The Film Daily (1931)

fj^2 DAILY Friday, May 8, 1931 •TOE nil wwunm 0* niMVQM Vol IV Ni. 101 Friday. May 1. 1931 Prici 5 Cots 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, tditor and Publisher; Donald M. Mersereau, Secretary Treasurer and General Manager Arthur \V. liddy, Associate Editor; Do Carle Gillette, Managing Editor. En tered as second class matter, May 21, 1918, at the post-ofhce at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage iree) United States outside of Greater New York $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; months, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscriber should remit with order. Address all com munications to THE FILM DAILY, 165( Broadway, New York, N. Y. Phone Circle 7-4736, 7-4737, 7-4738, 7-4739. Cable ad dress: Filmday, New York. Hollywood California — Kalpli Wilk, 6425 Hollywood Blvd. Phone Granite 6607. London — Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Kenter, 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. FINANCIAL Increased British Output Curtails American Indie Product, Says Eckman NEW YORK STOCK MARKET High Low Close I on. Fm. I ml b'4 b% b'A — I on. Fm. Iml. pfd. U"R 1454 1454 — East. Kodak 157-K 153J4 153J4 — Fox Fm. "A" 18& \7'A 18 — Fox FiHn rts 1-256 1-256 1-256 Gen. Th. Eq. (mow) 454 4 4'A — Loew's, Inc 44<6 42 s^ Aili .. <lo pfd iU'A) .... 9WS 91?-, 91^ -• Paramount 2854 2614 27J4 — Pathe Exch 1*6 1 >i 1-54 •• KKO "A" 17?s 17 17A — Warner Bros. ... S 7 A 7yz — do pfd 19 19 19 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Fox Thea. "A"... 354 S'A 354 •• Gen. 'I'h. Eq. pfd.. 754 t,A 7 — Technicolor S'-i 8J4 85^ + Trans-Lux S^g 8}4 854 — NEW YORK BOND MARKET >'•<-■". Th. Eq. 6s40 45 54 45 45 — Keith A-0 <> 46... 7554 7554 75!'. + I-oew 6s 41 x-war. 9554 9554 955^ •( Par.. mount 6s 47.. 89 8854 8H}i •• Par. 5J4s50 H2'A S2 8254 — Pathe 7s37 81 80-H 81 + Warner's 6s.l9 ... 4454 44 44 — Net Chg. 54 A 354 54 n 1 Increased production of features in Great Britain is destined to wipe out British demand for American made independent pictures, according to Sam Eckman, Jr., M-G-M general manager for England. Tremendous inroads have already been made in the independent market, with British made pictures available for practically every booking heretofore held by independents, says Eckman. The outlet for the British pictures is made possible by double featuring, which is prevalent throughout the nation. According to Eckman, the Tivoli in London is one of the few theaters in England where a single feature and short subjects comprise the program. The house books M-G-M product exclusively. ''Contrary to the general opinion," said Eckman, "the British quite enjoy the American gangster and underworld pictures. They are quick to pick up American slang and in the best social circles it may be heard humorously used. Lack of culture in stars, however, is quickly recognized and criticized." No White House, Maybe, But Plenty Publicity First New York gun in the "Will Rogers for President" campaign was fired yesterday by Wilbur Morse, Jr., former Washington newspaperman, who has established local campaign headquarters at the Hotel Taft. The movement, started last month in Hollywood, may not land Will in the White House, Morse admits, but it is getting the star and Hollywood and the film biz beaucoup publicity all around the country. Six Arizona Theaters Sold By Phoenix Circuit Florence, Ariz. — Six Arizona houses formerly operated by the Phoenix Amusement Co. have been taken over by the Nick Diamos Amusement Co. The theaters include: Oasis, Ajo; Iris, Florence; Rex. Hayden: Iris. Ray; Juarez, Sonora. and Mauk. Superior. Joe Shea at McCarthy's Desk During the three months' absence of J. J. McCarthy, Fox Film executive, who leaves tonight for a vacation in Europe, his duties will bt handled by Joseph Shea, who recently came east from Hollywood. f«V* ♦♦•♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦•*♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ «W*V* ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ w# * V*> * ♦ »V^ I ' }'* New York Lon; Island City ♦'; 1540 Broadway 154 Crescent St. •'{ BRyant 9-4712 STillv.-ell 4-7940 ♦'♦ B :: :.: :.: • ♦ :.: :.: ;.: ** :: Eastman Films 1 ]♦ E. Brulatour, Inc. § :.: Chicago Hollywood II 1727 Indiana Ave. 6700 Santa Monica K »; CALumet 3692 Blvd H $ HOLlywood4121 M ** ♦.♦ :;: "Globe Trotter" Makes Reel Debut First issue of Hearst Metrotone News in which is incorporated "The Globe Trotter" will be issued todav to all territories east of and including Chicago. All subsequent issues will be released to all bookings from coast to coast. Houses west of Chicago will not receive the incorporated "news personality" in the newsreel until Mondav of "next week. Pitts. House Drops Admissions Pittsburgh — Admission prices at the Harris have been reduced for double feature shows. Orchestra and first balcony seats sell for a quarter, while the second balcony goes for 10 cents. Universal Buys Stage Play "Nice Women." stage play by William A. Grew, has been bought 1>\ Universal as a vehicle for Sidney Fox. Sunday Shows Hold in Ala. Town Thomasvilte, Ala. — At a municipal election it was decided to continue Sunday movies here. The vote was 101 to 80. Monogram Will Start Releasing Next Month "Ships of Hate," first feature on the 1931-32 program of Monogram Pictures, will be released about the middle of June, said W. Ray Johnson yesterday. Four releases are scheduled for July. __ "Montana Kid," co-starring Billy Cody and Andy Shuford, goes into production on the coast next week. Featured in "Ships of Hate" are Lloyd Hughes and Dorothy Sebastian. J. P. McCarthy directed. In addition to 12 melodramas, listed in The Film Daily on March 25, the 16 Westerns scheduled are in two series of eight each. Cody and Shuford will be co-starred in the following: "Dugan of the Bad Lands." "The Law of the North," "So This Is Texas," "Oklahoma Jim," "Land of Wanted Men," "Mason of the Mounted" and "The Ghost City." Titles of the other series starring Tom Tvler arc: "Partners of the Trail." "Vanishing Men," "Galloping Thru." "The Man from Death Valley.' "Two-Fisted Justice," "Honor of the Mounted." "Single Handed Sanders" and "The Man from New Mexico." THE INDUSTRY'S DATE BOOK May 8-10: Universal eastern sales convention, St. Moritz Hote', New York. May 11-14: Annual convention of the National Fire Protection Ass'n at ' Toronto, Canada. May 12-13: Annual convention of the Rocky Mountain M. P. T. O. A., Brown Palace Hotel, Denver. Universal midwest sales convention, Stevens Hotel, Chicago. May 15: Fox Film annual stockholders' meeting, New York. May 16: Dinner Dance and Party to Michael L. Simmons, president A.M. P. A. at Motion Picture Club 7:30 P.M. May May May May May May June 18: Fifth annual golf tournament and outing sponsored by the Kansas City Film Board of Trade. 18-20: Universal western sales con. vention, Palace Hotel, San Francisco. 18-22: Conference of International Federation of Cinematograph Exhibitors, Rome, Italy. 25-29: Spring meeting ol the Suciet) of Motion Picture Engineers, Hote. Roosevelt, Hollywood, CaJ. 2b-27: Annual convention of the M.P. T.O. of Kansas, Western Missouri, and St. Joseph, Mo. 26-31 : International conference on educational films under patronage ol the Federal Minister of Education Vienna. 14-18: Annual convention of Advertising Kederat.on oi America, Hotel Pennsylvania, New York. U. A. Promotion Setup Starts in July United Artists' national promotion setup under supervision of Bruce Gallup as director of advertising and publicity will begin to function in July. Publicity contact men will be appointed to posts in nine key cities, which are: Los Angeles, Dallas. Atlanta. Detroit, Chicago, Cincinnati. Boston, Philad-lpha and Kansas Citv. PRL Theaters Takes Over Four Los Angeles Houses West Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Los Angeles— PRL Theaters, Ltd. is now operating the Brooklyn, formerly under the name of Popkins & Robbins; the Joy, an H. M. Popkins house; the Unique, handled by Robbins, Popkins & Berman, and the Wabash, a Pete Lasher house Summerville, Zasu Pitts to Star West Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Slim Summerville and Zasu Pitts have been promoted to stardom by Universal and will be teamed in "West of Topeka," original by E. Richard Schayer and John Mofifitt. M. P. Club Meeting Tuesday Night A general meeting of members of the M. P. Club is scheduled for Tuesday evening, when plans for the current membership drive will be expanded. Lee A. Ochs will preside. Harry Buckley will outline plans for the drive and other speakers will include: Tom Wiley, Louis Nizer, Paul Gulick, James Ryan and Bruce Gallup. Committees will be appointed to handle details on the campaign, the objective of which is to boost the club's roster to 500 members. Three Houses for Ray Stumbo Portland, Ore. — Ray Stumbo is now operating the Brownsville, in Brownsville, and the Grand, in Sheridan, formerly run by S. R. Green. Stumbo also has taken over the Peoples in Scio from C. E. Green. Studio and Location Sound on Film Recording Low Daily or Weekly Ratei Powers Clnephone Equipment Corporation 723-7TH AVE.. N. Y. BRYANT 9-60ST