for about two years and was formerly manager of the circuit's Kenosha theater. He is succeeded in Kenosha by F. M. Westphal, transferred from the circuit's Appleton theater. Lon Ramsdell, for the past several months manager of the Venetian in Racine, succeeds Westphal in Kenosha. Ramsdell in turn is succeeded by Charles Nebel, formerly with the Community Theaters, Inc., here. Kaufman With Capital Exchange Henry Kaufman, who recently handled the exploitation and publicity on "The Girl from the Reeperbahn," has been appointed general press representative of Capital Film Exchange, which is now distributing "Die Foersterchristl" ("The Foresters Little Christina"), German screen operetta, which opened Saturday for a run at the Belmont, former legitimate theater. "Public Enemy" for Run As a result of the big business done by "The Public Enemy" in its first two days at the New York Strand, Warner Bros, figure on a long Broadway run for this gang film. Second day's gross was $8,200 for nine showings, the house reported. 4 Cleveland Bandits Caught Cleveland — Four hold-up men who assaulted and robbed A. V. DeShetler, manager of the Capitol, and the two young chaps who held up Louis Swee, manager of the Knickerbocker, were caught last week. Both houses belong to Associated Theaters circuit. COMING & GOING JOHN THORPE, general manager of B. I. P., is on his way to Hollywood to studv "noiseless" recording. E. M. NEWMAN, MRS. ADOI.PH ZUKOR and ROSITA MORENO sailed for Europe on Saturday aboard the He de France. Dickinson Circuit Leases Two Chillicothe Houses Kansas City — The Dickinson circuit has leased the Strand hotel and theater and the Empire theater at Chillicothe, Mo., for 20 years from Johnny Kling, owner. About $50,000 will be spent on the Strand, $20,000 for a refrigeration plant, complete reseating, redecorating, etc., and the name will be changed to the Dickinson. 'Some improvements will be made on the Empire. Mrs. E. H. Brauer Dies Cleveland — Mrs. E. H. Brauer, wife of Eddie Brauer, M-G-M special representative, died last week after a long illness. Beside her husband, she is survived by two small daughters. Horwitz Closing House Cleveland — Harry E. Horwitz is closing the Broadway on May 1 for the summer. Zapp Managing Detroit Exchange Detroit — Henry Zapp has been appointed manager of the local Standard Film Service exchange. Zapp was local Pathe branch manager fot the past four years. Arthur Goldsmith Joins Pathe Cleveland — Arthur Goldsmith succeeds Henry Laws as Pathe city salesman. S. A. Gerson has been added to the Pathe sales personnel. Dan Stearns Buys Horse Willoughby, O. — Dan Stearns, owner-manager of the Willoby, has purchased a thoroughbred pedigreed saddle horse. Horseback riding, gon, and real estate are Steam's main side1 lines. C. C. Mcintosh Opening House Kansas City — C. C. Mcintosh will open a new theater next week in Clay Center, Kan. It is equipped with Sonofilm. Studio and Location Sound on Film Recording Low Daily or Weekly Kale* Powers Clneohnne Equipment Cornoration 723-7TH AVE.. N. Y. BRYANT 9-6067 THE INDUSTRY'S DATE DCCI\ Today: M-G-M annual sales conven tion, Drake Hotel, Chicago. April 27-May 1 : Fox Film sales convention. Home office, New York. Apr. 29-May 1 : Warner Bros. Western salet convention, Hotel St. Francis, San Francisco. ay 12-14 Annual convention of the Rocky Mountain M. P. T. O. A., Browtt Palace Hotel, Denver. May 18-22: International Exhibitors' Congress, Rome. May 25-29 : Spring meeting of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers, Hotel Roosevelt, Hollywood, Cal. May 26-27: Annual convention of the M.P. T.O. of Kansas, Western Missouri, and St. Joseph, Mo. April 27-30 RKO annual sales convention, Hollywood. Managerial Promotions Made by Dickinson Circuiti Kansas City — Dickinson Theaters, Inc., has made the following promotions and changes: Leland I. McMullen, promoted from assistant manager to manager of the Plaza and Dickinson, Trenton, Mo., succeeding P. A. Dela-< hunt)-, transferred to Macon, Mo where he will manage the Valenci and Dickinson, succeeding Fran Dameron, resigned. Carl Sprague, formerly assista manager of the Dickinson, Hiaw tha, Kan., promoted to manage th Dickinson, Marceline, Mo., to sue ceed F. V. Silver, resigned. Fred Lawn, assistant manager the Dickinson, Horton, Kan., pro nioted to manage the Dickinson, Fayette, succeeding C. C. Payne, transferred to manage the Dickinson and Electric, Independence, Mo. Payne, succeeded Tom Gavin, resigned. John Irwin, appointed manager of the Strand and Empire, Chillicothe, Mo., succeeding Clayton Bason, resigned. New Theater Firm in Madison Madison, Wis. — Articles of incorJ poration have been filed for the Fain Oaks Theater Co., organized under! a court agreement to take over the Eastwood here. Capitalization is) $65,000. Signers of the articles are! George Vogel, J. J. Gerhardt and Al M. Toussaint. PROJECTION ROOMS CENTRALLY LOCATED Western Electric Equipped. Two complete cutting rooms. Synchronized motors. Rates: $1.25 per reel $7.50 per hour Available Any Time FITZPATRICK PICTURESJnc. 729 7th AVE.. 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