The Film Daily (1931)

DAILV Tuesday, June 9, 1931 Vol IV Hi 135 Tinfay. Jiu 9. 1931 Price S Cuts I8HN W. ALICOATE Editor lid Publtsher ulied daily except Saturdays and holidays 1650 Broadway New York, N. V . and copyright (1931) by Wid"» Films and IMni Folk. Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President hlisher; Donald M. Mersereau, urcr and Central Manager; Arthur \V. Eddy, Associate Editor ; Don Carle Gillette, Managing Editor. Entered as second class matter, May 21, 1918, at tl -e 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, $15.00. Subscriber should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1650 Broadwav, New York, N. Y. Phone Circle 7-4736, 7.4737, 7-4738, 7-4739. Cable address: Filmdav, New York. Hollywood. California — Ralph Wilk, 6425 Hollywood Blvd. Phone Granite 6607. London — Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 89-91 \\ ardour St., W. I. Berlin— Karl Wolffsohn Lichtbildbuehne, Friedrichstrasse, 225. Paris — P. A. Harle, La Cinematographic Francatse. Rue de la Cour-des-Noues, 19. FINANCIAL NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High I ow Close Chg. Km Ind 414 4J', W, Fm. Ind. pfd. 13'/i 13 13 — 'A lak 131 <„ UV/2 131H + 4J» • »X + 'A mew) 4 3H 3H »•», Inc -41',/. MM 41 'A + \% imi unt 23/, 2\H 23}$ + 1 J4 KKn "A" 13H \>X UX + 1 w rrei Bros 7 6K 6« NEW YORK CURB MARKET ( olumbia Pet*. ... 10 10 10 — \% r'oz Thea, "A"... 3 2H 3 (.rn Th. Eq. pfd.. 6 «4 6 6'A + 'A Technicolor 5*4 5 'A SJ6 — Vi Trans-I.ux 5"» 5)4 5Ji — lA NEW YORK BOND MARKET Gcb. Th. F.<|. 6s40. 32 31 i> I.oew 6s 41 x-war. 9h 95)4 95)4 Paiam.'utit (,s 47.. 81J4 X0 S\'A + 'A Par. 5"is50 74 72 74 +3 P..the 7-37 h2'A »2'A &2'A — 'A Warner's 6s39 38)4 SS'A 38)4 — 'A Win Sunday Show Fight Chatham. N. Y. — Sunday opening forces, headed by C. D. La Point of the Crandall, have waged a successnil fight here. Influenced by a peticarrying 910 signatures, the board of trustees voted favorably on motion. ♦ ♦ :: ♦V New York 1540 Broadway BRyant 9-4712 Long Island City ♦"♦ 154 Crescent St. ;*♦ STillwell 4-7940 :*: 8 Chicago 1 727 Indiana Ave. CALumet 3692 Hollywood 6700 Santa Monica Blvd. HOLlywood4121 :; Last Call to Film Golfers! Tomorrow's The Day— Hooray! Everything i> set, all is ready and everyone is all pepped up For the biggest and what promises t,> be the Greatest FILM GOLF TOURNAMENT ever held. Tomorrow, 175 good fellows and good golfers will greet each other at the Fcnimore Country Club, White Plains, and from morning until far into the night an unforgettable holiday of sportmanship and revelry will hold sway. Favorable weather conditions are predicted, and barring a "downpour" the event, which is the 19th sponsored by Film Daily, will take place. Entrants are advised to telephone the Film Daily golf editor, (Circle 7-47.V>-7-8-9 ) Wednesday morning at 7 o'clock, if the weather outlook is bad and they are doubtful if the content will be held. Slight precipitations will not count. Julian Hall and his Ambassadors of Music, one of the greatest and most colorful orchestras ever assembled, will arrive in time for the banquet and play as they have never played before. The band will be vent through the courtesy of Fanchon and Marco, by Bert Adler, their eastern representative. The band -ists of 14 musicians, each of a different nationality and each dressed according to the costume of the land Of his birth. Another donation of souvenirs was made yesterday. Amkino will send 150 imported ash trays to be given the players. These are in addition to the score of other gifts already donated. The big event of the day will be the contest between foursomes rep resenting the M. P. Club and the A.M. P. A. for the Albee Memorial Cup. Yesterday, Mike Simmons announced the A.M.P.A. "varsity'* lineup. Tom Gerety, captain, P. L. 'I hompson, Herb Berg, and Herb ke have been selected to attempt to wrest the trophy from the M. P. Club players. Jim Milligan, S. Charles Einfeld and Paul Gulick have also been named as alternates for the A. Ml '.A. foursome. Walter Eberhardt is their non-playing manager. Defending the cup for the M. P. Club will he Artie Stebbim's choice of Jack Guttfreund, Henry Clay Siegel, Ted Curtis and J. D. Williams. How To Reach Fenimore By MOTOR— Up Riverside Drive, north on Broadway to Van Cortlandt Park, right into the park to Woodlawn Cemetery (East 233rd St.), East on 233rd St., to Bronx River Parkway. Up parkway turning right at fork in the road at Scarsdale, over the railroad tracks, turning sharply to the left and following tracks to Popham Road, turning right on Popham Road to Boston Post Road, turn left on Boston Post Road and right about 50 feet to Heathcote Road, continuing on Heathcote Road until you hit the electric signal at the Boston and Westchester Railroad, turn sharp left on Palmer Ave., go until you cannot go any further, then turn left and immediately right to Old Mamaroneck Road which will bring you to the front of Club House. Those who prefer to o-o by rail will find trains leaving Grand Central station for White Plains, at approximately every half hour starting at 6 a.m. Taxis at the station will take the players to the club house. Don't forget to bring your bathing suits and take advantage of the wonderful swimming pool on the grounds. Eastman Films « ♦V u J. E. Brulatour, Inc. H Get 101,698 Playdates In Sam E. Morris Drive A total of 101,698 playdates were obtained by the Warner field force in the Sam E. Morris Month Drive ending Saturday, the company announces. Figures on the winners will will not be ready for about two weeks. Harry Decker of Brooklyn led all divisions when the last tally was compiled. Eddie Goldstein of the Xew York exchange came second; N. H. Krower of Seattle, third; J. Butler of St. John. X. B., fourth: Harry Lustig of Los Angeles, fifth. A silver trophy goes to the winning exchange. Ben Cammack Returns As U's Atlanta Manager Atlanta — Ben Y. Cammack, brother-in-law of Xed E. Depinet, vice-president of RKO Pathe, has returned to Atlanta as branch manager for Universal. He wa> manager here for several years until 1929, when he resigned to make a pleasure tour of European countries. THE INDUSTRY'S DATE BOOK ■■ June 10: Nineteenth Film Golf Tournament, Fenimore Country Club White Plains, Westchester, N. Y Adjourned annual meeting of Foi Film Corp., New York. June 15-16: Annual Convention of Southeast Theater Owners. Hotel An»ley, Atlanta. June 14-18: Annual convention of AdvertUing Federation of America. Hote Pennsylvania, New York. June 15-16: District convention of Projectionists' Locals, Hotel Ansley. Atlanta. June 16-17: Annual convention of M.P.T.O. of Wisconsin, Hotel Pfister, Milwaukee. 5 Field Men Appointed For "Way Down East" Five field representatives to handle sales and promotion on "Way Down East," synchronized version, have been appointed by Al GriffithGrey. J. J. Gilmore will cover Pennsylvenia, working out of Philadelphia. Howard Gale is handling Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. New England is being covered by Lee Riley, with heademarters in Boston. Sam Blair is in charge of the situation in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. In Los Angeles, San Francisco, Butte, Denver, Seattle, Salt Lake City and Dallas, Talking Picture Epics is representing Grey, with Richard Mitchell handling matters. Richman, Phil Baker Signed for Vita Shorts Harry Richman and Phil Baker have been signed by Vitaphone for two of the big-star series of shorts on the 1931-32 program. The stars will be supported by big casts in these subjects. Sign Fight Film Contract Gramercy Pictures, Inc., of Xew York and Cleveland has signed a contract with the Madison Square Garden Corp. of Ohio for the motion picture rights to the Schmeling-Stribling world's heavyweight championship fight set for July 3 at the Cleveland Stadium. The pictures will be distributed through Standard Films Service of Cleveland. Henry Sonenshine is general manager of Gramercv Pictures. 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