The Film Daily (1931)

-. JWi DAILV Wednesday, June 3, 1931 :the m m »m u i l it IIIMHt.M Vol LV Ni. 130 Wednesday. June 3, 1931 Price 5 Cents JBHN 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, Editor 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, $15.00. Subscriber should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Phone Circle 7-4736, 7,4737, 7-4738, 7-4739. Cable address: Filmday. New York. Hollywood, California — Ralph Wilk, 6425 Hollywood Blvd. Phone Granite 6607. London — Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 89-91 Wardour St., W. I. Berlin— Karl Wolffsohn Lichtbildbuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris — P. A. Harle, La Cinematographic Francaise. Rue de la Cour-des-Noues, 19. FINANCIAL NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. Amer. Seat 4 4 4 — 'A Con. Fm. lad.... 4% 3% 4 — % Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. 11!4 10J4 \\lA — Yi East. Kodak 127J4 120fi 122 — 3'A Fox Fm. "A" 15^ 13'A 14 —1 Gen. Th. Eq. (new) 3% 3% 3H Loew's, Inc 37}£ 36!^ 36->$ + 'A do pfd. (6'A) 85 84}4 85 + 2 Paramqunt 21 # 19H 20'A — Vt Pathe Exch 1% 1 1 do "A" 3H 3Vi 3!A RKO "A" 1214 1154 11'4 — H Warner Bros 6H 534 554 — ii do pfd 17H 16'. ^:■■^ + \y4 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Columbia Pets. Vtc 1154 10Ji 10Ji — 1 Fox Thea. "A".. 2-4 2<4 2]A Gen. Th. Eq. pfd. S% 554 554 — 54 Technicolor 554 3$i 3H — 1J4 Trans-Lux 5H 5H 5>$ — 'A NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40. 29 25 25—4 Loew 6s 41 x-war. 95J4 95J4 9SJ4 Paramount 6s 47.. 79 74 79+5 Par. By. 554s51...101 10054 101 Par. 5 54s50 69 J4 67 69 }4 + lfc Pathe 7s37 79}4 7954 79!^ — H Warner's 6s39 . . . 36& 34J4 34»4 — 3 Columbia Party Employes of Columbia will hold a dancing and swimming party tomorrow night at the St. George Hotel in Brooklyn. j.: :.: New York 1540 Broadway BRyant 9-4712 Long Island City 154 Crescent St. STillwell 4-7940 i Eastman Films ♦* 88 j|J. E. Brulatour, Inc. :.: Chicago 1727 Indiana Ave. CALumet 3692 # Hollywood 6700 Santa Monica Blvd. HOLlywood 4121 ♦.♦♦.♦*.♦♦.»•.♦♦.*♦.♦♦.♦♦>♦.♦♦.♦♦.•♦.♦♦>♦.♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦*♦♦♦♦•*♦♦"♦ Louis Frisch's Circuit Now Totals 17 Theaters Acquisition of two more Brooklyn houses, the Beverly and Culver, from Fox, increases Louis Frisch's circuit to 17 theaters. The circuit, known as Randforce Amusement Corp., on Monday began operation of the following 11 houses acquired from Fox: Strattord, Riveria, Senate, Carlton, Capitol, Marboro, Walker, Alhambra, Atlantic, Terminal and Benson, all in Brooklyn. The circuit previously comprised the Colonial and Dulfield in Brooklyn and the Maspeth at Maspeth, Long island. Says Agitation Hurting British Films in Canada Toronto — Colonel John A. Cooper, president of the .National Motion Picture Distributors' Ass'n, emphatically denies that British films are purposely being purchased by those in control of the British film industry in Canada in order to ensure their failure. The charges were contained in the report of the film committee of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire in session at Halifax. It was declared at the convention that the British films were purposely shown in the poorer and toreign sections of Toronto and in two small towns in Ontario. "The Imperial Order Daughters oi the Empire are antagonizing theater owners by their propaganda, and are doing British pictures more harm than good," Cooper says. DeForest's Next Move May Involve Recording Legal test of patents covering recording may be sought next by De Forest, which this week lost its final appeal to the Supreme Court over the Reis reproducing patent. Meanwhile Western Electric is awaiting decision in the Pacent case, due next month, before pushing its recently filed infringement suit against De Forest. 15th Paper for Metrotone Group Addition of the Cleveland "News" yesterday brought the number ;of newspapers in the Hearst Metrotone News "Globe-Trotter" group up to 15. S. E. Benson Dies West Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Los Angeles — S. E. Benson, United Artists exchange manager here, died Saturday night of heart trouble. "Trader" Serial in 405 Papers A record in serialization of a film story is claimed by M-G-M, with 405 newspapers covering every state in the country running the "Trader Horn" story. Paramount May Continue Some Features in East Although whether or not Paramount will continue to produce feature., in the East has not as yet been definitely decided, consideration is now being given a proposal to make only a few at the Long Island plant. This will mean a drastic cut in the 1931-32 Eastern schedule as announced several months ago. In any event, it is understood that all I 'aramount shorts will continue to be made at the studio. No further changes will be made in the personnel of the Paramount New York studio, Jesse L. Lasky told The Film Daily yesterday. Roach Studios To Take Periodical Vacations West Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Hal Roach Studio will revise its customary closing plan of two months each year and instead of shutting down one month in both summer and winter, the studio will close for periods of one week each at the end of each five weeks of production. First closing under the new schedule will start Saturday, with the re-opening set for June 15. Production at Universal Reaching Peak This Month Production at Universal City will reach its peak this month, with seven pictures in work, said Carl Laemmle, Jr., yesterday. Four of the films are already under way. Sound Technicians Planning Own Union Sound technicians now affiliated with Local 52, Studio Mechanics, are discussing the formation of a separate union. Plan is to model it after West Coast Sound Technicians' Local formed in Los Angeles. Two St. Louis Holdups St. Louis — Two bandits held up Lorene Hastedt, cashier of the Aubert on Easton Ave., and escaped with $400. Another armed duo got $73 from John B. Lueken, owner of the Macklind on Arsenal St. Dolle Signs Warner Product Louisville — Fred J. Dolle ha's signed ICO per cent for the Warner Bros, product to play his Alamo and Strand here. THEjJNDUSTRrS DATE BOOK June June June June June June June June Sept. 4 : Columbia Pictures Dance and Swim, Hotel St. George, Brooklyn. Annual Outing of Loew-Metro Club, Palisades Park. 6-8 : Columbia western sales meet, Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood. 7-8: Annual convention of Tri-State M.P.T.O.A., Hotel Lafayette, Memphis. 10: Nineteenth Film Golf Tournament, Fenimore Country Club, White Plains, Westchester, N. Y. Adjourned annual meeting of Fox Film Corp., New York. 15: Annual Convention of Southeast Theater Owners, Atlanta. 14-18: Annual convention of Advertising Federation of America, Hotel Pennsylvania, New York. 16-17: Annual convention of M.P.T.O. of Wisconsin, Hotel Pfister, Milwaukee. 18-19: Annual convention iof Allied Theater Owners of New Jersey, Hotel Traymore, Atlantic City. 9-10: Semi-annual Convention, Allied Theaters Ass'n of Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Minneapolis. Warsaw Houses Close In Protest Over Tax Warsaw — As a protest against exorbitant municipal taxes, all local picture houses closed Monday night. The Cinema Owners' Ass'n is backed by the Employes' Federation and the renting firms in their demands for equal treatment of all foreign pictures. American films have been most affected by the high levy. Tribute to I. H. Ruben Minneapolis — Funeral services for Isaac H. Ruben, co-founder of the Finkelstein & Ruben circuit, were held at 2 P. M. yesterday at Temple Israel. Film industry executives from all parts of the country sent tributes. M-G-M Buys Stage Plays "Turn to the Right," by Winchell Smith and J. E. Hazzard, and "Three Wise Fools," by Austin Strong, have been bought by M-G-M. Both were successful stage plays. Loew-Metro Club Outing Members of the Loew-Metro Club will hold their annual outing tomorrow at Palisades Park. New Warner Building Opens Warner Bros, have begun occupancy of their new building adjoining the older structure on West 44th St. In addition to the office of David Weshner, director of publicity and advertising of Warner theaters, the statistical and film departments are now occupying space there. Let Us Solve Your Problems! Over 21 Years of Experience Qualifies Us as Specialists in MOTION PICTURE INSURANCE Stebbins, Leterman & Gates Spring Arcade Bldg. Los Angeles, Cal. Michigan 8761 INCORPORATED 1540 B'WAY, N. Y. C. BRyant 9-3640