The Film Daily (1931)

OAILV Sunday, June 7, 1931 5THE Of IIIMIOM Vol. IV No. 133 Sudor June 7, 1931 Price 25 Coots 10HN 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, Kditor 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. Frcdman, The Film Renter. 89-91 Wardour St., W. I. Berlin— Karl Wolffsohn Lichtbildbuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris — P. A. Harle, La Cinematographic Franchise. Rue de la Cour-des-Noaes, 19. FINANCIAL! NEW YORK STOCK MARKET (.QUOTATIONS AS OF FRIDAY) Net High Low Close Chg. Con. Fm. Ind 4J* A]A A'A + M Con. Fm. Ind. pfd. 14 12J4 \3'A + \M Fast. Kodak 133 127^128 — 2& Fox Fm. "A" ... ISH 16K 16J* + H Gen. Th. En., (new) 4!4 4 4 . Loew's, Inc 43J4 40 407X + H do pfd 87!/2 %7'A 87^1 Paramount 25 !4 22^ 23 Pathe Exch 1*4 Hi \*i — Vi do "A1 1% 3'A 3V, — ii RKO "A" 1454 \3'A IVA — Y\ Warner Bros TV* 6H 7 do pfd 20 20 20 +1 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Columbia Pets. Vtc 10^ M'A W/i + H Fox Thea. "A"... 3}i 2^ 3 + M Gen. Th. Eq. pfd. 6J4 6 6V2 + U Ted i.icolor 7 7 7 — % Trans-Lux 6'A 6^ 6*4 — 'A NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gen. Th. Eq. 6s40. 34 30 33 + 3'A Loew 6s 41ww 96 9554 96+54 Paramount 6s 47. 81 79J^ 81 +1 Par. By. 5!4s51..101M 101 101 Ji + Va, Par. 5/jsSO 74 72 73 + l'A Pathe 7s37 82'/ S2'A 82'X + \i Warner's 6s39 ... 40/ 38 40/ + 2/ Third Robbery in Month Birmingham — Safecrackers obtained $400 from the Ensley safe. Tt was the third robbery in about a month. :.: :.: :.: :.: :.: New York 1540 Broadway BRyant 9-4712 Long Island City 154 Crescent St. STillwell 4-7940 Final Col. Sales Meet Under Way in Los Angeles Los Angeles — More than 50 Columbia executives and members of the sales force representing the home ofiice, the we>tern and other states covered by the Los Angeles Convention will be present at the Roosevelt Hotel this morning (Saturday) when the company's west coast convention opens for a three-day session. This is the final of three regional meetings. Harry Cohn and Jack Cohn, will officially open the meeting, which will feature addresses by the two heads of the company as well as by Lou Metzger, director of sales and Sam Briskin, assistant general manager. In addition, the New York contingent present includes: Henri Brunet, manager of exchange operations; Rube Jackter, assistant sales manager; Hal Hode, accessories sales manager; Charles Mintz and Charles McDonald Members of the Columbia sales division attending the meeting include: Denver — R. Garland, manager; B. T. Cale, D. Conley; Los Angeles—J. H. Goldberg, W. C. Riter, manager; J. Drum, H. M. Lentz, M. S. McCarthy; Portland — J. R. Beale, Manager; C. L. White; Salt Lake City — J. F. Baker, manager; W. S. Seib, H. A. Black; Butte— J. H. Dickson; San Francisco — L. E. Tillman, manager; F. W. Butler, E. H. Strickland, Phil Weinstein; Seattle— L. N. Walton, Manager; E. I. Hudson, E. L. Walton. Harry Brown in New Duties Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Harry Brown, former Tiffany manager here, is now feature sales manager for Educational-Tiffany. New RKO De Luxer for Washington Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — In addition to the long-rumored de luxe house planned here bv Warner Bros., it is reported that RKO intends to replace its 15th St. hotire with a more elaborate structure. Winston Signed as Para. Director Harold Winston, who directed shorts at the Paramount eastern studios last year, and recently staged "Brass Ankle" on Broadway, has been signed b^ Paramount as a director and is now on his way to the coast. Series of Ad Pictures Planned by H. A. Lande H. A. Lande, who formerly operated the Lande Film Distributing Co. with headquarters in Pittsburgh, has formed the Playhouse Specialties, Inc., to produce and distribute a series of advertising films with entertainment values known as featurettes. Several trailers are now in production and will be ready next week. The company has opened offices at 1619 Broadway. Olsen is New Sales Mgr. For FitzPatrick Pictures Alfred J. Olsen, formerly of the RCA sales staff, has joined FitzPatrick Productions as general sales manager. Olsen replaces Ira H. Simmons, who recently resigned to join Talking Picture Epics. Rawlinson Launching Production in East Herbert Rawlinson, who has been out of pictures for some time and is now appearing on the Broadway stage in "A Modern Virgin," announces that he has leased the Arco Studio on Long Island and will start work late this month on a talker version of "Underneath," play by Aimee and Philip Stuart. Rawlinson will head the cast. Sound equipment and camera crew have been engaged, he says. Birmingham Managerial Changes Birmingham — John Douglas and Bert Gilbert have been appointed managers of the Strand and Galax, respectively, recently purchased by Birmingham Theatrical Amusement Co. They succeed C. P. Malphus and Don Merritt. Multi-Lingual House for Paris Paris — Theater Edouard VII, for years a popular legitimate house here, has been converted into a talking picture house playing foreign language films, including English, German, Italian and Spanish, and it is the plan of the house to present each day the different language versions of the same film. I Eastman Films « it si % J. E. Brulatour, Inc. « 5.: ♦♦ ♦v Chicago ♦"♦ 1727 Indiana Ave. ft CALumet 3692 S3 ♦.♦ :: Hollywood 6700 Santa Monica Blvd. HOLlywood 4121 Rialto To Show Revivals Instead of closing for two months, as recently announced by Publix, the Rialto is chaneing to a policy of revivals, with "Whoopee" among the first attractions slated for a return showing. "She Wolf" ended its Rialto rim Friday night. Disney Files Papers in New York Albany — Walt Disney Productions, Ltd.. of Los Angeles, chartered in California laws, has filed certificate statement and designation to permit corporation to do business in New York State. American General Film Moves American General Film Corp., ormerly at 1440 Broadway, has noved into new offices at 729 Seventh Ave. THE INDUSTRY'S DATE BOOK June June Tune June June June June June Sept. 6-8 : Columbia western sales meet, Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood. 7-8: Annual convention of Tri-State M.P.T.O.A., Hotel Lafayette, Memphis. 8 : Opening of American Federation of Musicians' convention, Hotel Patten, Chattanooga. 10: Nineteenth Film Golf Tournament, Fenimore Country Club, White Plains, Westchester. N. Y. Adjourned annual meeting of Fox Film Corp., New York. 15-16: Annual Convention of Southeast Theater Owners, Hotel Ansley, 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 of 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. Baltimore Sunday Shows Opposed by Methodists Baltimore — Opposition to home rule with regard to Sunday shows, and to any ordinances adopted bv the city council for modification of the laws, has been registered by the Baltimore Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Dorothy Gish for Summer Stock Westport, Conn. — Dorothy Gish will be one of the featured plavers of a summer stock company being sponsored by a group including Lawrence Lanener of the New York Theater Guild. The theater is now under construction off the Boston Post Road near Westport Center. New Incorporations NEW YORK CHARTERS Catskill Mountains Amusement Corp., theatrical, golf course; M. C. Moseman, Tannersville, N. Y. $3,000. Groton Avenue Theatrical Enterprises; Lusk, Buck, Ames & Coon, Cortland, N. Y. 200 shares common. NAME CHANGES Beacon Film Company, New York, to Beacon Films. Let Us Solve Your Problems! 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