The Film Daily (1931)

NEWS of the DAY 3 Chicago — A recent rumor, persisting for some time, that a theater cted at 95th and Charles Street in the Beverly Hills district. gradually being substantiated by fact It is now understood that tht Harry Goldstinc Realty Co. is preparing to build a house in that district to seat between 1,500 and 2.000 persons, and is negotiating with a large theater circuit for a lease on the proposed structure. Architectural plans arc being prepared by B. Leo Steif. Atlanta— Charged with sending obe motion pictures through the mails. Leroy H. Zehrbach, production manager of a local photo supoly house, is being held under a $2,000 Federal bond following a preliminary hearing before Commissioner Ed S. Griffith. Trior to the hearing, the seized film was projected in the district court room before a group of government officials. Detroit — lack Mansfield, who has been managing the outlying houses here for l'ublix, is leaving and going • (, Chicago for the same circuit. His work will be divided between Nate Piatt and Eddie Weisfeldt. Starkeville, Miss. — Contract has been let for Masonic Temple building, the main floor to be occupied by a theater operated by Goodman Bros. Building to be ready by Sept. 1 at a t of $25,000. Dallas — Lester Myer has moved the sound equipment in the PickWick at Iowa Park over to Lake Wichita Falls where he will operate an airdome for the summer. Detroit — Columbia Pictures is now booking into Publix first run houses, with "Meet the Wife" currently in the State and "Subway Express" two weeks ago. COMING & GOING MURRAY ROTH, director of shorts at the Vitaphone studios, returned yesterday from a two weeks' holiday in Bermuda. \V. A. Keves, manager of the Victory, Dayton, O., reached the city yesterday and was a visitor al the Warner booking department. ALECK SCHREIBER, of the Embassy, Detroit, waj another visitor to the Warner offices. HAROLD RODNER leaves tomorrow for the west. FRED MaclSS. \CS, formerly picture critic and now a short story writer, has armed in New York from Hollywood for a visit, IRVING RAPPER, fdrmerly connected with the Paramount New York studio, has gone to London to stage "Five Star Final." HERMAN RIFKIN, president of Hollywood films Corp., Boston, is in New York. MRS. MARY P. II AMI. IN, co-author of tin George Arliss-Warner picture. "Alexander 1 1; iviltcm." is ill New York on the way from Hollywood to her home in Canandaigua, N Y. MARION DAVIES and MR. and MRS. TOWNSEND NETCHER (Connie Talailed last night for Europe on the ■ pa. THE Rim • • • AFTER PERUSING a copy of "Recording Sound for Motion Pictures," just published by McGraw-Hill for the Academy of M. P. Arts and Sciences we begin to realize how little we know about technical terms used in this film biz common words in everyday speech mean something entirely different to the sound technician at random we have speared a few for your delectation and puzzlement Gargle: A Wow-Wow, which is a type of pulsation of intensity in reproduced sound X-Back, negative film coated on the back with gelatine to eliminate frictional electricity All Bottom, sound in which low frequencies predominate Phased, ready to start in synchronism Breezing, when the projected picture is blurred as a result of distortion of focus in camera, printer or projector Bumps, low-frequency sounds, heard in reproduction, due to irregularities in the sound track Canaries, unidentified high-frequency noises in the recording system Circle of Confusion, not a Slam at the Motion Picture Industry, but a round image of a point of light not in focus Dailies, the Rushes, film that is photographed one day and developed and printed overnight Deuce, piece of lighting equipment for housing 2-kw. incandescent lamp Dog Leg, kink in the starting spiral on a disc record Dolly, a small rolling platform Drunken Screw, irregular tongue or groove, on the cam of the intermittent camera movement Eagle, an insect that flies across the set while the camera is operating; also a perfect photographic take Elephant Ears, portable walls, covered with sound absorbing material High Hat, a very low camera stand Hot, and not what you think, m'dears — just something electrically charged Jockey Wall, a movable wall, covered with soundabsorbing material Jenny, an electric generator of portable character used on the set Lug, which we always thought was just a mugg, is a metal-wire terminal Mike Stew, undesired sounds heard by mixer Mother, impression of matrix obtained by electroplating * * * * • • • AND THESE are only a few samples of the terms employed by the sound technicians in their work so when you mingle with 'em, and hear one mugg say "Dolly has canaries in her elephant ears" and you don't understand quickly pull this kolyum outa your pocket and get wised up or better still, carry a copy of the book with you but kidding aside, it's a great volume, and you can't afford to miss it every chapter written by a technical authority, covering all phases of technical sound development * * * * • • • EDDIE GOLDEN is now heading Popular Classics, 1560 Broadway, selling exhibs a great service it's a set of ten volumes of popular fiction classics, handsomely bound the idea is that a volume a week is given away to each patron for ten weeks Eddie was trying to sell the system to an East Side exhib, and as a clincher, sez "And they also get two fine book-ends with the set." and the exhib comes back "What! Only two book ends for ten books? And I should fool my pipple mit unfinished goods? Nunno!" and Eddie lost a good prospect * * * * • • • A LOTTA dirty work in this rivalry between the Empey Club and the A.M.P.A. teams for the Film Golf Tournament looks as if they are trying to ring Johnny Farrell in on the Empey team, for he's been seen hanging around the club a lot so the Ampians are planning, through Captain Tom Gerety, to disguise their team as Trader Horns and work in a couple of ringers and if they do, Captain Artie Steb bins of the Empeys, threatens to use their own Mustache Cup on 'em we'll feed you tht Dirt as fast as we collect it, folks first thing you know this kolyum will look like a tali rag Thursday, June 4, 1931 HOLLYWOOD FLASHES » RALPH WILK £ARL LAEMMLE, JR., has held up the production of "Boulevard," by Ernest Wolff, in which Genevieve Tobin is to appear opposite Walter Huston, because of the request made by Radio Pictures for her services. Miss Tobin, who is on long-term contract to Universal, has been loaned to Radio for "Strange Women." As soon as this role is completed, she will return to Universal City to play in "Boulevard." Noel Francis has been added by Waiucr Bros, to "Larceny Lane." Paramount has bought "A Man With Red h.iir," stage thriller from the mystery novel by Hugh Walpole. John Francis Dillon will direct "Pagan Lady" for Columbia. A. Leslie Pearce is to direct the dialogue. i>Iary Brian and Noah Beery are late additions to the cast of Universal's "The Homicide Squad," which George Melford will direct. John Neville did the adaptation. E. Alyn Warren has been assigned by Paramount to "Daughter of the Dragon." which will mark the screen comeback of Scssue Hayakawa, who arrives in Sun Francisco today from Japan. Anna May Wong, also will be in the picture. Lloyd Corrigan adapted the story and will direct. Barbara Stanwyck in "The Miracle Woman" has been completed at Columbia. Frank Capra directed. Jean Del Val will appear in Paramount's "The Magnificent Lie," starring Ruth Chatterton. Lionel Barrymore will act the leading role in Bayard Veiller's "Guilty Hands" for M-G-M. W. S. Van Dyke will direct. George DcSylva has started his duties as associate producer at Fox. He is preparing "Delicious" for Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell. The series of two-reel comedies previously announced by RKO Pathe as the Gold Digger group will be released as the Sugar Snatchers series. June MacCloy, Marion Shilling and Gertrude Short carry the title roles in this series. Jack Townley and Ernest S. Pagano, dialogue writers, have been re-signed by Educational for next season. Jimmy Finlayson, comedy favorite and former Keystone Cop, is working in two RKO Pathe comedies at the same time. They are "June First," starring June MacCloy. and Daphne Pollard's new fun-film, "Oh, Marry Me!" « « « » » » Many Happy Returns Best wishes and congratulations are extended by THE FILM DAILY to the following members of the industry, who are celebrating their birthdays: June 4 Marvin Kirsch Lane Chandler Richard Tucker Walter Dunnellen