The Film Daily (1931)

THE DAILY Thursday, May 28, 1931 Vil. LV Ni. 125 Thursday. May 28. 1931 Price 5 Cents IOHN W. ALICOATE : Editor and Publisher Published daily except Saturdays and holidays at 1650 Broadway, New York, N. V.. and copyright (1931) by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. VV. Alicoate, President, Editor .in.l Publisher; Donald M. Mersereau, Secretary-Treasurer and General Manager ; Arthur W. Eddy, Associate Editor; Don 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; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscriber should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Phone Circle 7.4736, 7-4737, 7-4738, 7-4739. Cable address: Filmday, New York. Hollywood, California — Ralph Wilk, 6425 Hollywood Blvd. Phone Granite 6607. London — Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 89-91 Wardour St., VV. I. Berlin— Karl Wolffsohn Lichtbildbuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris — P. A. Harle, La Cinematographic Francaise. Rue de la Cour-des-Noues, 19. FINANCIAL NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg Con. Fm. Ind S'/i S'/s 5'A — H I'm. Ind. pfd. 14 14 14 + 'A Last. Kodak 131^ 126J4 128J4 — 2J4 Fox Fm. "A" W/2 131^ U'A — 'A Gen. Th. Eq. (new) 3U 3H ty* — Vt Loew's. Inc 39J4 37 37M — 1 do pfd. (6'A).... 85*6 85>4 85"4 + 'A M C-M pfd 25 24M 24& — 'A Paramount 22'A 2VA 22->6 + J4 Pathe Exch 1% 1 1 do "A" 3'A 3'A 3'A — 'A RKO "A" 137/s 12'A 12>/2 — % Vainer Bros S'A S'A SVg + 'A do pfd 14^ 14% 14% — 'A NEW YORK CURB MARKET Columbia Pets. Vtc 10J4 10 10—1 Fox Thea. "A".... 2X 2'A 2'/2 Gen. Th. Eq. pfd.. 6'A 6 6 — 'A Technicolor 7 654 6$& — Vs Trans-Lux 6% 6'A 6'A — '/* NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40 3\'A 30 30 — 1 Loew 6s 41 x-war. 95*4 95*4 95*4 Paramount 6s 47. 83 'A 82 82 — \'A Par. Bv. 5^s51..100^ 100J4 100J4 Par. 5^50 72 72 72 — *4 Pathe 7s37 82 81*4 82+54 Warner's 6s39 .... 3354 32% 33'A + 1 19th ANNUAL FILM DAILY GOLF TOURNAMENT SIGN THIS AND FORWARD TO THE FILM DAILY, 1650 B'WAY. Here is my entry and ten dollars for the spring film golf tournament, to be held on Wednesday, June 10, at the Fenimore Golf and Country Club, White Plains, New York. (Entrance Fee if paid at tournament will be $12.00) THE COMMITTEE AL LICHTMAN MIKE SIMMONS RED KANN ARTHUR STEBBINS DON MERSEREAU JACK ALICOATE BRUCE GALLUP A.M. P. A. Challenges M. P. Club For Albee Memorial Golf Cup Uncensored Russian Films Uncensored pictures that are said to show the real story of "Red Russia" are being released currently by Pathe News, which recently presented the Soviet Five-Year Plan in serial form. i j.j :.: :.: *♦♦♦♦♦♦ .......... New York 1540 Broadway BRyant 9-4712 ,'..*...*.*.:....... ...... ♦ ♦♦»,; Long Island City •"• 154 Crescent St. ♦> STillwell 4-7940 it i: :i Eastman Films J. E. Brulatour, line. a Chicago 1727 Indiana Ave. CALumet 3692 Hollywood 6700 Santa Monica Blvd. HOLlywood 4121 & ?'.•♦>*.**.*♦>♦.♦♦.♦♦.♦♦.♦♦.♦♦>♦.*♦>*>♦.*♦.♦♦>♦>♦*♦♦♦*♦♦•♦♦♦"• >•♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦*♦♦♦♦>♦♦♦>*•♦♦♦♦♦♦•♦•'♦•*♦♦*♦♦••♦'♦♦•♦♦>♦•♦♦ Challenging the Motion Picture Club to defend its right to hold the magnificent Albee Memorial Cup, the A.M. P. A., through its president "Alike" Simmons, yesterday sent a formal defy to Jack Alicoate, chairman of the Film Daily Golf Tournament. Without a moment's delay, Alicoate 'phoned Artie Stebbins, captain of the M. P. Club's golf team and an acceptance of the challenge was immediately dispatched to "Mike" — all within five fast and furious minutes. The teams of four men to each side will play 18 holes during the Film Golf Tournament, on Wednesday June 10, at the Fenimore Country Club, White Plains, New York. Trainers, rubbers-down, rubbers-up, technical advisors and personal managers were immediately called into conference by both factions. Free passes to theaters showing the Bobby Jones and Johnny Farrel shorts were handed out to both teams with instructions to equip themselves with high powered opera glasses, so that every move of the champions will be seen and registered. Fourteen more entries reached the Film Daily Golf editor yesterday bringing the list nearer the limit mark of 160 players. With each entry was a check for $10 the fee for everything, including dinner and a barrel of merriment. Only 13 more days remain before the price of admission jumps to $12 — the price at the gate — provided there is room for more. No Action on Mass. Tax Boston — An amusement tax, fostered by Representative A. B. Casson of Roxbury and introduced by the Massachusetts legislature as a means of financing the old-age assistance act, was not voted on because of the acceptance of an inheritance tax by the House. Representative Casson, in support of his amendment, explained that it had been drafted to exclude taxing the patrons of the small moving picture houses by exempting tickets priced up to 50 cents. Plea for Silent Camera Made at S.M.P.E. Meet West Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Talking pictures have prevented cameramen from showing their own individuality in their art, said L. W. Physioc in addressng the S.M.P.E. yesterday Ira Hoke declared producers are losing thousands of dollars because of poor range finders on cameras. The cameramen stressed the trying need for a silent camera, declaring that camera blimps handicap their work. Today's program includes a symposium on laboratory practices. Among contributors of papers scheduled are: J. A. Dubray, J. M. Nickolaus, D. D. Foster, E. W. Kellogg and G. L. Dimmick, W. P. Bielicke, J. G. Frayne, L. A. Jones and C. M. Tuttle, B. R. White, J. I. Crabtree, D. MacKenzie, L. A. Muehler, K. Hickman and C. H. Dunning. A symposium on theater practices is on the program for tomorrow, the final day. Adele Windsor Dies Adele Windsor, stage and screen actress, died Tuesday night in Roosevelt Hospital of injuries in a recent taxi collision. She was formerly the wife of Donald Gallaher. THE INDUSTRY'S DATE BOOK May 25-29: Spring meeting of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers Hotel Roosevelt, Hollywood, Cal. May 26-31 : International conference on educational films under patronage of the Federal Minister of Education, Vienna. May 27-29: Columbia eastern sales convention, Park Central Hotel, New York. May 31 -June 2: Columbia midwestern sales meet, Congress Hotel, Chicago. June 1-2 : Annual meeting of Allied Exhibitors of Northwest, Benson Hotel, Portland, Ore. June 6-8: Columbia western sales meet, Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood. June 10: Nineteenth Film Golf Tourna ment, Fenimore Country Club, White Plains, Westchester, N. Y. Adjourned annual meeting of Fox Film Corp., New York. June 15: Annual Convention of Southeast Theater Owners, Atlanta. Shorts Series on Cities Acquired by T. P. Epics A series of 12 one-reelers to be known as the "Great Cities of the World" has been purchased from Phil Brown of Central Pictures by Frank Wilson, president of Talking Picture Epics. "New York" and 'Washington" will be the first releases, with four other cities in the United States to comprise the first ;ix and the remainder to show scenes of European cities. Talking Picture Epics will release the shorts in all localities with the exception of New York State. The films, which cover the cities by both air and land shots, will carry a descriptive talk. Another Paper for News Reel The Huntington Herald Press of Huntington, Ind., has joined the Universal Newspaper Newsreel. Arrangements were effected by Fred J. McConnell, sales director of short product. 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