The Film Daily (1931)

DAILY Thursday, May 14, 1931 :THE IUI M«Mtllh <)l IIIMIOM Vol LV No 113 Thursday. May 14. 1931 Price 5 Cents I0HN W. AUCOATE : 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, Editor and Publisher; Donald M. Mersereau, Secretary-Treasurer and General Manager Arthur W. Eddy, Associate Editor; Do Carle Gillette, Managing Editor. En tered 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; 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 — Ralph Wilk, 6425 Hollywood Blvd. Phone Granite 6607. London — Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 89-91 VVardour 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 NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net Chg. + High Low Close Con. Fm. Ind. . . . 6lA 6lA 6!4 Con. Fm. Ind. pfd.. 14M UH 14& East. Kodak 159 153 155^4 Fox Fm. "A" .... 16J4 15 A 16 Gen. Th. Eq. (new) 4 3& 4 Loew's, Inc 44J4 42 y4 43'A + Vt M-G-M pfd 26^ 2(,!4 2654 + 54 Paramount 3056 2856 2956— Vi Pathe Exch 154 IK ilA — l/s RKO "A" 17-14 1754 1754— 56 Warner Bros. . . 8 7J4 8 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Kox Thea. "A".. 3 56 3 3 56+56 Gen. Th. Eq. pfd. 6 5 34 6 Trans-Lux 854 856 854— 54 NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40 36 31 31 — 5 Keith A-O 6s 46. 7556 7556 75!^ Loew 6s 41ww... 96 9534 9534— lA Paramount 6s 47.. 8754 8754 8754 + 54 Par. By. 554s51 .. 10254 10254 10254 Par. 554s50 82J4 82 54 8254 — 54 Pathe 7s37 82 8154 8154 — 34 Warner's 6s39 ... 4136 41 4154 — V& Elmira Turns Down Daylight Saving Time Elmira — Daylight saving time has been defeated here. Exhibitors weie instrumental in the successful campaign. ». »*♦♦>**♦♦'♦♦♦*♦♦♦*♦•♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ #♦♦*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦,* :.: :.: New York 1540 Broadway BRyant 9-4712 Lon* Island City 154 Crescent St. SI ill. -ell 4-7940 :.: Eastmnan Films s; :|J» E. Brulatour, Inc. 100% VanBeuren Shorts Program Will Open Trans-Lux Bway House An all-Van Beuren short subject program will be the opening presentation at the Trans-Lux Variety theater Friday night. The bill is composed of a new Aesop Fable, "Cinderella Blues"; two Grantland Rice Sportlights, "Crystal Champions" and "A Feline Fighter"; a Vagabond Adventure, "A Tale of Tutuila" and a dance classic in color, featuring Josephine McLane. Both Sportlights are re-issues, "Crystal Champions" having been released June, 1929, and "A Feline Fighter" March, 1930. The latter short was given a three week run at the Globe, a year ago, at which time a real wild-cat in a cage was placed in the theater lobby as a ballyhoo. Merian Cooper Dickering On Picture for Paramount Merian Cooper, co-producer of "Chang" and "Grass" with Ernest Schoedsack, is conferring with Jesse L. Lasky concerning a proposition to make another out-of-the-beatentrack picture. Discussions are being held in New York. Cooper has been inactive in production the past two years. Coast Agents ApDoint Board of Governors West Coast Bureau. THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — A board of governors has been appointed by the newly organized Association of Motion Picture Artists' Representatives and Managers. It includes Phil Berg, Freddie Fralick, George Frank, Grant Dolge, Morris Small. Harry Weber, Ruth Collier, Frank Jovce and Eddie Silton. Publix Closes Des Moines Silent Des Moines — The Palace has closed for the summer. It is the last silent house here. Publix. through the District Manager. Jack H. Roth, announced that the house, if it reopens in the fall, will have sound equipment. Sunday Law Repealed Sac City, la. — The Sac City council has repealed its ordinance prohibiting Sunday shows. The Casino has been open for Sunday shows for several months with the understanding that the ruling would be repealed. :': Chicago 1727 Indiana Ave. CALumet 3692 Hollywood 6700 Santa Monica Blvd. HOL'.ywood 4121 •V ♦ ♦ * ♦ • • **♦♦>♦.♦♦.♦ ♦ » ».» * » ♦.» ♦.♦ ♦> ♦ * *.♦ ♦ * *.* ♦.* ♦.* ♦.**.» ♦.» ♦ "> Jesse Oakes Opening Waco House Waco, Tex. — Jesse Oakes will open the Lyric next week. The house was formerly operated by J. A. Lemke. E. H. Allen in East E. H. Allen, general manager of the Educational Studios on the coast, is in New York on his annual business visit. Orders From Hubby West Coast Bur. THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Ruth Selwyn will take official orders from her husband when she appears in "Lullaby," the M-G-M screen version of Edward Knoblock's stage play. Hubby Edgar Selwyn is to direct the picture. Tobis' "Le Million" For Little Carnegie "Le Million," Rene Clair's latest production and the first foreign feature to be imported by the newly formed Tobis American Co., will open at Leo Brecher's Little Carnegie Playhouse on May 20. Milton Diamond, in charge of the Tobis American interests, has abandoned the Tobis plans for a permanent Broadway house and instead will book his product into the Little Carnegie and the Warner, which inaugurates a foreign production policy tomorrow. Diamond has also ceased operations in connection with securing a coast-to-coast circuit of 200 theaters for exclusive Tobis foreign productions. The Film Daily learns. Edward Carroll in Ridgefield Pk. Edward Carroll, who formerly managed the Park in Reading, Pa., is now in charge of the Rialto at Ridgefield Park, N. j. Union Meeting in Gulfport, Miss. Gulfport, Miss. — The Mississippi division of the International Alliance of Theatrical Staee Employees and Motion Picture Machine Operators will convene here July 19-20 for their annual convention. Blue Law Fight in Cleveland Cleveland — Fight on the Sunday blue laws has been renewed in Cleveland Heights with the circulation of netitions to have the council revoke the old ordinance. H. L. Beach Elected Councilman Oakland, Cal. — Herbert L. Beach, president of the Beach-Krahn Amusement Co., has been elected to the office of councilman, District No. 1, Oakland. New W. E. Director David Levinger, engineer of manufacture for Western Electric, yesterday was elected a director of the company. George Murphy at Brooklyn House George Murphy, formerlv manager of the Odeon, New York, is now in charge of the Metro, Brooklvn. Frank Culp Promoted Denver — Warren J. Terry has been named manager of the Isis. succeeding Frank Culp, who has been advanced to assistant manager of the Fox Rockv Mountain division. Harry Kutinsky Shifts Houses Harry Kutinsky, who recently acquired the Subway theater, Brooklyn, has turned the house over to Harold Eldridge and has now acquired the Mt. Eden in Brooklvn. THE INDUSTRY'S DATE BOOK May May May May May May May May May 11-14: Annual convention of the N» tional Fire Protection Ass'n a Toronto, Canada. 12-13: Annual convention of the Rock': Mountain M. P. T. O. A., Brow: Palace Hotel, Denver. Universal midwest sales conven tion, Stevens Hotel, Chicago. 16: Dinner Dance and Party ti Michael L. Simmons, presiden A.M.P.A. at Motion Picture Club 7:30 P.M. 18: Fifth annual golf tournament an< outing sponsored by the Kan sas City Film Board of Trade. 18: First of six United Artists reg ional sales meetings, New York. 18-20: Universal western sales con vention, Palace Hotel, San Fran cisco. 18-22: Conference of Internationa Federation of Cinematograph Exhibitors, Rome, Italy. 25-29: Spring meeting ot the Society of Motion Picture Engineers, Hote Roosevelt, Hollywood, Cal. 26-27 : Annual convention of the M.P T.O. of Kansas, Western Missouri and St. Joseph, Mo. New Columbia Frisco Exchange San Francisco — Columbia will b(l the next to build an exchange on the new Film Row here, according tc present plans. The fire commission has issued orders that it vacate the present building at 177 Golden Gate Ave., due to inadequate vault space' for the safekeeping of prints. Plans1 and specifications for the new building have already been drawn and approved. The proposed site adjoins the Lafayette Hotel on Hyde St., and is directlv opposite the new Fox and RKO exchange buildings. RERI, star of "Tabu," who has beer signed by Ziegfeld for the "Follies," arrive^ tomorrow morning. HARRY SCOTT arrives from the coast tomorrow. HARRY COHN of Columbia is in toww from the coast. ADELA ROGERS ST. JOHN has arrived' in New York from Hollywood. E. H. ALLEN is on his yearly visit tt New York. JOHNNY FARRELL sailed for England: last night on the Berengaria. EDDIE BUZZELL is in town from On coast. Madison Overlooking Oceon a4 Illinois Avenue ATLANTIC CITY. N.J Atmosphere of the old South, faithfully reproduced and transplanted to a position of distinction by t4ie sea . . . jointly offered with all modern comforts, efficient service and superior cuisine. The rates for Spring are most attractive.